MiraCosta College 2022 Annual Scholarship Awards Celebration

2O22 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS CELEBRATION

MiraCosta College Foundation Vision

Engaging the community to enhance the value and impact of MiraCosta College

President’s Welcome

Students, congratulations! Your scholarship represents hard work and extraordinary dedication to your education. We recognize your tremendous potential and extend this vote of confidence in you. To our scholarship donors—I am grateful for each of you. Scholarships are only made possible due to your remarkable support of our students. Together, $444,549 in scholarship funding has been made available to our students this fiscal year. Scholarships are an integral part of student success here at MiraCosta College. They not only provide financial assistance but also demonstrate the confidence our community has in our students. Your commitment as a donor to MiraCosta College helps remove the financial barriers that hinder college completion. It also provides essential recognition, validation, and encouragement to our scholars. Thank you, and congratulations to our students. Sincerely, Sunita V.Cooke, Ph.D. Superintendent/President, MiraCosta College

Executive Director & Vice President’s Welcome

Dear donors and students, It’s an honor to recognize all you do. Donors, thank you for your contributions and making more than 200 scholarships possible. Students, congratulations. We are so proud of your hard work and determination to complete your academic goals. On behalf of the MiraCosta College Foundation Board, congratulations and thank you. Sincerely, Shannon Stubblefield MiraCosta College Foundation Executive Director Vice President of Institutional Advancement

Presentation of Scholarships

Scholarships are awarded in cooperation with the Financial Aid & Scholarship Office and the MiraCosta College Foundation. Thank you to our generous donors who continually provide vital scholarship support to students annually. 9

2022–2023 Annual Scholarships Adult High School Endowed Scholarship Angelina Rakestraw Anna L. Cardwell Endowed Scholarship Gilbert Barbo IV Camilla Jacobsen Brandon O’Connell Arnold Rice Memorial Endowed Scholarship Kenya Bradley Associated Student Government/ICC Black and African-American Scholarship Negar Farahbakhsh Brittney Garcia Skye Lebreton Asian Pacific Islander Scholarship Cody Cavalle Siomara Ruiz Ramires Angie Vega de la Cruz Azizi Refugee Scholarship Boris Kresic Madina Mehr 10

Beckman-Matsui Family Foundation Scholarship Maria Anaya Gonzalez Yolanda Lopez Crystal Brown Nancy Macias Raquel Guzman Angelica Madrid-Kaady Ruslan Issel Beau Mcleod Gloria Jimenez Samantha Sanchez Iza Le Roux Vanessa Villarreal Anri Le Roux Bela Miko Endowed Scholarship Alan Quinones Rivas Betty Yost Endowed LIFE Scholarship Hamzah Al Hamadani Dillon Bauman Jennifer Carabba Lauren Honda Morgan Mayorga Black Lives Matter Scholarship Makhi Williams-Kent Bob Kitchin Endowed Scholarship Jessica Luna Benitez Angelina Thompson Bob Morin Music Endowed Scholarship Emily Guerrero Bob and Marion Wilson RAFFY Scholarship Maria Anaya Gonzalez Gloria Jimenez Crystal Brown Anri Le Roux Jose Castro Nancy Macias Jade Finch Beau Mcleod Cruz Galvan Nicole Munoz Ashley Gerdo Jennifer Ramirez Dylan Jenkins Alona Sorensen 11

Bobbi Williams Endowed Scholarship Ying Hui Amanda Ho Brooke Ellen Brummitt Noncredit ESL Endowed Scholarship Holly Boyce Ying Hui Amanda Ho Brother Benno Foundation EOPS Scholarship Magdalena Aguirre Audelo Beau Mcleod Esmeralda Arellano Hayden Moelter Janil Arrabal Merilyn Navarro Dillon Bauman Maria Nolasco Ashlyn Cummings Sierra David Diana Ortega Juan Fuentes Jr Talecia Patton Crystal Gonzalez Destiny Ramirez Sophia Hewitt Samantha Terauds Adiel Mandujano Angelina Thompson Diego Vargas-Dominguez Cal Coast Credit Union Service Learning Scholarship Hamzah Al Hamadani Connor Marks Fadhil Al Salihi Nathan Smiddy Isaiah Chavira Makhi Williams-Kent Carlsbad Garden Club Scholarship Allyson Hailey Sunamita Leming Carlsbad Rotary Foundation Scholarship Zalman Belkin Jennifer Familo Adriana Perez Ruiz 12

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Carol & Stuart Smith Scholarship Saghar Bahrami Jillian Degrouchy Katherine Hidalgo Clare & Walter B. Taibleson Endowed Scholarship Alondra Herrera Clarence M. Jackson, Sr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship Inayah Bint Sadiq Abdulmateen Zahra Jackson Chauncy Ragland Community Learning Center Transition Scholarship Alan Quinones Rivas Col. Harry D. & Patricia G. L’Heureux (USAF Ret.) Endowed Scholarship Marquell Jackson Bruce Luu Daisy White Drummond Endowed Scholarship Sara Lee Dana Carter Memorial Scholarship Mauricio Lopez Ibanez David and Linda Quinby Endowed Scholarship Solomon Apodaca Jillian Degrouchy Camilla Jacobsen Jasmine Rios 14

David Falstrom Future Teacher Scholarship Jessica Luna Benitez David M. Jennings II Memorial Endowed Scholarship Jacquelyn Perez Delmer I. MacCracken Memorial Endowed Scholarship Sossity Corby Alexandria Johnson Jarmani Prince Donald Kavalec Endowed Scholarship Carlos Rodriguez Dominguez Dr. Frances Montalvo Memorial Merit Endowment Scholarship Luis Torres-Pereyra Dr. Giansiracusa Endowed Scholarship Mark Davis Edward M. Paterson Scholarship Madison Dorrell Ricardo Garduno Edward Leary 15

Elizabeth Reid Memorial Endowed Scholarship Chelsea Cabrera Lopez Niloufar Massrour Axel Canseco Han Nguyen Manuel Ceci Robert Nysewander Brianna De La Mora Christin Philip Amissa Diatta Rissarachael Piland Emily Love Dikitanan Grace Postle Jade Flores Sahar Rahmani Luwam Hagos Stefania Rubio Ella Isachsen Parmis Sanaei Mauricio Lopez Ibanez Sherry Mande Kelsey Shea Connor Marks Gabriel Simpson Cynthia Teasley Encuentros Scholarship Kenya Bradley Eva Stjernfeldt and Alec Babiarz Endowed Scholarship Phuong Vy Ho The Francisco Alvarez Memorial Scholarship Kayla Cazares Alma Cuevas Alexis Escobedo Jasmine Rios Francisco and Amelia Rodriguez Si Se Puede Scholarship Arelly Ibarra Ana Navarrete Carlos Rodriguez Dominguez Fred and Dean Metzger Endowed Scholarship Stacey Lehrer Austin Quandt 16

Fred and Louise Krivoski Endowed Scholarship Alexandria Ramseier Nathan Smiddy Fred Gardner Barnard Memorial Endowed Scholarship Ali Afshin Pour Sage Lee Antoinette Aguilar Samantha Lee Megan Licea Christina Allen Ana Navarrete Maria Anaya Gonzalez Danielle Stuart Patricia Mara Zarate Ashley Boscole Maria Castillo Gomez Friends of Humanities Endowed Scholarship Jessica Sanchez Friends of Dance Scholarship Emmi Bissell Gaiser Family Endowed Scholarship Deanna Mcclave Michelle Mora Jaritza Penagos Sofia Serrano Gender Sexuality Alliance Scholarship Joshua Roberts 17

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Genentech Biotechnology Scholarship Cheyenne Barbot Julia Rossman Ashley Davila Daria Sharko Gabriel Simpson Negar Farahbakhsh Katherine Sinsuan Margarita Gonzalez Clariz Supanga Christian Havsgaard Mariko Tabuchi Niloufar Massrour Melissa Troy Diana Vargas Samuel Mayorga Noah Williams Tessa Patti Sahar Rahmani Jaclyn Robaina Geraldine Hill Memorial Endowed Scholarship Maximiliano Michel Joshua Morales Cintia Rodriguez Taiki Ukai Gratis Scholarship Ashley Davila Cody West Makhi Williams-Kent Hank & Kathleen Jolly Memorial Endowment Scholarship Skye Lebreton Seongmin Na Herman Tarver Memorial Scholarship Josue Navarrete Harry J. Phillips Memorial Endowed Scholarship Hugo Peralta-Ramirez Lizbeth Resendiz Perez 19

Horticulture Opportunity Match Endowment Scholarship Carly Bethune Howard Ganz Art Scholarship Monalisa Rodriguez Jonathan Golding J. Arthur & Pauline Drielsma Reentry Endowed Scholarship Mayra De La Torre Juan Jimenez James G. Dionisopoulos Endowed Scholarship Sheeva Davari Japanese Club Scholarship Cynthia Hernandez Jean McKee Mowrer Memorial Scholarship Cynthia Hernandez Saray Vazquez Jean Tweedie Nursing Scholarship Ian Boijseauneau Lilyanna Ratz Michael Vanvleet Jim & Nell Reed Memorial Scholarship Brian Yamase Jim Gonzales Emerging Leaders Scholarship Carlos Rodriguez Dominguez 20

Joe Maak & Pride Resource Partners, LLC Scholarship Marion Bermudez John & Aileen MacDonald Endowed Scholarship Alyssa Cook Katheryn Cooper Emely Gutierrez John & Mary Steiger Scholarship Roman Thornton June Williams Endowed Scholarship Melissa Lechuga Karetas Family Endowed Scholarship Marion Bermudez Tessa Patti Marlene Reyes Ramirez Kathleen Rippberger Memorial Endowed Scholarship Saghar Bahrami Ashley Davila Sara Hajiebrahimi Wendy Medrano Cody West Keith Broman Performing Arts Endowed Scholarship Paula Guerrero 21

Kendra Keating Scholarship Michael Conway Sara Hajiebrahimi Kenneth and Marie Bertossi Madelyne Myers Darin Ajib Lilyanna Ratz Zareth Aygun Michael Vanvleet Knox Williams Endowed Scholarship Angie Vega de la Cruz Kuntz-Laughlin Endowed Scholarship Iza Le Roux La Jolla Garden Club Scholarship Carly Bethune Holly Boyce Laverne Schlosser Endowed Scholarship at the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club Sunamita Leming Leon Baradat Endowed Memorial Scholarship Gilbert Barbo IV LIFE at MiraCosta College Scholarship Maria Briseno Ning Jia Olivia Burke Zellastein Mitchell Luke Chang Hayden Moelter Diego Cisneros Ismael Morales Patino Juan Fuentes Jr Samantha Sanchez 22

Linda A. Koelkebeck Memorial Merit Endowed Scholarship Alyssa Cook Sara Lee Katheryn Cooper Kaitlyn McKibben Sergio Mendoza Antonio Natalia Cruz Stefani Daoud Dean Oquendo Pedro Espinoza Figueroa Giselle Perez Taylor Foster Taiki Ukai Courtney Harville Shih-Kuan Yang Linda Fogerson Transforming Lives Endowed Scholarship Ksenia Filatova Emily Guerrero Katherine Hidalgo Lisa’s Golden Gourd Award Scholarship Bryan Benetti Wesley Kamu Won Ho Kim Lomeli/Miller Scholarship Florentina Dedu Mikala Hutchinson Carolina Santos Jinhui Wang Liangliang Yang Margaret Grace Servos Endowed Scholarship Juan Rodriguez, Jr. Marilyn and Stuart C. Wilson Endowed Scholarship Andrea Gomez Dannia Saldivar 23

Mary Alice Bryant and Doris Peoples Scholarship Zalman Belkin Meisen Family Memorial Endowed Scholarship Nashea Lampkins Michael Holladay Endowed Memorial Scholarship— MiraCosta Classified Senate Christian Havsgaard Military and Veterans Scholarship Felix Aquino Dias MiraCosta Cares! Endowed Scholarship Bryan Benetti MiraCosta College Academic Senate Endowed Scholarship Ksenia Filatova MiraCosta College Foundation Endowed Scholarship Joshua Alonso Megan McCray Bayron Bazan Guzman Stephanie Moore Nicelle Nachtneble Laura Castellanos Laiza Quintanar Emiliano Cruz Linda Razo-Escobar Ashlyn Cummings Vanessa Rojas Allyson Evers Agripina Romero David Frieder Brandon Seablom Summer Hoslett Claudia Sierra Colleen Janey Miguel Angel Martinez 24



MiraCosta College Foundation General Scholarship Hannah Campbell Reece Ellis Emely Gutierrez Christian Havsgaard Jonathan Miguel Roxanna Morales MiraCosta College GANAS Scholarship Adriana Perez Ruiz MiraCosta College President’s Circle Scholarship Mayra Apolinar Colleen Janey Matthew Johnston Hugo Peralta-Ramirez Lizbeth Resendiz Perez MiraCosta College Design Department Scholarship Qiyuan Wang Mireille Rajah Memorial Endowed Scholarship Amber Johnson Mission Hills Garden Club Scholarship Allyson Hailey Mort and Agatha Winski Scholarship Witsy Gonzalez Robert Nysewander Alexis Michel Carlos Rodriguez Dominguez Merilyn Navarro Julia Rossman Han Nguyen Donna Skee 26

Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Mies Memorial Scholarship Sofia Serrano Nancy and Mark Winski Scholarship Anri Le Roux Monica Luong Michelle Sanchez Evelyn Sanchez Garzon Qiyuan Wang Natalie Vermilyea Endowed Scholarship Jacquelyn Perez Abram Sanchez Canseco Oceanside Pacific Kiwanis Foundation William Foran Scholarship Victoria Holley Sally Reid Olaf Peterson Memorial Endowed Scholarship Beau Mcleod Ongyod Endowed Scholarship Lauren Honda 27

Patricia and Mark Rudolph Endowed Scholarship Fadhil Al Salihi Madina Mehr Marina Arellano Maximiliano Michel Gabriel Bartoli Alex Beltran Nunez Joshua Morales Sophia Bertucci Merilyn Navarro Aryan Palaskar Jr Emmi Bissell Amber Bloodsworth Talecia Patton Emily Cortes Pardo Natalya Phillips Karen Pineda Sheeva Davari Carlos Jared Ramirez Garcia Flavio De Luna Eduardo Duarte Maria Raya Barbora Faltysova Cassidy Roberts Adriana Franco Cintia Rodriguez Zella Garrido Finnley Rowen Alin Gomez Cruz Donna Sanchez Valeria Guadarama Evelyn Sanchez Garzon Raquel Guzman Olga Henderson Daria Sharko Alondra Herrera Hayat Sherif Lyheng Hoeurng Christiana Simoni Nancy Macias Arely Siordia Meadow McElroy Van Doren Samantha Terauds Clarissa Trevino Qiyuan Wang Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC) Scholarship Carlos Jared Ramirez Garcia Ric Davy Veteran Scholarship Isaac Dixon III Ricardo Garduno Marquell Jackson Edward Leary 28

Robert & Estelle Gleason Memorial Endowment Scholarship Juan Aragon Jr Dat Huynh Diana Vargas Trinity Weyandt Robert Rodgers Memorial Endowed Scholarship Zalman Belkin Madison Nichols Kennetha Williams Safaralian Math Scholarship Haley Lorenz Connor Marks Seongmin Na Sally Foster Endowed Scholarship Charlotte Lindberg Haley Loving San Dieguito Woman’s Club Endowed Scholarship Ryan Lander Britanny Persaud Joanne Phillips Schneider Scholarship for International Students Laurel Hermsmeyer Zoe MacEoghain 29

Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation Scholarship Jennifer Aquino Vasquez Brittany Hand Alex Beltran Nunez Marisol Lopez Lomeli Hector Cortes Jr Ulysses Cortes Pardo Michael Potterf Jr Crystal Garduno Jarmani Prince Natalie Sumitra Sloan/Robertson Endowed Scholarship Solomon Apodaca Stephen “Hap” L’Heureux Endowed Baccalaureate Scholarship Gabriel Simpson Audrey Stockdale Stephen “Hap” L’Heureux Dramatic Arts Scholarship Ivonne Vega Susan Eckley Endowment Scholarship Nailea Angh Flores Yunuen Morales Kathryn Bernstein Siomara Ruiz Ramires Andrea Gomez Meghan Strong Jacqueline Gracey Alicia Valencia Stewart F. Lind Endowed Scholarship Cecelia Barajas Trans* Pride Scholarship Jade Maceoghain Umoja Continuing Student Scholarship William Prince 30

Umoja Transfer Scholarship Inayah Bint Sadiq Abdulmateen Waite Family Arts Scholarship Felix Aquino Dias Hector Cortes Jr Roman Thornton W. May Scholarship for RAFFY Maria Anaya Gonzalez Nancy Macias Raquel Guzman Beau Mcleod Iza Le Roux Samantha Sanchez Yolanda Lopez Walter P. & Elizabeth M. Balderston Memorial Endowed Scholarship Maria Gomez Ventura Wilkinson Community Service Scholarship Isaiah Chavira Nicelle Nachtneble Nathan Smiddy Women’s Day Endowed Scholarship Antoinette Aguilar Ning Jia Jonathan Miguel 31



Osher Initiative for California Community Colleges Thank you to the following donors who established scholarships in partnership with the Osher Initiative for California Community Colleges. With your support, over $751,800 has been awarded since its inception. 33

American Association of University Women, Del Mar-Leucadia Branch Endowed Scholarship Karilyn Brayall Drue Knox Williams Endowed Scholarship Spencer Clark Emerson Network Power Endowed Scholarship Araceli Luna Eva Stjernfeldt and Alec Babiarz Endowed Scholarship Madeline Duncan Gail Prentiss Endowed Scholarship Maria Castillo Gomez Annette Medellin Genentech Endowed Scholarship Nicolas Dautremont Shannon Eggendorfer Tessa Patti Howard Charitable Foundation Endowed Scholarship Rasha Al Salihi Meadow McElroy Van Doren Alexis Collier Beau Mcleod Ulysses Cortes Pardo Maria Salazar Esteban Susa Hoang Do Ezra Gonzalez Darlene Tumino Armando Leon Spencer Unitt 34

Joan C. King Endowed Scholarship Gilbert Barbo IV Inayah Bint Sadiq Abdulmateen Haley Lorenz Joshua Kerrigan Honors Endowed Scholarship Hayat Sherif Julius G. Raetz Endowed Scholarship Eduardo Salazar Lucy C. Hoskins Endowed Scholarship Jerry David, Jr. Margaret Eginton Endowed Scholarship Jacob Ogle Martin Broad Endowed Scholarship Kiyana Pahlevani Matsui-Beckman Endowed Scholarship Angie Vega de la Cruz MiraCosta College Academic Senate Endowed Scholarship in honor of Noriko Kameda Jamison Coombs MiraCosta College Associated Student Government Endowed Scholarship Mayra Apolinar 35

MiraCosta College Classified Senate Endowed Scholarship Gloria Jimenez Josue Navarrete MiraCosta College Endowed Scholarship Angelique Green Andjela Gushiken Suzanne Pitman Mana Tadayon MiraCosta College President’s Circle Endowed Scholarship David Frieder Paul Pugliesi Samantha Terauds MiraCosta College Women’s Advisory Committee Endowed Scholarship Isabella Carlos Vega Nursing Endowed Scholarship Ronald Brabham, II Osher Initiative for California Community College Students Endowed Scholarship Ranya Al Rubaye Daniel Carrillo Mora Christina Allen Sierra David Heidi Armstrong Diana Atempa Alexandra Kelly Sage Lee Ali Awarke Kimberly Barrueta Andrew Pressley Kevin Ramirez 36

Rose E. Nemeth Endowed Scholarship Rebecca Leach Samuel D. & Melinda L. Riccitelli Endowed Scholarship Cecelia Barajas Science Endowed Scholarship Trinity Weyandt Spotlight Circle Endowed Scholarship Janil Arrabal Sue Eckley Endowed Scholarship Donna Skee 37

Medal of Academic Merit Recipients

MiraCosta College MEDAL OF ACADEMIC MERIT 2022 Medals of Academic Merit are awarded each year to those students nominated by the teaching faculty and having a minimum 3.75 GPA in degree-applicable courses. Breadth, depth and rigor of course­work are considered. It is the college’s highest academic honor. Leon Armando Gib Barbo Negar Farahbakhsh Rocio Gutierrez Sherif Hayat Thank you to generous donors like Union Bank and Rotary Club of El Camino who help make funding for the Medal of Academic Merit possible. 39

2022–2023 Annual Scholarship Awards Reading Committee

Maria-Isabel Rocha Carolyn Kinnon Committee Chair Janice Kurth Paige Babbit Hap L’Heureux Alec Babiarz Stephanie Miko Danielle Baldino Bruce Bandemer Tally Noble Alison Beaudry Beatriz Palmer Miguel Castillo-Lopez Karen Pearson Laney Collins Jorge Ibanez-Ramierz Alison Cotter Dean Ramos Donney Cummins Jr. Irene DeWatteville Dori Sexton Steven Deineh Ashley Sherrell Claire Ehrlinger Kimberly Troutman Tori Fishinger Jillian Ventrone Rachel Garcia Laura Hayek Janelle West Sharon Wiback Nicole Yax 41

MiraCosta College Foundation Board of Directors Dave McGuigan President Janice Kurth Vice President Matt Adams Alec Babiarz Bruce Bandemer Jimmy Figueroa Melissa Grajek Hap L’Heureux Karen Pearson Val Saadat Sudershan Shaunak Tim Snodgrass Denise Stillinger Kimberly Troutman Sharon Wiback

MiraCosta College Board of Trustees Anna Pedroza President Frank Merchat Vice President Rick Cassar Raye Clandening William C. Fischer, Ph.D. George McNeil Jacqueline Simon MiraCosta College Superintendent/President Sunita V. Cooke, Ph.D.

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