The 2003 Spring Convention was held April 6th thru the 8th in Ontario, California. At the Awards Banquet, held Saturday the 7th, AGS Awarded over $34,000 in scholarships in five categories: The Ed Walsh Scholarship, The Charles Bell Scholarship, The Virginia Coffey Scholarship, The Kathleen D. Loly Scholarship, and The Robert Mantovani Scholarship.


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Amy Aller Chastain - Riverside City College
Brandon M. Ausmus - Monteret Peninsula College
Kristin Bonanza - Los Angeles Mission College
Karen A. Cate - Los Angeles Harbor College
Catherine H. DeCoro - Cypress College
Melanie C. Dolezal - Cabrillo College
Navier A. Dorc - Pasadena City College
Melissa I. Felix - College of the Canyons
Meredith C. Hayman - Saddleback College
Miranda B. Heaslip - Moorpark College
Eliana M Horezko - El Camino College
Laura A. Landriau - Golden West College
Pamela D. Lu - Chabot College
Rebecca L. Mackie - Riverside City College - Norco Campus
Noela Ndrekaj - Riverside City College
Brian Olsen - Moorpark College
Stephanie R. Powers - Merced College
Sheva Sharma - Gavilan College
Joel Torrez, Jr. - Rio Hondo College
Mary F. Sellai-White - Reedley College
Amal J. Yatim - Diablo Valley College
Ed Walsh was an AGS advisor from the Allan Hancock Chapter. It was his idea to give the first scholarships to students who have given outstanding service to their colleges, their chapters, and to their local communites. When Ed died in 1970, the State Advisory Board chose to honor him by presenting these service awards in his name.

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Bryan E. Guthrie - Reedley College - North Madera Campus
Hilda Mejorado - Santa Ana College
Thomas M. Mesa - Long Beach City College
Heather J. Powers - College of Marin
Krista M. Riddell - Las Positas College
Blair A. Schaeffer - College of the Sequoias
Sarah H. Wiche - Foothill College
Natasha M. Wittman - Monterey Peninsula College
Charles Bell served as an advisor to the students of Cabrillo College for over 30 years. As the secretary to the state advisory board, he worked diligently to keep chapters informed of their status. He also was our expert on the corporation's Standing Rules and Bylaws, and was a trained parliamentarian. In 1998, the State Advisory Board chose to honor him by presenting the top service awards in his name. He died in January of this year.
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Veronica Arbuckle - Moorpark College
Mingjie Breiner - College of Marin
Alexander Bunbaca - Reedley College
Juan Contreras - Merced College
Kystal M. Coursey - Reedley College
John D. Crandall - Santa Ana College
Andrew Dahl - Cuesta College
James C. Dewer - Riverside College
Nina K. Dindral - Modesto Junior College
Mikhail Faybyshev - Monterey Peninsula College
Yady Guitana - Foothill College
Connie L. Lee - Rio Hondo College
Brie A. McHugh - College of Marin
Stacey L. McMullen - Los Angeles Harbor College
Eric M. Okawa - Santa Monica College
Sima A. Patel - Golden West College
Zachary Powell - Solano College
Stephen M. Reid - College od the Sequoias
Patricia A. Sidoti - Long Beach City College
Melinda K. Synder - Cypress Colege
Alma Stankovic - Los Angeles Harbor College
Diana Tanuwijaya - Diablo Valley College
Lynette Van Zelde - College of the Sequoias
Catherine Wilson-Smith - Golden West College
Kelie K. Wu - El Camino College

Kathleen D. Loly was born in England and emmigrated to the United States. She taught Spanish at Pasadena City College, and was one of the original founders of Alpha Gamma Sigma in 1926, which explains why Pasadena is the Alpha Chapter of AGS. Prior to her death in 1958, she bequeathed her estate to AGS, and these monies formed the basis of a stock portfolio from which AGS derives its ability to award scholarships each year. Under the able management of the Alpha Gamma Sigma Board of Trustees, the fund has now grown to over $250,000.00.
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Navjeet Singh - Las Positas College
Ronnie Sokotoff - San Diego Mesa College
Armen Vartanian - Glendale College
Hao Zhou - Long Beach City College (Kappa)
For many years, the Zeta Chapter of Mt. San Antonio College was priviledged to have Virginia Coffey as an advisor. Virginia was a counselor, beloved by students and faculty alike for her quick wit, storytelling, and sincere caring. During her lifetime it was her pleasure to present a scholarship to the two top Loly candidates. Today, we remember her as we continue that tradition by presenting the two scholarships in her honor.

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Terri L. Cox - Solano College
Meriah R. Gille - Merced College
Pavitra R. Kamath - Foothill College
Hee-Jung Kim - Santa Monica College
Jason M. Strickland - Santa Ana College
Sanaz Tofighrad - Long Beach City College

Robert Mantovani was an advisor from Long Beach City College. A man of tremendous wit and charm, he worked tirelessly to ensure that AGS remained successful. He served for years on the Board of Directors, chaired the nominations committee, helping to choose new leaders and then assisted them to succeed in myriad ways. He served on the first AGS visitation team, travelling throughout the state to help fledgling chapters find firm footing. Sadly, he and his lovely wife were lost to us in a tragic accident. As a man who strove for excellence in so many ways, we keep him in our thoughts and honor him as we present this coveted award in his memory.


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