Community leaders recognized Retired judge Marion...

Community leaders recognized

Retired judge Marion E. Gubler of Glendale and attorney Victor L.

Walch of Burbank received the Spirit of America Awards at the annual

Fourth of July Flag Raising ceremony at the Hall of Liberty, Forest

Lawn Hollywood Hills. They received the recognition because of their

commitment to family, community and church.

Gubler was a trial court judge in the state of California for more

than 21 years, presiding in Municipal and Superior Courts in Burbank.

He also served two terms as president of the L.A. County Presiding

Judges Assn.

He was a member of the Burbank Rotary Club for 30 years, and is on

the board of the Glendale Religious Leaders Assn., among other

involvements.

He and his wife, Doris, celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary

in March. They are the parents of seven children and 15

grandchildren.

Walch began his law practice in Burbank after graduating from

George Washington University in 1965. He is a longtime community

service volunteer, associated with Rotary Club, Goodwill Industries

of Southern California, Salvation Army, Burbank Leadership, Verdugo

Hills and Greater Los Angeles Boy Scout Council, among others.

He and his wife, Carole Marie, were married in 1958. They have

nine children and two foster children.

Both Gubler and Walch have held numerous leadership position in

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

This annual event is presented by the Glendale and North Hollywood

Stakes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Honor for preserving history

Mary Jane Strickland was honored by the Conference of California

Historical Societies at its June meeting at the Konocti Harbor Resort

& Spa in Kelseyville, Lake County, Calif.

Strickland was awarded the prestigious Waddingham/Doctor award,

which recognizes individuals who have worked the minimum of 25

continuous yeas in historical preservation. Strickland will clock in

30 years in 2003 with the Burbank Historical Society.

She and her husband, Harry, started the society and built the

Gordon R. Howard Museum, which is filled with artifacts and exhibits

touting the history of the city of Burbank.

Recognized by honor society

Scott Wiggins, the son of Bill and Marilyn Wiggins of Burbank,

recently completed his sophomore year at California Polytechnic State

University, and has been recognized by the Golden Key International

Honor Society as being in the top 10% of his sophomore class and will

be inducted next fall on the campus of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

Last November, Scott was also inducted into the National Society

of Collegiate Scholars.

While at Burbank’s St. Francis Xavier School, he played volleyball

and basketball, receiving the eighth-grade’s Outstanding

Scholar/Athlete award. He graduated maxima cum laude from Notre Dame

High School in 2000 with a grade-point average of 4.23, was awarded

Certificates of Excellence in five subjects, and selected as the

Outstanding Math and Science Student of his graduating class.

He serves as scholarship chairman for his fraternity, Sigma Alpha

Epsilon, and plans to graduate with a double major in finance and

business management.

Students graduate

Varand Ghazikhanian, a Burbank resident, graduated from Georgetown

University in Washington, D.C.

Burbank students who have graduated from Azusa Pacific University

are Christopher J. Karman, who received a bachelor’s degree in

business administration; Stella B. Keshishian, who earned a

bachelor’s degree in nursing; and Ginny Lee Masterani who received a

bachelor’s degree in psychology.

Ryan Earl Sebastian, the son of Roland and Jan Marie Sebastian of

Burbank, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical science

with a minor in aviation safety from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical

University in Prescott, Ariz. He is a graduate of John Burroughs High

School.

Briana Ramsay graduated from The Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor,

Conn. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bahram N. Rad of Burbank.

At Loomis Chaffee, she was an honor roll student. She will attend Cal

State Northridge in the fall.