The 1999 Spring Convention was held March 26th thru the 28th in Garden Grovee, California. At the Awards Banquet, held Saturday the 27th, AGS Awarded over $32,000 in scholarships in five categories: The Kathleen D. Loly Scholarship, The Ed Walsh Scholarship, The Virginia Coffey Scholarship, The Robert Mantovani Scholarship, and our newest award, The Charles Bell Scholarship

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Jennifer Adams - Cabrillo
Emily Bartram - West Valley
Cheryl Britton Beattie - Monterey Peninsula
Sharon L. Bierbower - Cerritos
Leslie D Bowser - Golden West
Billy Brown - Long Beach City
Elizabeth Bundschu-Mooney - Marin/Kentfield
Andy Butler - Las Positas
Caroline Carter - Long Beach City
William You-Guang Chen - Santa Ana
Stephanie Chon - Glendale
Michelle Coble - San Diego Mesa
Brooke Colwell - Contra Costa
Alejandro Contreras - Diablo Valley
Xavier Corona - Palomar
James Dornoff - Long Beach City
David Paul Fadale - Moorpark
Theresa M. Garcia - Rio Hondo
Sarah Gray - SanJoaquin Delta
Robert Hogan - Pierce
Aren Hovanessian - Glendale
Yevgeniy Kakaulin - City College SF
Steven Katz - City College SF
Janet I Krause - West LA
Jorge L. Limon - Rio Hondo
Nishit V. Mehta - Riverside
Sean John Moloney - Marin/Kentfield
Kevin Morley - Cuesta
Autumn Meadow Muntz - Pierce
Minh T. Nguyen - Santa Monica
Maryann O'Brien - Cuesta
Karen Pata - Allan Hancock
Ellen Ravert - Riverside/Norco
Alberto Sipac - Reedley
Laura Tabor - Solano
Letitia Teo - Pasadena City
Michael Ofotsu Tetteh - Diablo Valley
Sevan Tutunciyan - San Mateo
Trudy Wardrop - West Valley
Michael Elliot Witkosky - Moorpark

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 $180,000.00.
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Tammy Adamson - Solano
Angela Denise Barrios - Cuesta
Vitaliy Bondar - San Mateo
Elyce Burke - Marin/Kentfield
Chris Coelho - Los Medanos
Amber Davies - Antelope Valley
Benjamin Jesus Delarosa - Cypress
Luz Henao - Cerritos
Blaine Hope - Santa Monica
Chris Hubbard - Canyons
Sheri Joplin - Taft
Jason R. Le Gaspi - SanJoaquin Delta
Joanne K. Luepke - Las Positas
Fernanda Carolina Luppani - Saddleback
Michelle Mahrous - Diablo Valley
Katarina Miletijev - Modesto
Monica Morrill - Foothill
Ronald Morrissette - El Camino
Donna R. Muldrow - Riverside
Lucianne R. Nielson - Allan Hancock
Jose Antonio Ohe - Riverside/Norco
Lori "Sunshyne" Pickering - Golden West
Craig Riedel - Long Beach City
Charlene Sarsycki - West Valley
Wende Sharrock - Cabrillo
Lance Thatcher - Moorpark
Laura Vodovoz - Pierce
Kara Wolfe - Fullerton
Hyonsung Harry Yim - Long Beach City
The first Outstanding Service Awards were presented in 1975 to students who had given extraordinary service to their colleges, their chapters, and to their local communites. Ed Walsh was a popular, active AGS advisor from the Allan Hancock Chapter, when Ed died in 1983, the State Advisory Board chose to honor him by presenting these service awards in his name.

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Hilary Diane Avery - Cabrillo
Linda B. Ford - West LA
Andrew Gafvert - Pasadena City
Liliana Preciado - Santa Ana
Charles Bell (Major, U.S. Army Rsrvs., Ret.) has taught for over 45 years, from Perdue University to Cabrillo College in California. Charles has been with AGS since 1965, when he first attended a Northern Regional Conference at City College of San Francisco. With AGS he has held many offices including State Advisory Board Chairman, and President of the Board of Trustees. For years he served as the Handbook Editor and has recently been revising the AGS Bylaws. He serves as the current Secretary to the Advisory Board, and continues to work with the Cabrillo College chapter. As someone who works so tirelessly for AGS, we are proud to name this award in his honor.

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Suresh Lakshmipathi - Pasadena City
Willie Lee - Santa Monica

For many years, the Zeta Chapter of Mt. San Antonio College was priviledged to have Virginia Coffey as their 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.

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

Cynthia Vogel - Las Positas
Jackie Lan Vu - Golden West

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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