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GCC honors alumni at The Castaway

October 29, 2008|By RUTH SOWBY

Glendale Community College laid out the red carpet for its alumni at its 20th annual Awards Banquet on Thursday at The Castaway restaurant in Burbank.

Close to 100 supporters gathered to recognize the alumni association honorees. Glendale College Foundation President Harry Hull received the Raymond D. Edwards Award of Merit for Career Achievement and Community Service.

Glady and Jack Kabateck received the J. Walter Smith Award for Distinguished Service to Glendale Community College. Son John Kabateck flew in from Sacramento to honor his parents. Their son and daughter-in-law from Pasadena, Brian and Roxanne Kabateck, arrived right before dinner to support Mom and Dad.

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Patrons Club Presidential Awards went to Judy Gorham, 2008 Patrons Club president, and Betty Musacco, 2007 Patrons Club president. Their awards were presented by Paul Schlossman, dean of student affairs and Patrons Club advisor.

College Supt./President Audrey Levy welcomed guests. Also on the dais was college alumni President Barbara Jordan. Enjoying dinner were Supt./President Emeritus John Davitt, recently retired college director of communications, marketing and foundation Ann Ransford and college trustee and Board Clerk Anita Quinonez Gabrielian, who was congratulated on her accomplishments by the alumni association.

Glendale residents also present were 2007 award recipients Karen Sartoris and Paul Locker, college board of trustees member Tony Tartaglia, college Vice President Sharon Combs, professor emeritus Leonard DeGrassi, Jill Lewis, Debbie Hull, Phillip Kazanjian, Judee Kendall, Mary Boger, Shirley Darling, Jan Craig, Flora Corsini, Patricia McCormick, Wanda Bistagne, Doris Boyer, Eveline Siracuse, Monica and Jose Sierra, and Yeimei and John Wang.

The evening came to a close with a welcome reminder to attend the Patrons Club annual fashion show luncheon on Nov. 7 at The Castaway restaurant.

The Alex Film Society billed its screenings of the 1933 RKO production of “King Kong” as “the most awesome thriller of all time.” The several hundred fans at the Saturday matinee seemed to agree.

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