Cochise College recognized dozens of outstanding students at its annual Douglas Campus awards ceremony Wednesday. 

Jacqueline Vergara is honored as the Computer Information Systems Student of the Year.

 Selected by their departments, students were recognized in the Student Union, where guests got together to celebrate the achievements of those who have excelled academically this year. Awards went to students who completed a technical certificate, participated in campus and community activities or athletics, or stood out in the classroom. Awards and recipients included: 

Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges – Alexandra Almada, John Andela, Sy Bartels, Nicolas A. Bastien, Janae Benth, Bol Bulabek, Michelle M. Cardenas, Denise Corella, Lydia M. Ebner, Sara Farmer, Gloria Frick, Wade Hinkle, Indira Hoke, Antonio Huez, Adely M. Hunt, Luis Idrogo, Sylwia Janas, Jerome Larez, Monique Montoya, Celeste Morales, Jesse Moran, Ana G. Moreno, Emily Moxley, Sarah Pausa, Rachael Penix, Juanita Portz, Christopher J. Ruppert, Hesli J. Quihui, Noemi Ramirez, Melissa Robertson, Sarahi Silva, Jocelynn Snoozy, Erica Sowers, Aifrica Standing Bear, Elizabeth Stokes, Kimberly Swift, Julio Tanabe, Lesley Vertrees, Jerry Woletz, Anthony Wolfe 

Certificates of Completion

  • Lorena Lizet Sonke, Community Health Worker
  • Jacqueline Beltran Vergara, Computer Applications, Microcomputer
  • Practitioner, PC Maintenance & Repair
  • Gabriel E. Arevalo, Residential Electrician
  • Luis Montano, Social Work
  • Clinton W. First, Sous Chef Apprentice

 

Academic Awards

  • Outstanding Agriculture Student – Lindsay Russell
  • Outstanding Business Student – Seth Garcia
  • CIS Student of the Year – Jacqueline Beltran Vergara
  • Outstanding Cooperative Education Students – Jose Cano, Lorena Lizet Sonke
  • Outstanding Economics Student – Adayr Martinez
  • ESL Student of the Year – David Jaramillo
  • Math Students of the Year – Amanda Rubio, Julio Tanabe
  • Freshman Psychology Student of the Year – Mirna Tarazon
  • Sophomore Psychology Student of the Year – Michelle Cardenas
  • Sociology Major of the Year – Ellen Whitehead, Jerry L. Woletz
  • All-Arizona Academic Team – Denise Corella, Second Team; Lydia Ebner, Third Team

Service Learning/Community Engagement Awards

  • Holocaust Project – Bol Bulabek, Hannah R. Lynch, Morgan D. McMullan, Jeanette Palmer, Cori J. Wilson, Jerry L. Woletz
  • Alternative Spring Break Project – Michelle M. Cardenas, Victor Duarte, Jessica M. Hernandez, Maira A. Ibarra, Ben Kasten, Adam LaBarr, Morgan D. McMullan, Celeste E. Morales, Jessica Denise Romo, Jerry L. Woletz
  • COOKIES Program – Denise Corella, Tessa Curtis, Jose Flores, Tatiana Garay, Jessica Hernandez, Shaunice Huffman, Maira A. Ibarra, Sylwia Janas, Celeste Morales, Bethania Noriega
  • Social Concerns Club Outstanding Members – Michelle Cardenas, Lydia Ebner, Jerry Woletz

 TRiO Student Support Services/AvanZando Academic Achievement Awards – Alexandra Almada, Leah Susanna Bohling, Bol Bulabek, Betsy Cecilia Cardenas, Guadalupe Duarte Chavez, Denise Angelica Corella, Rosamaria Davila, Melissa A. Diaz, Antoinette O. Eldridge-Dickens, Jesus Elias, Sara Yvonne Farmer, Nicole Ramirez Gonzalez, Molly R. Harrico, Mario Hernandez, Derek Scott Hunt, Eveline Islava, Salvador Juarez, Adayr Rene Martinez, Morgan D. McMullan, Maria del Carmen Moreno, Anna Moreno, Maria J. Olivas, Jeanette L. Palmer, Yesenia Quijada, Jessica Romo, Blanca Denise Romo, Elizabeth Hope Simmons, Julio C. Tanabe, Mirna L. Tarazon, Isabel Tarazon, Maria Melissa Vega, Cori J. Wilson, Jerry L. Woletz, Jesus Manuel Yanez 

Model of Perseverance Award – Silvia Gonzalez Adame, Dulce B. Alcaraz, Zenerika R. Araiza, Albert L. Arias, Adilene Beltran, Bol Bulabek, Sulma A. Borquez, Cristal Castellanos, Gabriela Esmeralda Cimarrusti, Denise Angelica Corella, Jesus Arnoldo Escalante, Pablet L. Escalante, Sara Yvonne Farmer, Rogelio Guizar Jr., Jessica Hernandez, Adely Hunt, Rafael Antonio Maldonado, Arianna L. Marines, Adayr Rene Martinez, Yasmin Martinez, Morgan D. McMullan, Maria del Carmen Moreno, Albert Peralta,  Elizabeth Hope Simmons, Lezlee Villalobos, Cori J. Wilson, Jerry L.Woletz 

Athletics Awards
Baseball Awards – To be announced at the end of the season 

Men’s Basketball Awards

  • 1st Team All-ACCAC, 1st Team All-Region I – Division I, Marcus Williams
  • 2nd Team All-ACCAC, 1st Team All-Region I – Division I, Jamiko Verner
  • 2nd Team All-ACCAC, 2nd Team All-Region I – Division I, Javier Johnson Blount
  • Most Valuable Player – Marcus Williams
  • Most Improved – Xavier Johnson Blount
  • Academic Athlete – Jesus Delgado 

Women’s Basketball Awards

  • 3rd Team All-ACCAC – Mieke Elkington
  • Most Valuable Player – Mieke Elkington
  • Most-Improved Player – Antoinette Dickens
  • Academic Athletes – Erica Sowers, Zelenia Pellat 

Rodeo Awards

  • Most Valuable Player – Nathan Tyler Staker
  • Most Improved Player – Micah Pimental
  • Academic Athlete – Ellen Whitehead 

Soccer Awards

  • 1st Team All-ACCAC/All-Region I – Yadira Garcia
  • 1st Team All-ACCAC/All-Region I – Mariana Brito-Neves
  • Most Valuable Player – Yadira Garcia
  • Most Improved Player – Jessica Hernandez
  • Academic Athlete – Shelby Todd 

Special Recognition for Exemplary Service
David L. Parry 

Resident Assistant Recognition
Bol Bulabek, Wade Hinkle, Angela Kennedy, Brandon McClellan, Erica Sowers, Lesley Vertrees, Jerry Woletz 

Student Government Association Recognition
Denise Corella, President; Tessa Curtis, Vice President; Jessica Hernandez, Treasurer; Sylwia Janas, Secretary; Jose Flores, Social Events Coordinator 

Douglas Campus Educator of the Year
Dean Jolly, Psychology Instructor 

Douglas Campus Female Sophomore of the Year
Jessica Hernandez 

Douglas Campus Male Sophomore of the Year
Bol Bulabek