The following is a note from Jimmie Cochran Pratt, Foundation Development Officer, after the loss of her brother, Mike Cochran, who passed away Nov. 26.
To My A-B Tech Family,
Thank you so much for each card, plant, prayer, thought, gift and kind word extended during my brother's illness and passing. Because A-B Tech has come to mean so much to me, my family and I have established the Mike and Martha Cochran Memorial Scholarship. Never doubt the power of one life to influence countless lives.
Sincerely,
Jimmie Cochran Pratt
Dr. Deborah Harmon, director of Counseling, has been appointed as a member of the Developmental Education Initiative Policy Team for the North Carolina Community College System. Harmon will work with six other members, including System President Dr. Scott Ralls, to focus on alignment of assessment, remediation and other college readiness issues.
Rita Hayes, Music Appreciation and Music Theory adjunct instructor, was featured with her musical group, Braidstream, on Good Morning America Dec. 9 during filming at the Biltmore House. They were also featured in two Christmas specials from Burt Wolf's Travels and Traditions. The video can be viewed on the Braidstream website under the media menu.
Pisgah High School in Canton has joined the A-B Tech Cisco Networking Academy. As the regional Cisco Academy, A-B Tech charters academies in the area.
Rebecca Howell, academic adviser, earned her master's degree in counseling from Western Carolina University this fall and passed her National Counselor Exam.
Pam Silvers, Business Computer Technologies chair, received a complimentary e-mail from an Early Childhood Education student after teaching an Educational Technology course. "Thank you for a very enjoyable learning experience. I actually want to pursue more computer classes now. You are an example of the type of teacher I want to be," the student wrote.
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