Crafton Hills College's Top Students Receive Awards At Honors Convocation

"We are one step in your journey to achieving all your goals and dreams," she said. "Never stop learning. Never stop dreaming. We wish you much, much success."

Twenty-two-year-old business major Arcadio Torres of Yucaipa was presented with the President's Award, which is considered the college's most prestigious award of the night. It is awarded to a student who maintains a high grade point average and contributes time and service to the community and college.

Torres is a strong proponent of the "entrepreneurial spirit."

"When you see a problem, instead of complaining, get people together to make a change," Torres said. "The people who are innovative and create change are those who create new opportunities for others. That's what keeps the world going."

At CHC, Torres' goal was to create new opportunities for students to get involved.

Torres founded the CHC chapter of the business organization Phi Beta Lambda (PBL), and he also served as the vice president of the Southern California PBL. At the Annual California PBL State Business Leadership Conference in Long Beach this spring, the CHC PBL was presented with the Membership Achievement Award and Torres was recognized in the Who's Who in California PBL.

In addition to his activities with the PBL, Torres has also served as the CHC 2007-2008 Associated Student Body president, the student senator of the CHC Inter-Club Council, the business editor of the student newsletter, and he was selected to serve as an intern in the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU).

As a student senator of the Inter-Club Council, he worked with CHC Student Life Director Ericka Paddock to increase the number of student clubs on campus.

"When you get involved, you find that you are working with people that you may otherwise not have contact with," he said. "It teaches you a lot about yourself and others, and how to work as a team."

"What is needed heavily in the world is for people to learn more how to collaborate," Torres said. "We need to bring people together to make change for the better."

Torres plans to transfer to the University of California in Santa Barbara, where he is interested in pursuing global studies, business, and economics.

A complete list of CHC students recognized at Honors Convocation and their honors is below:
Name
City
Scholarship/Honors
Launa Allen
San Bernardino
Community Foundation
Justin Anderson
Redlands
Honors
Angelica Aragon
Yucaipa
Who's Who
Lupe Arellano
Yucaipa
The Inland Empire ; Kiwanis Club of Yucaipa Valley
Kelly Arne
Redlands
Honors
Amanda Artz
Highland
Honors
Carmina Aquino
Beaumont
Medal of Distinction
Francesca Astiazaran
Redlands
Honors
Elizabeth Au
Yucaipa
Faculty Scholarship; Highest Honors; Medal of Distinction
Marcel Barbosa
Calimesa
Marietta Melcher Memorial
Samantha Basoco
Beaumont
Todd Browne Memorial; Honors
Fallon Becerra
Yucaipa
Bette Carl Memorial; Psychology Club
Rick Beck
Rim Forest
Highest Honors
Richard Belcher
Indio Hills
Student Mathematics League
Bekuretsion Beraki
Highland
Who's Who
Marissa Boles
San Bernardino
Honors
Elizabeth Bolger
Yucaipa
Betty Byron Memorial/Library Science
Andrew Bonhus
Fontana
Honors
Brooke Borrowman
Yucaipa
Honors
Micah Bouie
Yucaipa
Who's Who; Medal of Distinction
Justin Brinkerhoff
Yucaipa
Honors
Leeann Bruner
Highland
Who's Who
Amanda Capetillo
Beaumont
Who's Who
Tim Carlisle Carlisle
Yucaipa
Honors
William Carlson
Blue Jay
Honors
Miguel Cervantes
Temecula
Beaver Medical Clinic
Suet-Kwan Chau
Loma Linda
AGS
Randi Chavez
San Bernardino
Community Foundation
Stephanie Child
Murrieta
Honors
Marlee Chong
Yucaipa
Student Mathematics League
Dennis Chudy
Yucaipa
Who's Who
Hollie Clavell
Highland
Who's Who
Simon Collins
Redlands
Children's Fund
Stefan Colvey
Redlands
Honors
Yolanda Cooley
Redlands
Adopt a School Scholarship-Allsden Photographic
Rachel Crooks
Yucaipa
AGS
Jessica Crummel
Yucaipa
Community Foundation
Mario De la Torre
Redlands
Honors
Eric De la Torre
Redlands
Honors
Vernica Dees
Yucaipa
Black Student Union
Joshua Dela Cruz
Yucaipa
Agustin Rios EOPS; Edward F. Taylor Memorial
Loni Dennet
Calimesa
Who's Who
Travis Dennet
Calimesa
Who's Who
Lindsey Devore
Highland
Honors
Bailey Dickey
Redlands
AGS
Stephanie Diersen
Redlands
Honors
Helga Drachenberg
Loma Linda
Honors
Kari Duenas
Mentone
Faculty Scholarship; Highest Honors
Claudia Dumitru
Bryn Mawr
Psychology Club; Re-Entering Students; Medal of Distinction
Amber Easley
Yucaipa
Betty Byron Memorial/Fine Arts
Rebecca Eaton
Redlands
Honors
Raqueleta Edwards-Darnell
Beaumont
AGS
Kevin Ellis
Running Springs
Community Foundation
Luis Esparza
Yucaipa
Who's Who; Agustin Rios EOPS; AGS
Corinna Estrada
Highland
Who's Who
Ume Farwa
Redlands
Donald W. Hunt Memorial
Molly Fisher
Beaumont
Honors
Amanda Flathers
Yucaipa
Who's Who
Jennifer Flesher
San Bernardino
Community Foundation
Kyle Fodness
Yucaipa
Associated Student Body
Leo Fontes
Redlands
Latino Faculty & Staff; CHC Memorial
Heather Forrest
Redlands
Michelle E. Konzem Memorial
Julia Frazier
Highland
Honors
Jeffrey Frisch
Yucaipa
Honors
Christina Gallo
Redlands
Honors
Karissa Garcia
Beaumont
Child Development & Education Club
Curtis Gardiner
Yucaipa
Ruben Finkelstein
Erin Gardner
Highland
Honors
Mioara Gemanaru
Yucaipa
Faculty Scholarship; Highest Honors
Rachel Goetz
Banning
Honors; Medal of Distinction
Laura Goodkind
Redlands
Donald W. Hunt Memorial; Honors
Caroline Gott
Yucaipa
Honors
Anna Grazhdansky
Yucaipa
Marie Lena Wallis Olson; Medal of Distinction
Miranda Grimes
Rancho Cucamonga
Honors
Tina Grindle
Yucaipa
Honors
Alexandra Hafner
Beaumont
Child Development & Education Club
Jasmine Hamen
Crestline
Honors
Hans Hansen
Redlands
Honors
Kimberly Hartert
Mentone
Honors
Holly Harworth
Colton
Respiratory Care Education Trust/St. Bernardine Medical Center Foundation
Jami Herden
Yucaipa
Who's Who
Matthew Herrin
Highland
Carlton W. Lockwood Memorial
Judy Hinojosa-Carruthers
Highland
Honors
Brandon Holley
Redlands
Honors
Phillip Horelle
Redlands
Adopt a School Scholarship-Prudential California Realty; Community Foundation
Kaylee Hrisoulas
Highland
Associated Student Body
Patricia Inostroza
Loma Linda
Charles Hibbard/Raye Runner Memorial; Who's Who; Latino Faculty & Staff; Medal of Distinction
Isabel Jaramillo
San Bernardino
Children's Fund
Julie Johnson
Yucaipa
CHC Administrative Services; AGS
Travis Johnson
Yucaipa
Peter Laabs Memorial; Who's Who
Kellie Johnston
Rancho Cucamonga
Terrestrial Investigation Club; Honors; Who's Who
Luke Jones
Crestline
Honors
Ryan Jones
Yucaipa
Honors
Joseph Jurdui
Yucaipa
Respiratory Care Education Trust/St. Bernardine Medical Center Foundation
Devon Kims
Beaumont
Robert L. Martin Memorial
Susan Le
Loma Linda
Honors
Luisana Leos
Redlands
Who's Who
Maritza Lopez
Moreno Valley
Who's Who
Damian Lozano
Redlands
James R. Cox Memorial; MEChA
Carlos Luna
Yucaipa
Redlands Sunrise Rotary Club; Kiwanis Club of Yucaipa Valley
Jordan Mack
Redlands
Associated Student Body; Honors; AGS
Diva Macseng
Loma Linda
Southern California Gas Co.; Kiwanis Club of Yucaipa Valley
Chandice Mall
Bloomington
Mathematics Achievement
Deseree Marenco
Banning
Honors
Blanca Marquez
Yucaipa
Eaton Family
Jeanaye Mason
Highland
Harry C. Berger Memorial; Honors; AGS
Megan McDowell
Mentone
Who's Who
Katelin Meador
Yucaipa
AGS
Karlie Miller
Redlands
Honors
Selena Miller
Beaumont
Honors; AGS
William Morse
Calimesa
Eaton Family
Nicole Mosher
Highland
Mathematics Achievement
Timothy Mullins
Yucaipa
Honors
Heather Nelson
Beaumont
Honors
Eric Olsen
Mentone
Who's Who
Starr Osterhout
Yucaipa
Community Foundation
Dawn Osuna
Redlands
Honors
Carrie-Anne Parker
Redlands
Re-Entering Students
Tanya Perdue
Redlands
Who's Who; Honors
Moses Perez
Colton
Faculty Scholarship; Highest Honors
Ashley Phillips
Beaumont
Dr. Diane Pfahler; Honors
Michael Pierce
Highland
AGS
Tamara Pierce
Redlands
Re-Entering Students; Yucaipa Woman's Club Pat Elliott Memorial
Sabrina Pierce
San Bernardino
Honors
Maryla Porter
Redlands
Psychology Club; Honors
Chantal Power
San Bernardino
Community Foundation
Amanda Presley
Calimesa
Charles Benson Thomerson Memorial
Jack Price
Redlands
Associated Student Body; Honors; Medal of Distinction
Sharayan Prichard-Miller
Yucaipa
Who's Who
Jennifer Pyne
Highland
Honors
Raina Ramse
Highland
Re-Entering Students
Daniel Reasoner
Redlands
Raymond F. Ellerman
Gregory Rehome
Calimesa
(Ret.) Colonel Leon H. Berger Memorial; Ruth L. Tillman; Who's Who; Medal of Distinction
Francisco Rivera
Bloomington
Honors
Stacey Roberts
Redlands
Honors
Silvia Rojas
Loma Linda
AGS
Joel Rosenberg
Riverside
Honors
Ryan Rust
Yucaipa
Honors
Enoch Sandargas
Redlands
Southern California Gas Co.
Anthony Santillan
Colton
Who's Who; Medal of Distinction
Veronica Sayre-DeBartolo
Yucaipa
Respiratory Care Education Trust/St. Bernardine Medical Center Foundation; Larry D. Kelsey
Stephanie Shute
Yucaipa
AGS
Theavy Sieng
Redlands
kathy L. Bartel Memorial
John Slater
Redlands
Dr. Diane Pfahler; Re-Entering Students
Michele Soper
Riverside
Who's Who
Eric Soto
Ontario
Honors
Crystal Soward
Yucaipa
Community Foundation
Dana Spillane
Redlands
Roger C. Anton Memorial
Heidi Strikwerda
Yucaipa
Eaton Family
Joshua Tait
Calimesa
Honors
Jakob Tallent
San Jacinto
Who's Who
Arcadio Torres
Yucaipa
President's Award
Connie Torres
Yucaipa
Adopt a School Scholarship - Prudential California Realty
Tyrone Torres
Yucaipa
Honors
Ariana Uribe
Yucaipa
William F. Rankin Memorial; Honors
Moises Valencia
Redlands
Donald & Carol Averill
Laura Vance
Twin Peaks
Ronald Boatman Memorial; Duane Harms Memorial
Tania Vandenabeele
Yucaipa
Honors
Abisai Verdin
Redlands
Who's Who
Teresa Virgen
Mentone
Adopt a School Scholarship-Allsden Photographic; Re-Entering Students
Elizabeth Vogt
Redlands
Charles H. Beeman Memorial; Honors; AGS
Tiffany Weir
Yucaipa
Honors
Rebecca Wielin
Banning
Donald W. Hunt Memorial
Richard Zander
Redlands
Honors

PHOTO CAPTIONS:
Photo A: Outstanding Crafton Hills College Students from the Yucaipa and Calimesa Area--Among the outstanding Crafton Hills College (CHC) students recognized at the recent CHC Honors Convocation were, front row, left to right, Jessica Crummel+, art; Amber Easley, art; Amanda Presley, English; Ariana Uribe, business administration; Tania Vandenabeele, liberal arts; Tina Grindle, business; Luis Esparza, architecture; Arcadio Torres, liberal arts; and Lupe Arellano, Yucaipa. In the second row, left to right, are Rachel Crooks, liberal arts; Stephanie Shute, liberal studies; Crystal Soward, science; Tim Carlisle, liberal arts; Travis Johnson, business management; Timothy Mullins, computer information systems, Starr Osterhout, radiology; Kyle Fodness, liberal arts; and Joseph Furdui, respiratory care.


Photo B: Outstanding Crafton Hills College Students from the Redlands, Highland, Loma Linda, and Mentone--Among the outstanding Crafton Hills College (CHC) students recognized at the recent CHC Honors Convocation were, front row, left to right, Dana Spillane, art; Patricia Inostroza, Spanish; Theavy Sieng, respiratory care; Kari Duenas, liberal arts; Maryla Porter, Redlands; Moises Valencia, liberal arts; Diva MacSeng, liberal arts; Dawn Osuna, liberal arts; Kelly Arne, liberal arts; Heather Forrest, science; Ume Farwa, allied health; Yolanda Cooley, political science; and Carrie-Ann Parker, science. In the second row, left to right, are Leos Luisana, science; Tamara Rae Pierce, psychology; Claudia Dumitru, science; Matt Herrin,enginerring; John Slater, psychology; Erin Gardner, business; Holly Harworth, respiratory care; Laura Goodkind, Psychology; Suet-Kwan Chau, chemistry; Richard Zander, liberal arats; and Kaylee Hrisoulas, liberal arts. In the back row, left to right, are Simon Collins, business; Michael Pierce, engineering; Moses Perez, radiology; Silvia Rojas, psychology; Stefan Colvey, engineering; Jordan Mack, chemistry; Jack Price, liberal arts; Jeanaye Mason, engineering; Jennifer Pyne, liberal arts; Elizabeth Vogt, biology; and Leo Fontes, liberal studies.

Photo C: Outstanding students from the San Bernardino, Riverside, and the mountain communities -- Among the outstanding Crafton Hills College (CHC) students recognized at the recent CHC Honors Convocation were, left to right, Jessica Crummel, art; Amber Easley, art; Chantal Power, anthropology; Jasmine Hamen, liberal arts; Tanya Perdue, liberal arts; Randi Chavez, psychology; Laura Vance, geology; Launa Allen, psychology; and Kevin Ellis, fire technology.


Photo D: Outstanding students from the Banning and Beaumont -Among the outstanding Crafton Hills College (CHC) students recognized at the recent CHC Honors Convocation were, left to right, Devon Kims, science; Julie Johnson, business; Raqueleta Edwards, political science, economics, and liberal arts; Karissa Garcia, liberal arts; Alexandra Hafner, child development; Deseree Marenco, Spanish; Selena Miller, child development; and Rebecca Wielin, science.

Photo E: CHC President's Award recipient Arcadio Torres.

Photo F: The 2008-2009 Associated Students of Crafton Hills College (ASCHC), which is the representative group for CHC students, received a number of different honors at CHC's Honors Convocations. The 2008-2009 ASCHC were, in the front, left to right, Kaylee Hrisoulas, Ericka Paddock (student life director), Moises Valencia, and Yolanda Cooley. In the back are Chris Musick, Kyle Fodness, Elizabeth Vogt, Jack Price, Jordan Mack, and Stephan Colvey.