After serving two years as a consultant and advisor to the Los Angles Community College District, Dr. Hall returned to the Chancellor s Office in 1983. His professional focus was enhancing the diversity of students and helping disadvantaged students achieve success in their scholastic endeavors. Dr. Hall s earnest commitment to diversity was well known and deeply appreciated by his colleagues at the Chancellor s Office and in the field. Dr. Hall is to be commended for his long and dedicated service to the California Community Colleges. Mr. Lisenby, who began his tenure at the system office in 1998 after working for the federal government at McClellan Air Force Base, is well regarded in the agency for his professional skills, his positive attitude, and friendly manner.
Staff conducts nominations and voting for the annual award.
The 2000 finalists were Carol Kearney, Helga Martin, Elias Regalado, Adria Sanders and Janet Thomas. Cynthia McFarland left the Chancellor s Office in November of last year to become the Administrative Assistant to Diana Fuentes-Michel, Assistant Secretary of Education. Ms. McFarland began her career in the Chancellor s Office in 1985 as an Office Assistant in the Economic Development and Vocational Education Division. In 1987, Ms. McFarland was promoted to an Office Technician with the Administration and Fiscal Policy Division until 1994 when she assumed the position of Executive Secretary. She continued her career with the Chancellor s Office with a promotion in 1998 to Staff Services Analyst in the Executive Office.