Cypress College Foundation Americana Awards 50th Anniversary Gala
Americana Awards 50th Anniversary Gala
49th Annual Americana Awards
Dear Friends of Cypress College Foundation,
Thank you for your generous support of Cypress College students during the 49th Annual Americana Awards!
Your gifts through the silent and live auctions and fund-a-need make a lasting impact on students like our Americana speaker, Kendrick Hopson.
Congratulations to our Person of the Year Bobbie Stovall and all of our honorees! You can view their videos below along with our Americana Photo Gallery.
Our students need your help. Please make a direct contribution to help students like Kendrick through Fund-A-Need and the Americana Honoree Scholarship.
With gratitude,
Cypress College Foundation Board & Staff
Kendrick Hopson – Americana Student Speaker
Dr. Scott Thayer, Cypress College President; Bobbie Stovall, Person of the Year; Jim Vanderpool, Anaheim City Manager, Curtis Scheetz, Cypress College Foundation Board President
Americana Awards Gala Honorees
2024 Americana Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Total Environmental Management
Title Sponsor
US Bank
Floral Sponsor
Conroy’s Flowers
President Circle Sponsors
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries, Bobbie Stovall, co-owner Stovall’s Hotels of Anaheim
Patriot Sponsor
Troy and Betty Edgar
Founder Sponsors
Chuck & Erzsebet Dunster, Erika Records, Golden State Water Company, George & Sharon Orff, Sundt Construction, Orange County Professional Firefighters Association, O’Connell Hotels & Hospitality, Wincome Management & Development Inc., McAuley LCX Corporation
Benefactor Sponsors
Elizabeth “Beth” Swift, North Orange County Community College District, Bryan & Maura Ventura, Tuesday Evening Publications, Don & Shelli Appling, Gay Hannah, Jon & Bonnie Peat, Margie Lewis, Rigoberto “Rigo” Ramirez, Seal Beach Lions Club, Caterina’s Club and Anaheim White House, SMACNA, JW Marriott Anaheim, City of Buena Park, SoCalGas, California Bank & Trust, Applied Air Conditioning, ECOS, Joe & Marie Hammer, Rowntree Gardens CCRC, Bonanni Communities, Boys & Girls Club of Stanton, Stanton Lions, City of Stanton
Spirit Sponsors
Matt’s Distributing, RE/MAX Tiffany-Delight & Nicole, Cypress College Swap Meet, One More Productions, Tequila Comisario, Schools First FCU, Payden & Rygel
Patron Sponsors
Barbara Dunsheath & James Finn, Bradley Horner, MAAS Companies, Lionel & Fay Ng, Penn Air, Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce, Atkinson Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo (AALRR), Greg Swift, ORCO Block Company, Northern Trust, Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs, Golden Touch
Star Sponsors
Ishii Engineering, Paul & Carol Bostwick, Reon Boydstun-Howard, Steve & JoAnna Schilling, Terry & Sandie McCarthy, Piper Sandler & Co, Todd Priest & Associates, Westmont of Cypress, Jim & Dawn Carter, USS Cal Builders, Falck USA, Dr. & Mrs. Scott Thayer, Stephen Schoonmaker & Joy Holmes