Fowler Joins A-B Tech Board of Trustees
November 29, 2006
Mary Ruth Fowler of Hot Springs has been appointed to the A-B Tech Board of Trustees by the Madison County Commissioners. She will replace Owen Tilson, who died Aug. 22.
continued...Hart Honored With Scholarship
November 21, 2006
William A. Hart, a member of A-B Tech's Board of Trustees and supporter of education in Western North Carolina for the past 30 years, has had a scholarship created in his name by Western Carolina Industries, Inc.
continued...Students Inducted Into Honor Society
November 15, 2006
New members were inducted into A-B Tech's Alpha Upsilon Eta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of two-year colleges, during a ceremony in Ferguson Auditorium Nov. 8. The A-B Tech Chapter was established in 1991. Dr. Dennis King, Student Services vice president, was presented with an honorary membership in acknowledgement of his support of the chapter. Fifty-six students joined the organization this semester. Membership is based on completion of 12 hours and a GPA of at least 3.5.
continued...Modular Housing Begins In Enka
November 10, 2006
Ken Czarnomski, Construction Management Technology chair, and Anita Metcalf, vice president of College Relations, look at the plans for the modular house A-B Tech students are building at the Colbond warehouse near the Enka campus. The house will be sold to Neighborhood Housing Services. The houses are not only affordable, but will meet the requirements for WNC Green Council's Healthy Built Homes Program. They will also be constructed from sustainable materials. The first unit is expected to be complete by summer.
continued...PBL Shines at Fall Leadership Conference
November 3, 2006
The A-B Tech Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) received six awards at the state fall leadership development conference in Statesville Oct. 27-28.
continued...A-B Tech Receives Award for Historical Preservation
November 2, 2006
A-B Tech received an Achievement Award from the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) and Smith-McDowell House Museum during the organization's 53rd annual meeting Oct. 12 in the Magnolia Building on the College's Asheville campus.
continued...Compensatory Education Program Recognized For Excellence in Leadership
November 1, 2006,
A-B Tech's Compensatory Education program was selected as a 2006 recipient of the Mayor's Committee for Citizens with Disabilities award.
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