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Writer Villasenor Returns to Cerritos College April 22

Cerritos College Foundation Awards Spring Auto Scholarships

Cerritos College Foundation Presents New Alice Wang Scholarship

Cerritos College to Host International Business Panel Featuring Speakers from Boeing and International Organizations

Cerritos College Adult Education to Offer New Free Acting Classes

Cerritos College Receives Two-Year, $144,000 Grant for Pre-Health Student Scholarships

Cerritos College CACT Honored by Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé Program

Cerritos College Adult Education Student Publishes Book on Loving Father-and-son Relationship

Cerritos College Court Reporting Program Celebrates 100% CSR Exam Pass Rate

Cerritos College Foundation to Host Annual Chamber “Mega” Mixer on April 22

A Semester in New Zealand Opens up Cerritos College Student’s Global Eyes

Cerritos College Community Education to Offer China Business and Language/Culture Classes

Cerritos College Athletics Featured in the New Discovery Channel Series Human Body: Pushing the Limits

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Cerritos College Hosts Women’s History Month Events

Cerritos College Foundation Presents New Alice Wang Scholarship

Scholarship Recognizes Single Parents Majoring in Child Development

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 26, 2008

Media Contact: Aya Abelon Public Affairs; (562) 860-2451, ext. 2287

NORWALK, Calif. – March 26, 2008 – The Cerritos College Foundation presented the newly established Alice Wang Scholarship to three Child Development students Thursday, March 13 during its board meeting.

The scholarship was recently established in honor of Alice Wang, the wife of a Foundation board member J.P. Wang. The Wangs actively support academic endeavors of low-income students through scholarships. Three $500 scholarships are awarded to single parents who major in Child Development and demonstrate outstanding academics.

The very first recipients are Marquitta Cobb, of Bellflower, a mother of a two-year old daughter and a full time Head Start teacher; Maria Oliver, of Norwalk, a mother of a young daughter and a preschool teacher and Cynthia Korbeck, of Whittier, a mother of a 17-year old son and an aide to a program for infants & toddlers with special needs. J.P. presented the recipients with the certificates on behalf of his wife Alice.

“I am honored to be able to give back to the community and support single parents pursuing child care careers to provide a strong foundation to their children,” says J.P. Wang. “I wish them all success in their careers.” 

 

The Cerritos College Foundation, a non-profit organization, serves as a charitable vehicle for the community, individuals and alumni, to assist with financial support of Cerritos College. Visit the Foundation online at www.cerritos.edu/ccf.

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 200 areas of study in nine divisions. Annually, more than 1,200 students successfully complete their course of studies, and enrollment currently nears 20,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at www.cerritos.edu.

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