ANNUAL OC AWARDS CEREMONY HONORS STAFF, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
OXNARD, California—Outstanding students, faculty and staff members were honored and more than $60,000 in scholarships and academic awards handed out at the 28th annual Oxnard College Awards Ceremony held Sunday, May 1, 2005, at the Courtyard by Marriott in Oxnard.
During the banquet Oxnard College students were awarded scholarships and academic honors were presented to students who will transfer to universities or plan to continue their studies at Oxnard College.
Recipients of the Oxnard College “Excellence in Service” awards were presented to those faculty, staff, student and community members who were nominated and selected by their peers based on their dedication to the campus.
The awardees were:
q Oxnard College English/ESL instructor Mati Sanchez was the winner of the Mark Dever Award for Excellence in Teaching - Full-time Faculty;
q Part-time philosophy instructor Doug Thiel was the winner of the Wallace Stevens Award for Excellence in Teaching-Part-Time Faculty;
q Oxnard College Deaf Services Specialist/Sign Language Interpreter Ila Sachs was the winner of the Teresa Archuleta Award for Excellence in Service-Non-Teaching Academic Staff;
q Oxnard College Instructional Lab Technician Jan Straka was the winner of the John Milton Award for Excellence in Service by a Classified Employee;
q Oxnard College student Ernesto Carrillo, who helped organize the OC Mathematics Club, was the winner of the Frank Gilbreth Award for Outstanding Service by a Student Leader;
And 2005 marked the seventh year in which the William Simpson Award for
Excellence in Service to Oxnard College will be presented to a friend and supporter of Oxnard College. The winner, Oxnard College Financial Aid Director Patricia Gage, recently announced her retirement after serving Oxnard College since 1985. The William Simpson Award was named after the longtime Oxnard civic leader and VCCCD trustee who was considered "the father of Oxnard College" in his unwavering support of the establishment of Oxnard College in 1975. The Mark Dever Award was named after the OC journalism instructor who died in an auto accident in 1983. Other faculty nominees for the award were Toni Allen (Journalism), Elissa Caruth (English), Lynn Fauth (English), Chris Horrock (Philosophy), Linda Kamaila (Anthropology), Amy London (Speech), Andres Orozco (Multimedia) and Colleen Ryan (Mathematics).
The Wallace Stevens Award was named after the famous American poet who, as a part-time teacher, promoted creativity in the classroom. Other nominees for the award were Kitty Merrill.
The Teresa Archuleta Award, named for the late EOPS counselor and coordinator who served Oxnard College for more than 20 years, recognizes the Outstanding Non-Teaching Academic Employee. Other nominees for the award were Toni Pineau and Ross Fontes.
The John Milton Award for Excellence in Service by a Classified Employee was named after the brilliant English poet whose blindness was no handicap to his genius as an author and a statesman. Other nominees for this award were Nikki Cayanan, Jose Cornelio, Tina Sasaki, Harry Culotta, Veronica Allen, Della Rhodes, Felicia Torres, Connie Owens, Betty Hough, Valerie Lee, Liway Torres, Linda Callaway and Frances Lewis.
Attached is a full list of the scholarship and award winners:
Each year organizations, business firms and individuals in our community sponsor scholarships for outstanding Oxnard College students. The following students have been selected to receive scholarships.
Memorial Scholarships
The EOPS-Teresa Archuleta Memorial Scholarship, named for the late EOPS director, was awarded to Marta Erazo; the Carlos Diaz Memorial Scholarship to Priscila Mosqueda; Nathaniel Ryan Klopmanbaerselman Memorial Scholarship for International Students to Korinne Ellis, Edwin Martinez, Dung Tran and Ayumi Maruno; the Adele Cunningham Memorial Scholarship to Angie Lomeli; the Daviene Warshawsky Memorial Scholarship to Nelly Pina; the Ron Jackson Memorial to Julie Johnson; and the Sylvia Watson Memorial to Ayasha Bonepart.
Community Organizations Scholarships
Oxnard/Hueneme Branch of the American Association of University Women to Sylvia Duarte; and the Oxnard/Hueneme Branch of the AAUW “In Honor of Florence England” to Xuemeng Wang; the Avelina Villalobos Scholarship/ Employers Advisory Council to Miguel A. Oviedo and Xuemeng Wang; and the Puente Projects Scholarships include the Rafael Guerrero Puente Scholarship to Maricela Gomez, who is also the recipient of the Frances & Frank Romero Puente Scholarship, the Pete Tafoya Puente Scholarship and the Mentor Council Scholarship.
The G.O.O.D. Club Scholarship (Greater Organization of Oxnard Democrats) recipients were Miguel Oviedo, Jose C. Noguez, Ayasha Bonepart and Dang Tran;
The Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) Strawberry Festival Scholarship was awarded to Regina Perkins; Samantha Krumdieck received the HRM Program Scholarship.
The Robert and Hope Holcomb Scholarship recipients were: Tania Aguilera, Ernesto Carrillo, Marta Erazo, Thao Luong, Miguel Oviedo, Teresa Telles, Dang Tran and Francisco V. Guzman.
Scholarships Awarded Prior to Today’s Ceremony
The California Society of CPAs, Channel Counties Chapter Scholarship to Daisy Rodriguez. Kenwood Scholarships awarded prior to today’s event by OC Music Instructor James Kenney were awarded to: Kelly Johnson and Chinatsu Ogawa.
Oxnard College Foundation Scholarships Presidential Scholarships:
q Named for former President Arthur Schechter (1976-80) awarded to Korinne Ellis;
q Named for former President Ed Robings (1980-88) awarded to Francis Guzman;
q Named for former President Dr. Elise Schneider (1989-95) awarded to Julie Johnson;
q Named for former Dr. Steven Arvizu (1997-2000) awarded to Ana Morales;
q Named for current Oxnard College President Dr. Lydia Ledesma-Reese (2002-present) awarded to Cynthia Salas.
Oxnard College Student Scholarships awarded to Tania Aguilera, Miguel Oviedo, Teresa Telles, Rana Astani, Nelly Pina and Xuemeng Wang.
Radio Lazar Scholarships awarded to Maria del Carmen Alfaro, Juana Ramirez, Martha Erazo, Anthony C. Urban Jr. and Hau Minh Pham;
El Buen Hijo Scholarships– awarded (in honor of Dr. Steven Arvizu) to Ernesto Carrillo, Berenice Garcia, Dalia Guerrero, Priscila Mosqueda, Noemi Fernandez, Maricela Gomez, Edna Guerrero-Espinosa and Juana Ramirez;
American Legion Scholarship awarded to Emanuel Herrera;
Title V Endowment Scholarships were awarded to: Jennifer Babcock, Rose Gonzalez, Joeann Loy, Angie Veronica Clark, Elizabeth Hernandez, Thao Luong, Randy Gonzalez, Gloria Ibarra G. and Donald Robinson;
Title V Endowment Scholarships-High School Caterory were awarded to Vanessa Aguilar (Pacifica H.S.), Esteban Lopez (Santa Clara H.S.), Veronica Solis (Hueneme H.S.), Adriana Case (Hueneme H.S.) and Blanca Manriquez (Hueneme H.S.);
Oxnard College Foundation’s “Memorial” and “Honorary” Student Scholarships were awarded to:
Christian Van Gregg Memorial Multi-Media Recipient – Erica Gastelum; Creative Writing Recipient – Patricia Hernandez;
Christian Van Gregg Scholarship “In Honor of Dr. Priscilla Partridge de Garcia” – Angie Lomeli;
In Memory of Angelina Calile Scholarship was awarded to: Sylvia Duarte.
In Memory of John Calile Scholarship was awarded to: Vinh Nguyen.
In Memory of Manuel Melendez Scholarship was awarded to: Daniel Amaro.
Winston Sarafian Memorial Scholarship was awarded to: Emanuel Herrera.
Leo Orange, Sr., Memorial Scholarship was awarded to: Teresa Telles.
Campus Clubs, Organizations and Department Scholarships
Associated Student Government Scholarships to Casandra Marquez (Athletics); Berenice Garcia (Continuing Student/Day); Ernesto Carrillo (Continuing Student/Night); Hau Minh Pham (Honors); Teresa Telles (Special Education); Dan Tran (Transferring), and Jennifer Babcock (Vocational).
Academic Senate Leadership Award to Xuemeng Wang;; Black Educators Association Continuing Student Scholarship to Ayasha Bonapart; ; C.A.R.E. Awards to Ayasha Bonapart and Nelly Pina; Oxnard College Classified Senate Awards to Francisco Guzman, Edwin Martinez and Gorden Welty; EOPS Continuing Student Awards to Angie Clark and Gloria Ibarra; EOPS Honors Award to Luisa Luna; EOPS Transferring Student Award to Suhay Wagemann.
Academic Excellence Scholarships Athletics Department – Letters Department – Allison Scott (Outstanding Literature Student), Karina Gonzales (Outstanding Journalism Student), Laura Dickle (Outstanding Speech Student), Weerawan Misch (Outstanding ESL); Mathematics Department – Dang Tran and Quang Le (Outstanding Mathematics Students); Xuemeng Wang (Outstanding First Year Calculus Student) and Dang Tran (OC Calculus Scholarship); Rana Astini (Outstanding Statistics Students); Science Department – Christian Lopez and Laurencio Christopher Lopez (Outstanding Science Students); Social Science Department – Xuemeng Wang (Outstanding Economics Student), Connie Rosete (Outstanding History Student), Suhay Wagemann (Outstanding Psychology Student); Laurie Dickie (Outstanding Anthropology Student), Adrian Barragan (Outstanding Political Science Student), Jose Noguez Ibarra (Outstanding Philosophy Student) and Christine Garabay,(Outstanding Sociology Student), and the Social Science Scholarship was awarded to Maricruz Ruiz. |
