COLLEGE GRADUATE
Gamaliel Nava from Oceanside graduated from Washburn University in Kansas with a certificate as a logistics technician.
CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL
Mark Salazar of San Diego, attending Angelo State University in Texas, was named to the Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll, which is handed out to student-athletes.
DEAN’S LIST
The following students made the fall dean’s list at their respective institutions: Claire Ratzer of Solana Beach at Miami University in Ohio; Allyson Evers of Encinitas at the University of Hartford in Connecticut; Devon O’Dell and Isabella Reiss, both of San Diego, at York College of Pennsylvania; James Farthing and Duncan Wallace, both of Carlsbad, at Kettering University in Michigan; William McCormick of Carlsbad and Brandon Benkler-Iglewicz of Del Mar at Furman University in South Carolina; Carlyn Eresco of Encinitas at Linfield University in Oregon; David Foster of Oceanside and Ava Milanowski of San Marcos at Iowa State University; Zane Goldman of Vista at Pacific University in Oregon; and Soulle Zamot of Oceanside at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut.
Dean’s list honorees at the University of Maryland Global Campus include: Vivian Addeo, Kevin Lewis, Isai Perez and Bram Skinner of San Diego; Jose Banda, Madalynne Gonzalez, Christen Hawkins, Charles London, Aaryn Walker and Lorenzo Earl of Vista; Charles Hastings and Alexander Manzano of Carlsbad; Anastasia Horning, James Koob and Destyne Peppeard of San Marcos; and Moises Aguilar Suarez, David Aguirre Martinez, Johanson Bombaes, Ryan Caldwell, Rafael Davidson, Aaron Eustaquio, Sincere Em, Aaron Figueroa, Jessica Gonzales, Manuel Guerrero, Aaron Hernandez, Carolina Hernandez-Dorch, Derek Jonese, Robert Kemberling, Dakota Klatt, Arnold Lacour, Kristofer Ladrillono, Andy Launh, Lixia Liu, Audon Lopez Ayala, Joshua Marsh, Flor Matthews, Brodrick McDonald, Misha Meak, Christopher Mendoza, Alexander Mills, Deyanira Montanez Gutierrez, Abigail Ortega Gomez, Adan Osorio, Adam Phillips, Heidi Reeves, Brittany Rinaldo, Jesus Sanchez, Oluwatobiloba Solarin, Kenneth Sorrell, Jeslianne Torres, Adelyn Townson, Jeremy Weber, Jory Wing and Jeremy Steele of Oceanside.
YOUNG MARINES
Philip Zajac of San Diego has been named the Division 6 Young Marine of the Year. The junior at Westview High School will compete with five other division winners for the title of National Young Marine of the Year.
TEACHER RECOGNIZED
Timothy Stiven, a teacher at Canyon Crest Academy, has been recognized as a 2026 Global Teacher Prize finalist. Stiven, along with the other nine finalists, will travel to Dubai in advance of the Feb. 3 awards ceremony. The fourth-generation educator launched Flowers for the Future International, which began in 2021 as a book club but has blossomed into a peer-to-peer education network that supports around 500 Afghan girls in Kabul. The program enabled 40 Afghan girls to earn California high school diplomas.
TRANSIT PROMOTION
Ioni Tcholakova has been promoted to Director of Service Planning with North County Transit – San Diego Railroad. Tcholakova joined NCTD in 2021 and has led efforts focused on access, safety and mobility, among other projects.
OCEANSIDE SERVICE
Robert Howard has received the city of Oceanside’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award. The city, in collaboration with the local NAACP, recognized Howard for his volunteer work at the North County Women’s Association, Tri-City Hospital, the Rise Church of Oceanside, the North Coastal Prevention Coalition and other city initiatives in public health, family empowerment, senior outreach, and youth engagement.
MARATHON WINNERS
Mckaylie Caesar of Carlsbad and Jose Herrera of San Diego won the women’s and men’s divisions of the Jan. 18 Carlsbad Marathon with times of 2:52:21 and 2:36:47, respectively. Amelio Chio, 1:07:49, and Katelyn Yunker of San Diego, 1:20:53, won the men’s and women’s half marathon. Stefanie Cullingford won the women’s 5K, 17:52, and Eddie Ramos won his fifth consecutive Carlsbad 5K with a time of 15:30.
