PCCHA no longer offers the Ruby Rich Burgar Award.

The Ruby Rich Burgar Award was established in 1977 to recognize individuals with long, continuous, and outstanding service to college health and the Pacific Coast College Health Association. Named for Ruby Rich Burgar, Executive Director of PCCHA from 1977‐1988, this award represents the highest recognition given by the Pacific Coast College Health Association and continues to honor Ms. Burgar who passed away in 1996.

Past Recipients

1982 Gordon Bergy, University of Washington
1984 Murray DeArmond, University of Arizona
1985 Ray Miller, San Jose State University
1987 Helen Rueda, Fullerton Community College
1988 Allie Nelson, University of Arizona
1989 James Brown, University of California ‐ Berkeley
1991 Donald Char, University of Hawaii
1992 Mary Lou Holland, Highline Community College
1994 Norma Grundy, University of California – Irvine
1995 Betty K. Adams, Washington State University
1996 Robert Petit, University of Oregon
1997 Joyce Meador, University of Arizona
1999 Gary Fredericksen, California Polytechnic University ‐ Pomona
2000 Bill Waid, University of California ‐ Davis
2002 Paula Swinford, University of Southern California
2003 Jean Benthien, Point Loma Nazarene University
2005 Elizabeth Applebee, University of Northern Arizona
2006 Sandy Franz, Portland State University
2007 Joan Rawlins, University of Utah
2018 Cathy Kodama, University of California, Berkeley
2019 Cheryl Hug-English, University of Nevada, Reno

PCCHA no longer offers this award.

The Golden Gull Award was established by PCCHA in 2001 to recognize exemplary, innovative, and inspirational practices or programs within 4 areas of college health: clinical services, consumer services, counseling services, and health education and promotion services. This award encourages the creation of programs to improve college health practices and advance the health of students.

Past Recipients

2019
Best Integrated Health Care Practices
"UHS Collaborative Care Team"
University of California, Berkeley, University Health Services

2017
Best Health Promotion Practices
“Access to Online Birth Control”
University of California, Irvine, Student Health Center

2016
Best Health Education and Promotion Practices
“Bouncing Back: Building Resilience and Supporting your Wellbeing”
Simon Fraser University, Health Promotion

Best Health Education and Promotion Practices
“C.H.E.W. (Cooking Healthy, Eating Well) Cooking Classes”
San Jose State University, Wellness and Health Promotion

2015
Best Health Education and Promotion Practices
“Rest & Relaxation”
San Jose State University, Wellness & Health Promotion