Roger Berry, emeritus associate professor of marketing and an alumnus of California State University, Dominguez Hills, died suddenly on April 9 at age 70. Most recently, Dr. Berry served the university through the Faculty Early Retirement Program by spearheading a project to offer online undergraduate courses in marketing, after having spent ten years teaching online MBA courses in the college’s internationally recognized program.

Towalame Austin (Class of ‘04, B.S., business administration/marketing), president of the Magic Johnson Foundation may be based in an office in Beverly Hills, but she remains connected to the underserved communities that the Foundation serves nationwide. As president of MJF, Austin leads the nonprofit’s commitment to the health, education and social needs of ethnically diverse urban communities. She is responsible for overseeing the operations and growth of the organization, in keeping with its three- pronged mission of HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness and education.