Norco College Alumnus of the Year

(formerly known as the Young Alumnus of the Year award)

Call for nominations

Jocelyn Yow

2019 Alumnus of the Year

Jocelyn Yow, a San Jose native, moved to Malaysia at a young age and graduated from high school before her return to the United States.

In 2011, Yow and her family settled in Eastvale. She quickly enrolled at Norco College and became the youngest serving Student Body President. She also joined the Honors Program and became a member of Alpha Gamma Sigma.

Yow earned her associate degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences from Norco College in 2014, and transferred to the University of California, Berkeley, where she obtained her bachelor's degree.

She has served as a district representative for California State Senate and for the United States House of Representatives, where she worked tirelessly to help seniors, families, small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and children to access valuable government services.

Yow grew up in a working-class family, where she learned the value and importance of giving back. In fact, the Yow family established a scholarship to provide financial support for high achieving Norco College students with financial need. Yow credits part of her success to Norco College and wanted to establish a scholarship that would highlight her and her families deep commitment to community service and to assist students in need.  

She was recently elected to the Eastvale City Council and is currently pursuing a master's degree in government at Harvard Extension.

Appointments:
Councilmember, City of Eastvale
Delegate, Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority
Primary, Civic Center/Library Sub-Committee
Alternate, Riverside Transit Agency

 

2019 Norco College Alumnus of the Year Jocelyn Yow

 

Past Recipients

2017Jefferson Tiangco	2015Rachel Spiegel	2013 Omar Gonzalez
2016 Ryan Cortez	2014Jonathan Trdan-Schmidt	2012 Naushad Huda

President’s Award for Excellence

Corona-Norco Unified School District 

2018 - Sabrina Cervantes60th District Assemblymember

Sabrina Cervantes 60th District Assemblymember

California State Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes has emerged as an advocate for education and expanding resources for Veterans. In 2017, Cervantes secured a $2 million allocation in the state budget to build a Veterans Resource Center at Norco College.

The Center, once built, will allow the College to expand and enhance resources, especially in the area of matriculating Veterans to four-year universities and transitioning into the workforce.

Cervantes is Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Veterans Employment & Education and held a field hearing at Norco College to discuss increasing opportunities for Veterans at community colleges.

Cervantes was elected to the California State Assembly in 2016 and represents the communities of Corona, Eastvale, Jurupa Valley, Norco, and a portion of Riverside. She is a member of the Human Rights Campaign, The PICK Group of Young Professionals, and serves on the Advisory Board for the University of California, Riverside School of Public Policy. She has previously served on the Board of Directors for the UCR Chicano Latino Alumni Association, and a number of non-profit organizations like TruEvolution and Women Wonder Writers.

Cervantes earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science with a minor in Public Policy from the University of California, Riverside, and completed an Executive Education Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.