Kudos to the following people and departments!
Kudos to Lisa Wilmeth! NMC had a key opportunity to award an ASA degree to a former student who transferred back credits from his bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. In less than a week we received the student’s official transcript, it was evaluated, and Lisa prepared the student’s degree to be presented at a Traverse City Sunrise Rotary meeting today. Lisa has no shortage of “priority” to-do list items but she took the time to make this degree award presentation possible resulting in an incredibly happy NMC alumni, and his mother, who was able to attend the informal ceremony at the Rotary meeting. Special thanks, too, to our President, Tim Nelson, who made time in his busy schedule to confer the degree to the student. This was a perfect example of the dedication to our students that we see every day at NMC. Go Hawk Owls!
Kudos to everyone who helped to make the 60th annual NMC Barbecue a success! Because of our volunteers, community partners and especially because of the amazing efforts by staff and faculty here at NMC, the BBQ went off without a hitch! We helped to serve 7,654 delicious BBQ meals and also gave the community a chance to see classroom and department displays, explore the Dennos Museum, enjoy lots of family fun, and more!
Thanks to the following people and departments for playing a role in the BBQ. Apologies to anyone who may be inadvertently omitted from this list.
- The entire Facilities and grounds team for making the grounds look amazing and assisting in endless tasks to prep for and ensure the smooth operation of the BBQ. Nancy Durecki, Casey White, Ed Blough, Paul Perry, Todd Haines, Brian Vansipe, Rob Rider, Jeff Send, Dan Murphy, Dave Sexton and Dan Yeider.
- Campus security for keeping everyone safe during the BBQ and assisting with parking enforcement and more. Jim White, Jake Duell, Krista Right, Glenn Harker, Randal Chism.
- The entire PR, Marketing & Communications office for supporting the BBQ board by creating print materials, placing ad buys, handling media inquiries, and more to make the BBQ a success! Meg Young, Diana Fairbanks, Steve Kellman, Anne Varga, Eric Hines and Cari Noga.
- Members of the Business Office, Student Services and Auxiliary Services offices who organized, received and recorded all funds and ticket counts. Kim Gourlay, Linda Berlin, Chris Ruszel, Buffy Berry, Cheryl Sullivan and Vicki Cook.
- Members of the Board of Trustees and Foundation Board for volunteering as greeters at the head of the serving lines. Ross Childs, Mel Cooke, Ken Weaver, Jim Weigand, Jayne Mohr, Bob Brick, Chris Bott, Steven Rawlings, Juliette Schultz, Marilyn Dresser, Rebecca Teahen and Steve Fisher.
- Members of staff and faculty who serve on the BBQ Board dedicating more than five months of their extra time to the event. Marcus Bennett, Mary Jo Elliott, Laura Jaquish, Kari Kahler, Kyle Morrison, Paul Perry, Diana Fairbanks and Jim White.
- Members of the colleges Digital Media and Tech teams for sound, tech, video support and more! Alan Beer, Kyle Morrison and Dave Dalquist.
- Those in the Foundation Office for their support with managing funds, online sales and more! Paul Schoppe, Craig Mulder, Amanda Gower and Carly McCall.
- Deb Patterson for helping with all scheduling requests and changes.
- Members of the Admissions, Dennos and Osterlin Library teams who helped sell tickets on campus.
- Anyone else we may have missed- Thank you!