Yvonne Tyler and Elisa Jacobs named to All-Washington Academic Team

BELLEVUE, WASH.– Bellevue Community College students Yvonne Tyler, of Newcastle, and Elisa Jacobs, of Bellevue, have been named to the 2006 All-Washington Academic Team.

Recognizing the best and brightest community and technical college students in the state, the All-Washington Academic Team is a project of Phi Theta Kappa international honor society, USA Today and the American Association of Community Colleges.

The team will be honored by Governor Chris Gregoire at ceremonies in Olympia March 2.

A leader at BCC, Tyler helps energize the campus through her contributions as Phi Theta Kappa vice president for leadership and Baha’i Club president. She also takes time to serve the community as a member of the board of directors and a 5th grade teacher’s assistant at Daystar East Baha’i School. On her way to becoming a neurosurgeon, Tyler is already taking classes at the University of Washington to complete a degree in biology.

An amazing multi-tasker, Jacobs deftly juggles six demanding roles at once: single parent of two children; entrepreneur with a small jewelry business; part-time Hebrew teacher at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue; volunteer math and science tutor at Bellevue’s Lake Hills Elementary School; volunteer and committee member at Starlight, Starbright Children’s Foundation; a volunteer committee-member for the Point Roberts Arts Foundation; and high-achievement college student. Building on her enthusiasm for science and a desire to help others, Jacobs’ ultimate goal is to become a pediatric neurologist.

Each member of the All-Washington Academic Team receives $750 in scholarships funded by Northwest Education Loan Association (NELA) and KeyBank.

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