Irvine Valley College
Foundation Awards Dinner
April 13, 2009

This year’s gala, which was sponsored by Grainger, a local facilities maintenance supplier, raised more than $43,000.  Patrick Healy, NBC Channel 4 News reporter, was the keynote speaker, and Maria Hall-Brown, producer of KOCE-TV’s “Real Orange,” served as the master of ceremonies.

The evening wouldn't have been complete without an auction of city officials for charity.  In what turned out to be a fierce bidding war, Irvine resident Patrick Strader placed the winning bid of $1,000 for Irvine Mayor Sukhee Kang.  The other individuals auctioned off that evening were City Manager Sean Joyce, Police Chief Dave Maggard and Fire Chief Brian Stephens.

Four individuals were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the college with presentation of the IVC Medal, the Foundation’s highest honor.  Medal winners were: Howard J. Klein of Klein, O’Neill & Singh, LLP for his leadership of the Foundation and his many years of support for the college; Fawn Tanriverdi, a counselor at the college, for her longtime work on behalf of disadvantaged students; and Raymond A. Lee and Jeffrey C. Joy of Greenberg Traurig LLP for their generous support of the annual Astounding Inventions competition.

NBC Channel 4 News reporter Patrick Healy (center) is greeted by Raymond Lee and Jeffrey Joy of Greenberg Traurig LLP	Professor Kiana Tabibzadeh and President Glenn Roquemore accept a $5,000 gift from Grainger representatives Bill Jenkins, Renelle Jenkins and Jeff South. Provided by The Grainger Foundation, the gift will provide scholarships for electronic technology students.
Foundation Board Members Sandi Clark and Cecilia Goodman with Honoree Fawn Tanriverdi.	Irvine Mayor Sukhee Kang, Student Trustee Hannah Lee and Supervisor Bill Campbell.
Howard Klein receives congratulations from Board President Don Wagner.	Representing Charter 100, Peggy Eckroth, Dee Sampson and Johanna Brody.
Bill Woollett (Irvine’s first city manager) and Irvine Mayor Sukhee Kang	Representing the law firm of Jackson/DeMarco/Tidus/Peckenpaugh, Spring Robinson and Andy Bernstein chat with Chancellor Raghu Mathur (center)
Foundation Board member William Crosby and Michael J. FitzGerald of Barnes, Crosby, FitzGerald & Zeman with Emeritus Institute Director Dave Anderson.	Tom and Edie van Huss, Eric Wood (student), Edward Park (student), Professor Stephen Rochford and Mary Corey.
Greg Powers (Jackson/DeMarco/Tidus/Peckenpaugh), Roxanne Moin (Best Best & Kreiger), Marc Ehrlich (BB&K), Michael Torres (BB&K), Chris Palmer (Congressman John Campbell's Office) and Robert Abiri (BB&K)	Philip Feldhus, Dean of Humanities & Languages Karima Feldhus, and Professor Kiana Tabibzadeh.
Prabodh and Roopa Mathur, Vice President of Instruction Craig Justice, Stephanie Alvarez, Academic Senate President Wendy Gabriella, Vice Chancellor David Bugay, and Dean of Math & Science Kathleen Schrader.	Representing the construction firm of C.W. Driver, Bruce and Chelle Curry, David Amundson and Chrissy Keller.
Larry Plano, Deputy Chancellor Gary Poertner, Vice President of Student Services Gwen Plano, Adair Poertner, and Pam Goacher (RGP Planning & Development Services)	Bonnie Brogan, Professor George Brogan, Professor Terry Barbee, and Darryl Cox, Director of Financial Aid.
Front row: Dean of Counseling Liz Cipres, Trustee Marcia Milchiker, Fawn Tanriverdi, Cecilia Goodman and Sedef Odemis (student); Back row: Alexandra Concepcion (student), Rosaura Donobarros (student), Donna Negrete (student), Serina Dutcher-Centers (student), Dee Sampson, Shelly Brown, Mary Earl Spencer, Alice Hix-Weitzman, Julie Davis, Peggy Eckroth and Johanna Brody.	Professor Daniel Luzko and Professor Jodi Titus.

Special thanks to our generous sponsors.