The California State University, Stanislaus College of Business Administration will present special recognition awards to seven business and community leaders and to Kaiser Permanente on Thursday, May 15 at the Eighth Annual Recognition and Awards Banquet scheduled for 6 p.m. in the University Union Event Center. Open to invited guests and the media, the program will also recognize the achievements of CSU Stanislaus CBA students, faculty, staff, alumni, members of the Business Advisory Board, and business leaders from the region.
The community recipients are: Outstanding Business Leader Paula Zagaris-Leffler, President of Liberty Property Management and CFO of PMZ Real Estate; Outstanding Entrepreneur Dan Costa of Modesto, CEO of 5.11 Tactical Inc.; Outstanding Community Leader Brent Ives, Mayor of Tracy; Outstanding Emerging Business Leader John Jacinto, President and Co-Founder of VisTech Manufacturing Solutions in Stockton; Outstanding Business Alumna Trudy Pauley, Foster Farms Director of Finance; Outstanding Community Service Leader, Kevin Riley, Stanislaus County Office of Education Project Analyst; Outstanding CBA Business Advisory Board Member Kent Kushar, E. & J. Gallo Winery Vice President and Chief Information Officer; and Outstanding Corporate Social Responsibility, Kaiser Permanente's Free Mobile Medical Clinic. Kaiser's mobile clinic makes monthly stops with no eligibility criteria for participants at Turlock's CARES Resource Center which is operated through a CSU Stanislaus community grant program that helps the homeless and needy.
Faculty and staff will be recognized for their achievements and service to the College during the past year and students will be honored with scholarships for leadership and academic excellence.
The community recipients are: Outstanding Business Leader Paula Zagaris-Leffler, President of Liberty Property Management and CFO of PMZ Real Estate; Outstanding Entrepreneur Dan Costa of Modesto, CEO of 5.11 Tactical Inc.; Outstanding Community Leader Brent Ives, Mayor of Tracy; Outstanding Emerging Business Leader John Jacinto, President and Co-Founder of VisTech Manufacturing Solutions in Stockton; Outstanding Business Alumna Trudy Pauley, Foster Farms Director of Finance; Outstanding Community Service Leader, Kevin Riley, Stanislaus County Office of Education Project Analyst; Outstanding CBA Business Advisory Board Member Kent Kushar, E. & J. Gallo Winery Vice President and Chief Information Officer; and Outstanding Corporate Social Responsibility, Kaiser Permanente's Free Mobile Medical Clinic. Kaiser's mobile clinic makes monthly stops with no eligibility criteria for participants at Turlock's CARES Resource Center which is operated through a CSU Stanislaus community grant program that helps the homeless and needy.
Faculty and staff will be recognized for their achievements and service to the College during the past year and students will be honored with scholarships for leadership and academic excellence.