Thank you for joining us for the 2020
honors day video presentation my name is
Shelley White and I'm the President of
Haywood Community College. Each spring we
recognize the outstanding achievements
of our employees and students with an
award ceremony and we did not want to
miss the opportunity to celebrate with
you this year. Hello my name is Michael
Coleman I'm the Vice President of
Student Services here at Haywood
Community College and today I'm going to
be announcing some special recognitions as part of our digital honors
day. First let me discuss our Student
Government Association. The mission of
the Student Government Association or
SGA is to promote in each student a
personal responsibility to the college
and country to foster a spirit of
cooperation among students faculty and
staff to maintain the good
representation of the college by
upholding high standards of personal
conduct to develop a wise leadership and
to promote a spirit of high scholarship
character and service to promote a
better opportunity for constructively
working out problems of the school.
SGA Constitution article 5 section 1
includes officers of Haywood Community
College Student Government Association
will consist of a president a Vice
President and a Secretary and will be
elected to the college by the student
body this past year at the 2019 2020
Year. Our president was Miss Maggie
Mehaffey our Vice President was Mr.
Parker Grandy and our Secretary was Mr.
Austin Stanley. These three individuals
have spent numerous hours working on
behalf of all of our students over the
past year they carry your message
forward to the staff faculty and
administrators as we try to make HCC a
better place. Thank you to you three for
your service and advocacy on behalf of the HCC student body
over the past year. We appreciate your
commitment to the college. Next I'm going
to talk about our new incoming officers
for SGA. Each year in the spring semester
the college holds an election process
for the SGA were members of the general
student body run for the offices of
President, Vice President and Secretary
and are elected to office based on a
majority vote. Serving as an officer
requires extra time out of class as well
as leadership and teamwork to represent
the student body and seek opportunities
and support for all our students I am
proud to announce that the following
individuals have met the requirements
and been elected to their positions by
the student body for the 2020-2021
year. For the office of SGA President
Gina Kelly. Gina is enrolled in the
associate science fish and wildlife
management program. For the office of SGA
vice-president Lucas Evanka. Lucas is
also enrolled in the associate in
science fish and wildlife management
program. And for the office of SGA
Secretary, Rachel Hart. Rachel is enrolled
in the associate science fish and
wildlife management also. And now for a
special video presentation. We will be
doing their oath of office.
All right guys I'm so glad that you
could join us on here today officially
introduce you to everyone
and so if you could just go around
introduce yourself to your program of
study and what you're looking forward to
doing this year. Okay so our new
President you can start. Hi there I'm
Gina Kelly and I am the president for
SGA for 2021. I'm a fish and wildlife
technology student and I'm really
looking forward to SGA having a big
presence on campus this year. All right
our VP. Hi I'm Lucas Evanco
I'm your new VP for SGA. I'm a fish and
wildlife management major and I'm really
looking forward to working with the
student body this semester to kind of
help better our time here on campus.
Great! And now miss Rachel. Hey guys
my name is Rachel Hart.
I'm the new secretary for SGA. I'm in the
fish and wildlife program as well as our
president and vice president and I'm
looking forward to the fall semester and
working with you guys and having some
normalcy and doing a bunch of fun
activities. Great well thank you all so
much for for running, thank you for your
willingness to to do this, it is, as you
know, somewhat of a time commitment but I love working with our SGA board to do
things throughout the year. I'm looking
forward to even having some spots on our
coffee on the couch show you once we can
all come back on campus and do that and
looking forward to some of the ideas
that you have our student body in this
coming year. So what I want to do right
now is I want to officially read you the
oath of office. And so what I'm going to
do is I'm going to read this oath for
you all as I'm reading if you could
repeat after me and of course when I say
your name you just fill in the blank
with your name and go ahead and go this.
So in accordance with article 7 the oath
of office please raise your right hand
to take this oath of office and repeat
after me. I your name I Jeana Kelly hi
Rachel do solemnly swear do solemnly
solemnly swear to carry out the
responsibilities of the office to carry
after
you wish I have been elected and now
accept which I have been elected and now
accept I further agree to abide by and
execute and execute the offices of the
provisions of the offices asked in the
SGA Constitution and bylaws the SGA
Constitution and bylaws we got it and to
abide by all the published policies and
regulations of Haywood Community College
Community College. Great so consider
yourself officially instilled. I am now going
to pass the proverbial gavel we look
forward to serving with you all of this
year. I'm so glad again that you made the
commitment to do this. Oh he has a gavel.
So if you can somehow throw it to the
president she can catch it that would be
great. Again, thanks for being willing to do this I'm looking forward to working with you and
we'll see you soon.
I'm so glad that we were able to do that
with our new students and look forward
to serving with them in this next year.
Thank you for your willingness to serve
and for our past
SGA representatives for your willingness
to serve. I would also like to thank
Hannah more Suzanna High and Elan Richards
for the outstanding job they have done
working with SGA Student Wellness and
student life activities over the past
year. I also need to recognize each
faculty member and club advisor for
supporting students as they serve in
clubs and organizations through various
leadership positions.
Now I want to switch to the governor
Robert W Scott Student Leadership Award
in 2004 the presidents Association of
the North Carolina Community College
System created the governor Robert W
Scott Student Leadership Award as a way
to recognize student leadership on a
statewide level while also honoring
former Governor Bob Scott. Governor Scott
served as the state's chief executive
from 1968 to 1972 and was then president
of our community college system for 12
years, from 1983 to 1995. Governor Scott
passed away in January of 2009 this is
an award designed to highlight
outstanding student leadership and
reward deserving students while honoring
a true pioneer of the Community College.
Our 2020 Robert W Scott student
leadership award goes to
Austin Stanley. Austin will graduate from
the college's fish and wildlife
management associate degree program this
year. He has been accepted into Abraham
Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton
Georgia and plans to continue his
education and attain a bachelor's degree
before pursuing his goal of becoming a
waterfowl biologist. Congratulations
Austin you exemplify a true leader and
we're honored to call you one of our own.
Now I'm going to honor the Dallas Herring
Achievement Award. the Dallas Herring
achievement award was established by the
North Carolina Community College System
to honor the late Dr. Dallas Herring who
many considered to be the father of our
community college system in our state.
Dr. Herring's philosophy have taken people
where they are and carrying them as far
as they can go is the guiding principle
of our college system. The award is given
annually to a current or former
Community College student who best
embodies Dr. Herring's philosophy. Each
College may nominate one student or
alumna for the Dallas Herring
achievement award who will then compete
at the state level where one
winner will be selected. HCC's 2020 nominee
is Walter Stroup.
Walter is completing his Associate in
Arts degree. He's planning on attending
Bible College and continue in religious
studies. Congratulations Walter, we're so
very proud of you. Finally I want to
honor our student ambassadors. Student
ambassadors are outstanding students
that are selected to represent HCC to a
variety of constituents. They assist the
College Foundation and student services
in many activities. The student
ambassadors also assist with the
foundation and special events conducting
recruiting activities such as campus
tours, making presentations at local high
schools, speaking to community businesses, and assisting during registration and
orientation.
In addition, ambassadors are active and
they can contact with the college's
alumni. The student ambassadors for the
2019-2020 year were Elizabeth Borst,
Ethan Hall and Eric Smith. This year's
ambassadors did a terrific job and we
want to personally thank you for your
service and commitment to Haywood
Community College.
Hello my name is Wendy Hines and I serve
as the vice president of instruction at
Haywood Community College. It is my
privilege to present the academic
excellence awards for the academic year
2020.
I'm proud to recognize Ronald Gorby as
the 2020 North Carolina Community
College academic excellence recipient
for Haywood Community College. This year
Ronald will be completing his associate
degree in medical office administration
this year with a 4.0 GPA. In addition to
being an excellent student and leader in
the classroom, Ronald is an active
volunteer in multiple community agencies.
He attributes a lot of his success to
the knowledge and skills he learned
during his military career. Ronald plans
to use his medical office administration
degree to help improve the health of his
fellow veterans in our community.
Congratulations to Ronald Gorby.
I am proud to recognize Jessica McElroy
as the 2020 recipient of this award.
Jessica will be completing the Associate
of Applied Science degree in criminal
justice technology this academic year
with a 3.5 GPA. In addition to her
studies she works full-time as a victims
advocate for the local chapter of Reach,
a shelter for victims of domestic
violence. Jessica helps victims through
the process of getting their lives back
together after being experiencing
domestic violence. She helps them learn
that the criminal justice system and the
steps that they need to take to convict
their abusers.
She also guides them to the available
resources such as lodging and other
services to become self-sufficient so
they do not feel they have to go back
into an abusive relationship. Jessica
truly embodies the traits of award
through her academic achievements,
compassion, professional attitude, and
service to those in need within our
community congratulations to Jessica
McElroy.
I am proud to recognize Maggie Mehaffey as
the 2020 recipient of this award. Maggie
will be completing the associate of
Science degree with a 4.0 GPA this year.
In addition to achieving this level of
academic excellence Maggie has served as
the Student Government Association
president this year. Through her
leadership the SGA has completed
multiple service projects and hosted
multiple student engagement events.
Please join me in congratulating Maggie
Mehaffey.
Hello my name is Steve Wampler, Haywood
Community College's 2019 master teacher
of the year. On behalf of our president
Dr. Shelley White, Vice President Miss
Wendy Hines, other HCC administrators
faculty staff, and most importantly our
HCC students it's my distinct pleasure
to pass the mace on and recognize this
year's 2020 master teacher. Please join
me in congratulating Dr. Wallace Woods
as Haywood Community College's 2020
master teacher. Wally writes in his
application: I really enjoy working with
students in my personal time outside of
normal class or lab hours. I never mind
being asked to come to the lab in the
evenings to do one-on-one time with a
struggling student. I think students also
like how I've taken all the courses I teach
and have my own ways of remembering
complicated concepts to share. Watching a
student put it all together and have
things really click is one of the most
rewarding parts of my job and it is what
I strive for. And one of Dr. Woods
students wrote: Dr. Woods has hands-down
had the most positive impact on me since
becoming a part of the HCC Fish and
Wildlife family. He has a talent for
conveying complex ideas in such a way
that anyone could understand and go on
to explain it themselves. He's constantly
pushing me and other students to do
better and is always there when we need
him. He is by far the most approachable
and down-to-earth instructor
I've ever had and knows how to fan the
flame of passion in his students. I've
learned so much from him and I'm
grateful to have an instructor as
talented as him. And Dr. Woods this is my
favorite student nomination: this person
writes - I nominated Wally because ever
since I first came to HCC
he has always helped me in any way
he can, he answers all my questions
within minutes even though I may ask a
lot and get annoying He cares so much
about his students and their well-being
and will do anything to help. His classes
are very straightforward and so much fun
and I learned so much. He always works
his butt off to make sure we
have some of the best field trips and
stops at nothing to find hands-on
educational opportunities. Ever since I
started last spring he's made me fit in
and did anything he could to help make
things easier. He is a very
straightforward professor and such a fun
person to learn with. So Dr. Woods, Wally,
on behalf of all of us at HCC we
congratulate you and honor you with the
master teacher award. Next is our
superior staff award. Each year college
employees nominate staff members for
outstanding service to the college and
community. I'm pleased to announce that
the 2020 superior staff Award winner is
Farrah Rodriguez. Farrah is a success coach
in student services and her nomination
included descriptions from her
colleagues such as being a fierce
advocate for students, having an
authentic desire to assist everyone she
comes in contact with on a professional
basis, having a tireless commitment to
HCC, showing grace, patience and
understanding,
and being a true example of what HCC
stands for and our mission for our
students. In her own words Farrah says:
our students are the utmost importance
and I want to make sure that they are
taken care of and equipped to succeed.
Congratulations Farrah!
The excellence in Teaching Award winners
are Doug Cabe, computer integrated
machining Lucy Lowe, biology
Emily Reason, professional crafts clay
Paige Reese, nursing and Susan Roberts
biology and learning support services.
Our part-time Award winner is Ronnie
Decker in adult education.
Congratulations to our excellence in
Teaching Award winners!
Thank you for watching the 2020 HCC
honors day video presentation. We are so
proud of our employees and students and
their accomplishments. We look forward to
the time when we can come together again
and in the meantime stay well.
