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October 19, 2006
Contacts:
Suzanne Higgins
suzanne.higgins@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3808
George A. Martinez
george.martinez@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3605
GCC Gala Bestows Awards of Excellence; Raises $52,000 for Scholarships
The Arizona Secretary of State, volunteers at a West Valley hospital, a prominent West Valley football coach, West Valley philanthropists and others received awards at a gala "Awards for Excellence Recognition Dinner" hosted by the Glendale Community College Alumni Association at the Wigwam Resort Oct. 7. The highest award given by the GCC Alumni Association—the Outstanding Alumni Award given for excellence and outstanding service to the community-- went to Janice K. Brewer, Arizona Secretary of State. The Distinguished Service Award went to Gloria Boels of Glendale, an alumna and former faculty member of GCC, a current volunteer at the college, and benefactress of GCC's largest bequest creating an endowed scholarship fund to honor her late husband, Victor Boels. The Distinguished Philanthropist Award went to alumni Drs. Michael and Doris Sarullo of Peoria who made the largest-ever (six-figure) alumni gift for student scholarships, benefiting students who are academically strong but financially challenged. The Special Award for Excellence went to GCC Head Football Coach Joe Kersting of Glendale who amassed a 105-42-0 overall record, fielded 13 nationally-ranked teams, and won three National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) championships. The Honorary Alumni Award went to Troy Riley, a founding student at the opening of GCC in 1965 and a strong supporter ever since. The Student Advocate Award went to GCC Math Faculty Frank Rivera of Glendale who has worked tirelessly to bring hundreds of thousands of dollars in National Science Foundation grants to GCC students majoring in math, science and engineering. The Distinguished Friend Award went to the Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Volunteers in Glendale for their ongoing 14-year history of providing $12,000 a year for GCC nursing student scholarships. The dinner was also a fund-raising event that included a dance and silent auction, raising more than $52,000 for GCC student scholarships.
"An Inconvenient Truth" to be Shown at GCC During International Week, Nov. 13-18
A film capturing the realities and consequences of global warming will be shown free of charge at Glendale Community College during International Education Week, Nov. 13-18. The 100-minute film, "An Inconvenient Truth," will be shown in the Math Building, room MA-142, on the GCC campus at 6000 W. Olive Ave. in Glendale. Show times are: Mon., Nov. 13 at 2:30 p.m.; Tues., Nov. 14 at 1:30 p.m.; Wed., Nov. 15 at 2:30 p.m.; Thurs., Nov. 16 at 1:30 p.m.; and Fri., Nov. 17 at 12:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Many scientists worldwide and others, including former Vice President Al Gore, believe that due to global warming there will be no snowcap on Mt. Kilimanjaro in ten years, and that as time goes on, much of the Antarctic ice shelf will melt, causing flooding of coastal cities around the world. Gore believes that there are positive solutions to these global concerns, which is the basis of the documentary movie. For more information, contact GCC International Education Program Director Ken Bus at
ken.bus@gcmail.maricopa.edu or 623.845.3136. To see a GCC campus map showing the location of the Math Building, visit
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/map/index.cfm?see=MA.
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