BBCC celebrates 2025 Outstanding Student Award winners
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College faculty recognized their top students from the 2024-25 academic year during a ceremony Tuesday evening.
Thirty-eight students from various disciplines were awarded the Outstanding Student designation this year. Top student-athletes were also recognized during the ceremony.
Students selected Aviation Assistant Professor Aaron Linthicum as their favorite faculty member of the year.
Alissa Scriven, Retention Coordinator, and Michelle Arceo, Career Services & Workforce Development Coordinator were the students’ pick for Outstanding Staff Members of the year.
Full list of award winners
Automotive: Stephen Rhyne
Student Success: Ivan Torres
Spanish: Beth Okamoto
French: Lydia “Lydie” Cluff
Early Childhood Education: Daniela Oseguera
Welding Year 1: Cooper Hawkins
Welding Year 2: Erick Santos
Agriculture: Isabel Fadenrecht
Nursing Level 1: Jonathan Avalos
Nursing Level 2: Siena Mayhak
Philosophy: Larry Dacy
Economics: Conner Willis
Accounting Business Transfer: Ashleigh Alcala
Accounting Tech: Robert Calzadillas
Allied Health: Jessica Dennis
Math: Benji Vargas
Chemistry: Cy Christensen
Biology: Karlye Shank
Physics: Emma Bauer
History/Political Science: Daniel Heeney
Volleyball MVP: Devry Lausch
Volleyball Most Improved: Patricia Kirby
Women’s Basketball MVP: Oaklie Jackman
Women’s Basketball Most Improved: Kaliyah Evans
Men’s Basketball Co-MVP: Gideon Harris
Men’s Basketball Co-MVP: Gil Gonzalez
Men’s Basketball Most Improved: Dominik Wojna
Baseball MVP: Ricardo Leon Guerrero II
Baseball Most Improved: Jacob Kanaly
Men’s Wrestling MVP: Hunter Tibodeau
Men’s Wrestling Most Improved: Alex Barajas
Women’s Wrestling MVP: Kyah Miller
Women’s Wrestling Most Improved: Elizabeth Kovacs
WES: Gabby Pineda
WES: Jimmy Moctezuma
TRIO SSS: Marelyn Guerrero
BAS-AM: Esmeralda Fernandez
RA of the Year: Graciela Cruz
Outstanding Faculty: Aaron Linthicum, Aviation
Outstanding Co-Staff Alissa Scriven, Retention Coordinator and Michelle Arceo, Career Services & Workforce Development Coordinator