Mirmans to Be Honored for School Service

Parents and members of the community, including Los Angeles Councilman Marvin Braude, will gather to honor Beverly and Norman Mirman of Brentwood at a dinner dance Saturday at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica.

They are being honored for 30 years of service in education at the Mirman School in Los Angeles.

They founded the school on Mulholland Drive in the fall of 1962.

With a staff of 22 teachers and 12 assistants, the Mirmans have carved out an educational niche for gifted students. The enrollment today is about 300 students in the first through ninth grades. The curriculum provides children with opportunities to develop at their own pace intellectually, socially and emotionally.

“These children need a program and environment where they can move on when they want to and our intent is to provide opportunities,” Norman Mirman said. “We also have a love of children, and that’s part of the atmosphere here.”

The Mirmans, who have three grandchildren attending the school, say they have no intention of retiring any time soon.

“We want to keep on doing what we are doing,” said Beverly Mirman. “We do it for joy and love of being around the children.”

Carol Stein Broen has been reappointed to the countywide Citizens Planning Council by Supervisor Deane Dana.

Broen, a resident of Malibu, has served on the council since 1978. She has also been a psychology instructor at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and served as director of clinical psychology training at UCLA.

Najmedin Meshkati, associate professor of human factors at the University of Southern California’s Institute of Safety and Systems Management, has been awarded a $100,000 grant by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The grant will fund Meshkati’s research on ways to reduce human error and to enhance reliability in control rooms at nuclear power plants and other work sites. He also received the National Science Foundation 1989 Presidential Young Investigator Award for his research on the safety of complex technological systems.

He is a resident of West Los Angeles.

Los Angeles City Councilwoman Ruth Galanter has appointed Jeff Kruger as the new press deputy for her 6th District Council Office.

He replaces Rick Ruiz, who resigned in October to start a consulting firm.

Marcia Tysseling has been elected to the board of directors of the Celebrity Outreach Foundation.

A resident of Malibu, Tysseling’s term expires in 1994. She also chairs the organization’s entertainment memorabilia auction, which will be held next month. The Celebrity Outreach Foundation is a nonprofit organization that matches celebrities with charitable groups across the country.