Neighbors
Celeste Richardson of Newport Beach was one of three recipients
awarded Rookie of the Year honors at FTD and VNS’s three-day national
sales meeting for FTD and VNS field service representatives who offer
services to the U.S., Canada and Latin America. FTD is the world’s
largest floral organization linking 15,000 florists across the U.S. and
Canada. . . . Koll Development Co. appointed Jake J. Ragusa vice
president of marketing and development. Ragusa will be responsible for
directing all aspects of the firm’s new business development and
corporate marketing. He will be focusing marketing efforts in Southern
California and coordinating Koll’s corporate marketing nationally out of
the Dallas office, where he will be based. Ragusa was regional director
of Insignia ESG in Dallas before joining Koll. He is a member of the
National Assn. of Industrial and Office Properties and the Texas Real
Estate Council. . . . Laurette Dawn O’Neil of Costa Mesa graduated in May
with a doctorate degree in veterinary medicine from Purdue University. .
. . Ramon R. Rivas, son of Nancy A. Carnody of Newport Beach,
participated in the U.S. Naval Academy Summer Seminar at Annapolis, Md.
Rivas participated in daily physical training, sports competitions,
seamanship and sailing programs, and attended academic workshops during
the six-day seminar. Rivas was one of 500 high school students selected
from a pool of more than 5,000 students based on academic performance and
extracurricular activity. . . . Gary W. Grimes, son of Sharon M. and Gary
W. Grimes of Newport Beach, also participated in the U.S. Naval Academy
Summer Seminar in Annapolis, Md. . . . Johnnie Lane of Costa Mesa
graduated with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from Savannah
College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga., on June 2. . . . Jessica
Luchesi, daughter of Phil and Karen Luchesi of Corona del Mar, made the
dean’s list at the University of San Diego for the 2001 spring semester.
Luchesi is a business administration major and earned second honors with
a grade-point average between 3.33 and 3.64. Luchesi will be a sophomore
this fall and was a 2000 Corona del Mar High School graduate.
* NEIGHBORS spotlights achievements in the community. Please direct
noteworthy information to Bryce Alderton via fax at (949) 646-4170, or
send e-mail too7 bryce.alderton@latimes.comf7 .
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