Irvine-based Danielian Associates Architecture & Planning won the Grand Award in Best Senior Housing Detached Design at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference Gold Nugget Awards. The project was Brighton Park Active Adult Community in Bakers-field. Entries for the award are evaluated on how excellence and innovation are addressed in complex design and build issues.
The Association of Defense Communities recognized Christine Shingleton, assistant city manager for Tustin, with its Leadership Award for Base Development. Shingleton received the award for her management in the development of the former Tustin Marine helicopter base. The land is being developed with homes, a shopping center and park.
Six attorneys at Newport Beach-based Newmeyer & Dillion LLP were named 2006 Rising Stars by Law & Politics magazine: Joseph Ferrentino, Jeffrey Dennis, Charles Krolikowski, Shane Coons, Bonnie Roadarmel and Carol Sherman Zaist. The honor recognizes the top 2.5% of lawyers in an area who are 40 or younger, or those who have been practicing 10 years or less.
Mission San Juan Capistrano was one of 116 museums nationwide accepted for the museum assessment program by the American Association of Museums and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Mission San Juan’s assessment will be in the collections management area. The program is a confidential process of self-study, peer review and implementation. Museums use the assessment process to strengthen operations, build capacity and enhance communication in its group and to the community.
Suzanne Maddalon, senior director of marketing and research for Irvine Community Development Co., an affiliate of The Irvine Company, was recognized as Marketing Director of the Year by the Building Association of Southern California’s Sales and Marketing Council. Maddalon was recognized for her work with Irvine Ranch, where she’s juggled the opening of multiple neighborhoods.
Vanguard University of Southern California in Costa Mesa was ranked No. 7 in U.S. News & World Report’s top ten of the best comprehensive colleges in the West in its America’s Best Colleges 2007 list. The rankings are created with the help of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Factors considered included evaluations by administrators of other schools, faculty resources, retention of students, student selectivity, financial resources, alumni giving and average graduation rate.
Tim Kowal, a third-year student at Chapman University School of Law, won first prize in Pacific Legal Foundation’s seventh annual writing competition for his article, “Rethinking Eminent Domain: The Restitutionary Approach to Just Compensation.” The award included $5,000. Kowal also is editor-in-chief of the Chapman Law Review.
Sir Speedy Printing, owned by Kathy Morgan in Irvine, received a Top 25 ranking among nearly 450 Sir Speedy franchises worldwide. The sales performance award was recently announced at the Sir Speedy International Convention in St. Louis.
Community College Week, a biweekly national publication for two-year college professionals, ranks Santa Ana College as No. 5 among the top 100 associate degree producers for Latino students in the nation. The 90-year-old college has the second highest number of Latino graduates in the state. The college also ranks No. 14 among the top 100 associate’s degree producers for Asian-American students in the nation.
