2005 Scholarship Winners
Section: Scholarships
- Here are the winners of the 2005 JACC Scholarship program.
- $750 Warren Mack Scholarship
- $750 Warren Mack Scholarship
- Roland Rubio III, Contra Costa College
- $750 Art Margosian Scholarship
- Joshua Ayers, Bakersfield College
- $750 LA Times Scholarships
- Victoria Sanchez, Santa Barbara City College
- Linda Rapka, Pasadena City College
- Linda Rapka, Pasadena City College
- Dr. Cristina L. Acozar Scholarships
- These scholarships awarded in the name of Joe Dr. Cristina L. Azocar of San Francisco State University, who was honored for distinguished service to Journalism Education.
- Perry Shirley, Contra Costa College
Noraly Hernandez,
Tracy Chamberlain, Santa Barbara City College
Chandra Roberts, Pima College
Komfort Akyempon, Santa Monica College
Erick Galindo, Cerritos College
Hersson Preciado, Cerritos College - Perry Shirley, Contra Costa College
Dr. Cristina L. Azocar
Dr. Cristina L. Azocar is the director of the Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism (CIIJ) and an adjunct assistant professor of journalism at San Francisco State University. Azocar earned her doctorate in Communication Studies at the University of Michigan in 2001. Her research and teaching focuses on portrayals of people of color in the news. She received her master's degree in Ethnic Studies and her bachelor's degree in Journalism from San Francisco State University. Dr. Azocar's interest in diversity in the news media spans almost fifteen years, and began with her concern about negative representations about Native Americans. Dr. Azocar serves on the board of the Native American Journalism Association as secretary, the California Society of Newspaper Editors, Grade the News, the Sequoyah Research Center‚s American Native Press Archives. She is also on the Task force for Diversity for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Dr. Azocar is a member of the Upper Mattaponi Tribe of the Powhatan Nation.
