Exceptional Scholars’ List

These students from Los Angeles and Orange counties were among those selected statewide as 1992 Exceptional Scholars by the Youth Opportunities Foundation. Colleges listed are those declared by students in YOF applications.

NAME HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE LOS ANGELES COUNTY Lisa Hernandez Alemany Santa Clara Suzanne Munoz Alemany UC Riverside Andre Quintero Arroyo UC Riverside Carmen Daboub Arroyo UC Berkeley Manuel Peralta Banning Loyola Marymount Sylvia Mendoza Bassett Yale Laura Munoz Bassett Pomona Rafael Alvarez Bell Stanford Sonia Sanchez Bell Occidental Dulce Scavone Bell UC Berkeley David Velasquez Bell Colorado Jeffrey Bautista Bell Jeff USC Ignacio Castro Bell Jeff UCLA John Buenaventura Bellflower UC Irvine Edith Galindo Bell Gardens Cal Poly Pomona Ana Perez Bell Gardens CSU Long Beach Milagro Ramos Bell Gardens Whittier Oscar Toscano Bell Gardens UC Berkeley Susy Urias Bell Gardens UCLA Leyda Garcia Belmont Stanford Melissa Luna Bishop Amat Whittier Alina Bueno Bishop Montgomery UCLA Elsa Garcia Bishop Montgomery Stanford Cynthia Maciel Bishop Montgomery CSU Long Beach Teresa Olivas Bishop Montgomery UC Irvine Romeo Manzanilla Boost (U.S. Navy) USC Carla Escobar Bravo Med. Magnet UCLA Brian Huizar Bravo Med. Magnet USC Luis Basurto Cathedral Stanford Matthew Chavez Charter Oak USC Elizabeth Escobedo Chatsworth UC Berkeley Danny Knight Chatsworth Utah Maria Casado Cleveland UCLA Glora Serrano Crenshaw Magnet UC Santa Cruz Jennifer Ferreira Crescenta Valley UC Irvine Jennifer Hall Crescenta Valley UCLA Rosemary Gonzalez Culver City Stanford Adrian Castro Don Bosco Harvard Ricardo Goni Downey Harvard Nancy Gonzalez Duarte UC Irvine Federico Moran El Rancho UCLA Rene Quintanilla El Rancho Williams Veronica Rodriguez El Rancho Whittier Sandra Velasco El Rancho Pomona Rebecca Montes Flintridge Santa Clara Sacred Heart Ricardo Martinez Franklin Loyola Marymount Nancy Chavez Franklin Magnet Stanford Kimberly Escobedo Gardena USC Rogelio Banuelos Garfield Harvey Mudd Celestina Castillo Garfield Pomona Christina Espinoza Garfield Brown Dunia Fernandez Garfield Stanford Juan Palafox Garfield Cornell Marciela Ramirez Garfield Yale Olga Reyas Garfield UC Irvine Rafael Salazar Garfield USC Jose Valdovinos Garfield MIT Octavio Villagomez Garfield USC Gloria Amador Glendale UCLA Imelda Gonzalez Gonzales Stanford Nicole Vazquez Granada Hills Stanford Jaime Aguirre Huntington Park UCLA Ivan Asensio Huntington Park UCLA Claudia Elizondo Huntington Park Stanford Noel Magana Huntington Park UC Davis Flor Ruvalcaba Huntington Park UCLA Gilberto Vargas Huntington Park UCLA Ingrid Moran Huntington Park UCLA Carlos Perez Inglewood Loyola Marymount Alfredo Bautista Jefferson USC Carlos Gonzalez Jefferson USC Cesar Jimenez Jefferson USC Pedro Orozco John Glenn Harvard Orit Sarfaty Kennedy Harvard Olimpia Guardado La Habra UCLA Carolyn DeLoa Lakewood UC Berkeley Maritza Oliva Lakewood Cal Lutheran Elizabeth Moya La Puente UCLA Daniel Mitchell La Salle Loyola Marymount Rai Otero La Salle UC Berkeley Siomara Valladares Leuzinger UC Irvine Amalia Villafan Lincoln Notre Dame Jennifer Cole Los Altos UC Irvine David Elliot Loyola Cornell Luis Sanchez Loyola UC Berkeley Luis Machain Lynwood USC Paul Rodriguez Lynwood UC Irvine Luis Villa Lynwood Princeton Glenda Quintanilla Marshall UCLA Cynthia Foronda Marshall Williams Martin Talamo Mary Star UC Davis Amelia Prado Mayfield UCLA Sonia Arreguin Monroe UCLA Maria Ortiz Montebello Loyola Marymount Lorena Quezada Montebello USC Diana Berumen Mountain View UC Berkeley Cynthia Villegas Mountain View Pomona Daniel Melendez Nogales UC San Diego Fernando Molina Norwalk UCLA Cynthia Osmanian Notre Dame Stanford Maria Madrigal Paramount UC Irvine Susana Espinoza Pasadena USC Maria Luna Pasadena UC Irvine Christopher Sheridan Pasadena Occidental Daniel Camarillo Jr. Pioneer UCLA Maria Batres Pomona Catholic Loyola Marymount Nohelia Canales Ramona Convent Mt. St. Mary’s Zabrina Guizar Ramona Convent CSU Long Beach Christina Papadoupulos Ramona Convent USC Rita Soto Ramona Convent UCLA Hector Castillo Reseda Occidental Eraclio Barrios Roosevelt UC Berkeley Benjamin Ceja Roosevelt Harvard Luz Gomez Roosevelt Harvard Jerman Lopez Roosevelt UC Berkeley Maribel Pulido Roosevelt CSU Northridge Martha Serrano Roosevelt Stanford Luis Barragan Rowland UC Irvine Sandra Marin Sacred Heart Cal Poly Pomona Jose Nieto St. Bernard UCLA Roberto Villegas St. Bernard Loyola Marymount Victor Alcala St. Francis Cal Poly Pomona Carlos Ledezma St. Francis Stanford Juan Puyol St. Francis Stanford Claudia Gutierrez St. Genevieve UCLA Jaime Pelayo St. Genevieve Yale Armando Solares St. John Bosco Stanford Michelle DiRe St. Joseph Notre Dame Sheila Arriola St. Joseph UCLA Rebecca Carnighan St. Lucy’s Priory UCLA Louise Graham St. Lucy’s Priory Baylor Sandra Medina St. Mary’s Academy Loyola Marymount Nancy Salas St. Mary’s Academy Stanford Antonia Madrigal St. Matthias Loyola Marymount Marcos Briano San Fernando USC Alonzo Castro San Fernando MIT Sandra Ortiz San Fernando Loyola Marymount Roberto Munoz San Marino Duke Julia Castillo San Pedro UCLA Gilbert Contreras Santa Fe UC Berkeley Richard Guerrero Santa Fe Harvard Amy Martinez Santa Fe Berkeley Ana Montano Schurr Stanford Domingo Carlos Sierra Vista Stanford Ruby Vargas Sierra Vista UCLA Leonardo Arriola South Gate Claremont Alexandra Bermudez South Gate Wellesley Othon Equihua South Gate UCLA Jorge Jeffery South Gate Harvey Mudd Yvette Llamas South Gate Mt. St. Mary’s Veronica Torres South Gate Occidental Rocio Valdez South Gate UC Irvine Wendy Barreno South Hills Harvard Elizabeth Garcia Sylmar CSU Northridge Mariza Manzano Sylmar UC Santa Barbara Christopher Johnston Temple City USC Cruz Angeles University UC Berkeley Elliott Enriquez Warren UCLA Noemi Najera Washington Prep. CSU Los Angeles Miguel Casanova Wilson (Long Beach) UC Irvine Michael Garcia Wilson (Los Angeles) Occidental ORANGE COUNTY Amy Aronsen Brea Olinda Scripps Sonia Huerta Buena Park UC Irvine Patricia Izquierdo Buena Park UC Irvine Vanessa Camelo Dana Hills Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Kristian Gonzales Fountain Valley New York U Luis Reyes Fountain Valley UCLA Melanie Young Fountain Valley Redlands Ana Rita Ornelas Garden Grove CSU Fullerton Laura Dale Katella Loyola Marymount Farid Matuk Katella Stanford Luciano Matzkin Katella UC Irvine Marco Perez Mater Dei Harvard Helen Baron Rosary Whittier Guadalupe Barragan Saddleback Stetson Wendy Castro Savanna UCLA