Director of Counseling Dr. Deborah Harmon had to call 911 July 29, and while she was still on the phone with the 911 operator, several of the A-B Tech police officers arrived in her office. "I had planned to call them as soon as I got off the phone but they were aware of my 911 call and responded immediately. I cannot tell you how impressed I was with their response and support - particularly with Kara (Keller, Police and Security chief) and J.R. (Shelton, assistant chief). Kara is providing excellent leadership and it is comforting to know that we have such responsive and caring support," Harmon said.
Laura Brown, Nursing Instructor, passed the National League for Nursing national certification for nursing instructors. She is the first instructor in the department to become a Certified Nurse Educator.
While the Pines/Madonna building was being re-floored in June, five Human Resources Development staff members were displaced. Sheila Tillman, Hospitality Education associate dean, arranged for them to use the Culinary adjunct office for three weeks. Gea Skeens, HRD coordinator, sent the following message to Tillman and Lee Sokol, Culinary Arts and Hospitality secretary. "Thank you both so very much for your hospitality. I don't know where we would have been if it hadn't been for your generosity. Everyone that we came in contact with at Magnolia was really super nice and very helpful."
Megan Libby, adjunct Computer Technologies instructor, had a two-room makeover done for The Oprah Winfrey Show in June. Libby and her husband Billy were planning on asking a decorator's advice via satellite for Oprah's show and received a surprise 44-minute makeover for two rooms in their home. Watch the transformation at oprah.com.
The Pet Care Services Association highlighted the recent graduates of A-B Tech's Pet Care Tech I program at the Swannanoa Correctional Center for Women in its national newsletter Boarderline.
A-B Tech is now on Facebook. Become a fan and check out the photo galleries and the latest happenings on campus.
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