College Kicks Off 56th Year in Style
Angelina College this week kicked off its 56th year of existence in style, with the college hosting Convocation ceremonies on Monday and the Faculty/Staff Awards Luncheon on Tuesday.
Classes for the new fall semester begin on Monday, August 19.
Before Tuesday’s Faculty/Staff Awards Luncheon, AC’s Dr. Winifred Ferguson-Adams dedicated the ceremony to the late Kathleen Hall, who served Angelina College’s Health Careers programs for more than 50 years.
The keynote speaker for the Convocation was Dr. Felita Williams, Senior Vice President of the Gardner Institute. On Tuesday, Dr. Daniel Spikes served as a guest speaker for the focus on Student Success.
Award recipients were as follows:
30-year Service Award: Celon Dale Kirkland (Manager, Housekeeping and Custodians).
25-year Service Award: Winifred Ferguson-Adams (Dean of Health Careers) and George Reed (Instructor, Math).
20-year Service Award: Steven Donahoe (Instructor, Radiologic Technology), John Lee (Instructor, Radiologic Technology), Dallas McClelland (Instructor, Drafting and Engineering), Reg Reynolds (Instructor, Graphic Arts), David Turbeville (Instructor, Electromechanics and Electronics Technology) and Terry Scott (Administrative Assistant, Health Careers).
15-year Service Award: Shelby Armstrong (Chair, Language Arts and Education), Lori Wintjes (Instructor, English), Troy Dale Edwards (Instructor, Welding), and Tifini Whiddon (Senior Director of Human Resources).
10-year Service Award: Renee McCain (Manager, Student Disability Services and Tutoring), Annette Gillum (Instructor, Spanish), and Kevin Stagg (Instructor, English).
Five-year Service Award: Mark Brantner (Receiving and Mail Clerk), Duane Choate (Instructor, Government and History), Mary Craft (Instructor, Math), Kathleen McClinton (Instructor, Biology), Charles Oliver (Chair, School of Business), Donald Randall (Instructor, Machine Tool and Technology), Kathleen Hughes (Instructor, Physics), Donta Davis (Surgical Technology Clinical Coordinator/Lab), Amanda Koerth (Instructor, Diagnostic Medical Sonography), Leonard Foster (Groundskeeper), Urbano Salazar (Groundskeeper) and Tiffany Stephens (Business Office Associate).
Adjunct Teaching Excellence Award: Anedra Perkins
Outstanding Teaching Award: Elaine Young
Faculty Excellence in Service Award: Rachel Hunt
Distinguished Faculty Award: David Turbeville
Rookie Award: Deidra Leach
Spirit Award: Camille Lipscomb
Staff Leadership Award: Remona Boodoo-Frye
Distinguished Staff Member of the Year Award: Cassandra Williams
Outstanding Program, Department or Discipline Award: The AC Testing Center (David Avant, Kathy Conn, Juanita Patton and Don Douglas).
For further information on Angelina College, contact Krista Brown at kbrown@angelina.edu.
