AVC Profiles

Rich Sim and Eugenie Trow

Two young college graduates with a passion for teaching found careers and – more importantly – love for each other at Antelope Valley College.

Dr. Scott Lee

Dr. Scott Lee, chosen by his colleagues as Antelope Valley College’s Scholar in Residence for 2017-18, comes from a long line of educators dating back to an ancestor who helped build the first school for African American children in Washington, D.C. 200 years ago.

Dr. Les Uhazy

Making the transition from assistant professor at a four-year university to an instructor at a community college was a pivotal decision for Dr. Les Uhazy.

Ultimately, it was a choice that opened his eyes to a cross section of society that had escaped him within the limited confines of a large research university.

Tanissa Schoen

Tanissa Schoen, a 1999 Lancaster High School, graduate always had passion for TV and movies. Her first step started at AVC.  Schoen took classes in the arts, languages and computer graphics, eventually earning an associate degree in graphic design. From AVC, she transferred to the competitive Cinema Television Arts (CTVA) program at CSU, Northridge.

Savannah Johnson

Savannah Johnson spent her early years with a grandmother and aunt in Los Angeles, but was placed into foster home care during her high school years due to health problems with her caregivers. Basketball was always Savannah’s escape.