in this issue

Janine Adkins Pierce, Rio Salado faculty chair for humanities, received the Robert Giles Distinguished Advisor Award from Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. The awards designates Janine, who advises the Alpha Theta Omicron Chapter, as one of the nation's top five advisors. (see image of Janine)

Dean Stover, Liberal Arts Division Chair, GateWay Community College, recently completed training for the Chair Academy.

Stover and a team of eight faculty at GateWay Community College received a $4500 learning grant to develop a teacher preparation program at GateWay to attract teacher aides and high school students into teaching.

Stover and Don Hall, Humanities/Communication faculty, also received a $7000 learning grant to bring six fine arts events to GateWay Community College.

Jeff Parets Wins 1st-Place National Radio Award
On Saturday, July 21, mid-day news host/reporter Jeff Parets won a national 1st Place award at the Public Radio News Directors annual conference in San Diego. Jeff won "Best Soft Feature" for his piece on the Phoenix-based senior citizen punk-rock group One Foot in the Grave. 85 public radio stations from around the country submitted 656 entries in the PRNDI competition.

Judges said this about Jeff's feature "We found this to be the most entertaining piece we judged and were sad when it was over...we wanted more! The reporter did a wonderful job of sprinkling the story with very amusing cuts from the band members and great clips of their music. The writing, pacing and delivery of the story also helped it flow very effectively, keeping in line with the subject matter".

Jeff also won 1st Place in the "Best Light Feature" category for his One Foot feature at the recent Arizona Associated Press Broadcasters Associations awards.

Click here to listen to the Award Winning Interview...

Anne Patterson, Public Relations Assistant at GateWay Community College participated in the American Diabetes Association's Team Diabetes program. Team Diabetes provides individuals the opportunity to train and compete in marathons while raising money for the ADA. Anne raised nearly $4000 for the ADA and competed in her first marathon June 24, 2001 in Kona, Hawaii. She finished the 26.2 miles in 4 hours and 18 minutes. Paul Langworthy at SCC also participated in the same marathon. (See February EdCetera for more details on Paul's marathons and participation with Team Diabetes.)

Tom Goetz, Automotive Technology Program Director, was selected to a three year term as a member of the Toyota Technical Education Network (T-TEN) National Advisor Council and will represent the Western Region.

Richard Hansen Receives Awards
The first annual Arizona Employer's Advisory Council, Central Arizona Chapter 2000 - 2001 Team Award awarded to team award was awarded to members of the Maricopa County Employer Services Workgroup for their efforts in the development and implementation of a unified approach to assisting new company locates to the greater Phoenix area with their recruiting and training efforts. Team leader is Richard (Rick) Hansen, Economic Development Specialist, District office. Other Workgroup members receiving this team award were from the City of Phoenix, Maricopa County, and the Employment Security Administration Division of the Department of Economic Security.

Hansen was also awarded the Arizona Association for Economic Development 2000 - 2001 Professional Interactions Committee Chair Appreciation Award. The Professional Interaction committee provides members opportunities to examine economic development processes and activities through information workshops and company recruitment case studies with a focus on interaction between professionals. This year's event was conducted at the main campus of Arizona State University where economic development professionals from around the state where able to see first hand advanced research that may one-day attract new industries, companies, and capital to the state of Arizona.

Lynette Jim received her Master in Public Administration from Syracuse University on June 29, 2001. She has been on a educational leave from Rio Salado College. In addition, Lynette has been selected as the first Faculty Intern at Rio Salado College to participate in the Faculty In Progress Pilot program beginning in August.

Charles Reinebold, Coordinator of Marketing and Public Relations, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, has been elected President of the Arizona Community College Public Relations Council (ACCPRC) for 2001-02. This is Reinebold's second term as President. ACCPRC is the statewide organization for community college public relations/marketing/graphic design professionals. Goals and activities of ACCPRC include professional development, networking, and collaborative promotional projects, such as Community College Month and the All-Arizona Academic Team.

Reinebold was also selected earlier this year as a member of the Chandler Chamber of Commerce's Web Development Committee, which reviews and makes recommendations concerning the Chamber's web site. In addition, Reinebold is a member of the Chandler Coalition, a group of marketing and public relations professionals from Chandler-area schools, industry and the city, which started meeting for informational, networking and collaborative projects earlier this year.

Dr. Arthur Decabooter, President, Scottsdale Community College is on the Board of Directors of the Arizona Town Hall and was just elected to the Executive Committee and to be Vice Chair of the organization statewide.

Dr. Decabooter has also been named one of the "Fabulous Fifty" of the City of Scottsdale on its 50th Anniversary.

Susan Moore, English Faculty, Scottsdale Community College, has been invited by Nancy Gutierrez, the Associate Dean of Personnel at ASU, to present at the Way Up Conference in October of this year. The Way Up Conference is for women in higher education. Dr. Gutierrez is creating a panel of professors representing ASU, NAU, Grand Canyon University and the Maricopa Community Colleges to discuss their roles and experiences as faculty members.

Bethany Moncivaiz, Transfer Center Coordinator, CGCC, will be the acting Advisement coordinator for the year. She is replacing Sara Rassas who was selected for the Faculty in Progress program.

Mark Felder, Facilities Laboratory Technician in the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration program and Adjunct Faculty, GateWay, received a Masters in Ed. degree from NAU in May.

The Phoenix Mayor and City Council to the Phoenix Commission on the Economy have appointed Dr. Mary Vanis, Director of the Workforce Development Center. The role of this commission is to advise the Phoenix City Council and Mayor on economic and workforce issues and policies.

Chandler-Gilbert Staff Chose Creative Pathways: Yvette Strickling, Student Services Administrative Assistant, is Creative Pathways this fall for her student teaching in the Chandler Elementary school system. Program Advisor Jim Gregory will be doing a Creative Pathway with Phoenix College in the area of curriculum this fall.

Rose Rojas has been selected by Dr. Anna Solley to serve in a one-year-only assignment for the position of University Articulation Specialist in the Department of University and College Relations. Irene Wright has held this position until it became necessary for her to take an extended medical leave. Rose will serve in this position through June 30, 2002.

Shannon Dougherty, Administrative Assistant, Business and Industry, CGCC, recently had a community interest article published in the Tribune's Chandler Connection, the Tempe Voice and the Gilbert Guardian.

CGCC students Kayla Whitfield and Deanna Stones were recently awarded scholarships from the Coca-Cola Foundation in the amount of $1000. The scholarship rewards hours and participation in community service activities. This is Stones' second time receiving this scholarship.

Wilbert Nelson, Sociology, Phoenix College, was recently recognized with a certification of appreciation for his volunteer efforts with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office Victim Compensation Board. The board offers assistance to victims of criminal acts in Maricopa County. The assistance covers such areas as counseling, loss wages, medical expenses and even burials.

Nelson was also appointed to the Arizona Chapter of the United Negro College Fund. The primary purpose of the chapter is to raise funds and assist students who are attending Historical Black Colleges and Universities.