Scholarship AwardsSeptember 10, 2020

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Scholarship Awards Presentation

WelcomeHoward Kummerman

Executive DirectorCypress College Foundation

Alumnus of the Year 2019-2020Catherine Sorensen

2019 Scholarship RecipientTimothy O’Connor

Cypress College Alumni

Closing RemarksDr. JoAnna Schilling

PresidentCypress College

Donor & Student Breakout RoomsStudents and donors meet in virtual breakout rooms

Foundation

Cypress College Foundation Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Michael Cooper President Disney Worldwide Services

Ken Vecchiarelli President Elect / Treasurer Golden State Water

Curtis Scheetz Vice-President TEM President Emeritus

Lanae O’ Shields Secretary The Gas Company

Dave Shawver Past-President Mayor, City of Stanton

Dr. JoAnna Schilling Cypress College President

Members

Stephen Blount Trustee, NOCCCD

Dr. Kay Bruce Cypress College (Retired)

Dr. Damon de la Cruz Cypress College Faculty

Dr. Barbara Dunsheath Trustee, NOCCCD

John Dupuy Cypress College Adjunct Faculty

Bill Hannah Community Volunteer Becky Ishii Ishii Engineering

Dr. Margie Lewis Cypress College President Emeritus

Brent Little South Coast Communities

Sandie McCarthy Community Volunteer

George O’Hara Colony-West Insurance

Beth Piburn Los Alamitos Medical Center

Delight Sittman ReMax Realty

Dr. Lydia Sondhi Cal State University, Long Beach (Retired)

Jason Spriggs Union Bank

Phil Wendel Yamaha Motors (Retired)

Lynette Young Cypress College, Fine Arts Department

Cypress College Foundation Staff

Howard Kummerman Executive Director

Rachel Ghatikar Donor Relations Manager

Erika Perret-Martinez Scholarships and Special Events Coordinator

Lesley-Anne Loon Administrative Assistant III

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A.E. “Pat” Arnold Memorial Scholarship Myriam Sanchez

Associated Students, Outstanding Service (Non-Transfer) Scholarship Randy Rodriguez

Associated Students, Outstanding Student Leader Scholarship Gabriel CastilloNicolette GarciaJames NguyenGregory RichmondElizabeth Rodriguez

Associated Students, Service Above Self Scholarship Ha BuiNicole FarmerNicole Ceballos GonzalezMichael Sunny MehtaIrene MendozaHarley Nguyen Tran

Bernard Osher Memorial Scholarship Emily ArellanoDaniel BakerCody CarrilloVanessa CasillasPatrick FelipeIsabella FerinacAlondra FloresCarmen Garcia Devin GibsonLisa HamnerDestiny KrausePrada LeeErika LiAndres LiceaAlfonso LunaErin McCoy

Dakota NeringHa NguyenAnh NguyenThi NguyenVandad OladiazimiDarli OrtizJessica PandoJessie James PazAida PazhooheshNhi PhamHoa Hai PhamEdwin QuevedoAsya SimmonsKim SylvestNguyen TranElizabeth ValdezCindy VelazquezLauren WallaceSeokjin (Jake) You

Beth Piburn Expendable Scholarship Anh Nguyen

Beth Piburn Nursing Transfer Student Scholarship Breanna Leach

Bruce Family Fund, Health Science Scholarship Matthew McDougall

Bruce Family Fund, STEM Scholarship Kassandra Duff

Cindy Blume Memorial Scholarship Sophanika Boroath

Clark Johnson Memorial Scholarship Omar Ocampo

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Community Leader Scholarship Miyah White

Crystal Neer Health ScienceScholarshipLauren Garcia

Curtis and Jill Scheetz Family Scholarship, FITE Club Cesar AcostaShadow DoughertyCharles HarrisGarrett SepulvedaTara Stadel

Curtis and Jill Scheetz Family Scholarship, Outstanding Transfer StudentBenn Bostic

Cypress Funeral Service Scholarship Jasmine Berrios

Dale Kahale Corney Memorial Scholarship Ho Nghia

Dana Patrick Conner Scholarship Tailor Zaeem

Darin Drabing Outstanding Student Scholarship Jasmine Berrios

David Drake Memorial ScholarshipBianca Amarillas

David Smith Haas Memorial Scholarship Audree Campos

Dawn Wesley Memorial Scholarship AnthonyCapulong

Dean E. Bilyeu Scholarship DelaneyDuffield

Deann Burch Majors2Careers Scholarship Tara Stadel

District Managers Association Scholarship Tara Stadel

Donald Bedard Leadership Scholarship Tatiana Melendrez

Doris Ausman Memorial Scholarship Lydia Eng

Doris Poole Memorial Scholarship My Linh Tran

Dr. Damon De La Cruz Scholarship Ashleigh JenkinsAndriana Tristan

Dr. Donna Friess Survivor Scholarship Vanessa Casillas

Dr. Jim Phillips Economics Scholarship Joseph Rodriguez

Dr. Leonard Lieberman Memorial Scholarship Vivian Tieu

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Edourd De Merlier Photography Scholarship Andrew Hofstetter

Edwin D. Dixon, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Steven Diaz

Elizabeth Crozier Memorial Scholarship Areli Torres-Santos

ESL Scholarship Tuyen CaoKexin GaoLeticia Diaz MunozEman OmerYuki OnoSemhar Weldegaber

Follett Book Store Scholarship Mireya AltDaniel BakerSummer BalisteriAlexa Christine CabreraCody CarrilloVanessa CasillasEmily CostelloDiana CruzBreanna DuffJulie GilletteCindy GuanBrenda GutierrezCandace JelacoDestiny KrauseWendy ManzoErin McCoyTalia MedinaSandra Moore Ha NguyenAnh NguyenThi NinhDarli Ortiz

Hoa Hai PhamEster PlavdjianElizabeth RodriguezDiana RomoYvette SalgadoKim SylvestTanya TarantinoNguyen TranCindy VelazquezSeokjin (Jake) You

Forest Lawn Memorial Parks Scholarship Sara BiddleEmily Herrera

Geography Department ScholarshipNathan Ovalle

George Anderson Aviation Memorial Scholarship Heather Cartwright

Golden State Water STEM Scholarship Connor KilzerThi Hong Hanh TranThien Nhan Tran

Greyson Ramos Shaw Memorial Scholarship Gisselle Perez

Hannah Family Scholarship Lauren Garcia

Hideo Nakayama Memorial Scholarship Van Nguyen

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Hilgenfeld Family Foundation Grant Meghan ArensdorffRachel SteeleSavannah TurhanHonors Program, Leadership Scholarship Zachary Burk

Honors Program, Outstanding Student Scholarship Fahad Selem

Honors Program, Service Scholarship Sunny Vishal Mehta

Jerry Burchfield Photography Scholarship William AndradeJewel Keusder ESL Farid GergesMinh PhamYuehan Sun

Jewel Keusder ESL ScholarshipFarid GergesMinh PhamYuehan Sun

Kaiser Permanente Radiologic Technology Scholarship Chelsea AlbertsonAmber BilkayRaul CamachoKrista De La LuzBreanna DuffKassandra DuffLauren GarciaJames HartmanErin McCoyDyami RivasDiana RomoMiranda Tran

Kasler Family Scholarship Lidia Habtai

Kathy Godshalk Memorial Scholarship for Engineering Conner Kilzer

Kathy Godshalk Memorial Scholarship for Mathematics Casey Choe

Kathy Godshalk Memorial Scholarship for Science Thi Nguyet Minh Ngo

Kiki Zuniga Memorial Scholarship Douglas Amaya AvalosEsmeralda MezaDania Omar AborommanKatherine Pacheco

Legacy Program, Alumni Scholarship Ashley BakerMiyah White

Legacy Program, Community Leader of the Year Jonathan GadOmni PatelAyah Said

Legacy Program, Leader of the Year Scholarship Cindy LeCharles Tran

Legacy Program, Scholar of the Year Manaseh GentryKeron Thomas

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Louis Conzevov Golden Casket Scholarship Cynthia Heineman

Lupe Mosqueda Memorial Scholarship Douglas Amaya AvalosCody CarilloPatrick FelipeLizbhet GonzalezChristina GuadarramaBrenda GutierrezNicholas MujicaDarli OrtizMaria PerezJennifer PinedaRobert SaizRaquel Ycaza

Madeleine Wheeler Memorial Scholarship Marcela Martinez Infante

Marla Stripling Memorial Scholarship Jonathan Gad

Michael Jacobs Scholarship Vanessa Natera

Myron Appel Memorial Scholarship Jordi Cruz

Nancy and Charles Pound Memorial Scholarship for Social Science Frankie Munoz

Nilane Lee Memorial Scholarship for Mathematics Arturo Cadenas

Outstanding Communication Studies Student Scholarship Euro Kikuchi

Outstanding English Student Scholarship Desiree Ontiveros

Peter Albrink Hummingbird Award Tram Charlotte Nguyen

Political Science Scholarship Dana Suleiman

Presidential Scholarship Kylie ChristensenNate GarciaFrankie IslasConnor KilzerJohn LasaterAnh NguyenBrandon NguyenSarah QueneauChristina Williams

R&H Puente Continuing Scholarship Cody Carillo

R&H Puente Transfer Scholarship Rebecca Ycaza

Ray Haas Women’s Soccer Scholarship Nicolle Valdez

Remembrance Memorial Scholarship Emily CostelloCarmen GarciaKatrena HeraldezMelissa Luy

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Robert Chavez Automotive Scholarship Derek Hino

Robert Parelli Memorial Scholarship Amber BilkayBreanna DuffRobert Thomas Gober Memorial Scholarship Thien Nhan Tran

Rosalind Ragsdale Memorial Scholarship Cynthia Heineman

Rotary Club of Cypress Scholarship Celestino AnchetaJovanni Lozano

SCI Riverside Care Center Scholarship Lynneah AcevesChristopher ArredondoBrianna AvalosLaurie AyalaSissy BarrionuevoJasmine BerriosVanessa EscaleraMaribel GuitronJacob GumbertMichael GutierrezCraig HarasynGenesis HernandezZary HernandezSally MacielHelen PerezEsther RamirezDaisy Ramirez MolinaAlyssa SamanoDolores Santiago-RevillaLoren SchroederSavannah Shelton

Andriana TristanBriana VilledaAlaina WebsterJulie WilliamsJordyn WorkmanAmanda Yekel

Sheron Huston Memorial Scholarship Wilfredo CarrascoBrianna DebucquoisAnthony DiazNate GarciaJessica GrifaldoJohna HammakerJezebelle MedinaTatiana MelendrezIrene MendozaThinh NguyenLycra Kaizzel PalomaresElizabeth RodriguezKassandra RojasMyriam SanchezDestiny Thompson

Skeeter Sabin Scholarship Kim Macphearson

Southern California Edison Innovation Grant Scholarship Athena Colleen BaenaZachary BaumannBritney Karima BerradaDarrin ChenSean Del CastilloIsaac GonzalezAli Bou HaidarVictoria IgnacioManh Khang LeLoc LeSunny Vishal MehtaJames NguyenVo NguyenMaria Romero

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Southern California Edison Innovation Grant Scholarship(Continued)Hosun SongBao Ngoc TranTan Dat TranLuis VenegasRaquel YcazaNikolai John Zalamea

The TEM Cool, Inc. Scholarship, Outstanding Campus Leaders Joshua BoyntonJonathan CossioPresten JimenezHillary ThompsonVivian Tieu

Thomas W. Atkinson Endowment Mireya AltAstrid Ardon LopezRita ChastainMelissa EsparzaCristina IrahetaCandace JelacoKameron KohlweyBreann LongoriaAnh NguyenQuan NguyenOmni PatelGregory RichmondLeslie ValesMelissa Whitewater

Tom and Bernice Mack Memorial Scholarship Moises Flores

Ursula Lowenbach Foster Holocaust Memorial Scholarship Ariana BadgettAvery BeckJoshua BoyntonJin Yoo

Violet and William O’brien Creative Writing Scholarship Desiree Ontiveros

Walter Pray Memorial Scholarship Raquel Ycaza

Waltmar Scholarship Daniella BergesHa BuiNohelani CaspersonNicolette GarciaRobert GlennLidia HabtaiKye LeeJacqueline LemusAlyssa MurrayMarcelino PereaRandy RodriguezVivian Tieu

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Amanda GarganoInstructor, Culinary Arts

Angela SardanCareer Center Coordinator II

Annette LetcherInstructor, English / Reading

Anthony HallAdjunct Instructor, Physical Sciences

Belinda AllanInst. Assistant, Career Center

Brittany HubbleAdjunct Instructor, Communications

Craig TomookaInstructor, Chemistry

Damon De La CruzInstructor, Mortuary Science

Donivan HowardInstructor, Art

Gay HannahCommunity Volunteer and Scholarship Donor

Holly Gracia-IrisAdjunct Instructor, Kinesiology

Jennifer PageInstructor, Communications

John LambrosInstructor, Communications

Joshua HouseInstructor, Communications

Kalthoum BayzInstructor, Biology

Karen JoyAdministrative Assistant II

Kassandra AbreuAdjunct Counselor

Keith VescialInstructor, English and Reading

Kendyl CoveyInstructor, English

Larry CurielInstructor, Sociology

Liana KoeppelDepartment Chair, Instructor, Communications

Lynette YoungTheatre and Dance Departments Member, Cypress College Foundation Board of Directors

Marcie KagawaCampus Marketing Outreach Coordinator

Melanie NabahaniInstructor, English

Michael BrydgesInstructor, Communications

Michael KlydeInstructor, Automotive Tech

Regina RhymesDepartment Chair, Instructor, Sociology

Rhonda KraftExecutive Assistant II

Ryan OrtegaAdjunct Instructor, Registered Nursing

Samreen ManjraInstructor, Accounting

Sarah CoburnCounselor, Career Center

Shinah Kim Adjunct Instructor, Nursing

Sue FardetteCommunity Volunteer

Teresa CuaraAdjunct Counselor

Therese Mosqueda-PonceCounselor, Humanities

Zola AponteInstructional Assistant / Career Planning Center

Scholarship Review Committee

Acknowledgements

NOCCCD Production StaffBursarsOfficeStaff

Scholarships Review Committee

Special thanks to the many donors who contribute to support the success of Cypress College students.

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