2008 MESA Family Open House and Awards/Recognition Ceremony 2007-2008 MESA Student of the Year Everardo Maya-Ramos 2007-2008 Spirit of MESA Award Nilo Ondevilla 2007-2008 MESA Leadership Awards MESA Students Transferring for Fall 2008 Amanda Bustamante—SHPE Edgar Armenta—SHPE Chris Wilson—City College Robotics Shawn Krisman—student support Yasmin Ahmed—UCSD for biology Eva Bradley—UCSD for biology Rachel Brewer—John Hopkins University for nursing Boris Espinosa—SDSU for computer science Monique Finch—SDSU for mathematics Gilberto Hernandez—SDSU for biochemistry KhristinaRae Hernandez—UCSD for environmental engineering Kassandra Hoyer—SDSU for electrical engineering Soleil Joya—UCSD for biology Shawn Krisman—Berkeley for bioengineering Elena Magana—UCSD for mathematics Holly Jo Makagon—UC-Santa Cruz for botany Everardo Maya-Ramos—UCSD for mechanical engineering Manuel Mussen—UC-Davis for food science/brewing chemistry Sara Sans—University of Wisconsin at Beloit for astronomy Christopher Wilson—SDSU for computer engineering San Diego MESA Alliance Competition champions (2006-2007 Leadership Summit LEGO structure competition—Team of Lara Baker and other, non-SDCC, students Land Yacht aesthetics/design competition—Edgar Armenta, Amanda Bustamante, and other non-SDCC students Leadership Summit PowerPoint competition—Lara Baker, Amanda Bustamante, and other non-SDCC students Calculator Olympics—Team of Irene Hale, Shawn Krisman, Manuel Mussen, and Stuart Young Robotics Competition—Team of Everardo Maya, Rolando Herrera, Johnnie DeJesus, and Dana Long MESA S-STEMS NSF Scholarship Awards (2007-2008, renewable) Daniel Gebremichael (Rising sophomores scholarship totaling $12,500 over a 4-year period) Johnnie De Jesus (Rising sophomores scholarship totaling $12,500 over a 4-year period) Shawn Krisman (Transfer scholarship totaling $10,500 over a three year period, to be distributed at Berkeley) Boris Espinosa (Second year of a 4-year period to total $12,500) Everardo Maya (Second year of a 4-year period to total $12,500) 2008-2009 Scholarship Awards to MESA Students MESAdvantage NSF Scholarship—$500 each Yasmin Ahmed (biology major, transferring to UCSD in Fall 2008) Edgar Armenta (mechanical engineering major) William Armstrong (electrical engineering major, MESA/NSF scholar) Emily Botts (biology major) Amanda Bustamante (structural engineering major, MESA/NSF scholar) Rolando Herrera (mechanical engineering major) Soleil Joya (biology major, transferring to UCSD for biology in Fall 2008) Shawn Krisman (bioengineering major, transferring to UC-Berkeley in Fall 2008) Dana Long (architectural engineering major) Holly Makagon (botany major, transferring to UC-Santa Cruz in Fall 2008) Everardo Maya (mechanical engineering major, transferring to UCSD in Fall 2008) Daniel McGrath (computer science major) Manuel Mussen (food science/fermentation major, MESA/NSF scholar, transferring to UC-Davis in Fall 2008) Victoria Obey (mechanical engineering major, MESA/NSF scholar) Nilo Ondevilla (bioengineering major) Sara Sans (astronomy major, transferring to University of Wisconsin at Beloit in Fall 2008) Bryant Souslin (biochemistry major) Adam Taylor (environmental science major) Kiedra Taylor (aerospace engineering major) Chris Wilson (computer engineering major, transferring to SDSU in Fall 2008) San Diego City College Mathematics Department Scholarship Niño Leonard Yosinao (mathematics major) NSF MESAdvantage Team Internships —$1,250 each Lara Baker (environmental engineering major—San Diego City Water Department) Khristina Rae Hernandez (environmental engineering major—San Diego City Water Department) Nilo Ondevilla (bioengineering major—teaching internship with SPAWAR) Wilson Pulido (physics major—teaching internship with SPAWAR) Friends of Downtown Scholarship--$450 each Edgar Armenta Jaime Baylon Rachel Brewer Soleil Joya Dang Le