GTCC's Celebration of Excellence 2016

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Celebration of Excellence Program October 11, 2016 Guests to view the Excellence Baskets and Silent Auction items Opening Remarks.................................................................. Mitch Johnson Welcome......................................................................................... Dr. Parker. Brunch United Way...........................................................................Harry Stillerman Speaker.........................................................................Merikay Tillman, M.S. . Coach MKay Companies . GTCC Foundation..............................................................Harry Stillerman Professional Recognitions............................................................ Dr. Parker New Employees............................................................................. Dr. Parker Service Awards...............................................................HR Representatives Faculty employees of the month.................................... Dr. Beth Pitonzo Staff employees of the month.................................................... Dr. Parker Excellence in Teaching and World View Faculty of the Year...................................... Dr. Beth Pitonzo President’s Award........................................................................... Dr. Parker Faculty and Staff Member of the Year...................................... Dr. Parker Closing Remarks....................................................................... Nancy Sollosi A Toast to Excellence................................................................... Dr. Parker


New Employees Andrea Allmond

Administrative Assistant, Center for Academic Engagement

Huma Asghar

Administrative Assistant, Student Life

Martha Barham Instructor, Nursing

Bethany Barnes

Instructor, Communication

William Benjamin Campus Security Officer

Edith Bentley Instructor, Nursing

Ghazala Bibi

John Cable

Drema Hartwell

Angela Dalton

Jeffrey Hayden

Jacob Danieley

Brittany Hayes

Jacqueline Downing

Tommy Hicks

Scott Duryea

James Hitch

Campus Police Officer

Officer, Admissions

Instructor, Entertainment Business

Instructor, Communication

Instructor, Political Science

Yolonda Edgerton

Instructor, Human Services Technology

Herbert Everett

Campus Security Officer

Instructor, Welding Technology

Assistant, Financial Aid

Campus Police Officer

Instructor, Fire Protection & Emergency Management

Patricia Holmes Assistant, Information

Accountant, Senior, Not for Profit

Coordinator, Technology Sys, Center for Academic Engagement

Aaron Holt

Celesta Blake

Katherine Fair

James Howard

Instructor, Computer Technologies

Katherine Bodrie

Coordinator, Writing, Center for Academic Engagement

Priscilla Bohannon

Technician, Admissions, Application Processing/Document Management

Duane Boone

Executive Administrative Assistant, President’s Office

Rharshi Greenfield

Chris Jarrell

Technician, Audiovisual, Computer

Clerk, Shipping & Receiving, Courier

Crystal Grice

Brian Johnson

Allison Brooks

Instructor, Emergency Medical Science

Instructor, Adult Education

Jerry Hunt

Instructor, Computer Integrated Machining

Technician, Admissions, Document Management

Latoya Brown

Technician, HVAC PM

Instructor, English

Jefferson Fortner

Administrative Assistant, Nursing

Administrative Assistant, Humanities & Social Sciences

Manager, Employment

Robert Griffin David Gunter

Division Chair, ICET

Harry Hairston

Technician, Audiovisual, Computer

Instructor, Aviation Management/ Career Pilot

Alicia Jones Muhammad Navigator, Online Student

Joseph Kakhu Instructor, Nursing

Carol Keck

Librarian, Technical Services


Amy Kessinger

Teryn Odom

William Seats

Karen Knoch

Michael Perry

Tonya Seawell

Kory Knowles

Scott Perry

Julie Stanyard

Pamela Pinnix

Roy Steed

Timothy Pitts

Robert Stoesen

Instructor, English

Instructor, Business Administration

Instructor, Computer Technologies, Networking

Dawn Lamb

Administrative Assistant, Completion by Design

Stanley Lawhorne

Coordinator, Con-Ed/Inservice BLET

Joseph Logan

Technician, I, HVAC

Andrew Mabe

Instructor, Aviation Systems Technology

Anita McCoy

Instructional Technologist, e-Learning

George McDuffie Director, Program, EMS

Anya Michael

Specialist, Student Success

Martha Mitman Instructor, Nursing

Porcha Moore

Technician, CMMS Planner/Scheduler

Dina Nasreddin

Advisor, II, Financial Aid

Stephanie Needham Instructor, English

Lonnie Nogle

Instructor, Aviation Systems Technology

Specialist, eLearning Support

Buyer, Assistant

Technician, I, HVAC

Director, Assistant, Student Life

Instructor, Fire Protection & Emergency Management

Jeremy Plumley

Administrator, Network

Kimberly Porter

Technician, Audiovisual, Computer

Instructor, Radiography

Campus Police Telecommunicator

Assistant, Information

Specialist, Research

Evelyn Tinsley Administrative Assistant, ITS

Nancy Triplett

Instructor, Dental Hygiene

Program Assistant, Community Education

Michael Pryor

Beverly Turner

Instructor, Surgical Technology

Sarah Purnell Technician, AT Lab

Edna Putnam

Director, Nursing Programs

Larry Roberson Campus Police Officer

Jennifer Robinson Assistant, Information

Ronald Rogers

Campus Police Sergeant

Brent Rogers

Worker, Grounds Crew

Wayne Saville

Instructor, EMT Occupational Extension

Instructor, Business Administration

Joshua Waterstone Instructor, Drama

Thuy Whyte

Specialist, Internal Controls & Compliance

Mary Wilkinson

Instructor, NA Training Program

Muriel Williamson Instructor, Mathematics


Gaynessa Allen

GED Lead Instructor, Adult Education, Corporate and Continuing Education Certification: Adult Education Specialty Certificate Adult Secondary Education: General, North Carolina Community College System - June 6, 2016.

Martha A. Bergman

Dean of Adult Education, Corporate and Continuing Education Presentations: 2015 HRD-NCRC Training Academy (NC Community College System Office) Greensboro, NC – December 9-11, 2015. Session: Basic Skills and Transitions Co-presenters: Jennifer Smith and Stephany Cousins; 2016 NCETA Spring Conference (NC Employment and Training Association) Greensboro, NC April 6-8, 2016. Session: Healthcare Pathways - Co-presenters: Warren Crow and Chris Rivera (NC Works). Recognition: Received NCCCS grant, July 2016 Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education $43,900.

Gwen Burston

Director, Human Resources Appointment: Appointed as a Board Member At Large for the North Carolina College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (NC CUPA-HR).

Warren Crow

Director Health Careers, NA Training Program, Corporate and Continuing Education Presentation: “Healthcare Pathways” at the Spring 2016 North Carolina Employment and Training Association (NCETA) held April 6-8, 2016 in Greensboro, N.C. Copresenter: Martha Bergman. Recognition: Elected Secretary, Piedmont Alliance for Triad Healthcare (PATH), Term is September, 2016 – August, 2017.

Awilda DeJesus

Assistant Professor, Advertising and Graphic Design Exhibition: Punto de Vista Art Exhibit at Delta Fine Arts in Winston Salem, NC. Title: Mamacita. Medium: Oil on wood panel Size: 8” x 23”.

Dr. Manuel Dudley

Dean, Greensboro Campus Presentation: GTCC and the Degrees Matter! Partnership: Helping Adult Students Accomplish the Goal of Degree Completion at the North Carolina Community College System Conference on October 10, 2016.

Velina Hammond Ebert

Student Success Center Specialist, Student Support Services Recognition: Educational Contributor, “Leaving Home, Building Community: Triad Native American History, Presence, and Continuance,” a two-year research project in collaboration with an East Carolina University professor. Exhibition: This research project is on exhibit at the Guilford Native American Art Gallery, Greensboro Cultural Center September 25 – November 22, 2016.

Dr. Susan English

Director, Instructional Support & Special Projects; Division Chair, STEM (interim) Education: Doctor of Education (EdD): Community College Leadership, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD; Dissertation: A Comparison of Students’ Success In Emporium Model Developmental Mathematics Courses Versus Traditional Developmental Mathematics Courses. Presentations: AACC Annual Conference (April 2016), Chicago, IL and Achieving the Dream (February 2016) Atlanta, GA: ‘Aligning Campus Resources to Increase Efficiencies and Advance Student Completion’.


Professional Recognitions In an effort to recognize the outstanding contributions which GTCC employees have made to our college and community, we would like to show our appreciation of those efforts. All of these recognitions are self-reported.

Tom English

Professor, Astronomy - Engineering, Astronomy, and Physics Department Presentation: “The Best Man: America’s Pioneering Astrophysicist, J. E. Keeler,” GardnerWebb University Astronomy Symposium, January 16, 2016.

Tina Essick

Instructor, Occupational Training, Corporate and Continuing Education Certification: Certified Programmer Online, CPO, May 2016.

DarLinda Finch

Administrative Assistant, Small Business Center Recognition: 2016 Small Business Advocate of the Year (May 2016) from the Greensboro Partnership/Chamber of Commerce.

Jefferson L. Fortner

Instructor, English Recognition: Appointed as the Scholarship Chair for Charlotte/Blue Ridge Mensa, 2016-2017. Certification: Certified Mensa Test Proctor.

Keith Gardiner, CEC, CCE, CCA, AAC Chef/Instructor, Culinary Department Recognition: Immediate past President; American Culinary Federation North Carolina Chapter 2012 - 2015. Appointment: Chairman of the Board for American Culinary Federation NC Education Foundation.

Dr. Kiani A Gardner

Assistant Professor, Biology Appointment: Appointed as associate fellow to the Public Policy Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology, February 2016.

Cynthia Graves

Director Community Education & Leisure Programs, Corporate and Continuing Education Award: Grand Recipient: NCCCAEA Lead the Way Grant for new program initiative for, “Steppin’ N2 Life,” January 2016. Presentation: Exploring a New Program Opportunity for Personal Enrichment. NC Community College Adult Educators Association (NCCCAEA) 2016 Fall Conference.

Dr. Jackie Greenlee

Director, Organizational Development Appointment: North Carolina A & T State University Board of Visitors. Term: 3 years. Certification: Diversity and Intercultural Competence, Wake Forest University. Presentation: AACC Annual Convention (April 2016), Chicago, IL. Advancing a Culture of Success in the North Carolina Community College System. Co-presenter: Dr. Lawrence Rouse.

Cheryl Hemric

Design and Publications Manager, Marketing Appointment: Appointed Central Director of PRIMA (Public Relations Information Marketing Association) for community colleges in North Carolina, November 2015.


Carla Kucinski

Public Information Officer, Marketing Certification: Social Media Management at North Carolina State University, August, 2016.

Dr. Jessica Labbe

Associate Professor, Humanities Recognition: Scholarly Article - “Creativity is Not a Luxury: Students (Re)Writing American Literature,” Teaching American Literature: A Journal of Theory and Practice, Winter 2016. Essay: “The Buddha of South Carolina,” Auntie Bellum Magazine, 13 July 2016. Presentations: “Boundaries and Female Connection in Cuban-American Literature,” International Week, GTCC, 18 Nov. 2015. “Effectively Assigning Research Skills,” Communicating Across the Curriculum, GTCC, 18 Nov. 2015.

Shrell Lindsay

Administrative Assistant, Entertainment Technology Building, Student Support Services Education: Received Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration from Ashford University on October 2, 2016.

Tina Ntuen, M.D.

Associate Professor, Nursing Education: Received Doctor of Medical degree from the University of Science, Arts, and Technology, Montserrat, British West Indies College of Medicine in 2015. Recognition: Elected as the Leading Nurse Educator; To be published in the Worldwide Leaders in Healthcare by the International Nurses Association in 2016.

Dr. C. Cole Osborne

Assistant Professor, English and Humanities Education: Doctorate of Education, Leadership and Business, University of the Cumberlands. Dissertation title: Community College Faculty Preferred Leadership Style of Department Chairs Delineated by Academic Division. Presentation: “Composition and Public Speaking: Two Disciplines Separated by a Common Purpose.” 2015 NC CEI Fall Conference. Durham, NC. 27 Oct. 2015.

Dr. Jennifer Ray

Associate Professor of Spanish Award: Won a “Best of FLANC” award this year for a presentation - ADA Compliance: How to Address this in the Online/Hybrid Foreign Language Classroom, October, 2015.

Gwendolyn Roy

Lead Instructor, CRC/WorkKeys, Corporate and Continuing Education Achievement: Career Development Facilitator Program (CDF) – Fast Track Program.

Donna Sanders

Associate Professor, Accounting - Business and Performing Arts Presentation: “Why Certify?” CERTIFIED - Annual Certiport Educator Conference, June 28-30, 2016 in Orlando, Florida.

Dr. Carol Schmid

Professor of Sociology, Social Sciences Recognition: National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute on “Tokyo: High City and Low City,” Florida International University, Miami, Summer 2016. “Attitudes toward Socioeconomic Status: Inequality, Poverty and the Welfare State in the United States.” Published in Socioeconomic Status: Influences, Disparities and Current Issues. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, 2016.


Jennifer Smith

Tonya Welch

HRD LEAD Instructor, Occupational Training, Program Director, Pharmacy Technology Corporate and Continuing Education Presentations: Where Did We Put Those Presentation: Co-presenter of “Transitions and Leaders? and How to Plan a Regional Event Career Pathways” on December 10 at 2015 HRD- at Delta Kappa Gamma Eta State Convention, CRC Training Academy offered by the NCCCS April 23, 2016. in Greensboro, NC, December 9-11, 2015. Award: Received the Rising Star Award from Eta State DKG. Recognition: Selected for the Leadership Development Committee of Eta State, July 1, 2016. Director, Marketing & Public Information

Stan Turbeville

Presentation: Accessibility / ADA Compliance and Crisis Communication, NCCCS Regional PIO Meetings in Hickory, NC and Greenville, NC. Instructor, Geology Appointment: Appointed Secretary of PRIMA Publication: Publication of scholarly journal (Public Relations Information Marketing Associa- article (under maiden name Jennifer A. Sawyer). tion) for community colleges in NC, Nov. 2015. Chattopadhyaya, D., Zuschin, M., Dominici, S.,

Dr. Jennifer Whisman

and Sawyer, J.A.. Patterns of drilling predation in relation to stratigraphy, locality and sieve size: Program Director, Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Insights from the Eocene molluscan fauna of the Certification: Earned “Certified Technical Paris Basin. Palaeogeography, PalaeoclimatolEducator” Certificate by HVAC Excellence ogy, Palaeoecology 459, 86-98. Academic Review Board, March 2016.

Jeff Underwood

Joshua Waterstone

Dr. Laura Yannuzzi

Lead Instructor, Drama Recognition: Chosen to adjudicate 600 high school actors at NC Thespian Conference representing GTCC Theatre and giving feedback to aspiring actors. Training: Advanced Actor Combatant training, Society of American Fight Directors for Stage Combat. Awarded Skill Proficiency Tests in six (6) weapons: Broadsword and Shield, Long Sword, Rapier and Dagger, Unarmed, Quarter Staff, Small Sword, Society of American Fight Directors, July 8, 2016. Certification: Fire Arm Safety Training for Theatre and Film, July 1, 2016.

Contest Restaurant Service Health Occupations Criminal Justice Dental Assisting Medical Assisting

Advisor LJ Rush Lynda Snider Eric Holloman Lynda Snider Kim Cannon

Division Chair, Humanities and Social Sciences Presentation: Becoming Visible: Moving from Faculty to Leadership in the Community College. Concurrent session presented at the inaugural Women in Educational Leadership Symposium (WIELS) at Appalachian State University Boone, NC., September 2016.

Monica Young

Library Director Recognition: Certificate of Achievement Library Grants 101 on March 4, 2016.

Contestant Name Ariel Davis Danielle Dobson Katie Keene Brittany Griffin Amanda Byrd

Finish 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

City Greensboro Trinity Thomasville Trinity Trinity

State NC NC NC NC NC


Service Awards 5 years Gaynessa Allen James Apple Keith Barlow Jennifer Boalick Timothy Burress Wesley Caudill Michael Collins Margaret Cox Julie Denil Michelle Dolin Sonya Everette Linda Gingles Zacary Goldstein Billy Harris Violeta Herrera

Kay Hintze Darryl Jackson Zachary Jackson Steven Johnson Linda Johnson Mitchell Johnson Sheila Johnson Kristen Ann Johnson Thomas Anderson Lane Maritza Mandarino Sharon McDaniel Christal McLaughlin Don Miller Jyoti Nair Patricia Orr

Tiffany Overby Terri Roach Randall Romich Paul Savage Teresa Scalf Jeremy Shoaf Clifford Surratt Randy Thompson Carrie Thurman Rodney Tonkins Jeffrey Underwood Shawn Villalpando Philip Villani Wendy Walters

10 years Thomas Allen Leeann Anderson Julia Carlson Donald Ellington Arthur Foh Addis Ingleton Sabrina Johnson Ronnie Johnson

Joyce Johnson David Kinkead Annie Little Bunnie Lynn Michael Mackey Rhonda Mock Coretta Montague Fatema Rice

Kathryn Riffe Donald Sowell John Till Steven Trivette Wanda Turner Myrtle Walker Tonya Welch Terraic Williams


15 years Morris Boswell Jimmy Brown Lula Brown Gary Carpenter Thomas English Keith Fields Henry Fierro Mark Hagenbuch

Ira Johnson Melissa Kinney Kent Langenwalter Kevin Lee Carol Marion Lai’anna Martin Krista Neelley Malai Prokopowicz

Arnessa Richbourg Deana St. Peter Brenda Stell Mit Sunnassee Mark Whisenhunt Linda Whitlow

20 years Kimberly Cannon Awilda DeJesus

Terence Garraway Jeff Kinard

25 years Wesley Koonts

30 years Janet Barclay Rita King Shirley Sims

35 years Amy Huffman

Lisa Koretoff Timothy Perry


Retirees Deborah Allison

Foster Russell

Carol Ashbaugh

Steven Saunders

Barbara Baumgartner

Elaine Simmons

Joann Buck

Evelyn Smith

Department Chair, Health & Physical Ed

Clerk, Accounts Receivable

Instructor, English

Department Chair, English, Humanities

Rhonda Carter

Administrative Assistant, Service Careers

Kim Churchill Instructor, Sociology

Thomas Doggett

Instructor, Fire Protection Technology

Norman Gagne

Instructor, Machining Technology

Stephen Mason Worker, Grounds Crew

Betty Mooring

Technician, Computer Lab

Instructor, Criminal Justice

Department Chair, Aviation Systems, Interim

Instructor, Business Administration

Division Chair, Human Services & Public Safety

Rae Marie Smith Executive Vice President

Thomas Steadman Instructor, English

Phyllis Townsend

Administrative Assistant, Arts & Sciences


Employees of the Month Faculty

Staff

Melissa Maley

Martha Jane Dunne

September 2015

October 2015

Lynn Scott

Amy Leonard

October 2015

November 2015

Ralph Argiento

Linda Justice

November 2015

December 2015

Kevin Crowder

Renee Burrows

January 2016

January 2016

Zack Jackson

Lorie Rabon

February 2016

February 2016

Quinn McLaughlin

Ryan Bonner

March 2016

March 2016

Jennifer Ray

Roxanne King

Dianne Davis

April 2016

April 2016 May 2016


Excellence in Teaching 2012-2013: Jacqueline Simpson, Michele Prairie, William Lanning, Thomas Roever, Thomas Steadman 2013-2014: Timothy Burress, Samuel Chinnis, Warren Crow, Bill Raines, William Carpenter 2014-2015: Richard DePolt, Crystal Drum, Karen Forester, Bart Shoaf, Glenice Woodard

World View Faculty of Year 2014: Joseph Partin

2015: Shawn Villalpando

2016: Mary Woelfel

President’s Award 2012-2013: Jesse Cross, Kristin Dotson, Jeffrey Faircloth, Angela Leak, Janell Miller, Derek Seeke, Kristi Short, Mary Skrabec, Rhonda Mock 2013-2014: Keisha Jones, Lisa Koretoff, Michelle Martin, Kathy Phillips, Monica Young 2014-2015: Cindy Carpenter, Maria Colozzi, Jeff Faircloth, Ginger Foust, Adam Lehman, Sybil Newman, Tonya Welch

Faculty Member of Year 2013: Matthew DeSantis

2014: Michele Prairie

2015: Bill Raines

Staff Member of Year 2013: Ed Bowling

2014: Jesse Cross

2015: Lisa Koretoff


Committee Members Nancy Calkins Lenore Coleman Adrienne Friddle Ragan Hall

Wendy Smith, Chair Sheila Johnson Maritza Mandarino Natashia McEachern Christal McLaughlin

Jack Powlakowski Luna Samuel Harry Stillerman Mila Zill

Special Thanks Above and Beyond Catering Administrative Services Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Department of Creative and Performing Arts Don Ellington and the Welding and Machining Departments Cheryl Hemric David Kinkead Carla Kucinski Coach MKay Companies, LLC GTCC Duplicating GTCC Foundation Hauser Rental Martin Hill Lai’Anna Martin Physical Plant President’s Council Spring Garden Bakery Staff and Faculty Association

Special thanks to all the faculty and staff at GTCC



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