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May 30, 2020 by Marin Leave a Comment

Bigane Perez

Simpson University’s Bigane Perez of San Rafael, CA, received the 2019-2020 Liberal Studies Overcoming Challenges (Dolores Huerta) Courage award. The Liberal Studies Overcoming Challenges (Dolores Huerta) Courage award is presented to a student who has overcome significant challenges in coming to and remaining at the university (whether family, financial, personal, etc.). Perez received the award during a special online spring awards ceremony honoring students, staff, and faculty.

Carlos Alvarez
Carlos Alvarez of San Rafael, CA, was named to the University of Utah’s Spring 2020 Dean’s List. Alvarez’s major is listed as Business Administration BS. Alvarez was among more than 7,500 students named to the Spring 2020 Dean’s List. To qualify, students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher in at least 12 graded credit hours during any one term.
Madeline Stoops
Madeline Stoops of Mill Valley, CA, graduated from The University of Vermont with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration during commencement ceremonies on May 17. The university conferred degrees this year on some 3,183 graduates, including 2,415 bachelor’s, 533 master’s, 114 doctoral and 121 medical degree recipients. The Class of 2020 includes graduates from 39 states and 30 countries.


Travis Marceau
Travis Marceau of Mill Valley, CA, has earned a Master of Science in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Marceau was among approximately 4,050 undergraduate and graduate students who earned degrees during the Spring 2020 semester. Students were celebrated during a virtual celebration held on May 1. They will also be honored during in-person commencement ceremonies to be held on campus later this year. One of the nation’s leading research universities, the Georgia Institute of Technology is in the business of Creating the Next–the next idea, the next technology, and the next legion of agile minds well equipped to imagine and engineer our future.

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