In the fall of 1961 I attended MJC as a student. Modesto Junior College prepared me with a rigorous foundation so that I was successful in earning a Master of Arts degree.
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My daughter Karen and son John graduated from Davis High School with MJC involvement as spectators at Davis HS football games in the stadium.
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I attended MJC as a student athlete from 1951-1953. I was encouraged to attend MJC by then Coach Stan Pavko.
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John Scheuber began his 60 year affiliation with Modesto Junior College during his junior year at Modesto High School while involved with the Future Farmers of America.
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Modesto Junior College was named as one of the nation’s top 150 community colleges to be eligible for the biennial $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.
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My mother, Ada Morrow, was raised in a strict family and her father did not allow her to attend college.
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I came to MJC by default; I had graduated from high school halfway through my senior year and lived in Brazil as an exchange student for 11 months.
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Thirty years ago dressed in my cap and gown, my heart swelling with pride, I was waiting for my name to be called to receive my diploma, doubting that it was true.
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MJC has a special place in my heart as it provided a great start for my education upon returning to Modesto after WWII.
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Growing up, I always knew that I wanted to attend college, but I wasn’t really sure if I was truly college material.
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The education, relationships, and experiences I gained while attending MJC have been a huge part of the successes I have enjoyed since graduation 6 years ago.
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I was almost the first person in my family to go to college, but my mom beat me to the punch. She started taking classes at MJC when I was 12 and she was 37.
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Dropping out of high school at an early age carved out my independent streak, but left me with limited options.
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My mother and father were refugees from Cambodia. In 1983, mom gave birth to me in a refugee camp near the border of Thailand.
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My life was a long list of bad mistakes, attitude, and trouble. I was involved in gangs and other activities that were getting me nowhere.
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In high school, I lost my way and fell in with the wrong crowd. I was hurting myself and those around me.
Read MoreI started college right after high school in 1978 then dropped out to work.
Read MoreIn 1984, at the age of 21 I arrived in San Jose as a Cambodian refugee from the Philippines Refugee Processing Center.
Read MoreI discovered my love for learning at MJC. In my youth I had done well in school, but never really cared.
Read MoreI graduated from the MJC Nursing Program in 2000 and immediately began working as a Registered Nurse.
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