- Our students have a myriad of opportunities to get involved and engaged with our colleges through leadership, internships, volunteering and paid positions. We rely on our student leaders to support our community of students through their amazing efforts. We simply could not do what we do without our student leaders. In order to pay tribute and acknowledgment of their efforts, we dedicate this page to our student leaders’ incredible contributions to our Colleges. Thank you and we hope you are inspired to continue this imperative work here and beyond.
Student Leadership Recognition Ceremony
Every year in May, we gather with our amazing student leaders to celebrate, acknowledge and honor their contributions to our Colleges. This year, due to COVID-19, we are unable to gather in person and instead, share this video and small gift (in the mail) for each of our student leaders. Thank you for all you do for our Colleges!
Here’s to you, student leaders of College Nine and College Ten 2020!
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Our Leadership Awards are as follows:
Alumni Association College Service Award/Star Award
College Leadership Certificates
Jay Johnson
Jay Johnson was a CSO at College Nine and College Ten from when College Nine was first founded through Fall of 2006, when he passed away on duty. Jay cared deeply about the students and took time to learn their names, joke and chat with them about their lives, help them out with their questions, and point them in the right direction. He is remembered for his commitment to our colleges and for the positive impact he had in shaping our community. In honor of this amazing individual, the Jay Johnson awards were created.
There are two categories of the Jay Johnson award.
The Jay Johnson Leadership Award is presented to current student leaders who are in their third year or higher. Recipients are selected by College Nine and College Ten Staff.
The 2020 awardees are:
College Nine: Maria Cordova and Yarethzia Ponce Gallegos
College Ten: Sara Nasr and Ramon Ayala
The Jay Johnson Emerging Student Leader Award is intended for a first or second year student, affiliated with College Nine or College Ten. Recipients are both nominated and selected by a committee of current student leaders.
The 2020 awardee is: Eddie Resendiz
College Service Award
This next award, called the College Service Award goes to students who have contributed significantly to our colleges and campus during their time here.
The 2020 Awardees are:
College Nine:
Elena Carrillo
Sean Fronteras
Cynthia Huynh
Mikayla Konefal
Megan Nguyen
Melany Jayne Cuevas
Rebecca Cepeda
Marisol De Alba
Joaquin Banuelos
Zain Shafique
Stephan Edgar
Garima Desai
Vanessa Di Franco
Samantha Sanchez
Matthew Halteh
Yarethzia Ponce
Yma Airaghi
Jennifer Arrazola
Ma. Carmelle Catamura
Henry Fong
Jenica Hierman
Michelle Huang
Vignesh Iyer
Winnie Jiang
Josefine Larsson
Sanjana Natraj
Julia Nguyen
Raynier Ramos
Soham Shewale
Saul Soto
Susana Madrigal
Jordon Leung
Megan Spitzer
Emmanuel Wade
Eugene Alejo
Jessie Jiang
Pateley Johnson
Parvati Nair
Jasmine Webb
College Ten:
Sydney Chuck
Kendra Del Rosario
Sofia-Lissett Kooner
Delanie Medina
Cleo Osheroff
Andrea Rosas Herrera
Miranda Vasquez
Holly Waddle
Gabriela Haro
Alejandra Ruiz
Sara Nasr
Blen Tewodros
Mario Santos
David Iturbide-Alvear
Jillian Lee
Christina Yu
Katie Alibrio
Mallory Mcpherson
Arianna Rodriguez
Kareem Bdeir
Arianna Cazares
Jonathan Coelho
Swechchha Parajuli
Mirella Rivera-Velazquez
Davon Thomas
Asia Rubalcava De La Cruz
Milton Chung
Vanessa De La Torre
Jenniffer Perez Lopez
Ramon Ayala
Rodrigo Ramos
Maria Cordova
Carina Gavino
Taylor Gravier
Paola Barreto
Vishakha Bhushan
Monica Carrasco
Kimberly Castro
Noah Choudhury
Andrew Doan
Darren Her
Emily Ho
Tom Huang
Audrey Huerta
Cyrus Hyett
Rasika Kale
Emily Keshner
Hanette Le
Lizbeth Leon Beltran
Mary Mcneil
Nenetl Mojarro
David Ngo
Timesh Patel
Aravind Patnam
Elizabeth Pearman
Rosalinda Price
Srinivasan Rangarajan
William Staninger
Annie Trieu
Norma Villarreal
Adriana Zaldivar
Beckie Phanh
Irina Borul
Sophia Kang
Olympia Li
Fernando Lopez
Ashley Morales
Mya Sonetharath
Isabella Elmore
Fuey Saefong
Andrea Sigala
Yendrick Porras
Estela Carreon
Danielle Del Rosario
Bridget Hanson
Courtney Ma
Camryn Shigaya
Alumni Association College Service Award/ Star Award
The Alumni Association College Service Award and scholarship goes to a student that has demonstrated exceptional service to their colleges and the campus as a whole, and who has also displayed strong academic achievements. Since the Alumni Office is no longer able to support this award, Colleges Nine and Ten have continued the tradition and have re-named the award, Star, to honor all of the bright stars among us. As you may recall the story of the person who began throwing the starfish back into the ocean one by one, they supported each starfish individually in the hope to inspire collective action, which is what we know our student leaders do every day.
The 2020 awardee is:
Samantha Sanchez
College Leadership Certificates
The College Leadership Certificate is an honor that represents significant, sustained leadership connected to one's college community and theme. Over several years, each recipient of the Certificate has participated in various leadership opportunities, ranging from taking college classes, being a member or leader of a college-affiliated group, and holding a student staff position. Through self-nomination and completion of the Leadership Journal, we're able to recognize the graduates that have actively engaged in our college communities and built leadership skills that reflect our themes.
For more information, please visit this page.
The 2020 Certificate recipients are:
College Nine:
Melany Cuevas
Megan Spitzer
Jordon Leung
Samantha Sanchez
Mikayla Konefal
Yi Lin
Cynthia Huynh
Yare Gallegos Ponce
Mathew Halteh
Megan Nguyen
College Ten:
Taylor Gravier
Sara Nasr
Jon Coelho
Vanessa De La Torre
Alejandra Ruiz
Delanie Medina
Fuey Saefong
Isabella Elmore
Christina Yu
Carina Cavino
Milton Chung
Norma “Monse” Villarreal
Swechchha Parajuli
Arianna Cazares
Jenni Perez
Maria Cordova
Sofia Kooner
Kendra Del Rosario
Ramon Ayala
Kareem Bdeir
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Student Leadership Recognition at Colleges Nine and Ten
Past Award Recipients
