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‘Don’t Underestimate How Far You Can Go, as a UNO Graduate,” Distinguished Alumna Sabrina Farmer Tells Gala Audience

Posted 4 weeks ago

Addressing a crowd of 400 people might be a daunting task to some. But Sabrina Farmer, who spoke to such a group inside the Boeing Freedom Pavilion at the National WWII Museum, is used to performing under pressure. As vice president of engineering at Google, Farmer is one of the company’s few employees who has worked on every single one of Google’s products, which means she makes decisions that impact billions of people and make billions of dollars.

UNO alumna Sabrina Farmer (left) stands with President Kathy Johnson and Ricky Burke, president of the UNO Alumni Association, at the Distinguished Alumni Gala held Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 at the National WWII Museum.

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December

University of New Orleans alumna Dr. Tina Tan is a pediatric infectious disease physician at Lurie’s Children Hospital and a pediatrics professor at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.

_{December 14, 2022}

Alumna Dr. Tina Tan Fights Infectious Diseases and Disinformation

Dr. Tina Tan’s laugh is easy as she reflects on the frenetic pace that has been her work life the last three years. Read more

Alumnus Mark Romig delivered the keynote commencement address to University of New Orleans fall graduates on Friday, Dec. 9. Romig is senior vice president and chief marketing officer of New Orleans & Company and is also the stadium announcer for the New Orleans Saints.

_{December 12, 2022}

‘The key is to be adaptable,’ UNO Alumnus Mark Romig Tells Class of 2022

University of New Orleans alumnus Mark Romig knows a thing or two about change, about being uncertain—and about consistency. When Romig started at UNO in the 70s, he felt sure that a career in dentistry was his calling, he told the fall graduating class of 2022. Read more

Lissy Amato, John Amato, Virginia Amato and UNO President John Nicklow at the dedication ceremony for the Virginia Rosanne Amato Memorial Patio on the campus of the University of New Orleans.

_{December 6, 2022}

University Dedicates Virginia Rosanne Amato Memorial Patio

The University of New Orleans has dedicated the Virginia Rosanne Amato Memorial Patio at the front entrance of the Earl K. Long Library. Read more

University of New Orleans computer science students Pujan Pokhrel (left) and Krishna Shah were recently hired at Amazon.

_{December 6, 2022}

Two Computer Science Graduates Hired At Amazon

Two University of New Orleans computer science students, Pujan Pokhrel and Krishna Shah, have just started their first jobs as software developers with Amazon. Read more

An exhibit featuring the curated works of artist Jim Steg will be displayed at UNO’s St. Claude Gallery starting Dec. 10.

_{December 5, 2022}

UNO School of the Arts and PhotoNOLA Present Jim Steg: Polaroids

The UNO St. Claude Gallery in New Orleans, in collaboration with PhotoNOLA, is presenting The Steg Polaroids in an exhibit that opens Saturday, Dec. 10. Read more

November

Kenneth J. Lacho, a former business management professor, was part of UNO’s faculty for nearly 60 years.

_{November 30, 2022}