Each year the EOP&S Program selects a student of the year recipient. Students selected for this prestigious award have displayed a strong work ethic, followed all program rules and regulations, and have gone above an beyond to participate in the program.
2023-2024 Savannah P. Barta
Each year the EOP&S Program selects a most improved student of the year. This award goes to a student that did not start off well in the program but overcame the start to be a model EOP&S student.
2023-2024 Manjit Kaur
2022-2023 Josue Diaz
2021-2022 Santiago Elizondo
2020-2021 Mikaela Green
2018-2019 Miyadad Molla
2017-2018 Nancy Villagran
2016-2017 Sarah-Ann Taporco
2015-2016 Tia Chew
2014-2015 Josephine Garcia
2013-2014 Adriana Lopez
2012-2013 Cynthia Mondragon
2011-2012 Alicia Valencia
Each year the EOP&S Program selects an Eternal Flame award winner. The Eternal Flame award is given to a student who has had to overcome major life obstacles and has still been successful.
2023-2024 Raquel Carnero
2022-2023 Eliza Garcia
2021-2022 Mark Newman
2020-2021 Randy Freitas
2018-2019 Lionel Smith
2017-2018 Maria Jauregui
2015-2016 Jazmin Ambriz Castrejon
2014-2015 Amy Nevarez
2013-2014 Alicia Godinez
2012-2013 Erin Johnson
2011-2012 Krista Keith
Each year the EOP&S Program selects a LIFE award winner. The LIFE award is given to an MJC employee who has made a major difference in the life of a student. EOP&S students nominate MJC employees and the EOP&S Advisory Committee selects the winner.
2023-2024 Erik Maki MJC Professor of Music
2022-2023 Gisele Flores MJC Professor of Child Development
2021-2022 Dave Shrock MJC Health Instructor
2020-2021 Tracy Gillman MJC Financial Aid
2018-2019 Christopher Briggs MJC Reading Instructor
2017-2018 Cheryl Williams Jackson MJC BBSS Instructor & Bryan Silva MJC BBSS Instructor
2015-2016 Dale Phillips MJC Computer Science Instructor
2014-2015 Al Smith MJC History Instructor
2013-2014 Donna Yarnal MJC Counseling Office
2012-2013 Barbara Jensen MJC English Instructor
2011-2012 Dr. James Curl MJC Math Instructor
The EOP&S Program benefits greatly from the cooperation and support of MJC Staff and faculty in all departments, from facilities to financial aid to instructors and beyond. Our students thrive and succeed due in large part to a network of support woven throughout the different departments on campus. We have the privilege to recognize those individuals outside of our department who have supported our program and our students in unique and meaningful ways. Nominated by EOP&S department staff, these MJC staff and faculty members have helped to illustrate the enormous value in having "friends of the program".
2023-2024
2022-2023
2021-2022
2020-2021
"The story goes that a young man, walking down a long, unpaved, dusty road to visit a friend, had nothing but a nickel in his pocket. Feeling down on his luck, he noticed two gnarled horseshoe nails lying by the side of the road. He picked them up and put them in his pocket. As he jingled these objects together with his meager fortune, he walked a little bit taller, with a little more pride and dignity."
EOP&S works to enhance self-esteem, foster pride and dignity, and motivate those whom the program serves, enabling them to more effectively define and pursue career goals. It is important that they too have “something to jingle”.
The Nickel & Nail awards were created this year to recognize EOP&S students for their hard work, their positive attitude, and their growth throughout their time in our program.
2023-2024
2022-2023
2021-2022
Community Scholarships are given in honor of people and/or organizations that have gone above & beyond in supporting EOP&S and our students.
2023-2024
2022-2023
2021-2022
Pursuing college right after high school is not a decision everyone makes, but for a group of 25 students, this was the path they chose. The College Readiness Program is a six-week learning community for 25 new high school graduates during the summer session. The College Readiness Scholarship is given to a student who demonstrates initiative, motivation, and ambition to pursue a higher education and continues putting effort in future Semesters.
2023-2024 Candice Sivilaythong
2022-2023 Eliza Garcia
2021-2022 Matthew Maragol
Coming to college is not always an easy journey, especially for students with additional barriers. Each fall and spring semester, a group of 30 students who face a variety of challenges experience a semester together in a program called Bridge. The Bridge Program Scholarship is given to one student who has shown desire, dedication, and discipline while participating in the program. This student may have gone through obstacles or had additional barriers that could've made completing the program and future semesters more challenging.
2023-2024 Brenda Navarrete-Montes
2022-2023 Elias Rivera
2021-2022 Angela Ramirez
2023-2024 Nina Hodges
2022-2023 Breeann Barnes
2021-2022 Janitha Hall
2023-2024 Janessa Harris
2022-2023 Traneisia Jones
