Tri-Rivers Career Center honored 2011 Retirees May 12 in the May Pavilion at the historic Palace Theatre in downtown Marion. The event was attended by close to 100 staff, former staff and family members. It was an evening of celebration, memories, and friendship.

This year’s retirees include: Beth Bay-Savage, who was an original TRCC employee and celebrates 35 years teaching Business and later computers; Randy Winland, Director of Student Services, 24 years; Linda Rode, Administrative Assistant to Student Services, 21 years; and Mary Jo Bell, Digital Media & Entertainment Instructor, 2 years at TRCC.

More information, photos and a video to come. So stop back!!!

View Celebration on YouTube.

 

 

 

“The 2011 Patient Care Technician Graduation was held Thursday, May 5, 2011 in the Giauque Auditorium. “We want to thank Lori McGuire, the program coordinator and all of our instructors who became are friends and mentors,” said Melissa Albright, the class speaker.

The program, which is seven years old, according to McGuire, is designed to prepare students for entry-level careers in 10 different skilled healthcare professions. Some of the graduates plan to purse LPNs, other are starting new positions and some are going to use their newly acquired skills in current positions or to seek new positions.

Graduates included: Melissa Albright, Ashley Aldridge, Tricia Carlyle, Susan Carwile, Regina Dunham, Dawn Gray, John Henkel*, Kathryn Keller*, Katelyn Lanker, Andrea Lohr, Dawn Marie McLeod, Logan Mitchell*, Vicky Musselman, Jessica Rowe, Marilyn Stinson and Tasha White. (*denotes part-time students)

Awards included:

• Excellence in Medical Coding and the Peer Award—Melissa Albright.
• Excellence in Phlebotomy–Susan Carwile and Vicky Musselman.
• Excellence in Clinical Rotation Performance—Dawn Marie McLeod, John Henkel and Tricia Carlyle.

McQuire said all of the students who took the Home Health Certification passed, including: Albright, Carlyle, Carwile, Dunham, Gray, Keller, Lanker, Lohr, McLeod, Mitchell, Musselman, Rowe, Stinson and White.

 

 

 

 

 

Tri-Rivers Engineering Instructor Ritch Ramey will be part of the National Science Foundation’s ITEST grant review team in Washington DC this summer.

“This will allow me to see how the grant process works and hopefully bring future robotics and STEM funding to our programs at Tri-Rivers, Marion Technical College and the surrounding area,” explained Ramey.

Ramey will be asked to read proposals and write reviews of about 10 proposals and then enter them in FastLane, the National Science Foundation (NSF) online proposal/review system. According to Robert E. Gibbs, NSF Program Director, it takes 1 to 2 hours to read a proposal and write a review.

This is a great opportunity for Mr. Ramey and will benefit our Engineering Program in many ways.

 

Samantha Blanton was selected as one of the Marion Star/Buffalo Wild Wings Most Valuable Students of the Month. Samantha is a senior in the Healthcare Professions program. Her home school is Ridgedale. We’re proud of you Samantha!