El Paso, TX (PRWEB) June 18, 2013
4 El Paso residents will be honored with prestigious Vista College graduate awards at commencement ceremonies. The New Horizon Award will be offered to one particular student representing individual education fields for demonstrating leadership for the duration of his or her study and involvement in the neighborhood. The Vista Summit Award recognizes graduates who have gone on to be effective within their community and field of study. The Student of the Year Award is the top honor amongst the graduating class. The Vista College El Paso recipients are as follows:

Jorge Soto – New Horizon Award for Vista Colleges Network Administration System – A single father, Soto, of Horizon City, juggled many obstacles, all even though maintaining higher grades and demonstrating the understanding that comes from careful study and operating closely with instructors and classmates.

Paula Palacino New Horizon Award for Vista Colleges Medical Assisting Plan In April of 2011, Palacinos mother was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer and offered 30 days to reside. She lived for five months ahead of passing away. Seeing her mother fight this disease created Palacino comprehend what she had to do for her son. She enrolled in Vista College in the Medical Assisting system. Although at Vista, Palacino, of El Paso, became vice president of the campus chapter of the National Technical Honor Society and president of the evening students Healthcare Club. Her hardships and struggles along with her faith and family have produced her into who she is nowadays. Palacino is employed as a health-related assistant at Montwood Medical Center.

Victor Alvarez – Student of the Year Alvarez, of El Paso, proved to be a really dedicated student not only to his research but also as a positive motivator to his peers. Prior to attending Vista College, he worked as assistant manager in the produce division of a regional grocery retailer for 15 years. When he became a casualty of company-wide layoffs he took a quantity of tiny jobs. One particular day, Alvarez created a list of goals for the future, and 1 of these goals was to go back to college and get an Associates Degree in Business with a concentrate on Human Sources. Although at Vista College, Alvarez showed natural leadership capabilities and an ability to motivate his fellow peers in a positive manner. He has also excelled at his location of employment, PLS Monetary, earning employee of the month honors. In less than six months, he was promoted to overnight supervisor and will quickly be promoted to assistant manager.

Erik Frescas – Vista Summit Award Frescas, of El Paso, graduated with honors from Vista Colleges Network Administration program in 2010, and inside four months, he obtained his Comptia A+, Networking+, and Safety+ certifications. He became a assistance specialist at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center, contributing to the IT upgrade that allowed the hospital to transfer actual time EKG readings from an ambulance to the ER. From there, Frescas became an IT Specialist at Diverse Mobile Technologies, a local company specializing on resolving network troubles and installing and keeping small laptop infrastructures. In addition, he started his own little company, Southwest Computing, which supports little organizations all through El Paso.

WHEN: Saturday, June 15, 2013, three p.m.

Exactly where: El Paso Civic Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, El Paso, Texas 79901

About Vista College

Vista College is a network of private, post-secondary career colleges supplying a assortment of coaching programs like: healthcare, company, and technology, legal and vocational/trades. Vista College provides online applications and has seven on-ground campuses in Texas (Amarillo, Beaumont, El Paso, Killeen, Longview and Lubbock) and Las Cruces, New Mexico. Vista College is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education (COE). Customer Details may be viewed at http://www.vistacollege.edu. For Vista Colleges El Paso Campus, call 877-502-1059.





