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March 4, 2009 (El Cajon)—The Grossmont College Foundation, a non-profit organization that raises funds for educational programs benefiting students at Grossmont College in El Cajon, is seeking nominations for its 2009 Walk of Fame Alumni Award. The Walk of Fame, located on campus in the Main Quad area, is a display of several bronze plaques embedded in concrete that feature names of previous distinguished alumni.
Nominees must have completed a minimum of 12 units at Grossmont College, earned a minimum 2.0 grade point average and contributed significant achievements and leadership in their field. Deadline for submission of entries is 4 p.m. on Monday, March 23. Names can be submitted via e-mail to Ernest Ewin, Grossmont College Foundation executive director, at ernest.ewin@gcccd.edu, or call Alexis Popko for a nomination form at the Foundation office at (619) 644-7109. New honorees are expected to be announced in May.
The Foundation's efforts help fund scholarships, facility improvements and educational supplies, equipment and programs. The Walk of Fame program began in 1989. Among the 18 previous Walk of Fame recipients are medical researchers, political advocates, artists, athletes and community leaders, including nurse educator Dr. Dorothy Wiley, athletes Brian Sipe, Brad Daluiso and Joe Roth, actors Robert Hays and David Leisure, comedian Dat Tien Phan and musician Bernard "Buddy Blue" Seigal.
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