‘Values’ Award Goes to 2 at St. Jude in Fullerton

Robert Young, director of pharmacy services, and Dr. Royce Hutain, a member of the medical staff, both of St. Jude Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in Fullerton, were named winners of the “Values of Action” award, the highest honor offered by the St. Joseph Health System.

The two were selected from 10,000 employees. Young was cited for his record of reducing costs, cross-training employees and developing pharmaceutical specialists. Royce was acknowledged for his role as an “advocate for the poor,” as demonstrated through his work as a physician with the homeless and the needy.

The system administers eight hospitals owned by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange including St. Jude hospitals in Orange County.

Michael P. Joyner, a senior at Estancia High School in Costa Mesa, has received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., and will report July 3.

Michael has participated in student government at the school and was class president during his sophomore and junior years. He also lettered in golf for four years and is captain of the current CIF Southern Section championship golf team. He plans to compete for the Navy golf team.

He is the son of Valorie and Schuyler C. Joyner of Costa Mesa.

Chris A. Brockmeier, 18, and Eric M. Butcher, 18, both of Boy Scout Troop 850 in Villa Park, were presented their Boy Scout Eagle rank in a court of honor at the Oak Canyon Nature Center in Anaheim Hills. Each received an American and state flag that had flown over the respective capitols.

Ellen Tewell, who teaches fifth and sixth grades at Westminster’s Eastwood Elementary School, has been named winner of the Applegate-Dorros Peace & International Understanding Award at the National Education Assn. convention in Washington.

As a teacher, Tewell incorporates lesson plans that focus on international humanitarian issues through discussions on United Nations Day, World Food Day, world holiday celebrations, foreign pen pals and the Nobel Peace Prize.

In her personal life, she has spent two summers in Nicaragua, where she has brought medical supplies and educational materials. She currently is involved in organizing humanitarian aid for that country.

Laguna Hills resident Mark (Hsiun-Pinn) Chang of Saddleback College was named Outstanding Community College Student by the Orange County Engineering Council. He was presented a cash award of $100.

Kathryn McCollough of El Toro, who is actively involved in collecting and distributing food to needy families in the Saddleback Valley, has been presented the Book of Gold Deeds Award for community service by the Exchange Club of the Saddleback Valley.

Pat Do of Costa Mesa High School and Darryl Leong of Fountain Valley High School were named Orange Coast Optimist Club’s “Optimists of the Year.” Each received a $1,000 scholarship.

Both were honored at a banquet where they were cited for their community involvement, leadership in school activities as well as for their grade-point averages.

Westminster resident and community leader Gloria Patrona has been named 1989 Outstanding Citizen by Golden West College. She is a Golden West graduate, retired staff music teacher and remains an active campus volunteer.

Patrona serves on the Westminster Commission on Aging, the Westminster Cultural Arts Council and several senior citizen groups.

A citation presented to her reads: “For your commitment to your family, to the community and to education, we salute you . . . as a truly outstanding citizen.”

Gymnasts from NewHope Academy, a Christian gymnastic center in Costa Mesa, won the Southern California Class III Optional Gymnastics crown in a meet at Westlake High School in Westlake Village.

The team members, who range in age from 12 to 15 years, are Jenny McMillen, Julie Abbott, Margaret Paek, Marci Montenegro, Annie Lee, Tiffany Shikuma, Bessie Maxon, Lisa Miller, Katie Avila, Karen Wendling, Jessica Scheurer and Johanna Baumgartner.