Each year, John F. Kennedy University selects alumni — one representing each college of the University — to honor as the University's Alumni of the Year. In addition, in 2009, the University awarded the first Alumni Legacy Award.
We welcome this opportunity to applaud these individuals who are excellent role models for both our alumni and students. Each has gone on from JFK University to apply the knowledge and insights gained to the benefit of their fields, society, as well as themselves.
Dr. Steven Stargardter, President, JFK University
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The following are the 2011 Alumni Award Recipients.
COLLEGE OF LAW
The Honorable Armando Cuellar earned his law degree in 1984, worked for 26 years as a deputy district attorney with the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, and was appointed to the Superior Court of Alameda County by Governor Schwarzenegger in 2010.
Mark Ericsson, JD, a 1982 law graduate, is president of Mark S. Ericsson, serving Contra Costa County for 25 years. Ericsson is past President of the Contra Costa County Bar Association.
COLLEGE OF GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Donnieau Snyder, MA, MFT, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, graduating with her MA in Counseling Psychology in 2004. She is a clinician for Sierra Vista Child and Family Services.
Greg MacDonald, MA, MFCC, earned his MA in Clinical Psychology in 1978. A substance abuse counselor in Hawaii, he served on the Governor's Task Force on Alcohol Abuse and is a Caribbean steel drum musician, earning eight music awards.
COLLEGE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
Zoe Fitzgerald Garcia, BA, graduated from the JFK University ADN-MSN Pathway in 2008 with an undergraduate degree in Science, Health and Living Systems. She has now earned her MA in Nursing at UCSF and works with public health agencies.
For pictures and more complete biographies of these alumni, along with information about previous Alumni of the Year, see the 'Related Downloads' on the right.