 DANIEL GUTIERREZ Age 31Daniel graduated from Crescenta Valley High School in
1991. He was, in his own words, “a very poor student with mediocre
grades.” He entered GCC still lacking a general sense of purpose. Soon,
however, while taking one of Gordon Alexander’s history classes, things
started to “click” for him. He found the class interesting and Alexandre an
extraordinarily inspirational teacher. The two quickly established a
rapport, and Daniel ended up taking almost every history class Alexandre
taught. He also served as his SI leader one semester. Daniel credits
Alexandre with helping him develop crucial writing and analytical skills, as
well as serving as an important role model. Daniel relied heavily for
assistance on the Writing Center and he was also inspired and motivated by
courses with Mona Field and Steve White.
Daniel finished GCC with a 3.65 GPA and received the
first Arnulfo Casillas Scholarship Award for students showing an interest in
working with the Latin American community. Drawing heavily on the support
of the Transfer Center, and, in particular, on assistance by Ramona Barrio-Sotillo,
he successfully transferred to UC Berkeley in the fall of 1993 as a history
major. He graduated three years later with a 3.9 GPA. In 1997, he entered
the graduate program in history at Harvard University, where he is currently
a Ph.D. candidate in Latin American history, specializing in Mexico. He is
interested in pursuing a career as a professor of history at a four-year
university. |
