Newport Beach resident Karen Bayless Frankel was the keynote speaker at
her commencement ceremony at UC Berkeley. Frankel, a member of Phi Beta
Kappa, earned a degree in woman's studies. ... Catherine J. Rasch of
Costa Mesa was on the dean's list during her spring semester at Bucknell
University. ... Shannon Leigh Swafford of Costa Mesa graduated in May
from Saint Mary's College in Indiana with a bachelor's degree. Swafford
is a graduate of Mater Dei High School and is the daughter of Leslie
Swafford of Costa Mesa. ... Mehgan Fay and Jennifer Ollila, both of Costa
Mesa, have received the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor bestowed
by the Girl Scouts, at a recent banquet at the Mesa Verde Country Club in
Costa Mesa. Ollila is a student at Estancia High School and has been a
Girl Scout for 13 years. Fay, who also attends Estancia, has been a Girl
Scout for 10 years. ... Costa Mesa resident Larry Cassidy received the
International Donald Cope Award from TEC, a global organization of CEOs,
in recognition of his enthusiastic support. Prior to joining TEC in 1987,
Cassidy served as president of Celestron International, a consumer optics
company in Torrance.
