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Two faculty members and 94 graduates were honored Friday (May 7) at the annual awards banquet for the Greenbrier Valley Campus of New River Community and Technical College held in the Underwood Youth Building at the State Fair grounds in Fairlea. Sponsored by Student Government Association, the dinner/dance serves as an end of the year social as well as the formal awards program for the college.
Judy Stennett, instructor of English, was named full time faculty member of the year by the SGA, honoring her for not only her academic endeavors but also her work with the student publication, The Saga, and with the SGA.
Selected as the Adjunct Faculty member of the year was Dr. Honno Kirk, instructor of Psychology.
In special recognition, Roger Griffith, director of GVCNRCTC, paid tribute to retiring Associate Professor Leila Kennedy of the business department and Valedictorian of Bluefield State College's Class of 2004, Gail Greenway of Alderson who completed most of her course work at the GVCNRCTC.
Also honored was Michael Hanna of Asbury, another BSC student who has completed most of his class work at GVCNRCTC, who was the student representative on the BSC Board of Governors for 2003-04.
New SGA officers were also introduced during the program as President John Massie of Lewisburg; Vice President Michael Welch of Rainelle; Secretary Heather Nutter of Quinwood; Treasurer Bridgette Smith of Union; Parliamentarian Curtis Mann of Renick; Representatives Solomon Simmons of Fairlea; Tara Garcia, Forest Hill; Marilyn Kittle of Sinks Grove; Rosemary Winston of Lewisburg and Jennifer Blevins of Crawley.
Phi Eta Kappa, the national two year college honor society honored Pam Renick of Williamsburg, recently named to the All American Academic Team sponsored by USA Todayand the college boards of the various states.
Tutors were also honored by Wanda Johnson of the Student Support Services office with special awards and the SGA honored Pam Cochran of White Sulphur Springs for service as vice president and the most valuable player award went to Terry South of Union for her leadership, service and concern for the student body.
In academic awards, Rebecca Smith of Ronceverte was honored as the outstanding student in Management; Patti Shaver of Lindside, general business; Jennifer Sams of Alderson, hospitality; Edgar Morgan of Ronceverte, accounting; Samuel Gregory of Ronceverte, criminal justice, two year program; Tangela Vance of Ronceverte, four year program;
Also the Regents Bachelor of Arts award, Starlina Cox of Rupert; General Education, two year program, Shay Huffman of Hillsboro; Gail Greenway of Alderson and Michael Hanna of Asbury in the four year program which this year included 21 graduating teachers who have completed most of their course work on the GVCNRCTC.
In the Professional Office Systems Technology, Dawn Thomas of Williamsburg was honored; Technical Office Procedures and Skills, Kami Sisson of Lewisburg; Achievement Award for office programs went to Angela Bowden of Lewisburg; highest achievement award in Health Insurance and Billing and Coding and Medical Assisting, Rebecca Morris of White Sulphur Springs; highest achievement in Legal Assisting, Mitzi Cohenour of Princeton;
Completing the Medical Office Assistant Program were Amber Beckner of Lewisburg, Angela Benny, Melissa Boggs, Union, Demon Gary, Fairlea, Laurie Giesler Rainelle, and Margaret Stacy, White Sulphur Springs. Completing the one year Medical/Dental Front Office program was Kami Sue Sisson of Lewisburg. Those completing the 12-credit Medical Transcriptionist program were Angela Benny, Angela Bowden of Lewisburg, Kimberly Curry, Lewisburg, Michele Dalton, Demon Gary, Fairlea, Laurie Geisler, Rainelle, Stacy Glick, Renick, April McClure, Pamila Sawyers, Maxwelton, Kami Sisson, Lewisburg, Margaret Stacy, White Sulphur Springs, Laura Taylor, Second Creek, Lydia Treadway, Meadow Bridge, Theresa Vance, Ronceverte, Mabel Vandall, Alderson, Dawn Wiseman, Lewisburg, and Crystal Yates, Lewisburg.
The newest certificate program, Business Computer Operator, certificates were earned by Joy Hoke, Union, DeShawna McClung, Crawley, David Bradley, Rainelle, Solomon Simmons, Fairlea, Angela Goins, Lewisburg, and Elizabeth Fuller, Clintonville..
Also honored were participants in The Saga who were Elizabeth Fuller, Clintonville, Pam Cochran, White Sulphur Springs, Terry South, Union, Sheri Hoke, Sinks Grove, Joseph Ratliff, Rosanna Butler, Ronceverte, Christine Leech, White Sulphur Springs, Carol Wickline, Green Bank, Shay Huffman, Hillsboro, Michelle Burns, Clintonville, Pamela Edwards, Williamsburg; Pam Renick, Williamsburg, Leslie Hopkins, Princeton, C. Ann Sanborn, Lewisburg, Jennifer Willenborg, Lisa Stansell, Lewisburg, Jim Edwards, Williamsburg, Aaron Dowdy,Ronceverte, David Thompson, Rupert, Beverly Pauley, Alderson, Jerry Baker, Alderson, Dr. David Perkins, Lewisburg, the Student Government Association, Michael Palm, Ronceverte, Roger Griffith, Ronceverte, director of GVCNRCTC, and Judy Stennett, Friars Hill. v Those graduating from the Greenbrier Valley Campus at either Bluefield State College on Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Brushfork Armory or from New River Community and Technical College on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Tamerack Conference Center Theatre are Monica Accord of Ronceverte, Regents Bachelor of Arts; Steven Baker of Alderson, BS in Early/Middle Education; Barbara Beard of Hillsboro, BS, Early/Middle Education; Crystal Bennett of Lewisburg, AS, General Education; Nina Blankenship of Lewisburg, AA, General Education; Angela Bowden of Lewisburg, AA in General Business and AS in Professional Office Systems Technology;
Also, Lester Bowden of Lewisburg, AA in General Business; David Bradley of Rainelle, AS of Professional Office Systems Technology; Brooklyn Brown of Frankford, AS in Corrections; Julianna Brown of Lewisburg, BS, Early/Middle Education; Lexi Brown of Ballard, AS, Medical Assisting; Amber Burns of Ronceverte, BS, Early/Middle Education; Jane Caldwell, Lewisburg, AA in General Education; Cheryl Canterbury, Ronceverte, CT, Health Insurance Billing and Coding; Teela Carson of Rainelle, AS, Radiologic Technology; Marsha Christian, Lewisburg, AA, General Education.
Also Mitzi Cohenour of Princeton, AS, Legal Assisting; Julie Coughlan of Rupert, BA, Humanities; Starlina Cox of Rupert, BA, Regents Bachelor of Arts; Kimberly Curry of Lewisburg, CT, Health Insurance Billing and Coding; Nellie Dolan of Ronceverte, BS, Early/Middle Education; Daniel Dowdy of Ronceverte, AS, General Education; Heather Duff, Alderson, AS, Corrections; Sara Fix, Hinton, BS, Early/Middle Education; Demon Gary, Fairlea, AS, General Education; Cynthia Gilkeson, Lewisburg, AA, General Education; Rebekah Godshall, Renick, AS, General Business; and Angela Goins, Meadow Bluff, AS, Profession Office Systems Technology and CT, Technical Office Procedures and Skills;
Also, Michael Hanna, Asbury, BS, Early/Middle Education; Angela Harrison, Renick, BS, Business Administration; Travis Hicks, Alderson, BA, Social Science; Chad Hinz, Clintonville, BS, Early/Middle Education; Shay Huffman, Hillsboro, AA, General Education; Twana Jackson, Lewisburg, BA, Regents Bachelor of Arts; Rebecca Jenkins, Clifton Forge, Va., AS, General Education; Cheri Johnson, Lewisburg, BS, Business Administration, AS, General Business; Terence Johnson, Lewisburg, AS, General Education; Candance Killen, Meadow Bridge, BS, Early/Middle Education; Ronald Lazzarine, White Sulphur Springs, AS, General Education; Matthew Lemons, Ronceverte, BS, Early/Middle Education; Amanda Lester, Bluefield, AA General Education; Shelly Lester, White Sulphur Springs, AS, Profession Office Systems Technology, CT, Technical Office Procedures and Skills; and Angela Lilly, Rupert, AS, Nursing; Katrina Lindsey, Rupert, AS, Nursing; Ellen Lorish, Lewisburg, BA, Regents Bachelor of Arts; Hope Martin, Pickaway, BA, Social Science; Amy Massie, Lewisburg, BS, Early/Middle Education; DeShawna McClung, Crawley, AS, Professional Office Systems Technology, CT, Technical Office Procedures and Skills; Clark Morgan, Ronceverte, BS, Nursing; Edgar Morgan, Ronceverte, AS, General Business; Rebecca Morris, White Sulphur Springs, CT, Health Insurance Billing and Coding, CT, Medical Assisting;
Loretta Neel, Gap Mills, BS, Early/Middle Education; Amanda Nida, Crawley, AA, General Business; Shannon Ninnemann, Lewisburg, AS, Professional Office Systems Technology; Heather Nutter, Quinwood, AA, General Education; Sharlene O'Day Mann, Greenville, AS, General Education; Heather Osbourne, Clintonville, BS, Early/Middle Education; Shelia Osbourne, Ronceverte, CT, Health Insurance Billing and Coding; Finis Osier, Union, BS, Early/Middle Education, AA, General Education; Christopher Parker, Alderson, AS, Law Enforcement; Sherry Pence, Second Creek, BS, Early/Middle Education; Amanda Quick, Caldwell, BS, Early/Middle Education; Also Heather Quick, Lewisburg, AS, General Business; Donna Reed, Gap Mills, AA, General Education; Robbie Rogers, Ronceverte, CT, Health Insurance Billing and Coding; Jennifer Sams, Alderson, AA, Hospitality; Pamila Sawyers, Maxwelton, AS, Professional Office Systems Technology; Patti Shaver, Lindside, BS, Business Administration; Kami Sisson, Lewisburg, AS, Professional Office Systems Technology, CT, Technical Office Procedures and Skills; Ada Smith, White Sulphur Springs, BS, Early/Middle Education, AA, General Education; Rebecca Smith, Ronceverte, AA, General Education; Julie Spitz, Union, AA, General Business; Margaret Stacy, White Sulphur Springs, General Business; Barbara Summers, Lewisburg, BA, Regents Bachelor of Arts; Tangela Vance, Ronceverte, BS, Criminal Justice; Mabel Vandall, Alderson, Health Insurance Billing and Coding; Laura Taylor, Second Creek, CT, Health Insurance Billing and Coding; Dawn Thomas, Williamsburg, AA, General Business, AS, Professional Office Systems Technology; Derek Thomas, Lewisburg, AA, Hospitality; Jenna Truex, Ronceverte, AS, Professional Office Systems Technology;
And, Jeri Via, Lewisburg, BS, Business Administration; Amber Wellman, Frankford, BS, Early/Middle Education; Casey Whitlow, Charmco, BS, Early/Middle Education, AA, General Education; Jeremy Willis, Rainelle, AA, General Business; Jeremy Willis, Wayside, AS, Radiologic Technology; Karen Windon, Ronceverte, CT, Health Insurance Billing and Coding; Minnie Withrow, Hillsboro, CT, Technical Office Procedures and Skills; Jackie Wykle, Ronceverte, BS, Early/Middle Education; and Crystal Yates, Lewisburg, AA, General Education, CT, Health Insurance Billing and Coding.
The Greenbrier Valley Campus of New River Community and Technical College serves the Monroe, Summers, Pocahontas, Greenbrier, eastern Fayette county area as well as the neighboring Alleghany Highlands of Virginia as the only undergraduate institution of higher education in the Greenbrier Valley. May 12, 2004
May 12, 2004
Submitted by Mike Williams
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