PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
CHSAF CONGRATULATES OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AWARDEES FOR 2025
02 February 2025. Quezon City. CHS Alumni Foundation, Inc. (CHSAF) congratulates the Outstanding Alumni Awardees for 2025. This year, there are a total of 17 awardees compared with only 9 last year.
CHSAF Awards Committee Chairperson Dr. Lonabel Ancheta-Encarnacion noted, “The committee received so many nominations this year and we wanted to accommodate the most that we could. And since CHSAF gives awards each year, we are confident that CHSAF will continue to have a long list of outstanding alumni in the years to come given the number of highly accomplished and inspiring alumni that the College of the Holy Spirit has produced.”
The awardees this year are as follows:
Arts:
- Sylvia Amorsolo-Lazo, HS-57
- Myra Beltran, HS-78
- Kathryn Beltran-Abaño, HS-70
- Gilda Encarnacion-Molina, HS-70
- Myrna Mariano-Almendral, HS-67 BFA-71
Communications:
- Rosario Abueg-Garcellano, HS-65
Education:
- Marilu Ranosa-Madrunio, AB-82
- Corazon Villareal, HS-67 BSE-71
Entrepreneurship
- Virginia Guerrero-Bautista, HS-71 BFA-75
- Maria Luz Eloriaga-Javier, HS-73 BFA-77
Environment
- Imelda Sarmiento, HS-65 AM-67 BM-69
Science
- Gloria Herbosa-Frost, HS-72 BSChem-77
- Imelda Vinzon-Bautista, HS-70
Socio Economic Development
- Magdalena Almario-Zeta, HS-68
- Veronica Fenix-Villavicencio, HS-72
- Gracita Jacinto-Ali, HS-75
- Helen Reyes-Garcia, HS-70
CHSAF President Ging M. Ong said, “CHSAF is very proud of its awardees. Their accomplishments and bodies of work are testament to the high quality of education they received from the SSpS sisters and teachers. Furthermore, they continue to live up to the values enshrined in the CHS motto of Truth in Love.”
It was earlier announced that the following are eligible for nomination:
- The alumna/alumnus is an Elementary, High School and/or College GRADUATE, or has completed at least 4 straight years of SSpS education at the Holy Ghost College (HGC)/College of the Holy Spirit Manila (CHSM).
- The alumna/alumnus is a CHSAF member of good standing.
- The alumna/alumnus has never received a CHSAF Outstanding Alumni Award.
- The alumna/alumnus is not an incumbent member of the Alumni Awards Committee.
This year’s awardees were based on the following criteria:
- Distinguished Professional Achievement (30%) through excellent and exceptional work, and impactful contributions to her/his chosen fields of endeavor.
- Work and products (e.g. studies, systems, designs, art or literary works, inventions, technology) are recognized to be breakthroughs or major contributions in the advancement of one’s profession or field of endeavor.
- Work and products show high innovation and creativity in pursuing novel ideas, methods, processes and products; and groundbreaking solutions in her/his chosen fields of discipline.
- Work or products have inspired others to pursue further determined work, investigation, innovation and creation.
- Awards of excellence or recognition received for one’s body of work or products.
- Social Impact (30%) by having made a significant positive impact in the community, industry, or society, whether nationally or internationally.
- Work or products have helped improve the quality of lives of certain sectors of society (e.g. improved health and safety, education, improved environmental conditions, livelihoods and standards of living, especially of poor families).
- Work or products have enhanced understanding, tolerance, peace and respect among societies of diverse cultures, norms and beliefs.
- Work or products have created a positive impact locally or nationally or internationally.
- Service and Philanthropy (20%) by having contributed significantly and with dedication to voluntary service and programs, which have been proven to benefit disadvantaged groups or communities, institutions or societies.
- Personal time and talents contributed to voluntary service groups or programs helping disadvantaged groups, or working for causes such as environmental conservation, and human welfare and development.
- Documented benefits gained by the disadvantaged groups and communities, due to the services and programs.
- Personal Integrity and Character (20%) by living out the CHSM values of “Truth in Love,” and serving as a role model by consistently practicing integrity and ethical behavior; and commitment to excellence and social responsibility.
- Testimonies of personal integrity and ethical behavior from teachers, SSpS sisters, fellow alumni and/or work colleagues
- No known complaint or negative feedback about the person’s character raised by any party.
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Further inquiries may be addressed to:
The CHSAF Secretariat
chsafsecretariat@chsafofficial.org or
Click the link: Contact Us – College of the Holy Spirit Alumnae Foundation (chsafofficial.org)