Alumni Honors

SOLES seeks to recognize those graduates who have excelled in their professional lives. All SOLES Alumni are eligible for the Author E. Hughes Career Achievement Award. The Author E. Hughes Career Achievement Award is the university's highest honor bestowed upon its alumni.

2012 Honoree
Anulfo Manriquez, MA '05
President, Maximizing Access to Advance our Communities (MAAC Project)

 

2011 Honoree
Cynthia Flores, MA '79
Campus Direcctor at Coachella Valley Campus, Brandman University

 

2010 Honoree
Rich Newman, EdD '05
Principal, Monterey Ridge Elementary

 

2009 Honoree
Patricia A. Makokis, EdD '00
Blue Quills First Nations College

 

2009 Honoree
Leona Makokis, EdD '01
Blue Quills First Nations College

 
2008 Honoree

Rabbi Laurie E. Coskey, EdD '00
Executive Director, Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice of San Diego County

 

2007 Honoroee
Rebecca C. Smith, M.Ed '93
Vice President Communications, San DIego Workforce Partnership

 

2006 Honoree
Juanita Santos Nacu, MA '90, EdD '98
Educator of Heritage & Tagalong, University of California, San Diego