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Cleveland Community College Will Go Tobacco-Free on August 1, 2007

CCC Radiography Students Honored with Pinning Ceremony

RN Pinning Ceremony

CNA Students Honored at CCC

CCC Announces Essay Contest Winner

Gamma Beta Phi Holds Spring Induction Ceremony

Cleveland Community College Will Go Tobacco-Free on August 1, 2007

The Cleveland Community College Board of Trustees voted today to implement a tobacco-free policy beginning August 1, 2007. The new policy will eliminate the designated smoking areas and prohibit the use of smokeless tobacco on the campus. Tobacco use in college buildings and vehicles is currently prohibited.

Since August 2006, a college committee has been researching the possibility of becoming a 100 percent tobacco-free campus. Efforts were funded with a grant from the North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund. The committee was made up of a cross-section of College faculty, staff, and students. All members of the College family were invited to participate.

On-campus surveys evaluating tobacco use and the desire to adopt a campus-wide tobacco-free policy supported the policy change. The Student Government Association and the College’s Administrative Council endorsed the new policy.

“The college’s committee spent months researching the possibility of the policy change,” said S. Bobby Rauf, the Trustee representative on the committee. “Our students requested that we consider making our campus tobacco-free. Our research shows that we have significant support by both students and faculty.”

“It has been less than a year since the general assembly has allowed community colleges to implement a tobacco-free policy,” according to Dr. L. Steve Thornburg, CCC president. “I am proud that our student body has been a leader in the state. We are one of only a handful of community colleges in North Carolina that has adopted a tobacco-free policy.”

Dr. Thornburg added, “The new policy is designed to create a safe, healthy, and clean environment for all students attending class, for our employees, and for our visitors. The policy will address the issues of second-hand smoke and will prepare our students for a tobacco-free work environment that they will most likely encounter when they leave CCC.”

“We will begin construction on the Bailey Allied Health and Science Center in a few months. With our emphasis on healthcare education and our relationship with the Cleveland County HealthCare System, going tobacco-free makes sense for us,” according to Rauf. “Most importantly, it is the right thing to do.”

CCC will begin promoting the policy change. The college is already working with the Cleveland County Health Department and the NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund to provide cessation support to faculty, staff, and students.

CCC Radiography Students Honored with Pinning Ceremony

Fourteen students in the radiography program attended a pinning ceremony in their honor on April 26. Only 20 students are accepted into the highly competitive program each year. Along with pinning and the lighting of candles, the students recited the Radiographer’s Code of Ethics. The students graduated on May 9.

Radiography Class of 2007

Row 1 (L-R): Rehnea Walker, Kasie Kennerly, Amanda Arrowood, Erica Bell, Beverly Eaves, Leigh Anne Hamrick, Heather McMahan, Amy Absher

Row 2: Michael Pruett, Dennis Jolley, John Luguchegi, John Grice, Le Connell, Christy Costner.

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RN Pinning Ceremony

Forty-seven students in the Foothills Nursing Consortium Associate Degree Program were awarded their pins at a special ceremony on May 8 at Isothermal Community College. The consortium is a joint effort between Isothermal, McDowell Technical Community College and Cleveland Community College.

The graduates of the 2007 class are Connie Thomason Allison, Heather Marsh Buchanan, Shannon Pitman Burch, Karen Leslie Burns, Kerry Byers, Donna Lynn Carter, Jennifer Brill Cook, Jennifer Susan Crisp, April Dobson, Kathy Ledford Dwiggins, Edith Nicole Fowler, Carmen Renee Guzman Freeman, Gabrielle May Gait, Trenda Holt Goodman, Alexis Chicas Hamilton, Latonya Marie Hamilton, Sandra L. Hill, Haley Angel Hoyle, Alisha Danielle Hughes, Bethany Johnson, Rhonda Cody King, Carole Elizabeth Koehler, Kristen Jones Lawing, Jessica Michelle Laws, David Joey Ledford, Garkisha Tai-Desiree’ Lowrance, Samantha Dawn Lumpkins, Phebe Crain Martin, Heather Neal Merritt, Natalie Brooks Miller, Amy Smith Morgan, Tabatha Bowen Nantz, Paula Lowery Parry, Kimberly Beth Payne, Angela McCluney Proctor, Pamela Randall, Kimberly Whelchel Rhoads, Angela White Richardson, Richard Ray Robinson, Reggie A. Stroud, Lauren Terry, Nancy Terry, Everette Eugene Tolley, Paige Wells, Johanna Marie White, Bruce Wilson and Jena Wilson.

After marching in to the processional, which was performed by instructor Lynn Rowland, the new nurses were welcomed by Dr. Bryan W. Wilson, president of McDowell Technical Community College. Joey Ledford and Gene Tolley made remarks to the audience as the past and present presidents of the graduating class.

The pinning of the graduates was conducted by Jeanette Cheshire, director of the consortium, and Dr. Kathy Ackerman, dean of Arts and Sciences at Isothermal.

Haley Hoyle, one of the graduating students, performed a musical selection, “Flying without Wings,” accompanied on piano by Carolyn Black.

For more information on the Foothills Nursing Consortium and its programs, contact Cheshire at 828-286-3636, ext. 364.

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CNA Students Honored at CCC
Cleveland Community College celebrated the students completing the Nursing Assistant I and Nursing Assistant II classes with a ceremony on May 10. Seventy-four students completed North Carolina state requirements to be listed on the registry as Nursing Assistants Level I and Level II.
	CNA I Morning Row 1 (L-R): Censythia Whitaker, RN, Instructor, Jessica Arrowood, Jessica Garner, Katie Swaney, RN, Instructor Row 2: Melissa Parker, Nikki Forester, Jenn Parker, Barbara Power Row 3: Sommer Cook, Christina Frank, Shannon Lovelace, Evelyn Fuego Row 4: Jarrica Byers, Alan Morgan, Julie Crotts Row 5: Joe Champion Michael Vinesett
	CNA I Afternoon Row 1: Censythia Whitaker, RN, Instructor, Melody McSwain, Katrina Smith, Katie Swaney, RN Instructor Row 2: Ann West, Danielle Hawkins, Stacey Putnam, Amy Bradley Row 3: Dionne Smith, Jodi Shade, Kim Patterson, Pam Warren Row 4: Phyllis Morrison, Brenda Flack, Carla Smith, Constance Williamson, Jacqueline Surratt
	CNA I Night Row 1: Laura Bridges, Natosha Benton, Janie Carter, Mary Berard, Flecia Robbs Row 2: Jennifer Gold, Tammy Green, Kimberly Weaver, Gwen Nieser, Tiffany Wilson, Tammy Lockard Row 3: Tomika McEntire, Cassie Jolly, Jackie Willis, Cynthia Hodgkin, Lacey Smith Row 4: Krupal Patel, Joe Hunt, Reshea Ross-Bell Row 5: Mary Jane Lewis, RN, Instructor, Richard Hodge, Ercell Daves, RN, Instructor
	CNA II Morning Row 1: Katie Swaney, RN, Instructor, Montrice Roberts, Heather Jones, Lacey Champion, Laura Cherry, RN, BSN, Instructor Row 2: Donna Hoppes, Irene Toney, Deborah Camp, Megan Dixon, April Latham Row 3: Judy Greene, Christina Alford, Christie Lowry, Sema Wilson, Andrea Smith Row 4: Amanda Bullard, Audrey Stark, Shaye Bolt, Kaye Towery
	CNA II Night Row 1: Erica Moore, Sondra Shannon, Melanie Yoe, LaGair Pendleton Row 2: Cindy McCurry, Darline Diaz, Markita Lee, Doris Dedmon, RN, BSN, Instructor

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CCC Announces Essay Contest Winner

Cleveland Community College announces the winner of the English 111 writing contest. Grover’s Michael Bolin, student of Dr. B. J. Zamora, garnered first place. He received a $100 cash prize. His argument essay was entitled “The Pride of Canada” and focused on the issue of a national healthcare system.

The judges for the contest were members of the College faculty, Sherry Hamrick, Jack Igelman, and Dr. Sandol Johnson.

Gamma Beta Phi Holds Spring Induction Ceremony
The spring induction of the Gamma Beta Phi National Honor Society of Cleveland Community College was held May 4, 2007. Eight students were inducted. Guest speaker for the event was April Dills with the Foothills Nursing Consortium. Ron Teague, Alumni NEC Representative, conducted the installation of initiates. Qualifications for membership consideration in Gamma Beta Phi include completion of at least 15 credit hours and a minimum GPA of 3.5. Members are further required to make a commitment to provide a minimum amount of volunteer service work to the college or community during each semester of membership. The Gamma Beta Phi Society is founded on scholarship, service, and character. Barbara Taylor and Mike Sisk serve as advisors for the club. As service projects, Gamma Beta Phi supports Relay for Life, the Alzheimer’s Walk, the Children’s Homes of Cleveland County, and other charitable organizations.
	New members 1^st row (L-R): Michelle P. McSwain, Marion D. Crews 2^nd Row: Debra W. Degree, Donna C. Hoppes, Shilda A. Mellon 3^rd Row: Mitchell D. Cobb, Janice R. Brintley Not pictured: Cassie L. Jolly
	2007-2008 Officers 1^st Row: Lori Cook, Vice President; Donna Carter, President 2^nd Row: Donna Clark, Recording Secretary; Jackie Gordon, Corresponding Secretary; 3^rd Row: Harriett Wilson, Historian; Allison Martin, Newsletter Editor; Donna Hoppes, Reporter; Mitchell Cobb, Treasurer Not pictured: Jim Kennon, Media Coordinator