Ronald V. Davis, retired chairman of...

Ronald V. Davis, retired chairman of the Perrier Group and founder

of Orange Coast College’s Guardian Scholars Program, was honored May

30 as OCC’s “Outstanding Citizen” of 2003 ... Michael Beitman, 13, of

Pegasus Middle School in Newport Beach won Junior Division first

place honors in the Electricity and Electronics category competition

of the 48th annual Orange County Science & Engineering Fair. Carissa

Cummings, 14, of Pegasus Middle School in Newport Beach won Junior

Division first place honors in the Behavioral Sciences category

competition of the science and engineering fair. Amanda Wilson, 10,

of Newport Beach won two honors in the Computer Generated Art, and

Invitations/Flyers/ Announcement categories competition of the

science and engineering fair. Diana Rosas, 17, of Costa Mesa won

first place honors in the photography category at the science and

engineering fair ... Jeremiah D. Cleveland, a naval petty officer 3rd

class and a 1998 graduate of Costa Mesa High School, recently

returned from duty in the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Gulf

while participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom ... Erin M. Dunigan of

Newport Beach recently received a master’s degree from Princeton

Theological Seminary and the Graduate Study Fellowship for the Parish

Pulpit Ministry ... Breast cancer survivors Ginny Espenship and Kathy

Pearson were selected by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

Orange County Affiliate as co-chairs for this year’s 12th annual

Komen Orange County Race for the Cure to be held Sunday, Sept. 28 at

Fashion Island, Newport Beach. Katie Loan Nguyen of Costa Mesa

recently received a doctorate degree from Samford University in

Birmingham, Ala. ... Dean Connable Wills of Newport Beach received a

master’s degree from Oregon State University. James Kirk Tabb of

Costa Mesa received a master’s degree from Oregon State ... The Girl

Scout Council of Orange County in Costa Mesa has announced the

promotion of Gail Holmes to assistant executive director of

membership services. Additionally, Molly Preston joins the council as

senior director of fund development and communications and Judy

Breedlove joins the council as director of human resources.

* NEIGHBORS spotlights achievements in the community. Please

direct noteworthy information to Coral Wilson by fax at (949)

646-4170, or send e-mail to coral.wilson@latimes.com.