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Cerritos College News Releases -- July 2007

Board President Tom Jackson Honored by Cerritos College Adult Education and Diversity Programs

Award Applauds Jackson for Service, LeadershipCerritos College&s Adult Education and Diversity Programs honored Board President Tom Jackson on Thursday, June 7 during its annual awards ceremony.

For Immediate Release: July 3, 2007
 
Media Contact: Kristen Habbestad, Public Affairs; (562) 860-2451, ext. 2287
 
NORWALK, CA -- July 3, 2007 -- Cerritos College's Adult Education and Diversity Programs honored Board President Tom Jackson on Thursday, June 7 during its annual awards ceremony.
 
Director of Adult Education and Diversity Programs Maggie Cordero presented Jackson with an award for his involvement and leadership at Cerritos College and for his championship of the adult education programs that include ESL, Citizenship, Vocational ESL and Plaza Comunitaria.

"We appreciate your service and leadership," said Cordero in presenting Jackson with the award.

"Thank you for making a difference at our institution."

Jackson, a resident of Norwalk, was elected to the Cerritos College Board of Trustees in 2003 and currently serves as the board's president. Jackson is a retired Cerritos College faculty member. He first joined the college as a part-time accounting and finance instructor in 1976, and then served as a full-time faculty member in the college's Business Education Division beginning in 1980 until his retirement in 2002.

Jackson earned an associate's degree in business and engineering from Long Beach City College before earning a bachelor's degree in business administration from California State University, Long Beach. He went on to earn a second bachelor's degree and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Southern California. In April 2007, Jackson completed a master's degree in governance, a two-year program offered by the California School Board Association for board members and education superintendents.
 
Cerritos College's Adult Education and Diversity Programs Department offers educational courses that impart knowledge, develop skills and clarify values to students. The program provides students with unique learning opportunities that blend education with workplace skills and leisure. The programs assist adults in gaining the necessary basic skills and English language acquisition to move into mainstream college programs and/or advance in the workforce.
 
For more information about the Adult Education and Diversity Programs, please visit www.cerritos.edu/aed.
 
Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college's district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Annually, more than 1,200 students successfully complete their course of studies, and enrollment currently surpasses 20,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at www.cerritos.edu

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