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