Coastal Bend Blood Center representative Leticia Mondragon (center left) presents the 2014 Top Performer Award to Del Mar College administrative assistant Grace Carreon on Wednesday in the Harvin Center on East Campus. Also on hand for the presentation are Cheryl Garner (from left), dean of student engagement and retention; Beverly Cage, director of student leadership and campus life; Bennie Clark, administrative assistant; Blanca Canales, Student Government Association treasurer; and Denise Mugabe, Student Government Association president.
Coastal Bend Blood Center representative Leticia Mondragon (center left) presents the 2014 Top Performer Award to Del Mar College administrative assistant Grace Carreon on Wednesday in the Harvin Center on East Campus. Also on hand for the presentation are Cheryl Garner (from left), dean of student engagement and retention; Beverly Cage, director of student leadership and campus life; Bennie Clark, administrative assistant; Blanca Canales, Student Government Association treasurer; and Denise Mugabe, Student Government Association president.
Sarah Fecht
Reporter
The Coastal Bend Blood Center recognized Del Mar College’s East Campus on Wednesday by presenting the college with the 2014 Top Performer Award in the education category. The center collected 603 units of blood during its 21 drives on East Campus in 2014. This is the second consecutive year East Campus has been named top donor of the year.
Texas A&M University-Kingsville came in second with 350 units of blood collected, while Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi was third with 326 units. Del Mar College’s West Campus came in fourth, with 283 donations.
The Coastal Bend Blood Center’s mobile donation center visits Del Mar College, both East and West campuses, once a month during the fall and spring semesters and stays two to three days each time.
The reporters and the editors of The Foghorn News are students at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Foghorn staff has a passion for writing and informing the public on the important issues happening locally and nationally, but most importantly what is happening on and off the Del Mar College campus.
Library employees Margot Sorrell (from left) and Laurie Jones sift through handmade bookmarks while Jennifer Jimenez serves cake. The purpose of Library Week is to encourage students and the community to use the library and resources.
Erika Locke, a new geology professor at Del Mar College, developed a love of geology at a young age when she lived in Montana. Her grandfather would tell her to go out into the woods and find rocks for them to examine. “He would tell me to bring him rocks, crack them open and bring them to him,” she said. Fascinated by the fact that there were sea fossils in a place where there was no ocean nearby, her interest in geology sparked. “I always kept a big box of rocks with me so I kind of knew,” she said.…
Contributed photo Financial Aid Services will host its third annual Mardi Gras Bash from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 9 on the second floor of the Harvin Center. The event will include bead throwing, king cake, prizes, New Orleans-style music and more. It also will be a great chance to get all your financial aid questions answered. The Mardi Gras Bash serves as a great opportunity to se- cure your summer and fall financial aid and gather information on applying for scholarships for the 2016-17 academic year. Author Sarah Fecht Sarah Fecht is a photographer/reporter for the Del Mar…
