The 2006 Spring Convention was held April 7th thru the 9th in San Jose, California. At the Awards Banquet, held Saturday the 8th, AGS Awarded over $35,000 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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Aaron Lopez—College of the Sequoias
Marcela Cabrera—College of San Mateo
Marcus Hicks—Riverside Community College
Denise Poorman—Antelope Valley College
Jenna Harvey—Modesto Junior College
Sunny Sawyer—Reedley College
Penghan Sun—Santa Monica College
Kevin Liang—Solano Community College
Daniel DeVoe—Fresno City College
Hannah Lively—College of the Canyons
Stephanie Le—Cypress College
Arlyn Lim—Golden West College
Nicholas Cienfuegos—Citrus College
Joan Leigh Mislang—Cuesta 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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Tulay Furrow—Las Positas College
Helene Ha—Las Positas College
Coell Simmons—Merced College
Dorothy Mak—City College of San Francisco
Dawn Frenette—Merced 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 that year.

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Madison Simmons—Merced College
Peter Williams—Modesto Junior College
Sterling deMille—Solano Community College
Natalie Hadjielias—Santa Monica College
San Yu—Citrus College
Yorim Jang—College of the Canyons
Anh Lam—Fullerton College
Phyllis Bessenaire—Fresno City College
Bilie Chow—Fullerton College
Angela Ortega—College of the Sequoias
Nicholas Berry—College of the Canyons
Elizabeth Garcia—Reedley College
Luz Guevara—Mount San Antonio College
Amir Azari—Diablo Valley College
Manuel Manriquez—College of Marin
Shirley Dagan—Los Angeles Pierce College
Bret Barker—Gavilan College
Sean McGuire—City College of San Francisco
James McCarthy—Diablo Valley College
Cainin Mulholland—Los Angeles Harbor College
Vias Nicolaides—Fresno City College
Eric Fox—Citrus College
Hannah McCaffrey—Modesto Junior College
Deanna McCammon—Allan Hancock College
Duke Rescola—Long Beach City College
Patricia Halterman—Contra Costa College
Yanhong Guo—Solano Community 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 $330,000.00.

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Dan Yang Liu—Las Positas College
Vanessa Brewer—Gavilan College



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 scholarships in her name.

<-> The Robert Mantovani Scholarships (Highest Scholastic and Service Standing) <->

Philip Montalbano—Las Positas College
Jennifer Miller—College of the Sequoias
Anna Romanowska—Contra Costa College
Jun Gyu Kim—Merced College
Danielle Lee—Reedley 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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