Debbie Slemmons Memorial

Debbie Slemmons was a member of the Orange Coast College Volleyball Team. She was honored as the Most Valuable Player for the 1983 season and was looking forward to the 1984 season when she and two close friends were killed by a drunk driver in an automobile accident on September 10, 1984.

Debbie had a positive influence on her family, friends, and teammates. Her vivaciousness and enthusiasm were contagious to those around her. She possessed a great competitive spirit and an exceptional desire to succeed. She had made plans to major in Sports Medicine and was expected to be the recipient of a volleyball scholarship in order to complete her college education.

This scholarship is a perpetual award given, in memory of an outstanding athlete and an inspirational young woman.