BSC Recognizes Employee Leaders

David Thomason (left) and Carol Baldwin were named the Bluefield State College Foundation’s “Outstanding Classified Employees” for 2007. Thomason, Campus Service Worker/Lead, and Baldwin, Program Coordinator/Student Support Services, received plaques and BSC Foundation monetary awards in recognition of their selection during Bluefield State College’s annual Employee Appreciation Day program.

(Bluefield)— The Bluefield State College Foundation’s “Outstanding Classified Employee” awards for 2007 were presented to Carol Baldwin and David Thomason during the annual “BSC Employees Appreciation Day” program at the College. Both Baldwin, Program Coordinator/Student Support Services, and Thomason, Campus Service Worker/Lead received a plaque and BSC Foundation monetary award of $500 at the ceremony.

BSC President Dr. Albert Walker made the presentations. He saluted Baldwin, noting, "Her leadership and commitment to service have been apparent throughout the campus, among her peers, and in the community. Carol is a BSC graduate, and has served on the College’s Board of Governors, as chair of Staff Council, and she was a representative on College Council. She is truly devoted to Bluefield State College.”

Walker recognized Thomason for his service to the College in a positive, student-focused manner. “David is an individual who is quietly competent and has been a source of stability and positive energy at Bluefield State College for approximately 10 years,” Walker said. “He is a great representative of the institution, and he is regularly willing to go the ‘extra mile’ and make the extra effort to accommodate all requests.”

By a vote of her peers, BSC retiree Eva Saunders was awarded “Classified Emeritus” status, with all appropriate rights and privileges. Dr. Dolly Baldwin, Professor. Donald Baldwin, Dr. Harriett Duncan, Professor. Mildred Jones, Professor Alvin Lester, Dr. Jack Kaufman, and Professor Jerolee White (posthumous) were awarded “Faculty Emeritus” status. Dr. Robert Moore received “Faculty & Administrator Emeritus” recognition during the program, as well.

Additionally during the awards ceremony, BSC employees were recognized upon the completion of five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 years of service to the institution, and special appreciation was extended to more than 20 individuals.

May 14, 2007