Anaheim University Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) graduate James Doty was awarded the "Gold Medal Award for Characteristic School for Compulsory Education in Multiculturalism" by China's Guangzhou Ministry of Education. James stated, "All of this extra work that I have created for myself by taking this class has just simply reaffirmed to me that everything that I do to extend my knowledge and ability to make me a better teacher is worth it and I should never stop striving for excellence."