2010 HONOR OUR OWN

3C4A.Org :: Wanda Wong

West Valley College

408-741-2528

wanda_wong@westvalley.edu

 

Wanda Wong has worked with student athletes at West Valley College and has been a member of 3C4A for over 18 years. She has hosted a 3C4A Nor-Cal drive-in conference at West Valley College as well as nominated many students and teams for the COA scholar athletes or team awards. As a member of the N4A, I have served as the chair of the 2-year college committee for the past 3.5 years, have represented the 2-year college contingent with the NCAA Academic Policies committee, and have participated with the NCAA 2-year Relations with Schools as the chair of the N4A 2-year college representative. Wanda has written her dissertation on the NCAA and the 40/60/80% rule and its impact on the 2-year colleges in 2005/6. She was also nominated for the professional promise award in the N4A. Wanda has presented workshop presentations at the N4A National Convention as well as presented at the National Football Foundation (NFF) on 2-year college issues.

2010 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

3C4A.Org :: Pauline Clark

West Valley College

488-741-2411

pauline_clark@westvalley.edu

Pauline Clark has been a Community College Counselor/Instructor for 36 years where she has received numerous awards for teaching excellence. She has served as a Counselor to Athletes at West Valley College for 17 years and has been an active member of the 3C4A.

She was selected by the organization as the Academic Counselor of the Year in 2005. In addition, she served a three-year term on the COA Management Council where she authored and sponsored legislation to raise the academic requirements for athletes. She represented the 3C4A at the Coast Conference for many years and has also served on the COA Awards Committee. Mentoring new academic counselors to athletes has been a commitment that Pauline has enjoyed. She has willingly shared materials and processes with colleagues. She has been a presenter at workshops and conferences including the N4A national conference where she presented, “Creating A Comprehensive Academic Support Program for Community College Athletes”. In 2001, while on sabbatical, she conducted research into academic support programs for athletes throughout the United States by visiting programs, and gathering information and materials, at two-year and four-year colleges and universities. She shared the results of her findings with her colleagues in 3C4A.

Together with her colleague, Wanda Wong, Pauline has helped to create one of the premier academic support programs for athletes in California; one that remains consistently a leader in the number of transfers to universities, scholarship recipients, scholar team awards and high grade point averages for teams. Many West Valley College athletes have received scholar awards because of her guidance, encouragement and support.

The enthusiasm, encouragement and genuine positive regard that Pauline has for our athletes will be missed. Her commitment to excellence in any endeavor serves as a model for us to emulate.