May 10

May 10 Del Mar College inducting single newest “Hall of Fame” member

Del Mar College

CORPUS CHRISTI (News Release) - The Del Mar College (DMC) Student Government Association leadership will first recognize the three “Instructors of the Year” who were selected by the student body with each representing one of the College’s three campuses.

The 2024 honorees include Dr. Dawson Barrett, Associate Professor of History with the Social Sciences Department, representing the Heritage Campus; Mary Guerra, Assistant Instructor of Dental Hygiene with the Dental and Imaging Technology Department, representing the Windward Campus; and Lisa Pollakis, Professor of Hospitality Management and Program Director with the Business Administration and Entrepreneurship Department, representing the Oso Creek Campus.

Mary Guerra

Lisa Pollakis

Dr. Dawson Barrett

College administrators and faculty will also recognize 125 DMC students’ academic achievement with “Outstanding Student” Awards among the programs in the College’s four divisions: 1) Communications, Fine Arts and Social Sciences; 2) Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Kinesiology and Education; 3) Business, Entrepreneurship and Health Sciences; and 4) Industry and Public Service.

And with much anticipated celebration toward the end of the ceremony, the College’s single newest “Hall of Fame” inductee––Ethan Gene Sullivan––will be recognized and honored for his accomplishments. He will join the ranks among the 423 inductees who met the benchmark for over more than seven decades. The prestigious honor is reserved for the select few who have demonstrated scholarly dedication, leadership and participation in student organizations and community service.

Ethan Gene Sullivan. Photo courtesy of Del Mar College.

The Drama major will not only be recognized as the only “Hall of Famer” but also as an “Outstanding Student” just as he was in spring 2023. Sullivan is also a recipient of the Sue Sellors Finley Drama Endowed Scholarship for 2023-2024. Among his campus achievements he is a member of three student organizations, including serving as current Treasurer of DMC’s Gamma Sigma Chapter of the international college honor society Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), a member of the country’s largest leadership honor society the National Society of Leadership & Success and as current President of the Safe Space Club at DMC. He has also served on the All-Texas Academic Team.

Sullivan has volunteered on and off campus, providing sound mix and technical support for both Del Mar Drama productions and at the Church of Grace, volunteering with the Corpus Christi Diversity Council and participating during National Humanitarian Day.

His campus activities specifically include volunteering with Groceries to Go by providing mobile food distribution, attending regional and national PTK conferences, assisting with the College’s “Discover Del Mar” event to recruit and inform high school students as potential Vikings, participating during Adopt-A-Beach cleanup events and going beyond his roles with Del Mar Drama productions to volunteer additional assistance to support his fellow actors and classmates.

Sullivan graduates next Friday, May 17, as part of Del Mar College’s Class of Spring 2024.

Before Sullivan’s recognition as “the” 2024 Hall of Fame inductee, “Outstanding Student” Award recipients will be recognized for their academic achievement in their respective majors, including:

Division of Communications, Fine Arts and Social Sciences

• Art: Jonathan Donna, Jennavieve Elliot, Christina Gatchel, Stephen Nevares, Samantha Nieves, Nathan Olivarez, Tyler Robason and Symphony Rose

• Drama: Roman Mendieta and Ethan Sullivan

• History: Coleson Adams, Ysabel Hernandez, Samantha Holly, Daniel Longoria, Katty Mazeda, Anthony Padilla, Ethan Satery-Miranda, Jade Wells and Isabella West

• Journalism: Aubree Curran and Marie Ponce

• Psychology: Isabella Nunez, Nicholas Vara and Joshua Whitaker

• Speech: Teresa Gonzales and Jasmine Vasquez

Division of Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Kinesiology and Education

• Computer Science, Engineering and Advanced Technology: Joe Cruz, Robert Golden, Jacob Hinojosa, Marissa Martinez and Ishmael Wallace

• Geology: Olivia Ramirez

• Kinesiology: Neives Guajardo, Paula Hernandez-Huitron, Joseph Kuhn, Kassandra Sandoval, Kadance Smith, Christian Williams-Rippstine and Amanda Laughlin

• Mathematics: Aurora Raygoza

Division of Business, Entrepreneurship and Health Sciences

• Accounting: Ursula Benitez, Amber Robertson and Linda Sanchez

• Business Administration: Erica Rodriguez

• Cosmetology: Makinley Browning and Alejandra Mendoza

• Culinary Arts: Mazzy Tagliaferro

• Dental Assisting: Tylie Eamello, Azeneth Gonzalez, Alejandra Morales and Amanda Ramirez

• Dental Hygiene: Jazmine Alvarado, Christina Bauer, Kimmie Burch, Efren Carmona, Brenda Cepeda, Ana Chavez, Autumn Diaz, Helen Escobar Villar, Sarai Gamez, Ariel Garcia, Melany Garza, Julissa Gay, Celeste Gonzales, Karina Guajardo, Samantha Guerra, Madison Hernandez, Claudette Lara, Lyza Leal, Trinity Lozano, Ashlyn Martinez, Jordan Mendoza, Meagan Mikes, Jacklyn Mrayyan, Cloressa Payne, Emmy Tuyet, Phuong Tran, Brianna Polk, Natalie Price, Danielle Ramirez, Jasmine Ramsey, Anissa Rodriguez, Nina Salinas, Gladys Melissa Sanchez, Samantha Soliz, Karla Soto, Jessie Southern, Daisy Tran, Tran Tran, Shana Tuibeo and Kaylie Westmoreland

• Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Angela Cabuling and Brittany Fox

• Echocardiography: Emerald Guerrero

• Hospitality Management: Kayla Foster and Christopher Tyler Tichacek

• Management: Suzette Weis

• Medical Assisting: Marissa Beard, Ferrari Garcia, Ariadna Grice, King King, Lana Pena, Priscilla Posada and Jasmin Vasquez

• Medical Laboratory Technology: Jennifer Argo, Alana Coapland and Emilio Pineda

• Nursing: Yancey Hernandez, Zhenbang Li and Sarah Raffay

• Occupational Therapy Assisting: Angelica Valdez de Taylor

• Physical Therapy Assisting: Mikayla Trevino

• Respiratory Therapy: April Luna, Luis Mendoza and ReNee Morris

• Surgical Technology: Mia Nguyen

Division of Industry and Public Service