The College of Applied Sciences and Arts is proud of the many accomplishments of its faculty, students, and alumni. In recognition of their accomplishments, each year awards are presented by the Dean in these categories:

• Dean's Scholarships
• CASA Distinguished Alumni
• SJSU Alumni Association Scholarships
• CASA Outstanding Faculty (Lecturer, Professor, Service, and Scholar)

Dean’s Scholarships

Four Dean’s Scholarships were awarded for 2008-2009. Recipients must have maintained a minimum GPA of 3.0 at SJSU and an overall 3.0 in the major while being involved in outstanding service. The recipients included Mollie Bloudoff-Indelicato, Journalism and Mass Communications; Amy Sonnie, Library and Information Science; Chelsea Pham, Nutrition, Food Science, and Packaging; and Man Nguyen, Social Work.

CASA Distinguished Alumni

The 2008-2009 Distinguished Alumni Awards were presented to: Julie Appleby (MS, 1994), Health Science; Aziz Al-Marzooq (BS, 1997), Hospitality, Recreation, and Tourism Management; Dai Sugano (BS, 2002), Journalism and Mass Communications; Harry Mullins (BA, 1969), Justice Studies; Peggy Plato (BS, 1976), Kinesiology; Lisa Rosenblum (MLIS, 1994), Library and Information Science; Bobbye Gorenberg (MS, 1979); Nursing; Eva Prudhomme Orton (BA, 1943), Nutrition, Food Science, and Packaging; Monica Robinson (MS, 2006), Occupational Therapy; and Barbara Watkins (MS, 1984), Social Work.

SJSU Alumni Association Scholarships

The SJSU Alumni Association provides two scholarships to each of the seven academic colleges at SJSU each year. The award requires a minimum of a 3.0 GPA at SJSU and a 3.5 or higher overall GPA in the major in addition to outstanding accomplishment in the area of community service. The 2008-2009 recipients included: Amy Sonnie, Library and Information Science and Holly Restani, Occupational Therapy.

CASA Outstanding Faculty (Lecturer, Professor, Service, and Scholar)

The 2008-2009 CASA Outstanding Faculty Award recipients were: Carol Sullivan, Outstanding Lecturer, Kinesiology; Debbie Hansen, Outstanding Professor, Library and Information Science; Diana Stover, Outstanding Service, Journalism and Mass Communications; and Sadhna Diwan, Outstanding Scholar, Social Work.