We are pleased to have outstanding faculty and students who receive recognition for their research, service, and academic achievements in areas such as physical education, holistic health, exercise science, public health, teaching, strength and conditioning, sports psychology, health education, kinesiology, exercise physiology, and health promotion to name a few.
Student Awards and Recognition
Geiger-Metzger Award
J. Burton Vasché Award
Dean's Medal of Excellence
| 2021 |
Andrew Boland |
| 2020 |
Viridiana Van Den Hengel |
| 2019 |
Tirzah Ricklick |
| 2018 |
Katherine Temnyk |
| 2017 |
Jason Oliveira |
| 2016 |
Channing Wilson |
| 2015 |
Rebecca Van Klaveren |
| 2014 |
Adriana Rivas |
| 2021 |
Benjamin Davies |
| 2020 |
Kyle Alexander |
Student Leadership Awards
Judge and Alverta Hughes Humanitarian Award
| 2016 |
Consuelo Hernandez (Kinesiology - Health Promotion) |
Outstanding Student Organization
Department Awards and Recognition
James Bowen Memorial Award (Single Subject Physical Education)
| 2021 |
Brandon Pacheco |
| 2020 |
Brian Dudley and Salvador Gutierrez |
| 2019 |
Miguel Arellano |
| 2018 |
Gabriela Aguilar |
| 2017 |
Nina Garcia |
| 2016 |
Enith Rojas |
| 2015 |
Omar Musleh |
| 2014 |
Matthew Blakely |
| 2013 |
Christine Retteinhouse |
Outstanding Exercise Science Student
| 2021 |
Rocky Pimentel |
| 2020 |
Sean Fjellstrom |
| 2019 |
Rebecca Linderman |
| 2018 |
Krystle Sanders |
| 2017 |
Alexa Sanchez-Estrada |
| 2016 |
Hannah Cifuentes
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Outstanding Public Health Promotion Student
| 2021 |
Job Medina-Ramirez |
| 2020 |
Samantha Nerio* |
| 2019 |
Alexxa Banuelos* |
| 2018 |
James Nelson* |
| 2017 |
Bryan Jimenez* |
| 2016 |
Consuelo Hernandez* |
*Previously Known as Outstanding Health Promotion Student Award
Highest GPA
Single Subject Matter - Physical Education
| 2021 |
Andrew Boland |
| 2020 |
Brian Dudley |
| 2019 |
Miguel Arellano |
Exercise Science
| 2021 |
Benjamin Davies |
| 2020 |
Kyle Alexander |
| 2019 |
Sean Bender |
| 2017 |
Jason Oliveira |
Public Health Promotion
| 2021 |
Job Medina-Ramirez |
| 2020 |
Viridiana Van Den Hengel* |
| 2019 |
Cinthia Morales Martinez* |
| 2017 |
Sukhsharn Johal* |
*Previously Health Promotion Highest GPA
Professional Organization Awards
California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CAHPERD)
| 2019 |
Diana Cardenas |
James Echols Award |
| 2017 |
Jenna Boesch |
John F. Kennedy Award |
| 2017 |
Bill Amaya |
James Echolas Award |
| 2012 |
Bethany Kerr |
Winifred Van Hagen/Rosalind Cassidy Award |
| 2012 |
Christine Rettinhouse |
John R. Kennedy Award |
American Kinesiology Association (AKA)
| 2020 |
Jorge Alvarez |
| 2019 |
Kinsey Pettigrew-Taa |
| 2018 |
Jade Poon |
| 2017 |
Katrina Tooman |
| 2016 |
Channing Wilson |
Faculty Awards and Recognition
Student Leadership Awards
| 2021 |
Janice Herring |
Student Empowerment Award |
| 2015 |
Brent Powell |
Student Organization Advisor Award |
| Student Org. Advisor Award |
