SANFORD - Four members of the college community were honored with awards during the Central Carolina Community College Convocation on Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic & Conference Center in Sanford. The event was combined with a formal ceremony to install Dr. Lisa M. Chapman as the college's sixth president.
Gary Beasley, Lead Instructor for Laser and Photonics Technology, was named 2019 Faculty Member of the Year, and CCCC Dean of Arts, Sciences and Advising Scott Byington was selected as Staff Member of the Year.
Adjunct of the Year was Michelle Patterson, a Veterinary Medical Technology Instructor who was appointed to the full-time faculty this summer, and Advisor of the Year was Dr. Lora Witcher, who also teaches Biology.
Earlier in the program, Dr. Brian S. Merritt, Vice President for Learning and Workforce Development and the college's Chief Academic Officer, used a slide show to highlight a broad range of accomplishments over the last year in areas including enrollment management, student access, and community service. But he began with a series of honors received by individual students and the college as a whole.
His first example was CCCC being ranked the state's top community college this fall in the Niche 2020 Best Community Colleges in North Carolina, an annual assessment published by the education review website.
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Gary Beasley (left), Lead Instructor for Laser and Photonics Technology, was named 2019 Central Carolina Community College Faculty Member of the Year. Presenting the award is Ginger Harris (right), CCCC Early Childhood Chair and 2018 Faculty Member of the Year. The award was presented during the Convocation and Installation of Dr. Lisa M. Chapman as Sixth President of CCCC on Sept. 26.
Central Carolina Community College Dean of Arts, Sciences and Advising Scott Byington (right) receives the Staff Member of the Year award from 2018 recipient and CCCC Student Learning Coordinator Angela Crisp-Sears (left) during the Convocation and Installation of Dr. Lisa M. Chapman as Sixth President of CCCC on Sept. 26.
Michelle Patterson (left), a Central Carolina Community College Veterinary Medical Technology Instructor, receives the Adjunct of the Year award from Dr. Rodney Powell (right), CCCC Executive Director of the Center for Academic Excellence, during the Convocation and Installation of Dr. Lisa M. Chapman as Sixth President of CCCC on Sept. 26.
Dr. Lora Witcher (left) receives the Central Carolina Community College Advisor of the Year award from Scott Byington (right), CCCC Dean of Arts, Sciences and Advising, during the Convocation and Installation of Dr. Lisa M. Chapman as Sixth President of CCCC on Sept. 26.
Dr. Brian S. Merritt, CCCC Vice President, Learning & Workforce Development / Chief Academic Officer, presented The Central Carolina Commitment address during the Convocation and Installation of Dr. Lisa M. Chapman as Sixth President of CCCC on Sept. 26.