IVC Foundation receives more Xochitl Tirado earns than $21K from businessman, Rafael Santos award Mexican consul, medical group
he Imperial Valley College Foundation received three gifts totaling more than $21,000 to fund scholarships for IVC students, Rod Smart, Foundation executive director, announced today.
The recipient of this year’s Rafathanks to Tirado’s leadership and el Santos award is Xochitl Tirado. management of our review process. received a gift The of award $10,100 was inspired by the late Tirado’s efforts in this time of crisis from the Imperial Rafael Santos, a 25-year IVC busihave been heroic. Her work with ness professor who died in a traffic the Learning Center to provide accident in 1999. training and quick action, along
The award is presented at the with the rapid development of inclose of each academic year by the house DE training, have helped IVC Academic Senate to honor a faculty faculty and students overcome the member for distinguished contribuchallenges presented by the current tions to students with the primapandemic. ry criterion being the recognition Under Xochitl’s leadership, IVC of teaching excellence. Tirado has has greatly increased its amount of been dedicated to the cause of disDE offerings as well as the number tance education. She is diligently of instructors who have become cerfocused on building and maintaintified. Xochitl has worked actively ing the rigor of IVC’s IVC Foundation DE program. board with President the Online Erik Education Freeman, Initiative Jaime
The high level Arias of quality and Foundation observed (OEI). Executive She has Director developed Rod Smart and pilotare in the typical shown IVC DE after course Arias is of Chips ed English & Salsa classes presented for the a program. check
for $1,500 to the Foundation.