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Community and Economic Development – At its annual awards breakfast, Workforce for Dallas County recently honored the Dallas County Manufacturers’ Association (DCMA), administered by the Garland Chamber of Commerce and Richland College, as Outstanding Employer for 2007. Ayako Oi, Director of Economic Development for the Garland Chamber, and Richland College Director of Community and Chamber Relations Tandy Dollar joined the participating DCMA manufacturers to accept awards on behalf of their businesses and institutions. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Workforce Training Alliance, administered by El Centro College, were also recipients of this award.
Student Success – This week’s Richland College Student Wall of Honor features Ervin “Koe” Jones. Koe experienced a tumultuous home life from an early age, so he ran away from home at age 10 and began living life on the streets. By 13, he entered the juvenile court system and lived the majority of his childhood in foster care. Fortunately he developed a relationship with a woman he calls “Grandma,” who ran a shelter for displaced teens and encouraged him to go back to school. Koe completed high school and went on to attend Richland College and play basketball. He struggled with developmental reading, writing and math courses his first year but persevered to complete two years as a student athlete, achieving a 3.4 GPA and earning a basketball scholarship to Peru State in Nebraska, where he earned a degree in sports management. Returning to Dallas in July 2006, he currently works for the U.S. Postal Service, serves as a youth minister at the Mount Olive Church of Plano, and serves as the strength and conditioning coach for the Thunderduck basketball team.
Employee Success – Congratulations to Richland College theatre faculty and students who light up the Dallas-Forth Worth theater scene once again! Theatre Three’s production of “Season’s Greetings” is directed by Kerry Cole and stars Emily Gray, both adjunct theatre instructors, and also stars Sara Lovett, former Richland College theatre student. The Dallas Theater Center recently opened its third annual production of “A Christmas Carol” starring Matt Gray, adjunct theatre instructor, while Wendy Welch, adjunct theatre instructor, also stars in the North Texas premier of Casa Manana’s “A Christmas Carol” at Fort Worth’s Bass Performance Hall.
Institutional Effectiveness – GREENRichland has been selected as one of 10 Bellwether Finalist Winners in the Planning, Governance, and Finance category, and has been competitively selected to compete for the prestigious 2008 Bellwether Award at the upcoming Community College Futures Assembly in January. GREENRichland leads and learns with students, colleagues, and global partners in developing practices, policies, programs and partnerships that promote a robust natural environment and an abundant quality of life for future generations.
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