Announcing the 2026 Students and Educators of Distinction

April 14, 2026 - 09:13 AM

 

Students & Educators of Distinction Committees ANNOUNCE

 

2026 Recipients

STUDENTS OF DISTINCTION

 

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORY

Anisha Choksey

Benjamin Trull

Dominick Yacoub

Genesis Renderos Escobar

Jocelynn De La Trinidad

Zhilin Chen

 

SERVICE ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORY

River Chang

Xenia Chen

 

COMPETITIVEACHIEVEMENT CATEGORY

Amanda Porterfield

Jonathan Rollheiser

Kasandra Claire Uy

Mayah Tiscareno

Spencer Damaske

 

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORY

Edwin Delgado

Estrella Moreno-Rios

Fatima Juarez

Felipe A. Salazar

Kevin Yang

Natalie Guillen

Faith Dang

 

EDUCATORS OF DISTINCTION

Gabriel Gardner, Professor, Physics, Engineering

Herbert Axelrod, Professor, Biological Sciences

Kashima Samuels, Director, Honors Program

Perla Partida, Transfer Specialist

Yashar Rahbar, Professor, Psychology

 

Ceremony/Lunch will be held Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.

Tickets $20/each sold from April 24-May 1, 2026 in the Student Life Office (cash only)

Advanced purchase required

Space is limited

 

Questions? Contact studentlife@mtsac.edu