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NEWS RELEASE

-- For Immediate Release --

Date: April 30, 2008

Contact: Doug Lau, Director of Marketing & Public Relations

Dr. Tim Elizondo named NCFA Director of the Year

Dr. Tim Elizondo, Columbia College’s forensics advisor and speech faculty member since 2005, was named the Northern California Forensics Association’s (NCFA) Director of the Year. The award recognizes the director of a college forensics program, who has demonstrated a high level of achievement and professionalism throughout the year.

His debate and speech team’s victories this past year are a testament to his coaching abilities. Team members achieved numerous wins in rigorous competitions against both two and four year colleges locally, regionally and nationally. Among them were the NCFA Conference Championships in February in Concord, the California Community College Speech and Debate Championships also hosted in Concord in March, and the 2008 Phi Rho Pi National Championship in St. Charles, Illinois earlier this month.

“I am deeply honored to receive this award,” said Dr. Elizondo. “It is especially gratifying to be recognized by one’s peers and the award capped a fantastic year for our team.”

Dr. Elizondo was also named New Forensics Coach of the Year in 2007 by the NCFA. He was state champion in forensics in 1994 while attending MJC where he received an A.A. degree in liberal studies. His other degrees include a bachelor’s degree in communications and a master’s in rhetoric, both from Arizona State University. He completed a doctorate in American cultural studies from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

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News Release No. 046

April 30, 2008

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Attached: Photo of Dr. Tim Elizondo