Marilyn Miller Dickson of Costa Mesa...

Marilyn Miller Dickson of Costa Mesa was recently nominated in the

education category for the 11th annual Clara Barton Spectrum Awards

... Merle Hatleberg, Diane Tesch and Carol Schroeder Wold of Newport

Beach were recently nominated in the humanitarian category for the

11th annual Clara Barton Spectrum Awards ... Layla Abdul of Costa

Mesa was recently nominated in the personal achievement category for

the 11th annual Clara Barton Spectrum Awards ... Jan Debay of Costa

Mesa and a board member of the Orange County Water District was

recently elected to serve as board member of Region 10 of the Assn.

of California Water Agencies ... Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Russell

Walker, whose wife, Christina Walker, is the daughter of Bonnie

Arrigo of Costa Mesa, recently completed a deployment to the Arabian

Gulf while assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Milius, home

ported in San Diego ... Kelley Rose Check, a resident of Newport

Beach, graduated with a master’s degree in educational technology

from Azusa Pacific University ... Beth K Dunham-Giunta, a resident of

Newport Beach, graduated with a master’s degree in clinical

psychology from Azusa Pacific University ... Sandra D Whitson, a

resident of Newport Beach, graduated with a master’s degree in

clinical psychology from Azusa Pacific University ... Sean Tony

Pheasant, a resident of Costa Mesa, graduated with a bachelor’s

degree in chemistry with departmental honors from Harvey Mudd College

... Kira Ann Sushkoff, a resident of Costa Mesa, graduated with a

bachelor’s degree in mathematics with high honors from Harvey Mudd

College.

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