Black River Technical College (BRTC) hosted an end of semester breakfast for faculty and staff last week.
Administrative Specialist II Katrina Bozarth was honored with a retirement plaque, a BRTC bench, and a photo collage blanket to commemorate her 13 years of service to BRTC on the Paragould campus.
Faculty and staff were honored for their various milestones.
Automotive Collision Instructor Larry “Butch” Dail, Dean for General Studies Donna Statler, and Communication/Theatre Instructor Kelly Grooms : 35 years
Business Instructor Kellee Hardage, Administrative Assistant Janna Guthrey, and Registrar Kimberly Bigger: 20 years
Nursing Instructor Tina Stroud, Business Instructor/PBL Advisor Shannon Ogden, Social Science Instructor Rachel Koons, Director of Physical Plant Trent Ingram, Instructional Designer Misty Bradley: 15 years
Controller Julie Williams, Network and Support Administrator Eric Sullinger, Mathematics Instructor Jessica Stout, Skilled Tradesman Douglas Steele, Workforce Program Development Coordinator Patricia Sanderson, Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness Sissy Gray, Assistant Director of Financial Aid Ashley Conrey: 10 years
Adult Education Instructor Elizabeth Thompson, Practical Nursing Instructor Rebecca Simpson, Library Technician Brittany Milligan, Dean of Nursing and Allied Health Jason Linam, Adult Education Instructor Joan Eveland, and Electricity Skilled Tradesman Joshua Earley: 5 years
The 2023 Outstanding Faculty Member is Welding Instructor Rickie Gunn.
The 2023 Outstanding Staff Member is Accountant & Business Office Manager Linda Anderson.
An Instructor Appreciation gift basket donated by BRTC Foundation member Jana Caldwell was won by Chemistry Instructor Aja Lloyd.
The Employee Activities Board also put on a scavenger hunt, photo booth, and passed out 50th anniversary t-shirts.
Photos from the photo booth can be found on Flicker.
Employee teams for the scavenger hunt were:
Winners: Misty Bradly, Erin Mathews, and Eugenia Morris
Patti Blaxton, Ashley Stover, and Samantha Mitchell
Shauna Throesch, Christina Derbes, and Erin Faulkner
Rachel Koons, Margo Davis, and Bridget Guess
Shawna Lepard, Jessica Rainwater, and Karen Liebhaber