The University of Guam named the winners of its 2021 Distinguished Alumni Awards
during a ceremony on March 19 at the Hyatt Regency Guam. One award was given to an
individual from each of the university’s schools and colleges, and another was given
to an alum who is serving in the military.
The winners are selected based on professional accomplishments in their field, civic
and university involvement, character and integrity, and achievements of local, national,
or international significance. Among the attendees at the ceremony were UOG leadership
and local dignitaries — including Gov. Lourdes Leon Guerrero, Lt. Gov. Joshua Tenorio,
Speaker Therese Terlaje, and Sen. Amanda Shelton.
The 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award winners are as follows:
From the College of Natural and Applied Sciences:
Richard Randall
Richard Randall
Biological and Geological Consultant and Research Affiliate, UOG Marine Lab Research Affiliate, UOG Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western
Pacific M.S., Biology, 1971
From the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences:
From the School of Business and Public Administration:
Stephen C. Ignacio
Stephen C. Ignacio
Chief of Police, Guam Police Department B.S., Public Administration, 2006 Master of Public Administration, 2014
From the School of Education:
Carmen Artero Kasperbauer
Carmen Artero Kasperbauer
President, Astumbo Catholic Family Mission Active Member, Catholic Daughters of the Americas Former Senator, 15th and 16th Guam Legislatures B.A., Elementary Education, 1974
From the School of Health:
Arthur John Ulloa San Agustin
Arthur John Ulloa San Agustin
Director, Department of Public Health and Social Services Bachelor of Social Work, 1987
Military Award:
Lt. Col. Edward Cabrera Camacho
Lt. Col. Edward Cabrera Camacho
U.S. Army Infantry and Foreign Area Officer University of Guam ROTC B.A., Political Science, 1984
The University of Guam has graduated nearly 20,000 alumni dispersed across the globe
and throughout Micronesia serving in government, business, health care, education,
science, and more.
The Distinguished Alumni Awards is hosted annually by the UOG Office of Development
and Alumni Affairs. Details for next year’s award cycle will be announced in July.
For more information, please contact Norman Analista, director of development, alumni
affairs, and foundation relations, at (671) 735-2991 or visit www.uog.edu/alumni/.
