SAC Students Awarded $8,500 in Scholarships by Baptist Health Foundation

SAC President Dr. Robert E. Zeigler (fifth from right, top photo), and Frank Elston, president and CEO of the Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio, (fourth from right, top photo) congratulate some of the recipients of the foundation's 17 $500 scholarships to students who are majoring in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) or Substance Abuse and Counseling. According to Elston, the amount the foundation was able to provide increased from $1,500 last year to $8,500 this year. (Photos by Leonard Ziegler)

SAC Nets $1 Million Grant for Upward Bound Program

San Antonio College has received a $1 million grant ($250,000 per year over a four-year period) from the U.S. Department of Education for the Evening, Weekend, and Distance Education Division to direct an Upward Bound Program for neighboring Fox Tech High School students. According to Dean Ruben Flores, the goal of the program is to improve the chances for at-risk, low-income, first-generation-in-college minority students to finish high school with adequate academic preparation needed to assure success in college and entry into professional careers.

San Antonio College will provide academic enrichment in math, language arts, and science. Staff and undergraduate mentors will provide tutoring, mentoring, summer bridge programs, dual credit opportunities, and college preparation/exposure activities, as well as cultural and career-preparation activities. Students will receive 200 hours a year of academic enrichment, tutoring and/or mentoring during the school year and summer bridge programs, and at least 12 hours of non-academic college preparation assistance, earning at least six hours of college credit at no cost by the time they graduate from high school.

St. Philip's College Awards Scholarship For Poetry Contest

(l to r) Matari Jones-Gunter, SPC director of Community and Public Relations congratulates SPC scholarship winner Paris Singleton, along with District Two City Councilwoman Sheila McNeil. Singleton, an eighth grader at Ed White Middle School, was awarded the scholarship at the Education on Demand Rally sponsored by McNeil. The event's main goal is to encourage students to stay in school and to do their best. To encourage students to enroll in college after graduate, SPC offered a $500 scholarship in the poetry slam contest.

SAC Recognizes Students at Honors Ceremony

( l to r) SAC Executive Vice President Dr. Kristine Clark and President Dr. Robert E. Zeigler congratulate one of the honors students at the college's Honors Ceremony. (Photo by Leonard Ziegler)

San Antonio College held its annual Honors Ceremony at McAllister Auditorium on Oct. 18, recognizing students who earned honors during the Fall 2006 and/or Spring 2007 semester. To qualify for honors, students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 and a 3.5 – 4.0 GPA in a given semester while taking a minimum of six credit hour courses. While approximately 4,500 students qualified for honors during the 2006-2007 academic year, about 300 students and their families attended the event. President Robert Zeigler and Executive Vice President Kris Clark joined Academic Senate Chairperson Terry Walch, Chair of the Chairs Jeff Hunt, Phi Theta Kappa President Paul Marmesh, and Student Government President Matthew Williams in congratulating the students for their achievements. A reception followed the ceremony.

Alamo Community Colleges' Employees with 25 Years of Service Recognized at Employee Development Day

The following employees were recognized for their long service at Employee Development Day.

District
Charles Burmeister
Diana Gloria Canales
Leonard Dacy
Sandra Kirchner
John Loessberg Jr.
Albert Perez
Bernard Zertuche

Palo Alto College
Robert Ramirez

St. Philip's College
Patricia Ann Caballero
Sandra Caise
Jonathan De Vierville
Jerry Narvaez
Rebecca Sanchez
Susan Blizzard
Gilliam Burton
Yolanda Cruz

San Antonio College
Norma Cruz-Gonzales
Marina Lopez
Ellen Marshall
Linda Moreno
Patrick Norrgran
Virginia Ricondo
Linda Ruhman
Anabell Salinas