PR2009 Oct U1

SHELTON STATE CELEBRATES SUCCESS AT BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS

TUSCALOOSA – A group of more than two-dozen employees and students were recognized and broadcaster Chris Stewart served as the guest speaker as Quality Month at Shelton State Community College culminated in the annual Breakfast of Champions on Wednesday.

Those recognized at the breakfast were College employees or students who earned a particular honor or distinction during the 2008-09 academic year. Those who were honored include:

Keith Crowley – Dr. John N. Todd Award

Phillip Johnson – League of Innovation Award for the AED 

Julia Chancy – Outstanding Service by the Literacy Council of West Alabama

Jackie Williams – Vice President for Alabama State Nurses Association 2009-2011

Bobby Sprowl – Alabama Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame Inductee, NJCAA District Coach of the Year, ACCC Coach of the Year

Barry Mohun – Birmingham Tip Off Club Junior College Coach of the Year, NJCAA District Coach of the Year, ACCC Coach of the Year

Madonna Thompson – NJCAA District Coach of the Year, ACCC Coach of the Year

Christa Grizzle – Coach of 2009 UCA National Champion Cheerleaders Junior College Division

Allen Mallory – 2008 Chancellor’s Award for Academic Faculty

Sarah Pugh – 2009 NISOD Award

Dave Rodgers – Legion of Merit Award for service with the Army Reserve

Vaughan Lynch – Published in the May/June 2009 issue of EdTech Magazine

Kim Smith – Face of Nursing for 2009 Calendar by the Alabama State Nurses Association

Steve Fair – 2009 Chancellor’s Award Nominee for Administrator

Gary McCracken – 2009 Chancellor’s Award Nominee for Academic Faculty

Shirley Nix – 2009 Chancellor’s Award Nominee for Technical Faculty

Claude Lake – 2009 Chancellor’s Award Nominee for Support Staff

Julia Speights – Alabama Regional Phi Theta Kappa Paragon Advisor Award, International Phi Theta Kappa Paragon Advisor Award

Top College Awards for Students:

Holly Willis – James B Allen Outstanding Student Award

Mallory Banks – Leo Sumner Outstanding Sophomore Student Award

Brittany Lee – Thomas E Umphrey Outstanding Freshman Award

Ryan Smelley – Harold I James Outstanding Technical Student Award

Remona Wilson Winston – Norman C Cephus Special Achievement Award

Presenters:

Andrea Bowden-Evans – Presenter at the International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Florida

Annette Cook – Presenter at the Tennessee Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges

Carolyn Edwards – Presenter at the Alabama Pre-K Conference at Auburn University in Montgomery

Quality Month at Shelton State is an outgrowth of the College’s overall quality improvement initiative, through which the College has transformed itself from a traditional committee system to a team-based model for employee participation in College governance. The initiative promotes cooperation, collaboration, and team throughout the organization and helps drive the College toward continuous improvement of processes and services to its customers.