Brandeis Magazine

Elana (Perlman) Hagler is one of 27 artists chosen to take part in the U.S. Mint’s Artistic Infusion program, which gives artists an opportunity to design coins and medals for the United States of America. She is an assistant professor in Alabama State University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts. Chris O’Connor and wife Brea welcomed their second child, Scarlett Constance, in spring 2018. Her brother, Charles, finds her absolutely entertaining. David Tepel won the Frederick O’Reilly Hayes Prize, awarded annually for high professional achievement in the service of New York City’s government. David is the supervising dentist of the Oral Health Program in the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.