WCU Alumni Network Honors 2019 Award Recipients With Hollywood Flair

  • October 18, 2019

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Graduates from all of 国产主播’s campuses gathered in North Hollywood to celebrate the 2019 Alumni Awards ceremony this October.

2019 Award Winners

Young Alumni: Shanna Jackson & Nune聽Stepanyan聽

Distinguished Alumni: Jonathan Llamas聽

WCU Proud: Barbara Brown, Erin Choe, Jessica Corral, Nikki Danna, Justin De Leon, Maricelle聽Dingcong, Jeff Foster, Nicole Foster, Nicole Hessabi, Kevin Lopez, Audrey Ochoa, Arlene Ouevado聽&聽Ashley Wiese

WCU Alumni聽Foundation Award: Booney Te & Salinee聽Kamoljaratsopha聽

Outstanding Faculty and Associate:聽Alicia Banks, Michelle Payson聽& Shawn Thursby-Palmer

Department Award: University聽Career Services

Supporter Award:聽Tuan Chung, Logan Nichols & Claudia Palomino

Outstanding Campus Award: WCU-Ontario

Some attendees traveled great distances including notable alumni from the WCU-Dallas and WCU-Miami campuses. JD Buchert-Bayes, the 2018 Distinguished Alumni award recipient, represented the Dallas campus this year. Having missed the previous year, Buchert-Bayes聽said he was聽ecstatic to join his peers in celebrating the Alumni Network.

鈥淭he thing that I鈥檓 most excited about is that we have two people from the Dallas chapter who are getting awards and I wanted to be here to support them,鈥 Buchert-Bayes said. 鈥淚 think alumni support is not only for your school, but for your mates that you graduated with, and I think that鈥檚 the biggest thing.鈥

The Alumni Network had a lot to celebrate during 2019. The network launched the Alumni Scholarship Fund awarding 19 current students and alumni with scholarships. In addition to continuing education, the network introduced two more Alumni chapters. The WCU-Los聽Angeles聽and the WCU-Ontario Alumni Chapters were launched in September with the goal of bringing alumni from surrounding areas together to connect.

Along with their accomplishments, the Alumni Network also boasts a number of grads who are now faculty at WCU. Individuals who returned to their alma聽mater to give back to the current students received special recognition at the ceremony.

鈥淚t鈥檚 really important for our alumni to become faculty because they get to educate the next generation of healthcare providers and WCU provides such great educational opportunities,鈥 WCU Alumni Relations Director Marina Harrison聽said. 鈥淲e just want them to continue to give back.鈥

For more information about the Alumni Network, visit .

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