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Congratulations to James Combs, recipient of the Summer 2020 Classifed Employee of the Quarter Award. Combs is a Warehouse Operator 1 in Central Receiving. Debra Pottenger
Congratulations to YVC English Instructor Kristy Webster-Gonzalez whose poem, Heretic, was published in the last edition of Into the Void Magazine. Staf in YVC’s Facility Operations and Security departments engaged in professional development over the summer and all are now First Aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and automated external defbrillator (AED) certifed. In addition, staf in Facility Operations became Overton Lift Certifed for fork lifts and aerial platforms.
James Combs
YVC says goodbye to Tye, Childress, Peters YVC’s campus community mourned the loss of three valued friends of the college this fall. Verla Jean Waterbury Tye worked in YVC’s Human Resource Services Department for 38 years before retiring in 2016. She will be remembered for her sweet smile, sparkling eyes and a wicked sense of humor. An alumni of YVC, Norman Wayne Childress was elected to the Grandview City Council in 1993 and served as a councilman until 2005 at which time he was elected Mayor of Grandview, a position he proudly held until 2018. During this time he worked hard to support the expansion of YVC’s Grandview Campus including the joint city-college library. Doug Peters was dedicated to making Selah, Yakima, Washington State and the world a better place through his work in the community. His particular focus was on education and the environment. He was a former board chair for the YVC’s Board of Trustees as well as being a past member of the Yakima Valley College Foundation board.
Yakima Valley Vintners earn honors Congratulations to YVC’s Vineyard & Winery Technology program, which recently earned honors at the 2020 Seattle Wine Awards and 2020 Cascadia International Wine Competition. A panel of prominent wine professionals judged all submitted YVC wines blindly alongside those produced by commercial wineries. At the Seattle Wine Competition YVC’s 2018 Research Paper Roussanne received a double gold. The 2019 Easy A Chardonnay and 2017 Dean’s List Reserve Tempranillo each garnered gold medals; silver medals were awarded for the 2019 Study Skills Chardonnay and 2019 Study Break Semillon. Lastly, the 2017 Cap N Gown Cabernet Sauvignon earned a bronze medal. At the Cascadia International Wine Competition YVC’s 2017 Late Registration Petit Verdot and 2017 Coyote Canyon Vineyard Primitivo each earned gold medals and the 2017 Graduates Last Hyrah Syrah garnered a silver medal. YVC’s hands-on learning program produces between 400-700 cases of wine per year. Produced by the students of the Vineyard & Winery Technology Program, the college’s award-winning wines have garnered more than 149 awards over the last ten vintages. These award-winning wines are available for purchase on the Yakima Valley Vintners website, with curbside pickup available at the Tasting Room. For more information about Yakima Valley Vintners and the Yakima Valley College Vineyard and Winery Technology Program visit our website or call 509.882.7007.
YVC award-winning wines from the 2020 Seattle Wine Competition
YVC award-winning wines from the 2020 Cascadia International Wine Competition
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Congratulations to Debra Pottenger, recipient of the Spring 2020 Classifed Employee of the Quarter Award. Pottenger is a Program Assistant in Housing and International Students.
