Anne Coscarelli receives clinical care award

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Anne Coscarelli
Anne Coscarelli, director of the Simms/Mann–UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology and member of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been awarded the 2013 Outstanding Clinical Care Award by the American Psychosocial Oncology Society. She is the founding director of the Simms/Mann center, which offers educational and support services that combine psychological, nutritional, spiritual and complementary approaches to healing.
 
Coscarelli not only delivers care but guides a team of psychologists, social workers, physicians and chaplains in helping patients and families negotiate the changes that cancer can create and trains young professionals to follow in their footsteps. Most of the services at the philanthropy-funded Simms/Mann center are offered without fees to UCLA patients and their families.
 
 
 

Amanda Cromwell named UCLA women’s soccer head coach

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Amanda Cromwell
Collegiate coaching veteran Amanda Cromwell will be taking over the reins of the UCLA women’s soccer program as its head coach. Cromwell comes to the Bruins after 14 years as head coach at the University of Central Florida. She replaces B.J. Snow, who left UCLA in December to serve as head coach of the U.S. Under-17 women’s national team.
 
Since taking charge of the UCF women’s soccer program in 1999, Cromwell guided the Knights to a 203-83-26 record, 11 NCAA Tournament appearances, four Atlantic Sun Tournament championships, four Conference USA regular-season titles and the 2012 C-USA Tournament title. With 224 career victories and a .681 winning percentage at the close of the 2012 season, Cromwell currently ranks among the top 25 winningest active coaches and the top 30 all-time winningest coaches in NCAA history.
 
A native of Annandale, Va., Cromwell attended the University of Virginia and was the captain of the 1991 Cavaliers team that advanced to the Final Four. She was a two-time All-America selection, a finalist for the 1991 Hermann Trophy and a four-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference honoree. Cromwell graduated from the University of Virginia in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in biology.
 
Following her standout career in Charlottesville, Cromwell earned 55 caps while representing the U.S. Women’s National Team. She was a member of the United States’ 1995 FIFA Women’s World Cup Team and an alternate for the U.S. Olympic team in 1996. She later played professionally for the Washington Freedom, Atlanta Beat and the San Jose CyberRays of the Women’s United Soccer Association.
 

Lindsey A. Williams is UCLA Law’s new associate dean of external affairs

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Lindsey A. Williams
Lindsey A. Williams, an experienced development professional, has been appointed associate dean of external affairs at UCLA School of Law. Williams comes to UCLA from the University of Miami, where she served as the executive director for principal gifts and school-based programs. She will lead the law school’s development, communications, events and alumni relations efforts.

Prior to joining UCLA Law, Williams held a number of development positions at the University of Miami, where she worked for more than eight years. While at the University of Miami, she directed and executed comprehensive and strategic fundraising plans, led major gift, annual fund and campaign strategies and managed a team of development officers, among other responsibilities. She previously served as major gifts director at Seton Hall University and as associate director of annual giving at Northwestern University.

Williams began her career working on fundraising initiatives and campaign strategy for the Republican Senate Campaign Committee. She holds a B.A. in international studies from Ohio State University.