2024 GRAND Reception Honorees
- Gerhard Apfelthaler – grant from Montecito Bank & Trust to support the Ventura County Economic Forecast event presented by the Center for Economic Research and Forecasting.
- Sarah Berg – grant from Evangelical Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Church in America to support the Pacific Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Theological Seminary's Center for Climate Justice & Faith.
- Brian Collins – grant from the Philosophical Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and Teaching Organization to support the annual Summer Philosophy Institute.
- Mina Chun, Michael Hillis, and Kelsie Sims-Schneider – grant from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing to support a partnership with the Ventura County Office of Education to establish a Teacher Residency Program.
- Jamshid Damooei – various sponsorships to support the Center for the Economics of Social Issues' second annual Conference on Undocumented Workers.
- Matthew Fienup and Dan Hamilton – grants supporting the Center for Economic Research and Forecasting's work on the Ventura County, U.S., and California economic forecasts, and the U.S. Latino GDP Report.
- Jennifer Gamarra – grant from the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology (NCSPP) and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) to sponsor conference registration and travel expenses.
- Desta Goehner and Raymond Pickett – grant from Duke Divinity School to support the participation of the project directors to participate in the Thriving in Ministry Cohort.
- Megan Fung – grants from the G.A. Foster Legacy Foundation and an anonymous funder to support the continued development of the SEEd Garden.
- Michael Hillis – grant from the Californai Commission on Teacher Credentialing to support the Pathways to Teaching Program, a partnership with the Santa Maria-Bonita School District.
- Rick Holigrocki – grants from the Southern Smoke Foundation and the City of Oxnard to support programs that expand capacity of and services offered by the Community Counseling Centers.
- Dena Jenson &²Ô²ú²õ±è;– grants from the Amgen Foundation, the Smith-Hobson Foundation, and Montecito Bank & Trust to support the Center for Nonprofit Leadership's programming and capacity.
- Sophia Khadraoui-Fortune, Ryan Medders, and Rafaela Fiore-Urizar – grant from the U.S. Department of Education to expand additional travel seminars on campus within the Spanish and French majors.
- Alison McCormick and Diane Rodriguez-Kiino – grant from the University of California to support the California Reading and Literature Project.
- Jolivette Mecenas – grant from the Radical Teacher journal to support the Food Justice of Ventura County workshop and professional development for English Department faculty related to the first-year writing program.
- Allison Moore and Regina Biddings-Muro – grant from the Amgen Foundation to support the Community Scholars for Black Lives Fellowship Program.
- Adina Nack and Tanya Wicks – grant from Kaiser Permanente to support the Public Health Internship Program, providing stipends to Public Health minors to complete internships at local nonprofits.
- Raymond Pickett – grant from the Association of Theological Schools to support the creation of the Racial Justice & Faith certificate program at the Pacific Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Theological Seminary.
- Teresa Potts, Office of Enrollment Management & Student Success – grants from the Ahmanson Foundation to support the Ahmanson Collegiate Scholarship Program and the Ahmanson Veterans Scholarship Initiative.
- Sofia Ramirez-Davis&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Credential Program.
- Ryan Sharma – grant from the Psychological Association Board of Educational Affairs to fund the cost of recording and disseminating DEI conference content.
- Office of the President, University Advancement, Office of the Provost, Facilities Planning & Auxiliary Services, Michele LeBlanc, and the Office of Sponsored Research & Projects – grants from the Ahmanson and Fletcher Jones Foundation supporting the Ahmanson Science Center renovation.
Gerhard Apfelthaler –&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Going Places. Travel Adventures by executives for travelers, business people, and other curious readers (and a few lessons for global business)
Michael Cosenza&²Ô²ú²õ±è;– A Practical Guide to Exemplary Professional Development Schools
Jason Hensley –&²Ô²ú²õ±è;One Family: Rediscovering Christianity's Relationship with Judaism
Felecia Russell – Amplifying Black Undocumented Student Voices in Higher Education
Vlad Vaiman – Murder At Sea
Kevin Volkan –&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Smart Talent Management: Managing People as Knowledge Assets