Gene J. Farrell was named Orange...

Gene J. Farrell was named Orange Coast College’s new president on

March 5. Farrell served the past nine months as the college’s interim

president and was given a contract through June 30, 2005. Previously

dean of the college, Farrell also served as vice chancellor of

business affairs for the Coast Community College District and retired

three years ago. He will come out of retirement to accept this new

position. Farrell will replace Margaret A. Gratton and will be the

eighth president in Orange Coast College’s 55-year history ... Sharon

Callaway Daniel of Costa Mesa has been named Orange Coast College’s

“Faculty Member of the Year.” Daniel is a professor of biological

sciences and has been a faculty member of the college for 30 years.

Seven professors were nominated and the final decision was made

through letters of recommendation and staff votes ... Adelheid “Pony”

Stevens, program assistant in Orange Coast College’s Allied Health

Department, has been named the college’s “Classified Staff Member of

the Year.” Stevens has been a member of the staff for 27 years.

Faculty and staff selected the winner during an election held on

campus ... Mark Anderson was presented with the “Engineer of the

Year, Land Development” award by The Orange County Branch of the

American Society of Civil Engineers. Anderson is a senior vice

president in RBF Consulting’s land development department ... Abigail

Swaim was presented with the “Young Engineer” award by The Orange

County Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the

Orange County Engineering Council. Swaim is a design engineer in RBF

Consulting’s land development department ... Acupuncturist Rose

Larsen, of Newport Beach, was elected as a member of the

International Oriental Medical Research Institute at the UC Irvine

College of Medicine. Larsen is the recipient of many awards for her

work in the field of traditional Chinese medicine ... Kathryn

Glassmyer was named director of community relations at South Coast

Plaza. She previously held the position of director of special events

for the Orange County Performing Arts Center ... Foreign Immigration

Attorney Andrea Elliot of Newport Beach has been appointed to the

board of directors of the Protocol Foundation of Orange County, a

nonprofit, private-sector organization that supports international

business.

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direct noteworthy information to Coral Wilson by fax at (949)

646-4170, or send e-mail to [email protected].