Neighbors

Shana Bannert of Newport Beach received her undergraduate degree in

the school of arts from Manhattan College, in Riverdale, N.Y., on May 20.

Bannert’s degree was one of 540 undergraduate degrees issued by the

college, which has five schools in arts, business, education, engineering

and science. . . . The Orange County division of Standard Pacific Homes,

which is active in Newport Beach, has promoted Belinda Lasater to vice

president of finance. The Cal State Fullerton graduate will be

responsible for overseeing the division’s accounting department. . . .

Components Corp. of America’s StacoSwitch subsidiary in Costa Mesa has

promoted two executives to presidential and vice presidential positions.

Costa Mesa resident Richard Brown will be the president and general

manager of the StacoSwitch subsidiary, where he served as vice president

of marketing for the past 11 years. . . . StacoSwitch manufactures,

designs and markets rugged duty switches, electronic interface

controllers and data-entry keyboards to industrial and defense equipment

manufacturers worldwide. James F. Gust, a Temecula resident and former

president of StacoSwitch, will be the new vice president of Components

Corp. of America. His duties will include focusing on growth in acquiring

companies and products compatible with Components Corp. of America

manufacturing divisions. . . . Senior Megan Moyer of Costa Mesa was named

Outstanding Student of the Year in psychology by the social sciences

division at Vanguard University for the 2000-01 school term. Rick

Hardy, dean for enrollment management at the university was appointed as

the vice president for enrollment management and advancement by the

university’s president, Murray Dempster. In his new role, he will oversee

financial aid, admissions, church relations, and development and

university relations. Hardy, a Costa Mesa resident, began his career at

the university in 1982, when it was Southern California College, as an

assistant professor of communications.