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HUNTINGTON BEACH

Edison High Graduate Is Bound for Oxford

Marc Suchard, 22, a 1991 graduate of Edison High School and currently a senior at UC Berkeley, is among 40 college students in the United States to win a prestigious Marshall Scholarship from the government of Great Britain.

The Marshall Scholarships have been awarded since after World War II by Great Britain to thank the United States for its Marshall Plan aid after the war. U.S. students are picked on the basis of scholarship, leadership and contributions to their community. The scholarship allows the recipient to study there at the university of his or her choice. Suchard has chosen to attend Oxford University next fall. He will pursue his master’s degree at the Wellcome Center for Human Genetics. He is currently majoring in biophysics at UC Berkeley, where he is scheduled to graduate in May. He has been on a UC Regents’ scholarship and is president of the Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholars Assn., a campus service group. Suchard is also a member of the UC Berkeley fencing team.

He is the son of Phyllis and Steven Suchard of Huntington Beach.

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ANAHEIM

Fullerton College Program Gets Award

The local nonprofit California Business Environmental Assistance Center recently received a Certificate of Environmental Achievement from the National Awards Council for Environmental Sustainability.

The assistance center operates out of the Anaheim Higher Education Center of Fullerton College as a resource for of small- and medium-sized businesses. It offers environmental compliance information, counseling, workshops on a variety of topics including hazardous materials management, health and safety, pollution prevention, air quality and water.

The assistance center also provides listings of rules, regulations and laws, upcoming events, discussion forums, education and training programs, and referrals for products and services.

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FOUNTAIN VALLEY

Coastline Offers Astronomy Course

Coastline Community College is taking students into astronomy with its newest telecourse, “UNIVERSE: The Infinite Frontier.”

The 130 students currently enrolled in the course are meeting leading scientists in astronomy, planetary science and astrophysics.

Students also are viewing the latest images from space.

The telecourse incorporates footage from National Aeronautics and Space Administration facilities, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, the European Space Agency and the Hubble Space Telescope.

“UNIVERSE: The Infinite Frontier” will be distributed to colleges and universities throughout the country beginning in January.

--COMPILED BY RUSS LOAR WITH MIMI KO AND DEBRA CANO