From Laker Girl to Presidential Appointee – An Alumna Reflects on her LMU Experience
Lee Avila ’81 was among the first in her family to graduate from college. She has served under three presidential administrations. She was also one of the original Laker Girls – the cheerleading squad of the Los Angeles basketball team. All this, and more, she credits to her experience as a student at Loyola Marymount University. That’s why she has pledged a $400,000 bequest to create an endowment for the Gonzalez Family Scholarship, which will support generations of Latina students at LMU.