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| For Release: IMMEDIATE | Contact: Public Affairs |
| Date: April 17, 2003 |
Celebrating 40 years of "College That Really Works" for North Carolina
Community Colleges Salute Academic Excellence
RALEIGH: Where would you find a Nursing student, an Interpreter Education student, and a Culinary Technology student all receiving the same award for excellence? You’ll find them at the North Carolina Community College’s sixth annual Academic Excellence Awards luncheon. On Thursday, April 24, the NCCCS hosts this celebration of student achievement, honoring 116 students at the Hilton North Raleigh at noon.
This year, the NCCCS celebrates 40 years of providing excellent training and education resources to more than 800,000 students across the state. The two students from each of the 58 community colleges that will be honored were selected for their academic success and demonstration of leadership ability.
Three students will share their personal community college experience with the audience. The students, Regina B. Lee, a Medical Sonography student at South Piedmont Community College, Chasiti McLeon, a Nursing student at Davidson County Community College and Christopher Poston, a Cleveland Community College student pursuing a Fire Protection Technology associate degree, represent the mosaic of stories and people that are community colleges.
Svetlana Tur will sing "America the Beautiful" at the ceremony. Tur, an AEA honoree, is a Russian immigrant in the college transfer program at Central Piedmont Community College. Her father, Sergei, will accompany Svetlana on the accordion.
Governor Mike Easley has proclaimed April 24 Academic Excellence in Community Colleges Day. Many legislators are expected to attend the luncheon to pay tribute to the students from the colleges in the districts they represent.
The community colleges are working together to make the event special for the honorees. Among the items the students will receive are plaques prepared at the System Office, medallions made at Pitt Community College, and T-shirts made at the NC Center for Applied Textile Technology.
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