Mona Martin

Mona Martin, assistant dean of learning resources, has received the 2002 Annual Achievement Award from the Council of Chief Librarians of the California Community Colleges. One of two recipients of the award, Martin was cited for her statewide work on behalf of community college libraries.

Warren Cancilla, reprographics operator, and his wife Mary Cancilla, lead sign language interpreter, had their first baby, R. Annaliese, Feb. 22 in Beverly Hills.

Marcia Fierro, Scholarship Program coordinator, has received her master's degree in education and counseling from California State University at Dominguez Hills.

Dale Franzen

Dale Franzen, director of The Madison Project and an opera singer, has been asked to be a judge in the Julian Gayarre International Voice Competition in Pamplona, Spain this September.

Adjunct biology professor Jack Fry is performing Saturday in The Santa Monica Oceanaires Barbershop Chorus production of "A Little Travellin' Music" at the University High School Auditorium in West Los Angeles.

Former English professor Karen Sue Grosz is the new president of New Hampshire Community Technical College in Berlin and Laconia.

Malibu High School junior Jim Harding, son of theatre arts professor Janie Jones, won the Malibu Optimist Club Essay Contest, "My Place in a Changing World."

Darryl-Keith Ogata, director of international programs, and his wife Tina had their second child, Sarah Ava Ogata, Feb. 27 in Santa Monica.

A short story by adjunct English professor Roberta Orona-Cordova, "Black Suede Shoes," has been accepted for publication in a new reader called Hands Across Borders: A Multicultural Reader for Writing. The publication date is September.

Tony Prestby, public programs coordinator, has been appointed south vice president of the California Community Colleges Classified Senate. His term runs through the end of June.

President Dr. Piedad F. Robertson has been elected to the American Council on Education's Board of Directors. She will serve through February 2005.

Rosie Santilena, daughter of Vernene Bell, English instructional assistant, completed her eighth L.A. Marathon on March 3.

Business professor Michael Schapa has received his doctorate of education in organizational leadership from Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology. The title of his dissertation is "Federal Income Tax and the Performing Artist."

Communication professor Heather Smith presented on "Liberating Students to Discuss Race, Gender and Ethnicity in the Classroom" earlier this month at the Western States Communication Association Convention in Long Beach.

Johanne Todd (center)

Emeritus College volunteer Johanne Todd, an actress and model, was featured in the Feb. 24 New York Times Magazine article on Old Hollywood. She was hired for and pictured in a photo used to accompany the magazine article.

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