Volume 2, Issue 2 June 2010

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Dates to Note ACC Celebration of Excellence
July 16: ACC Graduation @
Walter William H.S.
2010 Ceremony Held
August 16: Classes Begin
September 6: ACC Closed ACC alumni, faculty, staff, and students were honored by the College on May 27 at the 2010 Celebration
Labor Day of Excellence Awards, hosted by the ACC Board of Trustees and the ACC Foundation Board of Direc-
tors. The annual event, held at Alamance Country Club, honors those who have achieved distinction
through hard work and dedication.
2010 Distinguished Alumna
Sharon Thompson earned an Associate in Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice Technology from
ACC in 1978, later adding a Bachelor of Science from Shaw University and a Master’s of Education
from N.C. State University. Thompson spent 11 years in law enforcement with the Town of Chapel Hill
and City of Durham. Over the years, she increased her responsibilities
and challenges: Director of the BLET (Basic Law Enforcement Train-
ing) program at Durham Technical Community College; Assistant Di-
rector, Community Policing with the Governor’s Crime Commission;
Deputy Director of Public Safety at N.C. State University; and Training
& Evaluation Coordinator with the N.C. Partnership for Children. From
1999 – 2006, she worked for the NC Community College System Office
as a consultant and program auditor, where she wrote statewide policies
and developed numerous education and training programs at the local,
regional, and state level. Today, Thompson serves as Vice President for
Academic Services at Brunswick Community College. There, she has
initiated new academic programs in Biotechnology, Accounting, Survey-
ing Technology and Lateral Entry Teacher Education. Thompson also
volunteers with Relay for Life, the local
food bank and her church.
Sharon Thompson

2010 Inspiration Award

Fern Perkins was a high school dropout who earned her GED from ACC,
going on to make education her career choice. Her journey began while
taking several university transfer classes at ACC, particularly inspired by
instructor Gail Galbraith’s biology lab. That ultimately led her to a Bache-
lor of Science degree (magna cum laude) at Appalachian State University,
double-majoring in ecology/environmental biology and Spanish. She was
the first in her family to earn a bachelor’s degree, and later added a Mas-
ter’s of Science in Biology from ASU. Currently teaching at Caldwell
Community
Check out the College & Technical Institute and ASU, Perkins also volunteers with a
“Alamance Community Latino outreach organization and at the Boone area local foods chapter.
College Foundation” Perkins says her experience at ACC taught her that education is the
Fan Page on Facebook best tool for making the world a better place. Fern was nominated by Fern Perkins
for updates and infor- Gail Galbraith– Budd, retired ACC Biology Department Head.
mation about ACC. Go to page 2 for other awards
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Department Reunion
Horticulture Technology held its first reunion March 14 that brought about 80 alumni and current students together to see how the
program has grown over the years. Festivities included a luncheon, awards, the re-dedication of the Hupman Gardens and an open
house in the horticulture area of campus.

Dept. Head Justin Snyder (left) with award winners Crystal

Kitty Hupman (center), from the first graduating class in Horti- Brannan ‘07, Outstanding Alumna; Vaughn Willoughby,
culture Technology, poses after the Hupman Garden Dedica- owner of Living Landscapes, Business Supporter of the
tion with her former instructor, Chester Honeycutt (retired Hor- Year; Heather Seifert, Outstanding Student (current); and
ticulture department head), and Carol Kawula, instructor. Steve Smith, Greenhouse Manager and student ambassador.

ACC Celebration of Excellence (con’t from pg. 1)

Dr. Mohamad Haj-Mohamadi
(above right), Department Head for
Industrial Systems Technology, as
the College’s Excellence in Teaching
award winner
Randy Diller (far right), GED in-
structor, as Continuing Education
Instructor of the Year.
Deadline for students
completing requirements
Page 2
Hayvenyer Bigelow (above), Office Ad- Monica Isbell (above), Coordinator
ministration Technology instructor, as Ad- of Special Needs and Counseling
junct Faculty Member of the Year. Services, as the Staff Member of the
Year.
Dead-
line
June 1
Student Academic Excellence Award Recipients were: Ana Salas (above right), a
2010 graduate-elect in university transfer, who plans to attend UNC Chapel Hill
this fall and study to become an orthodontist; and Melissa Dean, a 2010 graduate-
elect in ACC’s Associate Degree Nursing program.
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Successful Completion of
WIRED Nursing Grant
Recently the ACC Associate Degree Nursing Program
successfully completed its two year Piedmont Triad
Partnership WIRED Grant. The interventions funded
by the grant improved student preparedness for enter-
ing the clinical arena. Due to the grant ’s results, a new
20 hour per week simulation/lab coordinator position
has been
ap-
proved.
A cul-
tural
diversity
class has
been
ap-
proved
for addition to the NCCCS master course list. Two
publications, a monograph and a longer thesis covering
details of this study, were produced. The monograph
has been sent to all 58 community colleges in North
Carolina and the complete and detailed report is avail-
able upon request.
Piedmont Triad Partnership representatives were
pleased with the positive outcomes of this project. The
research and work will be of help to other nursing pro-
grams in North Carolina and nationally.
In December 2008, ACC received $137,855 to fund a
program to improve retention of disadvantaged, for-
eign-born and minority nursing students. The primary
objective of the WIRED grant was to research, develop
Insider Information….
Information about the ACC Family
Congratulations Joe and Barbara Fryar on their 50th wedding
anniversary.
Congratulations to Marlene Jones White and Renata Crisp Pat-
terson, Day Care staff, on recent marriages.
Congratulations to Nancy Bateman, Alan Burgess and Doris
Schomberg on their retirements.
Condolences to the Jim Parks family on the death of his wife,
Laura.
Congratulations to Heather (former ACC institutional re-
searcher) and Duke Hutchings who are expecting their first
child.
Carole Lipkin and Sandi Moulton spent a week in San Luis Po-
tosi, Mexico, as English "tutores" for university students at the
Institutito Tecnologico. Their visit is a cultural and educational
exchange program sponsored by Burlington-Alamance Sister
Cities. Ten faculty members from the university will be here for
two weeks in July, and another trip to Mexico is planned for the
fall. If you would like to host our visitors and/or to be a tutor,
and implement alternative approaches in pre-clinical nursing
student preparation.
The interventions focused on three main areas:
* Direct interventions early on for low-performing students
(mentoring, tutoring and open lab availability)
* Pre-clinical simulation (using high fidelity mannequins)
*Cultural diversity training
The importance to minority and disadvantaged students of the
interventions was apparent. Of the students receiving the inter-
ventions, all but one graduated or continued in the program.

Investing in Our Future

Thanks to the leadership of Susan Abernethy and Sandi Moulton, an ACC Retiree Endowment campaign has been initiated. The
goal is for 20 retirees to each commit $1,000 to build a $20,000 endowed scholarship. Payments may be made over four years.
Those who have committed to date include:
Anonymous Channing and Janyth Fredrickson
Susan Abernethy and Dennis Rasmussen Laura Gorham
Nancy and Charles Bateman Ted and Mary Ann Lake
Wayne and Deborah Bowery Robert and Sandi Moulton
Gil and Becky Dodson Vicki Wilson
Ben and Claire Wolverton
Other events for this campaign are being planned. If you would like be included, please let Susan, Sandi or me know. We are so thankful to these
individuals who continue to understand the importance of ensuring the mission of the ACC Foundation is met: The ACC Foundation guarantees
that tuition assistance will be provided to any qualified ACC student with a documented financial need.

Carolyn Rhode, Executive Director Page 3

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by the Building Trades/Carpentry Department of
Alamance Community College, an on-going pro-
PROPERTIES TEAM ject that provides hands-on experience for the
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isting
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Fax: 336-506-4020
Garage: 2 car
E-mail: Natalie.Miles@alamancecc.edu
Total Rooms: 6
Bedrooms: 3
Full Baths: 2
Sq. Ft.: 1626
Style: Ranch
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Listed at $184,000
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Post Office Box 8000
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