晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 will honor four influential women at the ninth annual Ruby Awards on Friday, March 18 at 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s Womens History Month luncheon. The Ruby Awards exist to celebrate women in the 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 community who inspire others with their unique voice of courage.

The awards will be presented to four women who exemplify Godly traits and values that align with select women of the Bible. For almost a decade, awards have been given to alumni, staff, faculty, students and friends of the university..

The four awards being awarded are the Priscilla Award for Teaching & Mentoring, the Deborah Award for Leadership & Wisdom, the Esther Award for Obedience & Servanthood and the Anna Horton Award for Lifetime Commitment and Service

The Priscilla Award for Teaching & Mentoring will be awarded to 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 Student Chelsea Vukovich, from Cerritos, Calif, an accounting alumni who graduated in 2015. Vukovich has served the 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 community through working with the Student Government Association as well as Student Orientation Services. She was also a standout student, recognized by her professors as going above and beyond to engage with class content as well as in relationships with her teachers and classmates.

Vukovich is known as a woman who seeks to walk alongside her peers and to know them well showing Gods truth in love. She was also recognized by her nominator for her desire to spread the gospel and teach his word through her actions, words, and attitude.

The Deborah Award for Leadership & WIsdom will be awarded to Carrie Stockton, a resident of Fullerton, Calif. Stockton is currently the dean of student success at 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023. Stockton graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business/Economics from Wheaton College and a masters degree in organizational leadership from 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023. She is currently in the process of acquiring her Ph.D. from Azusa Pacific University.

Stockton is known to set an amazing example for students and staff members and has earned the trust and respect of the 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 community for her leadership in the area of student success. Her nominators stated she is assertive in her leadership and gracefully [encouraging] to her peers as well as leading with wisdom beyond her years, and yet is also down to earth, humble, and herself.

The Esther Award for Obedience & Servanthood will be awarded to Jessica Barco, a resident of La Puente, Calif. Barco is currently the associate director of financial aid for counseling and customer service at 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023. She graduated from 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 with a bachelors degree in anthropology and an MBA from 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s Crowell School of Business.

Barco has a heart for serving 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 students and families with the utmost excellence even if it takes sacrifice, according to her nominator.

She is an inspiration to those around her as she prospers through hardships and persecution and enables those around her to do the same, said an anonymous nominator.

The Anna Horton Award for Lifetime Commitment and Service will be awarded to Susan Hoffman. Hoffman, along with her husband Donald, founded the Hoffman awards which are awarded to 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s non-faculty staff members for their outstanding work.

In addition to creating the Hoffman Awards, Hoffman has also contributed towards the renovation of the Rose of Sharon Prayer Chapel located on 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023s campus. This chapel is a place for the students, staff and faculty to pray and reflect at any hour of the day.

The 晩晩当際際夊消消夊2023 Womens History Month luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. on March 18, 2016. For more information and to register, visit the .

 

Written by Drew Mattocks, Public Relations Intern. For further information, contact Jenna Loumagne, media relations specialist, at (562) 777-4061 or jenna.loumagne@biola.edu.