TMC News Release
                                                               
                                                                  Service Awards
 
 
  
                                                      Edna Holcomb
                         Office of Advancement Services
                                                       eholcomb@truett.edu                                                   706.865.2134 x 122
                                                        
 
                                                                                            Monday, August 22, 2007
 
Truett-McConnell Presents 
 
Employee Service Awards
 
      At the annual Employee Service Awards Luncheon on August 17, 2007. Truett-McConnell College presented service awards to five employees. Dr. Roy Hardy, Professor of Mathematics, and David Elder, Athletic Director, both received awards for 10 years of service to the college. Dr. Sandy Calloway, Professor of Music, and Dr. Constance Nunley, Professor of English, both received 20-year service awards, and Janice E. Wilson, Director of Library Services, was honored for 30 years at Truett-McConnell.  
 
Dr. Roy Hardy - 10 Years
presented by Dr. Mike Simoneaux
Dr. Constance Nunley - 20 Years
presented by Dr. Mike Simoneaux
Dr. Sandy Calloway- 20 Years
presented by Dr. Mike Simoneaux

 

Janice E. Wilson - 30 Years
presented by Dr. Mike Simoneaux

 

 

 


 

IVEY NORTON CHOSEN MISS REFLECTIONS

   The pageant to choose the new Miss Reflections was held on November 5, 2007, and Ivey Norton was chosen Miss Reflections 2008.  She will represent the college at a number of special events during the coming year. 
 
   Ms. Norton is a sophomore music major from Albany, GA.  As the winner, she receives a $1,000 scholarship, while the young lady chosen as Miss Congeniality, Courtney McCauley of Royston, GA, receives a $500 scholarship. 
 
   In addition to Ivey Norton as Miss Reflections, the judges chose Christine Puckett of Suwanee as first runner-up and Rebekah Rhodes of Fayetteville as second runner-up.  The winner of the talent competition was Ivey Norton with a selection from musical theater.
 
 

 
In Honors Day ceremonies on Thursday, May 1, 2008,
the following awards were presented:
 
Student Leadership Award Christina Ruth Wingo
Residence Life Meritorious Service Award Shaun Hughes
Intramural Leadership Award Tristan James Hamilton
Outstanding Baptist Collegiate Ministries Servant Award Kelsey Elizabeth Smith
Outstanding Missions Leadership Award Stephanie Lee Ann Strong
Golden Gate Seminary Leadership Award Jennifer Meghan Lee
Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship Award Jerry David St. Pierre
SunTrust Scholars Program Scholarship Award Nathan Gordon Pillsbury
Gary Lee Scholarship Award Patty Dennis
United Parcel Service Scholarship Award Fabiola Toussaint
Pearl Nix Education Scholarship Award Zoie Ann Cole
 
Outstanding Achievement Awards in Academic Departments
Business Justin Sean Farmer
Christian Studies  Alecia Joyce Chambers 
Education  Rebekah Denise Rhodes
English Sherry Benfield McEntire 
Health and Physical Education  Katherine Samantha Hughes 
History Christopher Allen Davidson 
Humanities  Kate Elyse Bushey 
Mathematics  Katherine Samantha Hughes
Music  John Michael Cathey 
Political Science  Lindsey Michelle Myers
Psychology  Julia Michelle Mashburn 
Spanish  Nina V. Blazheva 
 
Academic Excellence by Female Student-Athlete Katherine Leigh McClure
Academic Excellence by Male Student-Athlete Cory Louis Kirkland
 
 
 
Recognition of Members of Phi Theta Kappa    
Luis Barrientos
Cory Kirkland
Noel Marcus
Sherry McEntire
Raegan Rawls
Sophie Renaud
Rebekah Rhodes
Brittany Smith
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recognition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
 
Kate Elyse Bushey
Zoie Ann Cole
Shaun Patrick Hughes
 
 
Recognition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges
Stephanie Lauren Cole
Erin Renee Gonzalez
Noel Amanda Marcus
Kevin Andrew Nowak
Jerry David St. Pierre
Rebekah Denise Rhodes
Ben Weldon Woodard
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recognition of Scholars
Dean’s List for Three Consecutive Semesters
Patty Melissa Dennis
Erin Renee Gonzalez
Kevin Andrew Nowak
Rebekah Denise Rhodes
 
President’s Club for Three Consecutive Semesters
Alecia Joyce Chambers
Stephanie Lauren Cole
Zoie Ann Cole
Katherine Samantha Hughes
Shaun Patrick Hughes
Cory Louis Kirkland
Noel Amanda Marcus
Sherry Benfield McEntire
Kelsey Elizabeth Smith
 
Dean’s List or President’s Club for Three Consecutive Semesters
Kate Elyse Bushey
Jennifer Meghan Lee
Raegan Blythe Rawls
Jerry David St. Pierre
Christine Nicole Wood
   
Vulcan Materials Award 2008 Janis Justus
Presidential Achievement Award 2008 Sandy Harris
Award for Faculty Excellence 2008 Dr. Susan Gannaway
 
TMC FACULTY AND STAFF HONORED

  Three Truett-McConnell College faculty and staff members were honored in the college’s annual Honors Day program on May 1. 

 
   Dr. Robert Loffredo, interim Vice President for Academic Services, presented the 2008 Award for Faculty Excellence to Dr. Susan Gannaway, Professor and Chair of the Department of Education.   Formerly Chair of the Education Department at North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega, Dr. Gannaway joined the Truett-McConnell faculty in 2005.  She has served as the principal architect of the bachelor’s degree program in early childhood education.  Dr. Gannaway holds a Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University and Master of Education and Doctor of Education degrees from the University of Georgia.  She resides in Gainesville.
 

 
 
 
   Mrs. Janis Justus, adjunct instructor in history and political science, received the 2008 Vulcan Materials Award from Dr. Loffredo.  Mrs. Justus has served on the adjunct faculty of Truett-McConnell since 2004.  She holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Florida.  She is married to Dr. Michael Justus; they have three children and live in Cleveland.
 
 
 

 
 
 
   Dr. Mike Simoneaux, interim President of Truett-McConnell, presented the 2008 Presidential Achievement Award to Mrs. Sandy Dilbeck Harris, Senior Software Engineer in the college’s Office of Information Technology.  Mrs. Harris is a 1994 graduate of Truett-McConnell and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Piedmont College and a Master of Business Administration from Brenau University.  She and her husband, Donald Harris, have two children and live in Cleveland.
 
 
 

TMC Center for Health and Wellness
 
   In December 2006 Truett-McConnell College received notification from the Georgia Baptist Health Care Ministry Foundation that the college had been approved to receive a grant of $240,000 to establish the TMC Center for Health and Wellness on the campus in Cleveland.  The Ministry Foundation makes grants to assist Georgia communities and residents with worthwhile health care-related programs.
 
   Truett-McConnell’s application states that this is a unique opportunity for the college to make a substantial difference in the lives of many people in Northeast Georgia:  “Recognizing that health and wellness resources play a vital role in the quality of life in any community, Truett-McConnell College proposes the establishment of the TMC Center for Health and Wellness on its campus in Cleveland, Georgia, to benefit the population of White County and the surrounding area.  The purpose of the center is twofold:  (1) to offer health and wellness services to the local communities in the area and to the college population, and (2) to provide the foundation for a new bachelor’s degree at the college in wellness, fitness and health promotion that will prepare a qualified health care workforce in the area.”
 
   An addition to the east side of the gymnasium has been constructed to house the Center, utilizing space that previously housed athletic offices in addition to new space added to that side of the building.  The athletic offices have been moved to the west side of the building into space that was previously occupied by the training room and has undergone renovation.
 
   New training equipment has been purchased and installed to go along with some of the college’s already-existing equipment.
  
   The Center will serve the community during certain hours of the week, yet to be determined.  In addition, the Center will offer scheduled seminars, clinics and related services to the college population as well as the community.

   Even before the building opens, the Center has already sponsored its first two events.  A health fair was held early in the fall of 2007, in which free screening services were offered to the community.  Then in the winter of 2008 a nationally-known health consultant held a seminar over a weekend, talking with community residents about obesity, blood pressure problems, diabetes and a number of health issues.
 
   Believing that individual health and wellness are inextricably linked to the quality of life of any community, Truett-McConnell College expects that the TMC Center for Health and Wellness will promote a healthy lifestyle among residents of White County and the surrounding area, as well as members of the college community, through education and health-related programs.
TMC News Release
                          Academic Services
Dr. T. Mike Davis
Business, Math, and Science Division Chair
706-865-2134 x133
                                                                                            Tuesday, June 3, 2008
 
    TMC Offers Four-Year Degree In Business
 
   On May 29, Truett-McConnell received the news from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) that TMC’s Bachelor of Arts in Business degree program has been approved to begin in fall 2008.  Courses will be offered at the junior level, in addition to the normal freshman and sophomore courses, during the 2008-2009 academic year, and in the fall of 2009 senior-level courses will be added.  For information about admission to the program, call 1-800-226-8621.    
 
Dr. Bob Loffredo, Interim Vice President for Academic Services, and Dr. T. Mike Davis, Chair of the Division of Business, Math and Science, read the letter from SACS indicating their approval of the college's new Bachelor of Arts in Business.
   

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