Ursa Student Awards

Ursa Student Awards

Ursa Student Leadership Awards

The Ursa Awards were established in 2003 to celebrate bear stars, Phoenix College's student leaders.  The honors were inspired by the constellations Ursa Major, which in Latin means Great Bear, and Ursa Minor, Little Bear

Sponsored every spring by Student Life & Leadership, college employees nominate students who merit recognition for their outstanding leadership and service to the college, or community. Students are only eligible for this recognition once.

 

Faculty & Staff, Nominate a Student!

PC Faculty and Staff, Nominate a Student Leader!

PC Faculty and Staff, Nominate a Student Leader for the Ursa Awards!

Nomination Details

The deadline to apply for Ursa Awards is Friday, Apr. 5, 2024, by 5 pm.  

If you're an employee who'd like to recognize an outstanding student who attended Phoenix College during the Fall 2023, or Spring 2024 semesters, please complete the online nomination form

AWARDS CEREMONY  Nominators are asked to attend the award ceremony, which will take place on April 25, 2024, from 5 - 7 pm.  Additional details apply; please review the nomination form thoroughly.  Questions may be referred to Dr. Vashi Worley Moore, or Aris Mosier, of Student Life & Leadership.

 

Review Past Honorees

Ursa

Review the award recipients in the 2023 Program

Ursa

Review the award recipients in the 2022 Program.

Heather Agoodie Zach Knapp
Diana Chavez Sarah McAllen
Janelle Chavez Kristen Oliva Marrero
Maricruz Chavez-Tinoco Amanda Nolan
George Childs David Leon Ortiz
Michelle Cunneen Yahir Mendoza Rubio
Pocahontas Daniels Elsa Ruiz
sara Davis Hana Ruiz
Michaela Footracer Amanda Siegrest
Jasmine Goode Joshua Smith
Janet Hernandez Brittany Spears
Charidy Hullilhen Lucero Vargas
Peniella Irakoze Kerrington Vaughn
Bryan Ixtabalan Ryan Young
   

 

Heather Agoodie Diana Chavez
Janelle Chavez Maricruz Chavez Tinoco
George Childs Michelle Cunneen
Pocahontas Daniels Sara Davis
Michaela Footracer Jasmine Goode
Janet Hernandez Charidy Hullihen
Penielle Irakoze Bryan Ixtabalan
David Leon Ortiz Zach Knapp
Sarah McAllen Yahir Mendoza Rubio
Amanda Nolan Kristen Oliva Marrera
Elsa Ruiz Hannah Ruiz
Amanda Siegrest Joshua Smith
Brittany Spears Lucero Vargas
Kerrington Vaughn Ryan Young

Sumiyyea Abdul-Rasheed Branco Roebers
Esteban Bejines Angel Verdugo
Misgana Gebremariam Dorothy Nadeau
Adriana Galvez Jonathan Fuentes
Richard Whatley Marlen Flores-Castaneda
Michael Garcia Sydney Horton
Nicole Day Darenda Gilder
Deisy Curiel Sara Solomon Tezare
Maksudakhon Samadova Michael Garcia
Marcos Polanco Meda Melina Aguayo
Charlene White Maria Rodriquez
Ely Gonzalez Gabriela Flores
Cristal Zambrano Gabriella Palma
Alema Jenkins Diana Torres
Sarah Lawson Cathy de Veyta
Cassandra Moya Luis Aguilera
Juan Herrera Ashley Flores-Prez
Lucero Vegas Chiao Chen Wang
Christopher Sanchez Yesenia Martinez
Laurel Smith Anna Bain
Omar Corral Armas Jasmine Goode
Tanya Nesselrode Macedonio Pena
Jaziel Olmeda Amanda Morris
Kassandra Barrera Alondra Lopez Solis
Andre "Dre" Adams Emily Lopez
Joise Garth Kerrington Vaughn
Michelle Cunneen Nam Nguyen
Randy Long Reynaldo "Rey" Bujan

Hernan Acosta

Arturo Sosa Mendoza

Danny Al-Qasemy

Rosa Mendoza

Sebastian Aguas

Salman Mohammed

Luz Acuna Corona

Karina Ramirez

Vito Favaloro

Areli Ramos

Ely Gonzalez

Stella Rodriguez

Adeena B. Hender

Andrew Ruiz

Precious Jackson

Tirso Tonche

Keenan Johanson

Quianna Tyler

Jeanette Lalli

Julia Villalobos

Diamon “L” Lindsley

Kelly Wilson

Vivica Lopez

Rocio Zarate

Ursa

Alicia Aragon

Salman Mohammed

Josie Brown

Stephanie Morales

Rebecka Cabrera

Jesus David Moreno

Alysa Castillo

Muska Najib

Ainsley Chapman

Marina Olguin

Eric Clark

Natalia Olivares

Jaideen Cobb

Jaime Pasillas Garcia

Daniel (Kody) Cubbage

Gabriela Orta Renteria

Deisy Curiel

Estella Rodriguez

Shynia Davis

Kiana Saumalu

Nicole Day

Daniel Segovia

Miranda Dominguez

Arturo Sosa

Joy Edwards

Markel Sumler

Jonathan Fuentes

Cynthia Terrazas

Reilly Goulet

Tirso Tonche

Luigi Hernandez

Francisco Torres Castro

RaeJean “Rae” Honie

Quianna Tyler

Brian Howard

Selyna Monique Ulibarri

Jose Gaytan Landaverde

Stephen Vega

Diamond Linsley

Mayra Velazquez

Vivica Lopez

Destini Vison

Averey Macias

Ryan Wade

Jose Magana Perez

Jaimee Walker

Janeli Maldanado

Richard Whatley

Anyssa Manuel

Kim Wondra

Nidiana Martinez

Rocio Zarate

Toure Masters

 

Rosa Mendoza

 

Anna Alcaraz Jacinto

Luis Martinez

Naomie Amuli

Jose Magana

Sierra Aranda

Anyssa Manuel

Jessica Archibeque

Chaawpohdeey Melody

Victoria Bernal

Sawyer Morain

Lucero Botello

Jennifer Nguyen

Monica Calderon Morales

Thien Kha (Abbie) Nguyen

Victoria Castro-Corral

Chrisitan Ochoa

Celeste Celaya

Jasmine Ortiz

Tanzy Charles

Iliya Pahfilenko

Daniel Corral

Celena (CEL) Parra

Alvardo Cortes

Osvaldo Pena

Kevin Davis, JR

Cj Peregrina

Carlos De La Cruz

Xicgutk Ratas

Karen De La Fuentes Saenz

Tahseen Sage

Edder Diaz Martinez

Jose Sanchez

Darin Engquist

Rocio Sanchez-Rameriz

Jonathan Fuentes

Anthony Sandoval

Carlos Gama

Lyndelle Sanjuanero

Lora Gamoyen

Daniela Saucedo

Sarah Gilbreth

Daniel Segovia

Mercedes Gillon Gant

Arturo Sosa Mendoza

Izzamar Gracia

Sheila Shelton

Maurico Banos Hernandez

Lawrence Sims

Rae Honie Ethlei HSO

Michael Stark

Jarvis Horne

Cynthia Terrazas

Michelle Hovel

Richard Whatley

Matthew Jernstedt

Binh Ton

Michelle Juede

Tirso Tonche

Jamila Khan

Francisco Torres

Mustafa Khaleel

Kasey Vaughn

Juan Maldanado

Francisco Velazquez

Edgar Manriquez-Sandoval

Adrian Vidales

Brenda Martin

 

 

Sarah Allen

Leslie Reilly

Alicia Beltran

Nick Rosales

Mikal Benion

Daniela Saucedo

Brandon Brown

Ebony Scott

Crystal Diaz

Daniel Segovia

Shelby Drey

Daelane “Shack” Shackleford

Jessica Franco

Amanda Slim

Sergio Galarza

Gilberto Sosa- Mendoza

Jessica Galindo

Homero Sosa-Mendoza

Amelia Hernandez

Cynthia Terrazas

Maha Jawad

Billy Tallas

Mustafa Khaleel

Tirso Tonche

Noah King

Jason Turner

Luis Lopez

Daniel Valdez

Harris Lyons

Adrian Vidales

Klarissa Moreno

Richard Whatley

Lirio Orozco Chavez

 

Patricia Acuna

Brenda Martin

AnaMaria Ayala

Miranda Michaelson

Carlos Barajas-Hernandez

Brianna Monet Olmos

Aliza Benitez

Klarissa Moreno

Rosina Cabaillas

Jeremy Morrow

Gregory Carr

Aristotle Ocampo

Jerman Carrera

Jose Carlos Ortega

Ramon Chavez

Lirio Orozco-Chavez

Cristian Chavolla

Ami Perez

Danielle Cipolletti

Jessica Perez

Amy Cooke

Brendon Pineda-Morales

Makenzi Dallas

Jorge “Stanley” Reyes

Andrea Diaz

Challis Roles

Melody Diaz

Christian Santana

Maricela Delahanty

Lawrence Sims

Matthew Doherty

Ebony Scott

Lola Dominguez

Daelane “Shack” Shackleford

Cecilia Duarte

Sheila Shelton

Jose “Stretch” Estrella Redondo

Ryo Sugihara

Joseph Federico

Gerraldine Tahere

Sergio Galarza

Cynthia Terrazas

Wendy Garcia

Ruth Tewoldemedhin

Matthew Garren

Kaydee Turner

Sarah Hernandez

Daniel Valdez

Daesha Jackson

Paul Verrell

Maha Jawad

Richard Whatley

Francisco M. Lopez

Navid Yazdani

Saul Lopez

Angelo Zacchio

Priscilla Acosta

Tylee Marsh

Jose Alvarado

Luis Martinez

Nichole Barlow

Dwight Melvin

Vanessa Calderon

Juan Carlos Mendoza

Veronica Diaz

Jose L. Mungia

Lola Dominguez

Amanda Nieto

Kelly Fousel

Ashley Pedroza

Wendy Garcia

Roseann Pedroza

Muataz Hantosh

Kevin Reed

Margarita Hernandez

Stephanie Robles

Esmeralda Islas-Aniceto

Rebecca Ruegg

Nora Jafar

Lawrence Sims

Candance Johnson

Howard Turner

Jeanette Johnson

Keoni Wright

Ursa

Priscilla Acosta

Noel Hules

Rachel Albinda

Jessica Johnson

Andres “Jesus” Avila

Monica Jones

Kathryn Banning

Rasha Kareem

Ana Alcaraz

Marlenda Luther

Trudy Begay

Sheilagh Murray

Karime Cowan

Lorena Nava

Zelinna Palma

Manuel Ordones

Dairee Benitez

Kevin Oswalt

Angela Biddle

Farah Raheem

Ashoka Bighorse

Kristina Richardson

Valerie Carrasco

Rachel Schuerger

Loren Brock

Andy Sandoval

Lia Clark

Susan Sota

Teresita De Leon

Dauda Sheriff

Josue Esqueda Serna

Erick Tanchez

Diana De La Rosa

Khalid Stanikzai

Tomas Espinosa

Kaydee Turner

Desmond Fahie

Robert Turner

Gloria Gjeltema

Clarisa Valenzuela

Nicole Friend

Edgar Villarreal

Thomas Hudson

Setareh Zakikhani

Ryan Harper

Sepideh Zakikhani

Noorhan Jafar

Ziye “Zoe” Zhang

Priscilla Acosta

Natalie Hoover

Andres “Jesus” Avila

Trisha House

Ahmed Al Brich

Gabriella Lim

Zulema Barreras

Isatta Magona

Jose Barron

Brittany Montoya

Denisha Brown

Tania Nieblas

Rebekah Clawson

Francheska Nimes

Lucero Curiel

Maria “Yany” Ochoa

Travis DeCocq

Rosa Paredes

Jorge Gallegos

Kevin Reed

Rhonda Gerchak

Jasmine Richardson

Yvonne Glen “Chuco”

Rocio Robles

Maxima Guerrero

Mkadasha Spencer

Jose Garcia

Michael Wainscott

Muataz Hantosh

Deeda Weber

Terri Hernandez

 

Bethany Hickman

 

Alonzo Highsmith

 

Elizabeth Barretero

Hazael Perez

Bernardo Beltran

Mae Ramirez

Julie Bergdorf

Josefa Ramos

Tuli Das

Brittany Rexroat

Roberto Diaz

Cassandra Rogers

Hector Garcia

Peggi Rohner

Abel Hernandez

Corinne Rouille

Kay Jens

Sarah Sanogo

Alena Joyner

Silvia Michelle Soto

Yan Fen Jennifer Kuang

Nanette Tanner

Stephanie Le

Melissa Villela

Dave Munsell

Jasmine Ware

Adisa Osmankic

Raina Whittekiend

 

Debora Wilson

Jacklyn Angel

Teresa Y Guerra

De’Shonda Barnes

Chanel Harley

Keeley Barnes

Will Hightower

Haiar Benloughmary

James Legg

Flor Berber

Ivan Martinez

Ashoka Bighorse

Kathy McGee

Paula Brooks

Stephen McFarland

Paige Calvano

Chaz Nuanez

Miguel Castenada

Elizabeth Odneal

Amy Chase

Jessica Olguin

Cristina Chavez

Adrianne Penullar

Heather Chetkauskas

Anna Pillotte

Gene Cody

Michelle Poehls

Lyn Colorado

Rosa Querry

Jorge Cruz

Valerie Roy

Maria Figueroa

Roman Salt

David Fredericks

Jeremy Stegall

Tupuwa Betani

Raymond Browning

Rose Michelle Cano

Angela Carter

Fernando Castano

Cristina Chavez

Danny Chavez

LaTresha Cox

Erika Dominguez

Charis Elliott

Danny Flores

Felipe Vincente Flores

Victoria Uraina Garrett

Jesus Granillo

Zachary Hall

Clottee Hammons

Austin Herd

Muna Jama

Salen Lin

 

Ivan Martinez

Jennifer Mills

Elizabeth Norman

Chaz Nuanez

Emily Olivas

Valezka Ponce

Marshae Roebuck

David Rosales

Esperanza Salazar

Truman Tsosie

Jude Velasquez

Alma Venegas

George Vo

Shannon Whitney

Jenn Williams

Alli Witt

Lionel Yellowhair

Tyra Young

Janett Zazuete