ST. PHILIP’S COLLEGE HONORS ALAS GRADUATES

SAN ANTONIO (June 26, 2008) --- St. Philip’s College President Dr. Adena Williams Loston (right) honored her college’s graduates from the 10-month Alamo Community Colleges Leadership Academy for Success program or ALAS. The program fosters employee development and student success. District-wide Selection Committee member and SPC Director of Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness Mecca Salahuddin (left) also attended the ceremony. The St. Philip’s College graduates (from left of Salahuddin) were, SPC Director of Student Services Ana Lisa Garza, SPC Southwest Campus Director of College Services Felipa Lopez, and SPC Technology Support Manager Catherine Perkins. (Image by Melissa Vasquez) Photo

About St. Philip’s: St. Philip’s College was founded in 1898 by Bishop James Steptoe Johnston of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church of the West Texas Diocese. Today, St. Philip’s is a multi-campus institution of the Alamo Community Colleges and serves a semester enrollment of nearly 10,000 credit and more than 5,000 continuing education students. St. Philip’s is a Historically Black College and Hispanic Serving Institution and is the only college in the nation that carries this dual designation. As “A Point of Pride in the Community,” St. Philip’s is among the oldest and most diverse community colleges in the United States.