KCTCS Honors Outstanding Faculty and Staff at New Horizons Awards Banquet held May 18

Fifty Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) faculty and staff members were recognized at the New Horizons (an annual conference for KCTCS faculty and staff) awards banquet held May 18 at the Crowne Plaza in Louisville. The selection process is not an easy task Each year the President’s Leadership Seminar graduates spend hours reviewing portfolios submitted by the college nominees.

Versailles, KY (Advertiser Talk) 13-Aug-2009 — Fifty Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) faculty and staff members were recognized at the New Horizons (an annual conference for KCTCS faculty and staff) awards banquet held May 18 at the Crowne Plaza in Louisville. Each of the 16 KCTCS colleges selected an outstanding staff member, faculty member and support staff for 2009. Two staff members from the KCTCS System Office in Versailles were also honored. Three of the 50 faculty and staff also received statewide honors. Dave Cazalet, director of public relations at Somerset Community College (SCC), was honored as the 2009 Administrative Staff Award of Excellence recipient; Margo Hamm, professor, librarian at Maysville Community and Technical College (MCTC) was honored as the Faculty System Award of Excellence recipient and Angela Henes, staff assistant at Jefferson Community and Technical College (JCTC) was honored as the Support Staff Award of Excellence. Cazalet, Hamm and Henes each received $1,000 to be used for the professional development experience of their choice.

“The selection process is not an easy task,” said KCTCS President Michael B. McCall. “Each year the President’s Leadership Seminar graduates spend hours reviewing portfolios submitted by the college nominees.”

Each nominee demonstrated leadership in every aspect of their lives, including community involvement, student outreach, professional development and support for their college.

A list of all faculty and staff honorees follows, alphabetically by college.

Ashland Community and Technical College Support Staff Award: Mr. William Jack Johnson, information technology (IT) support staff Administrative Staff Award: Mrs. Louise Shytle, dean, institutional development, assistant to the president Faculty Award: Mrs. Jennifer Carroll, professor, coordinator of associate degree nursing

Big Sandy Community and Technical College      Support Staff Award: Ms. Leslie Bays, senior administrative assistant Administrative Staff Award: Mr. Jackie Cecil, director of human resources Faculty Award: Mr. Charles Moore, associate professor, industrial maintenance

Bluegrass Community and Technical College      Support Staff Award: Ms. Kay Brewer, facilities team leader, maintenance and operations Administrative Staff Award: Ms. Becky Harp-Stephens, registrar Faculty Award: Dr. Rebecca Glasscock, coordinator, anthropology, criminal justice and sociology                      Bowling Green Technical College      Support Staff Award: Ms. Peggy Beasley, senior administrative assistant Administrative Staff Award: Ms. Donna Martin, assistant to the president for institutional advancement and community relations Faculty Award: Ms Lisa Hunt, associate professor, culinary

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College      Support Staff Award: Ms. Anna Dunkelberger, business affairs assistant Administrative Staff Award: Ms. Mary Ann Flowers, program facilitator     Faculty Award: Mr. Jeffrey Rivera, assistant professor, electrical technology                              Gateway Community and Technical College Support Staff Award: Ms. Nicole Stout, administrative assistant, nursing and allied health sciences Administrative Staff Award: Ms. Patricia Goodman, dean of institutional research, planning and effectiveness     Faculty Award: Dr. Michelle Deeley Wilhite, associate professor, communications

Hazard Community and Technical College Support Staff Award: Ms. Glenna Fletcher, administrative assistant Administrative Staff Award: Mr. Terry Conley, IT project manager     Faculty Award: Dr. Paul Currie, assistant professor, distance learning coordinator                              Henderson Community College Support Staff Award: Ms. Karen Guess, division assistant, Physical Sciences and Technologies Division Administrative Staff Award: Ms. Mary Lee Johnston, financial aid coordinator     Faculty Award: Ms. Maura Corley, professor, Physical Sciences and Technologies Division                                  Hopkinsville Community College Support Staff Award: Ms. Carol Newcomb, senior administrative assistant, student affairs Administrative Staff Award: Ms. Kathy Saleeba, IT manager Faculty Award: Ms. Ann Nichols, librarian, associate professor, academic affairs

     Jefferson Community and Technical College Support Staff Award: Ms. Angela Henes, staff assistant, JCTC Advising Center Administrative Staff Award: Mrs. Amanda Tindall, assistant registrar Faculty Award: Mr. Chris Graney, professor, physics and astronomy

Madisonville Community College Support Staff Award: Mrs. Katrina Scott, student affairs assistant Administrative Staff Award: Mr. Michael Johnson, associate dean of business affairs Faculty Award: Mrs. Linda Thomas, professor, nursing division chair

Maysville Community and Technical College Support Staff Award: Ms. Lynne Ellen Lindsay, senior administrative assistant Administrative Staff Award: Ms. Barbara Campbell, chief officer, community, economic and institutional development Faculty Award: Ms. Margo Hamm, professor, librarian

Owensboro Community and Technical College Support Staff Award: Mr. Leonard Schroader, maintenance technician Administrative Staff Award: Mrs. Bernice Ayer, financial aid director Faculty Award: Dr. Fred Wetzel, associate professor, psychology

Somerset Community College Support Staff Award: Ms. Debbie Gaskin-Richardson, division administrative assistant, Business and Information Technology Division Administrative Staff Award: Mr. Dave Cazalet, director of public relations Faculty Award: Ms. Betty Peterson, professor, English, Humanities and Fine Arts Division

Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Support Staff Award: Ms. Cathie Day, senior administrative assistant, academic affairs Administrative Staff Award: Ms. Evelyn Hensley, librarian Faculty Award: Dr. Astor Simpson, professor, psychology and sociology; chair of the faculty

West Kentucky Community and Technical College Support Staff Award: Ms. Jill Knight, administrative assistant, Learning Initiatives Department Administrative Staff Award: Ms. Betty Myrick, director of adult education Faculty Award: Mr. Randy Simmons, assistant professor, art

KCTCS System Office          Support Staff Award: Ms. Jenny Brown, executive administrative assistant Administrative Staff Award: Mr. Jamie Justice, director of visualized learning and innovation

EDITOR’S NOTE: Group and individual pictures of the honorees are available at the following link: http://legacy.kctcs.edu/prodev/2009_nhpod/awards.cfm

For most Kentuckians, higher education begins at KCTCS. Our statewide system of 16 colleges and 67 campuses provides citizens throughout the Commonwealth with a quality education that is both accessible and affordable. For more information, visit www.kctcs.edu.

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