Cypress College Foundation Americana Awards 50th Anniversary Gala

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50th Annual Americana Awards

Americana Honorees posing with their awards.

Dear Friends of Cypress College Foundation,

Thank you for your generous support of Cypress College students during the 50th Anniversary Americana Awards!

Your gifts through the silent and live auctions and fund-a-need make a lasting impact on students like our Americana speaker, Brody Makua.

Congratulations to our Person of the Year A.C. Green 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 Brody through Fund-A-Need and the Americana Honoree Scholarship.

With gratitude,

Cypress College Foundation Board & Staff

Give to Help Cypress College Students

Brody Makua – Americana Student Speaker

Dr. Scott Thayer, Cypress College President; Dave Shawver, City of Stanton Mayor; Curtis Scheetz, Cypress College Foundation Board President

Americana Awards Gala Honorees

A.C. Green
Person of the Year

Scott Weir
Seal Beach

Sanjuana De La Torre
Stanton

Bharat Patel
Anaheim

Linda & Mike Weinstock
Buena Park

Rob Johnson
Cypress

Richard & Jean Daum
La Palma

Randy Hill
Los Alamitos

Dr. True McMahan
Garden Grove

Americana Awards Event Photo Gallery

Americana Awards Backdrop Photo Gallery

Commemorative Program

Golden Anniversary Sponsor TEM and Floral Sponsor Conroy's Flowers

Dr. Scott Thayer, Cypress College President; Dave Shawver, City of Stanton Mayor; Curtis Scheetz, Cypress College Foundation Board President

2025 Americana Sponsors

Golden Anniversary Sponsor
Total Environmental Management

Floral Sponsor
Conroy’s Flowers of Cypress

Platinum Sponsors
Catherine A. Sorensen
Forest Lawn Memorial – Parks & Mortuaries

President’s Circle Sponsor
ENO Brands

Patriot Sponsors
Bobbie Stovall
Bharat Patel

Founder Sponsors
Golden State Water Company, George & Sharon Orff, TriPacific Capital Advisors, Cathay Bank, Richard Hock, SoCal Edison, The Westin Anaheim Resort

Benefactor Sponsors
Applied Air Conditioning; Clean City, Inc.; City of Cypress; City of Buena Park; City of La Palma; City of Stanton; Dr. Margie Lewis; Gay Hannah; Les Lewis; McAuley LCX Corporation; North Orange County Community College District; Seal Beach Lions Club; Golden Touch Auto Center; Golden Touch Towing; Tuesday Evening Publications; Republic Services; Payden & Rygel; Rob & Nancy Johnson; Treat Yourself Vending Machine Services

Spirit Sponsors
Cypress College Swap Meet, Ken & Robin Vecchiarelli, REMAX Tiffany – Delight & Nicole, Newport Diversified, SchoolsFirst FCU, SocalGas, Tequila Comisario, Angel’s Baseball, MASS Companies

Patron Sponsors
Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club; Orange County Housing & Lodging Association; Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs; Dr. Barbara Dunsheath & James Finn; Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo (AALRR); Orange County Professional Firefighters Associations

Star Sponsors
Anaheim Transportation Network; Boydstun Realty & Property Management, Inc.; Cliff Ishii; Clifford & Sharon Lester; Drs. Scott W. & Maria Thayer; Elizabeth Swift; Evergreen Alliance; Dr. JoAnna Schilling; Paul & Carol Bostwick; Paul & Lisa Kott; Sandie & Terry McCarthy; CR&R