The Cal Alumni Association marked the 145th anniversary of the University of California by honoring the 2013 Alumni Award recipients. The Alumni Award recipients for 2013 appear below.

ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR 2013 – FRANK DAVIS
Ph.D. Biochemistry '55

Frank Davis still recalls with clarity the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA by two Cambridge scientists in 1953. It was a watershed moment for Davis and countless others. "The race was on, not only at Berkeley, but across the country at all the big research universities, to learn everything that could be known about the genetic code," said Davis, who at the time was studying the still-young field of nucleic acid chemistry at Cal. "It was very exciting." Read more »

Excellence in Achievement

CAROL LIU
Teaching Credential '65
Certificate in Education Administrations Services '82

California State Senator
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MICHAEL MCGINNIS
Political Science '66

Former Assistant Surgeon General and Director of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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Mark Bingham Award for Excellence in
Achievement by a Young Alumnus/a

AARON BELKIN
Master's in Political Science '92
Ph.D. in Political Science '98

Founder and Director of the Palm Center
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NINA D'AMATO
Master's in Education '08
Certificate in Education Administrations Services '08

A veteran of Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom
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Excellence in Service

JESSE ANTE
Mechanical Engineering '68
Master's in Mechanical Engineering '70

More than 20 years of volunteer service to the Cal Alumni Association
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RICHARD "DICK" BEAHRS
History '68

Founding member of the College of Natural Resources Advisory Board
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R. TUCKER "TUCK" COOP
Political Science '67

Past Executive Director of the Cal Alumni Association
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MEL LEVINE
Political Science '64

Created a graduate scholarship for the Goldman School of Public Policy
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Bradford S. King Award for Excellence in Service by a Young Alumnus

JOSE LUIS RAMIREZ JR.
Social Welfare '98

A committed volunteer of the Cal Corps Public Service Center
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Outstanding Alumni Chapter

BERKELEY STUDENT COOPERATIVE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Enables the Berkeley Student Cooperative to offer quality, low-cost community housing to students
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