ANNUAL OC AWARDS CEREMONY HONORS STAFF, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
OXNARD, California—Outstanding students, faculty and staff members were honored and more than $25,000 in scholarships and academic awards handed out at the 27th annual Oxnard College Awards Ceremony held Friday, April 25, 2003, at the Mandalay Beach Resort Hotel.
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 journalism instructor Dr. Gary B. Morgan was the winner of the Mark Dever Award for Excellence in Teaching - Full-time Faculty;
q Part-time mathematics instructor Russell Meyer was the winner of the Wallace Stevens Award for Excellence in Teaching-Part-Time Faculty;
q Oxnard College Academic Senate President Mary Jones, who is coordinator of the Oxnard College Health Center, was the winner of the Teresa Archuleta Award for Excellence in Service-Non-Teaching Academic Staff;
q Oxnard College CalWORKS Project Placement Specialist Dennis Marletti was the winner of the John Milton Award for Excellence in Service by a Classified Employee;
q Associated Students Governing Senate President-elect Cristobal Ortega was the winner of the Frank Gilbreth Award for Outstanding Service by a Student Leader;
And 2003 marked the fifth 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, Barbara Fitzgerald, recently retired from her job as director of the Ventura County Human Services Agency, which was responsible for the establishment of the Oxnard College Job and Career Center located on campus.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 Elissa Caruth (English);
Dr. Carolyn Dorrance (Social Sciences chair and History/Political Science instructor); Yong Ma (Chemistry), and Rena Petrello (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 Sydney L. Balbes (Graphic Arts), Jim Englund (Photography), Joan Evans (Sociology), Dr. Caroline Hess (Mathematics/Astronomy/Physics) and Lisa Sandoval (English).
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 Dean of Liberal Education Dr. Dennis Cabral, Oxnard College President Dr. Lydia Ledesma-Reese, EOPS Counselor Gloria Lopez and Leo Orange, Coordinator of the Educational Assistance Center.
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 Sara Beverage, Susan Brent, Barbara Cochran, Jeanette Cortez, Will Deits, Thava Merrett, Linda Porter, Della Rhodes, Mary Louise Verbeck and Liway Torres.
The Frank Gilbreth Award for Outstanding Service by a Student Leader was named for the famous American efficiency expert. Other nominees for the award include Paula J. Aguilera, Maria Gutierrez, Fernando Lopez, Albert Mendez and Debra Lee Sawyer.
The William Simpson Award for Excellence in Service to Oxnard College, 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. Other nominees for this award were Eric Boys, Art Lopez, Dr. Luga Podesta and Ed Sotelo.
Attached is a full list of the scholarship and award winners.
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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
EOPS-Teresa Archuleta Memorial (presented by the late EOPS director’s daughter Amanda) to Jose Ibarra; Carlos Diaz Memorial to Danielle Quintana; Nathaniel Ryan Klopmanbaerselman Memorial Scholarship for International Students to Marjan Hajimirzaaghasi, Masumi Kaneshige and Mie Matsuzawa; and the Sylvia Watson Memorial to Phillip King.
Community Organizations Scholarships
Oxnard/Hueneme Branch of the American Association of University Women to Danielle Quintana and Maria Mendoza; Ventura County Retired Teachers Association Scholarship to Thomas William Barker; Employers Advisory Council/Avelina Villalobos Scholarship to Maricela Gomez and Katherine Portillo.
Scholarships Awarded Prior to Today’s Ceremony National Engineers Week Committee of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties Scholarships awarded to Nora Lopez and Mauricio Trujillo.
Oxnard College Foundation Scholarships Presidential Scholarships:
q Named for former President Arthur Schechter (1976-80) awarded to Paul Aguilera;
q Named for former President Ed Robings (1980-88) awarded to Shardi Fontes;
q Named for former President Dr. Elise Schneider (1989-95) awarded to Rena Kujxhiu;
q Named for former Dr. Steven Arvizu (1997-2000) awarded to Amanda LeBlanc;
q Named for current Oxnard College President Dr. Lydia Ledesma-Reese (2002-present) awarded to Danielle Quintana.
Oxnard College Student Scholarships awarded to Ernesto Carrillo, Jacqueline Hurtado, Fernando Lopez, Jr., Francisco Magdaleno, Lizet Martinez, Maria Mendoza, Eduardo Moreno, Elia Zendejas;
Radio Lazar Scholarships awarded to Deicy Aguilar, Paul Aguilera, Euvaldo Garcia, Frances Hermosilla, Jose Ibarra;
El Buen Hijo Scholarships– awarded to Deicy Aguilar, Jose Ibarra, Fernando Lopez, Jr., Maritza Loya, Eduardo Moreno, Stephanie Porter, Katherine Portillo, Jessica Trevino;
American Legion Scholarship awarded to Danielle Kushner.
Title V Endowment Scholarships awarded to Deicy Aguilar, Shardi Fontes, Euvaldo Garcia, Maricela Gomez, Hugo Groening, Jacqueline Hurtado, Stephanie Porter, Danielle Quintana, Kitssia Rodriguez, Seyedeh Siadati, Jessica Trevino.
Campus Clubs, Organizations and Department Scholarships
Associated Student Government Scholarships to William Lopez (Athletic); Jose Ibarra (Continuing Student/Day); Amanda LeBlanc (Continuing Student/Night); Chizuru Natsukawa (Honors); Stephanie Porter (Special Education); Fernando Lopez, Jr. (Transferring), and Rena Kujxhiu (Vocational).
Academic Senate Leadership Award to Danielle Quintana;; Black Educators Association Continuing Student Scholarship to Phillip King; Black Educators Association Transferring Student Scholarship to Kandis Blue; Classified Senate Award to Rena Kujxhiu and Eduardo Moreno; EOPS Continuing Student Award to Phillip King and Kitssia Rodriguez; EOPS Honors Award to Euvaldo Garcia; EOPS Transferring Student Award to Joaquin Marinez; C.A.R.E. Award to Nikki Fox and Amanda LeBlanc; Oxnard College Calculus Scholarship to Paul Aguilera; and Oxnard College Statistics Scholarships to Deicy Aguilar and Tomas William Barker.
Academic Excellence Scholarships Athletics Department – Tinisha Evans and Jeremiah Massey (Outstanding Student Athletes); Letters Department – Monica Yesenia Zepeda (Outstanding Literature Student); Ray Aspuria (Outstanding Journalism Student); Mathematics Department – Paul Aguilera (Outstanding Mathematics Student); Rana Astani (Outstanding First Year Calculus Student); Colleen Wilson (Outstanding Statistics Student); Science Department – Richard Yale (Outstanding Science Student); Social Science Department – Stephanie Porter and Danielle Quintana (American Humanics) Masumi Kaneshige (Outstanding Psychology Student); Danielle Quintana (Outstanding Sociology Student); Bree Neri (Outstanding Anthropology Student) and Christina Hensley (Outstanding Political Science Student).
Puente Project Scholarships Spirit of Puente Scholarship to Richard Swingler; Corazon de Oro Award/Felix Galaviz Puente Scholarship to Veronica Mendoza; Puente Mentor Council Scholarships to Cristina Alatorre, Cynthia Alvarado, Ricardo Reyes; Puente Mentor Transfer Scholarship to Rosa Mendez; Tafoya Realty Puente Scholarship to Maricela Gomez; Pete Tafoya Puente Scholarship to Lisette Ramirez; Rafael Guerrero Puente Scholarship to Richard Swingler; Dean (Steve) Hall Puente Scholarship to Liz Garibay; Dean Joe Ramirez Puente Scholarship to Fabiola Soto.
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Candidates
Jason McFarland and Justin Olivares
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