Neighbors

Newport Beach resident Karen Bayless Frankel was the keynote speaker at

her commencement ceremony at UC Berkeley. Frankel, a member of Phi Beta

Kappa, earned a degree in woman’s studies. ... Catherine J. Rasch of

Costa Mesa was on the dean’s list during her spring semester at Bucknell

University. ... Shannon Leigh Swafford of Costa Mesa graduated in May

from Saint Mary’s College in Indiana with a bachelor’s degree. Swafford

is a graduate of Mater Dei High School and is the daughter of Leslie

Swafford of Costa Mesa. ... Mehgan Fay and Jennifer Ollila, both of Costa

Mesa, have received the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor bestowed

by the Girl Scouts, at a recent banquet at the Mesa Verde Country Club in

Costa Mesa. Ollila is a student at Estancia High School and has been a

Girl Scout for 13 years. Fay, who also attends Estancia, has been a Girl

Scout for 10 years. ... Costa Mesa resident Larry Cassidy received the

International Donald Cope Award from TEC, a global organization of CEOs,

in recognition of his enthusiastic support. Prior to joining TEC in 1987,

Cassidy served as president of Celestron International, a consumer optics

company in Torrance.