• Honoree Sara Miller McCune, center, with Judith Hopkinson and James Darnborough at the World Business Academy’s annual awards gala held Sept. 18 at the El Encanto hotel in Santa Barbara. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • Author Jack Canfield, left, musician and honoree David Crosby and World Business Academy founder Rinaldo Brutoco. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • Le Cordon Bleu chef and auction donor Michael Rees, left, with World Business Academy Executive Director Matt Renner and a guest. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • Jurviaan Kamp and Nancy McGrath. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • Heidi Lohuis and sponsor Robert Evans. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • Emcee Geoff Greene, left, Diane Boss, William Arntz and Deirdre Hade-Arntz. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • Newlyweds and new to Santa Barbara Dana Voynovich and Richard Brown. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • Jim and Alexandra Selman. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • The view from the dinner room to the patio. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • Frank Guzman and Alejandra Vega. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • One of 20 tables at the gala. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • A pianist performs in the lobby. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)
  • The event poster with Tom Henderson artwork. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)