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Press Releases 2007
CONTACT: Mary Planding, Director, Marketing & Communications
(831) 479-6158
mary.planding [at] cabrillo.edu
August 6, 2007
Cabrillo College Trustee Wins ACCT 2007 Pacific Region Trustee Leadership Award
APTOS, CA—The Association for Community College Trustees (ACCT) will award its prestigious 2007 Pacific Region Trustee Leadership Award to Rebecca Garcia, Cabrillo College Trustee for Area V, during its forthcoming Annual Congress on September 27 in San Diego.
"It is the greatest honor to be recognized by my fellow trustees in the Pacific Region as the recipient of this award, ” declares Garcia, “My leadership in community college has been attained because of the mentoring and support I've received from many. To them I say, ‘thank you.’"
Trustees for the Pacific Region award are nominated from community colleges located in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, British Columbia, and Yukon Territory. Regional award winners are chosen based upon an extensive set of criteria such as their contributions to innovative programs, service on technical and special committees, the degree to which they have influenced state and national legislation, their leadership in solving the challenges community colleges face, their active participation in developing, organizing and supporting community college associations and the presentations they’ve given or articles they’ve published that support community college education.
“Rebecca has been an outstanding asset to Cabrillo College and the community,” stated Dr. Brian King, President and Superintendent of Cabrillo College. “She is passionate and completely committed to helping people from all walks of life create a better quality of life through higher education. We are so delighted she won this award.”
Garcia is the senior member of the Cabrillo College Governing Board, having served Area V for the past 15 years. She is also a Cabrillo College graduate who went on to receive her bachelor’s degree from UCSC.
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The regional award makes Garcia, and her fellow regional award winners,eligible for the M. Dale Ensign National Trustee Leadership Award. The winner of this award will also be announced for the first time at the ACCT Annual Congress Awards Gala on September 28.
Cabrillo College is a leading California community college serving Santa Cruz County with locations in Aptos, Scotts Valley and Watsonville. It is ranked #1 in transfers to UC Santa Cruz. Founded in 1959, the college offers over 100 academic and career technology programs that serve multiple educational goals such as A.A. and A.S. degrees, certificates of proficiency, skills certificates, transfer to 4-year institutions or for lifelong learning and personal enrichment. Our mission is to enhance the intellectual, cultural, and economic vitality of our diverse community by assisting all students in their quest for lifelong learning and success in an ever-changing world. For more information: http://www.cabrillo.edu
The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) is a non-profit educational organization of governing boards, representing more than 6,500 elected and appointed trustees who govern over 1,200 community, technical, and junior colleges in the United States. For more information: http://www.acct.org
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