School Briefs School Briefs (April 09, 2004)

De Anza announces finalists for president

De Anza College has narrowed its nationwide search for a new president to three finalists, Henry Ingle, Jacqueline Jacobs and M. Brian Murphy. The position was vacated by Martha Kanter when she was tapped as chancellor of the community college district last year.

Each candidate will visit the De Anza campus this month to meet with faculty and staff, participate in open forums and complete a final interview with Kanter.

Jacobs, currently the vice president for instruction at Pasadena City College, will visit De Anza April 14. Ingle, the associate vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas, will follow on April 15. And Murphy, the executive director of the San Francisco Urban Institute at San Francisco State University, will stop by on April 19.

Open forums will be held with candidates at 1:30 p.m. All forums will be held in Conference Room B of the campus center.

Rotary Club to award $15,500

The Rotary Club of Los Altos is accepting applications for its 2004 Community Service Scholarships. The scholarships are open to high school seniors as well as Foothill Community College students who plan to continue their education at an accredited post-secondary school or college. The deadlines for applications is April 16.

Application forms can be downloaded from the Rotary's Web site at www.losaltosrotary.org under "Community Service Scholarships." A teacher recommendation and current academic transcript must be included with the application. Awards will be presented during a luncheon May 27.

Scholarships range from $500 to $800 for community college-bound applicants and $500 to $2,500 for students headed to four-year universities.

The purpose of these annual awards is to encourage student participation in community service, reward intellectual excellence and provide needed financial assistance for further education.

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