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“Bernetta was there for me through the most difficult time in my life and she never gave up on me. Through her encouragement I graduated from Mohawk. Since leaving Mohawk, she has remained in my life and my family‘s life and has been present through many of my life‘s milestones. “ – Kristin VanHartingsveldt ‘15, student athlete
‘MOUNTAINEERS MOM‘
BERNETTA SCIME
RETIRES FROM MOHAWK AFTER 35-YEAR CAREER By Meaghan Drury ‘12
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hen it came time to choose a school for her postsecondary education, Bernetta Scime ‘84 did not want to look far. A natural homebody, she knew Mohawk would provide her the education she was looking for with the Recreation Leadership program, the ability to play the sport she loved with a position on the varsity volleyball team, and was only
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a short distance from home, allowing her to return whenever she needed to. This one decision would have a significant impact on the rest of her life. From the day she enrolled at Mohawk and then moving into her career, Bernetta would stay with the school for more than 35 years. In her early working days at the school, her positions included program
coordinator for the Chedoke Campus, receptionist for the registrar‘s office and campus recreation coordinator. But it wasn‘t until she landed the job of varsity sports coordinator that Bernetta truly found her calling. While it has become increasingly less common for a person to work their entire career for one organization, Bernetta couldn‘t have imagined it any other way for herself. She loved every
