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Aztec Achievement Awards 2021
Students, Faculty and Staff Honored
The Aztec Achievement Awards honors SDSU students, faculty, staff and community members for their excellence and contributions to San Diego State University. Congratulations to all of the 2020-21 academic year honorees!
A.S. BOARD MEMBER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Fabiola Moreno
AZTEC PRIDE AWARD
Cassandra Libang
DAN R. CORNTHWAITE LUMINARY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ADVISING AWARD
Dr. Kimberly Nishi
DANIEL B. NOWAK OUTSTANDING STUDENT SERVICE AWARD
Maxwell Johnson
DANIEL P. GOODRICH AWARD
Corina Lard
DEAN CAROLE ROBASCIOTTI OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE-LEARNING AWARD
Courtney Parks
DEAN HERBERT PEIFFER AND DEAN MARGERY WARMER AWARD
Lily Wade
DEAN HERBERT PEIFFER AND DEAN MARGERY WARMER AWARD
Sarah Hoang
HARVEY GOODFRIEND AWARD
Glen Brandenburg
HEART-LED LEADER
Jessica Chang
Robson Winter
LIFE PASSES
Ashley Tejada
Antonio Marquez Camacho
MALCOLM A. LOVE AWARD
Christopher Warren
OUTSTANDING A.S. BOARD, COMMITTEE & COMMISSION AWARD
Student Support Commission
OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AWARD
Lizeth Ma
OUTSTANDING COLLEGE COUNCIL AWARD
College of Health and Human Services Council
OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT SERVICE AWARD
Darren Wilson
OUTSTANDING STUDENT ORGANIZATION AWARD
National Society of Black Engineers
SHUFORD C. SWIFT MOST OUTSTANDING FIRST-YEAR STUDENT AWARD
Mayah Taylor
PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Council of Vice Presidents — President Adela de la Torre, Provost Hector Ochoa, Vice Presidents Hala Madanat, Jerry Sheehan, Agnes Wong Nickerson, Luke Wood, Adrienne Vargas and Chief of Staff Brittany Santos-Derieg
Lee Abed
Bonnie Reddick
Steven Hooker
Joanna Brooks
La Monica Everett-Haynes
Libby Skiles
Maxwell Johnson
COVID-19 Vaccine
Eligibility and Appointments Expanded
Everyone age 16 and older is eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Watch this video from our Associated Students student leaders sharing why it’s important to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
All county-operated COVID-19 vaccine sites, including Viejas Arena, are offering no-appointment needed, walk-up vaccinations. The Viejas Arena vaccination site is open 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. You can also contact your primary care physician or other health care provider to inquire about appointment; sign up for an appointment at any of the clinics, pharmacies and other stores offering vaccines; or use VaccineFinder to locate a COVID-19 vaccine near you.
Vaccinations are free. SDSU students can upload a copy of their completed COVID-19 vaccination card to HealtheConnect for a chance to win a $50 Starbucks gift card.
After receiving a vaccine dose, there may be some side effects. These side effects, such as fatigue, chills, muscle aches, and headaches are a sign that your body is building immunity against the virus. They are a common immune system response and should go away within a few days.
Until we know more about how vaccines will affect the spread of COVID-19, people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should continue taking precautions in public places by wearing a mask, staying six feet apart from others, avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated spaces, and washing their hands often.
Doing our part and scheduling a vaccine appointment means we are one step closer to a safer – and more normal – SDSU experience. For further information, go to sdsu.edu/covid19vaccine.
Supporting Local Eateries and Shops
During the pandemic, many restaurants have closed, reopened with limitations and closed once again. Now many are finally reopening slowly, while others have struggled or closed permanently. The best way to support these “mom and pop'' type businesses and help keep their doors open is to give them your business. Many businesses are ready and excited to safely welcome you back. Next time you are thinking of where to go out and eat, take a moment to find a local, small business. I am sure there are many places we could list but here are a few local and not so local eateries and shops that come highly recommended from some of your fellow A.S. colleagues.
Sage Sisters Flowers, in North Park — Blush Arrangement
SoLo, in Solana Beach — shop entrance
Jaunt Coffee Roasters, in Mira Mesa — Rose Latte
Hummus Mediterranean Kitchen, in Ocean Beach — Gyro with fries
The Trails Eatery, near Mission Trails Park — Elvis Cakes
Ranchos Cocina, in North Park — Loaded Vegan Fries
Julian Pie and Mom’s Pie House, in Julian, great for a day trip — Rhubarb Strawberry Flakey Pie
Wynola Pizza & Bistro, in Santa Ysabel, west of Julian — Caesar Chicken Pizza
Nomad Donuts, in North Park — Large variety available
A.S. Book Club
May Book Selection
The May Book Club selection is: Catch-22, by Joseph Heller, which was submitted by Quincy Belcher II, HR Coordinator.
Fifty years after its original publication, Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of American literature and one of the funniest — and most celebrated — books of all time. In recent years it has been named to “best novels” lists by Time, Newsweek, The Modern Library, and The London Observer.
Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy — it is his own army, which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to excuse himself from the perilous missions he’s assigned, he’ll be in violation of Catch-22, a hilariously sinister bureaucratic rule: a man is considered insane if he willingly continues to fly dangerous combat missions, but if he makes a formal request to be removed from duty, he is proven sane and therefore ineligible to be relieved.
If you have any suggestions or care to share your favorite book to read, submit it via the A.S. Book Club Suggestion Box.
15 Questions
Letty Hernandez
- What is your name and title?
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Letty Hernandez, Associated Students Office Supervisor
- Which A.S. department do you work in?
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I work in the Government Affairs Department, but assist all of the departments in the Student Union. I supervise the staff at the Student Union's front desk on the third floor and assist heavily with a variety of Government Affairs projects and initiatives.
- How long have you worked for A.S.?
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I’ve worked for A.S. since November of 2016, so coming up on five years!
- What do you like most about working for A.S.?
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I really enjoy getting to know and help professionally develop the students I work with. I feel like I learn so much from them. I love to hear and watch how they grow during their time at SDSU. It’s great when I’ve worked with a student from sophomore to senior year and get to watch their journey firsthand.
- What is your favorite dessert?
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I love creme brulee and Extraordinary Desserts. I love walking in and seeing the case full of all those wonderful desserts. YUM! As long as it's not chocolate, I’ll eat it.
- What city would you most like to visit or visit again?
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That’s easy: Barcelona! The city and people were so beautiful and I feel like I only saw the very tip of it. Gaudi’s amazing architecture, the nightlife with incredible music, Flamenco dancers, and the delicious tapas and Cava! I would like to explore more parts of Spain in general.
- If you had one free hour each day, how would you use it?
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I think I would volunteer to teach an Adult ESL class. I find it really amazing that people will move to a country where they don’t know the language. I don’t know if I could be that brave, so I think it would be cool to help them assimilate and learn a new language.
- Do you prefer pens or pencils?
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I prefer pens because they come in a variety of colors which makes note taking more interesting. I like the Poppin collection from Staples.
- What is your favorite book?
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I don’t typically reread a book, but one I have reread is Memoirs of Geisha. I find Japanese culture so interesting and especially during that time period of the novel. I would also like to visit Japan. Konnichiwa!
- Do you like to cook and what is your specialty?
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I love to cook and try new recipes! Ina Garten is my favorite chef, and I actually received a letter from her. I had sent her a thank you card, since I followed her recipe for my first ever Thanksgiving turkey and it came out amazing.
- What is your perfect breakfast?
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Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and it would be biscuits and gravy! My grandma makes it for me every year for my birthday all from scratch, and it’s delicious.
- “Most people don’t know that I like to…
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…visit tiki bars wherever I travel. My husband and I have visited tiki bars in Portland, Chicago, Seattle, Barcelona, Palm Springs, Vegas and Paris! Tiki Bars always have a fun and outrageous atmosphere, and it's cool that it attracts people from all different walks of life. The best tiki bar in San Diego is False Idol in Little Italy.”
- When you visit the Zoo, which animal do you make sure you see?
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The koalas! I love, love, love koalas. One of my dream trips would be to go to the koala sanctuary in Australia where you can hold and feed one. I would probably be in tears.
- What’s the best concert you’ve been to and why was it so good?
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The best concert I went to was Coldplay at the Hollywood Bowl. First of all, that venue is amazingly beautiful surrounded by the hills and you can see the Hollywood sign, can’t get much more Hollywood than that. Coldplay sounded great and their use of media throughout their performance just made the music so much more engaging.
- What is your favorite new stay-at-home activity?
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Trying out something new to make with my Kitchen - Aide stand mixer once a week. I made conchas, which are Mexican sweet bread. It was a long process and they didn’t come out as great as the panaderia, but I’ll keep trying!
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