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1. PC Student Designs Winning Logo
2. Congratulations to PC Athletics
3. Dental Hygiene Students Receive Scholarship
4. PC Represented at the ACG Meeting
5. End of Year Celebration
6. Recognition Ceremonies at PC

2. Congratulations to PC Athletics. We have four spring teams competing in National Championships this year. Please join me in supporting our teams as they compete in upcoming championship games. They include:

Softball - They captured the NJCAA Division II Regional title and will now compete for the National Championship in Fort Dodge, Iowa on May 20-22. 
Women’s Golf – The team leaves for Daytona Beach on May 15 for the national competition.
Men’s Golf - They recently placed 5th in the Region I Championships and will compete locally in the National Championships at Palm Valley Golf Course on May 24.
Track – The team just returned from the National Championships at South Plains Community College in Levelland, Texas where they posted the following results: 
Jourdin Holden – 7th in High Jump (All-American Status)
Magalay Barciaga – 11th 5000 meters
Alexis Easter – 14th 100 meters
Men’s 4 x 100 relay – 18th

3. Graduating Dental Hygiene students, Kim DeLeon, Fran Tocco, Shaun Walker and Jennifer Rebs were recently presented with the Denise Lust Memorial Scholarship by Denise’s husband, Michael Lust. Each of the recipients received a $250 scholarship during the Students of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association luncheon.  Denise was a 2001 graduate of our Phoenix College Dental Hygiene program, graduating at the top of her class. She was immediately hired as an adjunct faculty and was loved and respected by not only her students, but by her peers as well. She was an absolute gift to this college. Unfortunately, her life came to a tragic end on April 3, 2003 at the age of 42. This scholarship was established in her name. 

4. A big thank you to Dr. Rose Pfefferbaum (Gerontology) for representing Phoenix College at the Arizona Center on Aging, University of Arizona’s statewide meeting on gerontology education in conjunction with the Governor’s Conference on Aging at the Sheraton Mesa Hotel. This statewide meeting is planned to assess the status of education in gerontology in Arizona and to begin development of a strategic plan for meeting statewide educational needs in gerontology in the community colleges and the state universities.

5. Mark your calendars for the End-of-the-Year Celebration. The event is scheduled for Friday, May 14. Festivities will get underway at 9:30 a.m. in the North Gym. Let’s applaud our efforts and celebrate another successful academic year.

6. Upcoming Recognition Ceremonies at Phoenix College:

ESL Ceremony  Beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday , May 13, English as a Second Language students will be recognized during the annual ESL Ceremony in the Bulpitt Auditorium. These students will be honored for their success and mastery of the English language. More than 400 students are enrolled in ESL classes at Phoenix. 

Phoenix College Graduation  On Friday, May 14, 2004 at 7:30 p.m., Phoenix College will recognize this semester’s graduates during the Spring 2004 graduation ceremony. This year’s keynote speaker is Richard Boals, CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield and PC alumnus. I encourage everyone to attend as we celebrate and honor our graduates.

Richard Boals