Donors and Scholarship Recipients Honored at Chancellor's Gala

(l) ACCD Board Chair Roberto Zárate, and Chancellor Dr. Bruce H. Leslie (r), congratulate the scholarship recipients who spoke at the Chancellor's Gala: (l to r) Steven DaLuz, Lynette R. Kennedy, Tiffany Polasek, Ricardo Palomares Gonzales, and John Holmes. (Photo by Robert Bruce)

The Alamo Community Colleges and ACCD Foundation, Inc. hosted the "Alamo Community College's Annual Chancellor's Gala" on October 25 at the Pearl Stable. The reception and banquet recognized student scholarship recipients at each of the Alamo Community Colleges and those who have contributed so generously in support of education at the Alamo Community Colleges. Gourmet desserts for the evening were prepared by the Culinary Arts department at St. Philip's College.

SAC Student Recognized with Wall Street Journal Award

(l to r) Pictured at the award presentation are Dr. Lu W. Pelayo, SAC dean of professional and technical education, Professor Vernell E. Walker, SAC chair of business, Wall Street Journal Student Achievement award recipient Natasha Hamilton, SAC President Dr. Robert E. Zeigler, and SAC Associate Professor Val Calvert, coordinator of business management. (Photo by Leonard Ziegler)

Each year the SAC Business Department awards the Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award to its most outstanding student, based on his/her attitude, image, individual growth and potential and academic achievement.
This year's winner is Natasha A. Hamilton, who was active in the SIFE club and earned three Associate of Applied Science degrees while at SAC: Business Management; Marketing Management; and International Business. She is now attending UTSA with the goal of teaching elementary math or high school economics.
"Natasha puts more than 100 percent into everything she does—she was like a light bulb in my life," said Val Calvert, coordinator of business management, who nominated Hamilton for the award.

SAC Student's Poster Chosen for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

SAC student Alejandro Gonzalez from Brook Rosser’s Art Direction class was honored to have his poster unveiled at Capitol One Bank to start Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The poster, which is displayed in all Capitol One branches, highlights awareness of violence against seniors who are at risk of being abused. Rosser’s class worked with the Task Force Against Domestic Violence as a service-learning project, with funding from a Learn and Serve Grant. Pictured are (l-r) Deborah C. Parrott, Family Justice Center; Jane Shafer, Task Force Against Domestic Violence; Yvonne M. Lozano, Coordinator of SAC’s Gerontology Program and Chair of the Not Forgotten Coalition; Gonzalez; Rosser; and Audrey Grams, Coordinator of Service-Learning.