2015 Alumna of Distinction for Service in Mission

The 2015 Alumna of Distinction for Service in Mission is Jessica Davila-Burnett.  She holds an associate’s degree from Del Mar College, a Bachelor of Arts from UIW’s Adult Degree Completion Program at Del Mar College as well as a master’s degree in organizational development from UIW Online.

Burnett has been recognized internationally, nationally and locally for her achievements in community service. She was named among the Top 10 Most Amazing Women in the 2004 September Issue of Latina Magazine. She received the 2004 KRIS-TV 6 and Corpus Christi Caller-Times Jefferson Medallion Award, and the 2004 Campus Ministry Award from UIW for outstanding community service. She was named the 2007 Corpus Christi “Under Forty” Person of the Year. In 2011, Del Mar College inducted Burnett into the Del Mar Wall of Honor and the Leadership Corpus Christi Alumni Association recognized her and a friend as the LCCA Alumni of the Year.

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