Headlines
- President-elect Ralls Visits College
- Randolph Joins Board of Trustees
- Culinary Team Wins State Competition
- Welding Students Construct Burn Pan For Emergency Services Academy
- Craggy Students Deliver Special Christmas Greetings
- Douglas Receives Faculty Access Award
- Foundation Scholarship Recipient Profiles
- Continuing Education Faculty, Staff and Students Volunteer With Habitat for Humanity
- Nix and Brackett Named Invitational Award Winners
- Adjunct Instructor's Artwork Featured in Exhibition
- Morrissey Presents Her Final A-B Tech Faculty Update
- Welcome, New Employees
- Poland Joins TCC Staff
- Stans Sluder, A-B Tech's First Welding Instructor, Dies
- Applications Accepted for Student Business Incubator Program
- Dr. Young Welcomes New Students
- Theatre League Seeking Actors and Technical Artists Through Unified Auditions
- Ward Donates 11 Inches of Hair to Locks of Love
- Additional Student Assistance Created Through Writing Center
- Tech Notes
President-elect Ralls Visits College
Dr. Scott Ralls, North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) president-elect, met with Dr. Betty Young, president, left, and Carol Peterson, chair of the A-B Tech Board of Trustees, during a Jan. 30 visit to the College. Ralls will succeed H. Martin Lancaster and begin work at the System Office April 1. He served as president at Craven Community College for the past five years. Prior to that, he was the vice president for Economic and Workforce Development at NCCCS, director of Economic Development at the System Office, and a director at the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
Randolph Joins Board of Trustees
Gordon Randolph
Gordon Randolph of Mars Hill has been appointed to the A-B Tech Board of Trustees by the Madison County Commissioners. He fills the unexpired term of Robert Edwards, who died Oct. 5.
A native of Mars Hill, Randolph spent five years in the U.S. Navy from 1963-68 and served in Vietnam from 1966-67. He worked for Honeywell for 35 years, most recently as the facility manager.
Randolph was elected to the town council of Mars Hill in 1973 and held that position until 1983. He was also mayor of Mars Hill from 1993-97.
He sits on the Board of Adjustors for Madison County, the 911 Committee, the Madison County EMS Board, the Richard L. Hoffman Foundation, and is on the Board of Directors for French Broad Electric Membership Corporation.
Randolph is the director of emergency management for Madison County, and has been a volunteer fireman for 37 years. "I work with firefighters who have had their training at A-B Tech. I know how good the program is, I can assure you of that."
He is also a first responder, and received his EMT training from A-B Tech. "I was in the second group from Mars Hill that took the training. My instructors were Max Queen (who is now provost/executive vice president for Learning at A-B Tech) and Ned Fowler (who is now interim vice president for Instructional Services)."
Randolph has been married to his wife Diane for 44 years. She received her childcare credential from A-B Tech in 1994 and her Early Childhood certificate in 1998. They have two children and two grandchildren.
Daughter Elaine Connell graduated from A-B Tech with an Associate Degree in Nursing in 1988 and became licensed as a Registered Nurse. Son Jeff attended Haywood Technical Community College and was able to become a North Carolina licensed contractor through studying at the college. "Community colleges have been important to my family and are important for the region," Randolph said.
Culinary Team Wins State Competition
Judge Travis Dale watches as Shannon Ginn, left, and Anna McClintock assemble the dessert.
A-B Tech's student culinary team won first place and a gold medal in the American Culinary Federation's (ACF) N.C. State Student Hot Food Competition Jan. 12 at A-B Tech.
Chef Charles deVries and Chef John Hofland coached team members Michael Aanonsen, Matt Gruber, Anna McClintock, Travis McCloud, Shannon Ginn, and Ronnie Bowers. They will advance to the Southeast Regional competition March 1-3 in Williamsburg, Va, with a chance to go to national competition. A-B Tech's 2007 culinary team took national honors in July in Orlando, Fla.
The gold medal is awarded for the number of points a team scores overall. Competitors from Alamance Community College in Graham and Johnson and Wales in Charlotte won bronze medals, and placed second and third, respectively.
The A-B Tech team prepared spice-rubbed striped bass, cabbage and apple slaw, and butternut squash ravioli with sweet corn sauce for its appetizer. The salad was mixed greens with goat cheese custard, red onion jam and lemon walnut oil vinaigrette. The entrée consisted of Poulet Saute Bercy with parsnip puree, Swiss chard and buttered carrots. Topping off the meal was a dessert of chocolate mousse, blood orange sauce, bruleéd Orange Supremes and bubble sugar.
Competition Photo Gallery Culinary Program Information
Members are the newly-crowned state championship team are: (l-r) Michael Aanonsen, Matt Gruber, Anna McClintock, Travis McCloud, Shannon Ginn, and Ronnie Bowers.
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