Robert Milliken of Newport Beach-based Strada...

Robert Milliken of Newport Beach-based Strada Properties was

recently named president of the Orange Coast Assn. of Realtors.

Milliken has served as a board member of the association for the past

three years ... Navy Firefighter Thomas A. Dickinson, son of Norma

Montana of Wooster, Ohio, and Dan A. Dickinson of Newport Beach,

returned from a routine scheduled deployment while assigned to the

aircraft carrier Enterprise ... Erik Bender, professor of geology at

Orange Coast College, is teaching 475 students in his general geology

course, which makes it the largest class in the college’s history.

The class is being taught in the Robert B. Moore Theater ... Heather

M. Larson, Patricia J. Leeper, Frank T. Mendez, Matthew M. Michael,

Sepand J. Montakab, Barbara A. Mosher, Chris P. Rhinesmith, John W.

Rhinesmith, Tara M. Romney, Elizabeth B. Scheffel, Katherine M.

Smith, David H. Tajima, Stacy L. Talbot, Richard S. Thomas, Krysta L.

Wingerter, all from Newport Beach, were named to the Orange Coast

College honors list for the fall semester of 2003 ... Orange Coast

College’s culinary arts team recently won the western regional title

of the American Culinary Federation competition, which was held in

Colorado Springs, Colo. This is the third time the team has won the

championship ... Maureen Halpert of Newport Beach; Jennifer Clark of

Corona del Mar; and Laura Van de Merghel, Melissa Smithee and Sally

Liniger of Costa Mesa all completed 30 hours of state-mandated

training and were sworn in by Judge Carolyn Kirkwood to become

mentors and advocates for abused children through the Court Appointed

Special Advocates of Orange County.