Living Our Values

Angela Norwood

EXCELLENCE | PURPOSE | INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | UNITY | INCLUSION

Each quarter, CLC honors employees who demonstrate the college’s core values. Recently, phlebotomy instructor Angela Norwood received the values recognition for compassion.

Upon receiving her award, Norwood expressed her gratitude and remarked she anchors to the saying, “walk a mile in my shoes.”

She said, “I try to put myself in my students’ shoes and think of their success and what I need to do to help them get there.”

Phlebotomy is the art and science of biological specimen collection, handling, transportation and processing for screening, diagnostic testing and therapeutic purposes. This includes taking blood using a needle. Many people have fears of blood and needles, so teaching compassion to her students is an important skill for Norwood to have as an instructor. In her nomination, Testing Coordinator Adriane Price said, “From the day that I first met Angela, she exhibited compassion and excellence in all that she does. She walks in compassion daily in her relations with students, staff, faculty and community partners. She extends kindness, care and a willingness to help others in all situations. She consistently puts her students above her own personal concerns. Her smile and personality bring warmth to this campus and she is always willing to assist in any situation.”