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L-R: Nigel Mayfield, President McInnis, Chancellor Tinney, Alex Powell, Dominic Curole
Faculty, staff and community leaders gathered on the campus of Nunez Community College to celebrate the beginning of the 2018-19 academic year at the Faculty & Staff Convocation held on Monday, August 13, 2018.
Convocation centered around a racing theme with the message of "Going the Distance". Dr. Tina Tinney, Chancellor, delivered the motivational State of the College address and awarded two special awards. Dr. Tinney recognized St. Bernard Parish President Guy McInnis with the Spirit of Nunez Chancellor's Vision Award and Matthew Woodward, owner of The Coffee House, with the Spirit of Nunez Community Partner Award.
Brittney Barras, Director of Admissions and Dual Enrollment was recognized as the 2018 Outstanding Professional Staff member and David Ballero, Maintenance, named the 2018 Outstanding Professional Support Staff member. Additionally, the following employees were recognized for their respective years of service to Nunez:
5 YEAR SERVICE AWARD
ANDREW DURTA
KATHERINE LEMOINE
10 YEAR SERVICE AWARD
JUANITA GILBERT
ELIZABETH SCALLAN
DENNIS SHOWALTER
15 YEAR SERVICE AWARD
RICHARD DEFOE
WALTER DORNAN
KLAUS HEYER
STEPHANIE HOSKINS
DONALYN LOTT
ANDREA SIMIEN
20 YEAR SERVICE AWARD
TONIA LORIA
25 YEAR SERVICE AWARD
CONRAD CHILDRESS
JOSEPHINE “JOSIE” DIETZ
NORA KAMETANI
During convocation, Chancellor Tinney introduced 5 new core values for the college and awarded 5 gem awards to members of the team that embody each value. The recipients included Stephanie Hoskins (Student-Centered), Meg Greenfield (Caring), Ron Chapman (Integrity), Steve Baiamonte (Teaching & Learning) and Jamie Turner (Innovation).
Classes for the fall semester begin August 20, 2018. For more information about enrolling in credit or non-credit courses, please visit www.nunez.edu or call 504-278-6467.
