The 2025 Student Legacy Awards was hosted on Wednesday, May 21st. A live event was held featuring staff and student speeches and a reading of all the awardee names. Below are all of the award winners. Congratulations!

Legacy Scholar Awards

• Abeer Albalawi, HOST
• Reem Albayati, Business Technology
• Peter Bui, Cybersecurity Operations
• Rady Bum, Writing Center
• Veronica L. Carcamo, Early Childhood Education
• Vongseyvitou Chhit, Cambodian Student Society
• Julius Friority, Mathematics
• Dylan Glatt, Cybersecurity
• Hannah Grossman, ACHIEVE
• Diego Guayllas, High School Engagement & Academic Success
• Inseon Hwang, Accounting & Business Department
• Jainaba Jallow, Mathematics
• Mohammad Karimi, Business Technology
• Noah Loving, Physics
• Rebekah Maloney, Admissions
• Robyn Mason, Running Start Department
• Taylor Matthews, Academic Success Center
• Tomomi Minayoshi, HOST
• Careyana Moraa, High School Engagement & Academic Success
• Madoussou Outtara, Entry Advising
• Jillian Purdy, Legal Studies
• Salamtu Samu, UMOJA Community
• Ellie Whitby, Nursing Program
• Nevaeh Yang, Running Start Club

Legacy Leader Awards

• Remla Abdurahman, Highline College Public Speaking Center
• Rukiya Ali, Workforce Education Services
• Emilia Castro Barrera, Club de Educadoras & Workforce Education Services
• Phivin Cheng, Writing Center
• Kimlong Chhuon, Center for Leadership & Service
• Marvin Clark Caoagdan, Table Tennis Club
• Devon Corpuz, Academic Success Center
• Nghia Dang, Business Club
• Duncan Dao
• Ellis Darrow, Queer & Allies Club
• Christopher Dorizar, Cultural Learning Communities
• CD Du, Running Start Department
• Krista Eckland, Kindness Initiative Club
• Tobias English, Q Center
• Kayalee Felix, Admissions
• Gustavo Finney-Sanchez, Table Tennis Club
• Marwa Ghafoori, Afghan Club
• Anne Gillingham, Nursing Program
• Jainaba Jallow, Physics Club
• Rose Lulengo, CRU
• Ly Luong, Center for Cultural & Inclusive Excellence
• Samuel McCune, Kindness Initiative Club
• Faisal Moahamed, Early Childhood Education
• Kenah Mwaura, CRU
• Htet Nandar, Center for Leadership & Service
• Tuan Nguyen, Entry Advising,
• Hunter Pallas, Highline College Public Speaking Center
• Justus Randall, Filmmakers Club
• Manvir Sandhu, Achieve Peer Navigator
• Peniell Satia, Running Start Club
• Khoi Ton, Physics Club
• Yulduz Usmanova, Academic Success Center
• Savannah Whisman, Center for Cultural & Inclusive Excellence
• Airi Yamamoto, HOST

Special Acknowledgements

Operational Support:

• CLS & CCIE Professional Staff & Core students
• Dianna Thiele & the Purchasing Department
• Erin Jentges & the Print services
• Technology Team
• Rachel Collins, Ellie Popo, &
• Conference Services Team
• Rachel Hartshorn and the Marketing &
• Communications team
• Highline College Custodians
• Mama Gs Kitchen for Catering

Graphic Design Support:

Kristin Lawpaugh, Marketing Outreach Design Team

A special thanks to Dr. Jamilyn Penn for opening remarks, Dr. John Mosby for closing remarks, Kimlong Chhuon & Didi Muliaganotoa for being our wonderful co-hosts, and all the faculty & staff who nominated students for awards.

The Student Legacy Awards is funded by the Student Services and Activities Fee as allocated by the Associated Students of Highline College.

If you have any questions or comments about the 2024 Highline Student Legacy Awards, please contact Yuan Angelo Fernandez Granil, Programming & Marketing Leadership Advisor with the Center for Leadership & Service, at yfernandezgranil@highline.edu.

The 2024 Student Legacy Awards was hosted on Wednesday, May 22nd. A live event was held featuring staff and student speeches and a reading of all the awardee names. Below are all of the award winners. Congratulations!

Legacy Scholar Awards

• Aleniad Vazquez, Entry Advising
• Alycia Williams, Communication Studies
• Angeline Feliciano, ACHIEVE
• Carley Randall, Writing Center
• Dania Yosef, Academic Success Centers
• Daniel Trofimchik, Physics Department
• Derick Mo, ACHIEVE
• Elizabeth Ma, Mathematics
• Gabriella Vanderzanden, Nursing
• Jasleen Kaur Bal, Respiratory Care
• Maria Hatch, English
• Samantha Wilson, English
• Sergio Acuna, Promise Scholars
• Tera McWilliams, Business Technology
• Thomas Huynh, Mathematics
• Tia Simmons, Business Technology
• Yuna Takele, TRiO Student Support Services Tutoring

Legacy Leader Awards

• Annika Harris, Fantasy Fiction Writing Club
• Brinston Fader, Math Resource Center
• Cam Lyons, Thunderword
• Carolleetha Smith, Umoja Scholars Club
• Chansophalysa Than, Center for Cultural & Inclusive Excellence
• Chase Zahnow, Chemistry
• Dakne Blanco-Ramirez, Outreach Department
• Dania Yosef, Campus View
• DeVoni Lent, HOST
• Diya Faraj, Respiratory Care
• Eaint Chit Po Po, Fireside Bistro
• Eldana Mulugeta, Public Speaking Center
• Evans Omoke, ACHIEVE Peer Navigator
• G.C., ACHIEVE
• Hannah Lee, Physics Highline Association of Thinkers and Tinkerers
• Hussein Al-Badri, Center for Leadership & Service
• Jack Sundnes, Cru
• Jennifer Meadus, Cybersecurity & Women in Cybersecurity Clubs
• John Benrick Diaz, Writing Center
• John Kim, Physics Highline Association of Thinkers and Tinkerers
• Jordyn Ceplina, Computer Information Systems
• Kelsey Ahlf, Fantasy Fiction Writing Club
• Macey Fuette, Cru
• Mahad Dahir, ACHIEVE Peer Navigator
• Martin Caoagdan, Table Tennis Club
• Marvin Caoagdan, Table Tennis Club
• Merwa Kedir, Arabic Club
• Nissa Liesik, Geology
• Rebekah Maloney, Entry Advising
• Samuel McCune, Arts & Design Club
• Sergio Acuna, Entry Advising & Workforce Education Services
• Thao Chu, HOST
• Wahu Waweru, HOST
• Yuka Takeuchi, Badminton Club
• Yuliana Clarita Goyop, Academic Success Centers
• Zahra Ahmadi, Outreach Department

Special Acknowledgements

Graphic Design Support:

• Caulan Culp, Marketing Outreach Design Consultant

Operational Support:

• CLS & CCIE Professional Staff and Core Students
• Erin Jentges and Print Services
• Dianna Thiele and the Purchasing Department
• Bob Hier and the Educational Technology Team
• Rachel Collins, Eaint Chit Po Po, and the Conference Services Team
• Kristina Arnold and the Marketing & Communications Team
• Highline College Facilities

A special thanks to Dr. Jamilyn Penn, Juliette Kern, Kimberly Wangari, Muna Ali, and all of the faculty and staff who nominated students for awards.

The Student Legacy Awards is funded by the Student Services and Activities Fee as allocated by the Associated Students of Highline College.

If you have any questions or comments about the 2024 Highline Student Legacy Awards, please contact Sara Thomas, Programming & Marketing Leadership Advisor with the Center for Leadership & Service, at sthomas@highline.edu