Coronado residents Kent Aden and Jim DiMatteo will receive the Spirit of Life Award from the City of Hope’s San Diego Construction Industries Alliance. The Salute to Hope gala will be held in their honor on June 21 aboard the USS Midway. Aden has been involved in homebuilding and master-planned community development. DiMatteo, a Navy captain, is a leader in the military community.
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The El Cajon City Council will present the Youth of the Year Award to El Cajon Valley High School student Juliana Shabo on April 22. Juliana was selected for her demonstration of outstanding community service and leadership.
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Five UC San Diego faculty members were presented with awards for excellence in teaching, research and community service by the chancellor’s associates. The 2008 recipients are Valerie Ramey, professor of economics; Mathew McCubbins, professor of political science; Steven Epstein, professor of sociology; Shankar Subramaniam, professor of bioengineering; and Naomi Oreskes, professor of history and science studies. They were recognized for their contributions to teaching, research and community service.
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Laura Mustari, Home Start chief executive officer, will receive the Spirit of Stonewall Award from the San Diego Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride organization. The award will be presented on July 19 at the LGBTP annual event to be held at the W Hotel. Mustari is recognized for her leadership and contributions to the LGBTP community.
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Michael J. Maher will receive the Mother Rosalie Clifton Hill Award for Service to the University of San Diego on April 26 at the alumni awards event. Maher, a senior vice president at Merrill Lynch, has been a supporter of the university’s athletic programs. Mary E. Caffery, program coordinator of the Mother, Child and Adolescent HIV program at UC San Diego, will receive the Bishop Charles Francis Buddy Award for Humanitarian Service.
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San Diego Police Department officer Scott Johnston was recognized by Chief William Lansdowne for 30 years of service. Johnston is the recipient of the Purple Heart Award for rescuing two officers down and two life-saving awards, one received while off duty.
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Cpl. David Marshall and Officer Brad Wiebke were presented with life-saving commendation award certificates at the April 8 meeting of the board of the San Diego Unified Port District. The two were recognized for their life-saving actions on Dec. 31, when they saved a suspect’s life and tried to rescue a police dog. The incident occurred when the suspect and a police dog went over the side of the retaining wall on the San Diego-Coronado Bridge.
