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John C. Harris has been awarded the Jerry W. Fielder Memorial Award for his leadership and support of agriculture and animals. The head of Harris Farms, he has been in the thoroughbred business for more than 40 years in Coalinga. (Courtesy Harris Farms)

The 2020 University of California, Davis, Alumni Awards honor the accomplishments of eight dedicated alumni and friends, ranging from one of the nation鈥檚 top trial lawyers, to health care professionals improving treatments for deadly diseases, to a rising star among women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM.

The 47th annual Alumni Awards Gala, a banquet event, will be held Friday, Feb. 7, at , on campus, with the theme 鈥淎 Novel Night.鈥 Register for the event .

The Cal Aggie Alumni Association, or CAAA 鈥 now serving 260,000 graduates 鈥 selected the following leaders to honor their profound impact on 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis and the world.

  • John C. Harris 鈥65, of Sanger
  • Davis Campbell 鈥68, of Davis
  • Arturo J. Gonzalez 鈥82, of San Ramon
  • Brian H. Sway 鈥74, of Davis
  • Hope M. Bovenzi 鈥12, of San Jose
  • David Loury 鈥79, Ph.D. 鈥84, of Incline Village, Nevada
  • Bill and Nancy Roe of Davis

Jerry W. Fielder Memorial Award: John C. Harris 鈥65

John Harris
Harris

John C. Harris is receiving the prestigious Jerry W. Fielder Memorial Award for his leadership in the field of agriculture and for support that has elevated 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis鈥 position as a leading agricultural university. The alumnus has been at the helm of Harris Farms, an integrated multigenerational agribusiness, since 1981. He is a former 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Foundation Board trustee (1983-90) and a lifetime member of CAAA.

Harris鈥 contributions have helped 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis maintain its prominence in agriculture and animal health. He served on the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Dean鈥檚 Advisory Council and the School of Veterinary Medicine鈥檚 Center for Equine Health Advisory Board. Harris welcomes faculty and students to Harris Farms for learning purposes and has donated both money and horses for 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis teaching and research programs.

Harris continues to be active in many organizations supporting agriculture, often taking leadership roles. He has been elected to the California Thoroughbred Hall of Fame and the Meat Industry Hall of Fame, in addition to being the recipient of numerous local and national awards.

Distinguished Achievement Award: Davis Campbell 鈥68

Davis Campbell
Campbell

Davis Campbell has been an esteemed leader in public education for 50 years. He is a 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Foundation trustee, chair and founding member of the School of Education鈥檚 Board of Advisors, and a senior fellow at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Center for Applied Policy in Education.

At the School of Education, Campbell made a gift to help establish the Dean鈥檚 Innovation Fund, which has been used to support outreach to graduate students from diverse backgrounds and to fund science camp scholarships for low-income elementary school children. In 2009, he gave generous gifts to establish the Guardian Teacher Scholarship, which supports former foster youths who dream of becoming teachers. The program has grown into the Guardian Professions Program and helped more than 50 former foster youths gain admission to advanced-degree programs in education and other fields. 

Outstanding Alumnus Award: Arturo J. Gonzalez 鈥82

Arturo Gonzalez
Gonzalez

Arturo Gonzalez is one of the nation鈥檚 top trial lawyers and chair of Morrison & Foerster鈥檚 Commercial Litigation and Trial Practice Group. Gonzalez鈥檚 dedication to championing equity is evident not only in his career but through his philanthropic endeavors.

At 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis, Gonzalez has devoted time and support to the Special Transitional Enrichment Program, or STEP 鈥 the same program that helped him succeed as a first-generation college student more than 40 years ago. In 2008, Gonzalez established a scholarship at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis in his parents鈥 name for students from farmworking families who plan to attend law school. When STEP celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2016, Gonzalez contributed $40,000 to the program and issued a matching challenge to motivate others to give. He regularly visits campus to speak to STEP students, allowing them to see themselves in him as a proud Chicanx, first-generation, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis alumnus who pays it forward and the first Latino partner of his international law firm.

Emil M. Mrak International Award: Brian H. Sway 鈥74

Brian Sway
Sway

Brian Sway has dedicated more than 25 years to international service and leadership, recently completing work in South Africa with the Peace Corps. There, Sway has drastically improved HIV and AIDS care at public health facilities by implementing strategies to reduce wait times for appointments 鈥 bringing them down from an average of six hours to just over one.

The U.S. Department of State recognized this enormous contribution by awarding Sway the Benjamin Franklin Award for Public Diplomacy earlier this year. Sway has also worked to improve international literacy, child and maternal health, and water and sanitation service. He is a 25-year member of Rotary International and SurgilMed Volunteers, which runs missions in the Philippines to provide cataract surgeries. Sway also co-founded Academics Without Borders USA, a Davis-based nonprofit organization that supports higher education institutions in developing countries.

Young Alumna Award: Hope M. Bovenzi 鈥12

Hope Bovenzi
Bovenzi

Hope Bovenzi personifies the women-in-STEM ideal as the youngest sector general manager for automotive infotainment at Texas Instruments 鈥 doing this work while earning her MBA at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息LA. She is both a professional star and an advocate, helping found the Silicon Valley chapter of High-Tech High Heels, or HTHH, a nonprofit organization that strives to eliminate the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Bovenzi co-chairs the Bay Area Women鈥檚 Initiative at Texas Instruments and is an avid mentor for girls and women in STEM fields through 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis鈥 Mentor Collective; for EngineerGirl, a company that brings national attention to the exciting opportunities engineering offers women; and for young women starting their careers at Texas Instruments. She serves on the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering鈥檚 Industrial Affiliate Board, a platform for research and industry collaboration.

Aggie Service Award: David Loury 鈥79, Ph.D. 鈥84

David Loury
Loury

Throughout his career, David Loury has helped save lives through his work on the preclinical development of numerous pharmaceutical medications. One of these drugs, Imbruvica, showed remarkable efficiency in early clinical trials against certain types of lymphoma and leukemia, and it is now prescribed worldwide to extend the life of patients with blood cancers.

Loury worked in preclinical safety and drug development at Pharmacyclics, where Imbruvica was developed, later becoming chief scientific officer and executive vice president of toxicology. He has served on the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Foundation Board of Trustees and the Graduate Studies and Tahoe Environmental Research Center, or TERC, advisory boards. In retirement, Loury continues to give back through the David and Dana Loury Foundation, advancing professional development for all 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis graduate students through many generous gifts. He has also supported graduate research through an endowed fellowship at TERC.

Distinguished Friend of the University Award: Bill and Nancy Roe

Bill Roe
Bill Roe

As leaders of the community, Bill and Nancy Roe have made an impact that can be seen across the entire city and campus. The couple donated the dramatic grand canopy that welcomes visitors to the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art. In addition, Bill served on the committees that brought the Davis Arts Center, Pence Gallery and U.S. Bicycle Hall of Fame to the city.

Nancy Roe
Nancy Roe

The Roes are longtime friends of 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis and have shown their dedication through campus involvement. They give volunteer hours and philanthropic gifts across the university, notably to the arts and intercollegiate athletics. Nancy is a former 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Foundation Board trustee and currently serves on boards of the College of Letters and Science, Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, and Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.

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