2019-20 Cuesta College Alberta Deutsche Fan of the Year Award
In 2009, the Athletics Department established a Fan of the Year award in remembrance of Alberta Deutsche, who passed away that same year. This past spring, her husband Dan Deutsche, a long-time Cuesta College donor, Booster and friend also passed away. The Deutsche family has been a very special family to all of us and to the Athletic Department and we want to them for their support! Alberta was truly one of our biggest fans. She was a former student athlete herself, so she genuinely enjoyed attending just about every game we had. She understood the hard work and dedication it took to succeed in their sport, so she loved supporting them in any way she could.
Stephanie Shinkawa is Cuesta Athletics' 2020 Alberta Deutsche Fan of the Year! Stephanie is the mother of Sophomore Aquatic Star Satoshi Shinkawa, the 2019 Athlete of the Year nominee for Men's Swim & Dive, and a die-hard Cougar supporter. Stephanie, who resides in Kingsburg, did not miss an event over the past two men's water polo and swimming seasons and was a top-notch fan and a supporter of both programs. Coach John Marsh noted that she has been one of his program's great team moms and always brought food for the athletes, while also taking great action pictures at all of the events. Coach Marsh says of Stephanie, "We would like to thank you personally for your continued support of our aquatics program. We truly appreciate the fact that you attended every event regardless of weather and the support you gave our program."
Alberta Deutsche Fan of the Year
2010 Monica Satterwhite
2011 Jim Battersby
2012 Frank Martinez
2013 Anthony Koeninger
2014 Tommy Gin
2015 Jani Johnson
2016 Henry Valaau
2017 Kris Ballew
2018 Mike Kinter
2019 Rob Thomas
2020 Stephanie Shinkawa
