Renovated Garrison Honors Center opens with ceremony at OCC

The Garrison Honors Center is pictured at Orange Coast College on Wednesday.

Carmen Chavez, a student and president of academic honor society Alpha Gamma Sigma, speaks as honors faculty director Dean Abernathy looks on during the Garrison Honors Center ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony at Orange Coast College on Wednesday.

An honors graduate cap and gown adorn a display in the window of the Garrison Honors Center at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa.

Teresa Scarbrough, office coordinator for the honors program at Orange Coast College, speaks as David Grant, president of the Coast Community College District board, listens during the Garrison Honors Center dedication Wednesday.

The main room at the renovated Garrison Honors Center at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa.

Students and educators attend the Garrison Honors Center ribbon cutting at Orange Coast College on Wednesday.