BCC Quarterly Newsletter Winter 2017

A Message from the President

This year, I am honored to usher in the

50th anniversary of Bladen Community

College.

In 1967, Bladen Technical Institute was

established by the North Carolina General

Assembly.

Classes were offered in basic education,

business, secretarial science, nursing, and

welding, and were held in Elizabethtown

Baptist Church’s education building,

a former farm chemicals store, a tractor

store, and the Johnson Cotton Company

building.

From these modest roots, the college has

now embraced the 21st century with vastly

expanded programs, state-of-the-art facilities, highly-qualified faculty

and staff members, and extraordinary growth on the horizon.

It is my personal privilege to invite you to reflect on our history

and marvel at our future, as together, we celebrate 50 years

of changing lives.

William Findt, President

College Announces Students with Outstanding Academic Success

Bladen Community College is pleased to recognize full-time students with

outstanding academic achievement through the President’s and Vice President’s Lists.

Students who have maintained a 4.0 G.P.A. for the 2016 fall term and have been named to the President’s List are:

Ruby Arellano, Gabriel Barnes, Fernando Bautista, Wendy Bowen, David Brown, Paige Burney, Allana Carroll, Christopher Carroll, Trinity Carroll, Amanda English, Candace Gallagher, Audrey Hehl,

Brandon Housand, Greg Howard, Allyson Hughes, Camisha Huggins, Breeana Hunt, Candi Jacobs, Tina Jones-Butler, Anthony Kennedy, Kathy LaMaster, Kasidi Larrimore, Ashley Lewis, Leonard Locklear,

Qualla Locklear, Amber Long, Anna Long, Yazmin Lopez-Johnson, Tammy Martin, Julianne Nance, Janett Brock McCoy, Nunez-Meza, Michael McDuffie, Shanae McKoy, Amanda Mitchell, Anna Moser,

Ashton Oxendine, Erin Pait, Caitlin Patterson, Michelle Pinck, Kayla Pipkin, Nishayla Pipkin, Emily Robinson, Savannah Schmidt, Emily Scott, Ronnie Seals, David Smith, Tonya Terry,

Taneisha Wilkerson, and Cara Woodman.

Students who have maintained a 3.5 G.P.A. or above for the term and have been named to the Vice President’s List are:

April Atkinson, Ingrid Banegas, Kenneth Barnes, Daniel Beard, Ezekial Beeding, Amber Bills, Zackary Bridgers, Edwin Catalan, Delilah Cramer, April Davis, Danielle Dove, Desla Dove, Daquan Esters,

Skylar Fagan, Brianna Freeman, Haylee Freeman, Justyna Gargala, Grace-Anna Glenn, Eric Graham, Lindsay Hathcock, Cassidy Hill, Ashleigh Hunt, Abby Inman, Victor Jacome, Heather Jones, Ray Jones,

Nasheika Kelly, Dara Locklear, Hannah Locklear, Shawn Locklear, Summer Locklear, Deanna Long, Taylor Mayers, Hayley McCoy, Lexie Mendell, Ashley Mitchell, Whitney Mitchell, Kabraise Montgomery,

Laikyn Pait, Katelyn Phillips, Kirsten Phillips, Bailey Ransom, Gabriel Reyes Maldonado, Carrie Risen, Marina Santiago, Shyanne Scott, Sameria Shipman, Adreiona Smith, Andrew Smith, Christopher Smith,

Mason Smith, Craig Sovinsky, Brittany Tatum, Charity Taylor, Lauren Tew, James Thompson, Summer Tyler, Michael Vaughan, Madeline West, and Monica Wilkes.

Basic Law Enforcement Training students have

received scholarships through the James B. Collins BLET Endowed Scholarship. Pictured from left to right are BLET School Director Larry Guyton, scholarship recipient Kelton Dial, BCC Foundation Director Linda Burney, scholarship recipient Austin Porter, and Criminal Justice Instructor John Trogdon.

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Student Services celebrated the

season with lunch at Christopher’s

Steakhouse and Seafood Restaurant

2017 Spring Registration Brings New Faces

to Campus

BCC will welcome 1,092 students to campus for spring classes in 63 areas of academic and workforce studies. The

college’s commitment to provide opportunities that reflect the needs of

the community is a meaningful component of this success.

Seven BCC students have been awarded Golden LEAF Scholarships. Standing left to right with Sondra Guyton (BCC Vice President for Workforce and Continuing Education), are

Kawanna Elaine Bowen (Pharmacy Technician), Bethany Adrianna Faulk (Pharmacy Technician), Igdalias Hernandez Lopez (Welding), Taylor Skye Jacobs (Nurse Aide I),

Elizabeth L. Montgomery (Pharmacy Technician), and Samuel Muñoz (Welding). Recipient Jana Brook Freeman (Nurse Aide I) is not pictured.

Bladen Community College recently welcomed doctoral student Leslie Locklear

to campus for a presentation about local Native American traditions and culture.

Pictured from left to right are Leslie Locklear,

BCC student Amber McDowell, and faculty member Angie Lowry.

The BCC Student Government Association participated in the NC Comprehensive Community College Conference at Atlantic Beach. Attending the conference were

Amber Johnson, Christopher Carroll, Zack Bridgers, Charity Taylor, Savannah Locklear, and advisor Crystal Dowd.

Golden LEAF Scholarships are Awarded

SGA members represented the college at the

Bladenboro Christmas parade.

From left to right are

Taryn Strickland, Christopher Carroll, and Amber Johnson.

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Dr. Leonard Holmes

associate professor of chemistry and director

of the Biotechnology Center at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke informed

students, staff, faculty, and the public about the benefits of using nematodes to suppress and control damage to crops by

insects. Dr. Holmes’ presentation was arranged through the BCC Department of Math and Science.

Best-Selling Novelist and Former Navy Jag Officer Don Brown entertained a BCC

audience with various excerpts from his eleven fictional novels about strategic government war tactics and military operations.

This program was part of the BCC Writers Series, and was made possible by a grant from the NC Humanities Council, a statewide non-profit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and by Bladen Community College.

Sarah Smith and Her Canine Friend, Jester, held a captive audience during

a presentation in the SRC, as they shared the positive impact of companion dogs for persons with exceptional needs.

Jester plays a crucial role in the well-being of students at West Bladen High School.

The BCC History Club hosted an American History

presentation with Dr. Scott Billingsley, Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment, Associate Provost, and history professor at the

University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Billingsley earned his Ph.D. from Auburn University.

The Seafood & Sunset fundraiser event enjoyed its most successful

year ever, generating $26,000 in contributions to student scholarships. The event included 74 sponsors, a leap from the 44 sponsors of the 2015 affair.

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The Flyer is a quarterly newsletter produced by the Public Information Office of Bladen Community College. To submit an article for publication, or to learn more about the newsletter,

contact Cathy Kinlaw at ckinlaw@bladencc.edu or call 910 879-5596. Copyright 2017 by Bladen Community College. Publication Date: February, 2017.

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BCC HR Director Tiina Mundy

has received North Carolina’s most

prestigious recognition, the Order of the

Long Leaf Pine.

MARCH (Making a Real Change

for Health) is a series of healthy lifestyle meetings for students, staff, and faculty members at BCC. For information about MARCH, contact Tiina Mundy at 910 8779-5556.

Creative Cosmetology Winners

From left to right Michelle Pinck, Taylor Sessoms, and Whitney McNeill

received top votes for creative coiffures during the annual

Fantasy Hair Designs competition in October.

Students in the Cosmetology Department earned certificates from the Entrepreneurs Academy through the

Bladen Community College Small Business Center (SBC).

Pictured above are Cosmetology Chair Audrey Lewis and students Samantha Biggs of Hope Mills, Brianna Graham of Council, Alexandria Greene of Bladenboro,

Allyson Hughes of St. Pauls, and Emily Robinson of Chadbourn. Standing with the students is the Director of Small Business Programs Todd Lyden.

Fall

Festival