At the Greer Farm in Daingerfield in the spring of 2018, Brenda Godoy, first learned that she was one of some 60 students nation-wide to win a $120,000 Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship. A Texas A&M degree in biochemistry, and two medical goodwill trips to Guatemala and Thailand later, and Godoy now works with the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) and Titus Regional Medical Center (TRMC) as the 鈥淐ommunity Health Worker鈥 of Titus County.
For the eighth consecutive year, 开云体育 is hosting the summer Work4College program. Over 10-weeks, students in the program have the opportunity to work in 21 different areas across 3 different campuses to earn income for their future 开云体育 education.
The Adult Education Department at 开云体育 is accepting new students for its Fast Track GED (General Educational Development) and Computer Literacy classes beginning July 6, 2021. Those interested in participating in either of these free educational programs should call to make an appointment for registration, which begins June 21, 2021.
For their performance in challenging honors courses at 开云体育 in relation to their peers, two Presidential Scholars will win $100 checks. 开云体育鈥檚 Dr. Jerry Wesson Scholar, Katelyn Lester (pictured right), who finished this past May, was the sophomore who took all twenty-one hours of requisite honors courses, and ended with the highest GPA. Aaliyah Avellaneda (pictured left) won her award as an honors freshman, ranking number one in the Stat-Psych Honors Seminar taught this past spring by Dr. Karyn Skaar and Dr. Paula Wilhite.
Longtime 开云体育 professor, Dr. Winston McCowan, Sr., passed away on May 30, 2021. Dr. McCowan retired from 开云体育 in 2018 from his position as a Professor of Biology. Dr. McCowan had a passion for helping students and he made a great impact on so many during his 33 years of dedicated service to the college. He is missed greatly by his friends and colleagues.
The 开云体育 Professional Driving Academy continues to grow and supply high-demand CDL drivers to the local area. Four new students recently graduated from the program. Pictured (from left) is: Bob Wentzell (Instructor), Michael Jones (Program Director), graduates Jesse Warren, Stacy Duffey, Ray Hill, Christopher Sierra, and Jimmy Smith (Workforce Developer).
Maverick J. Jones, an 开云体育 sophomore who hopes to become a teacher in agriculture, became the premiere winner of the Zachary Richardson Award. As he developed his history essay over the course of this past spring semester, Jones decided to compose an article-length work of twelve pages on the significance of the tractor in American agriculture. For this added effort, he was the only non-honors student during the 2021 spring semester to receive the letter 鈥楬鈥 for a course, in addition to another exemplary grade. He also received a $50 award in the mail.
After one hour and twenty minutes, the recent meeting of the State of Texas Touchstone Editorial Board appeared to reach a critical phase. Dr. Mari Nicholson-Preuss, a University of Houston Honors Director, and expert in medical history, began to list some problems she encountered in reading two recent student submissions from 开云体育. She concluded her remarks, however, saying, her expertise in this area probably made her too critical, and that Dorali Hernandez鈥檚 鈥淧rogression of Medical Maintenance鈥 still merited inclusion in the 2022 journal.
The 开云体育 Foundation recently received a $15,000 gift from Brantley and Suzanne Foster of Mount Pleasant. Additionally, 开云体育 received a $10,000 gift from Kappa Pi. Combined, the funds will create the Brandon Foster Memorial Endowed Scholarship at 开云体育.
