Melanie Griffith
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Bonnie Shumaker
(download high-resolution photo) TRAVERSE CITY — NMC staff members Melanie Griffith and Bonnie Shumaker have been named NMC’s recipients of the annual NISOD Excellence Awards for 2024–2025.
Affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin, the National Institute for Staff and Organization Development is committed to promoting and celebrating excellence in teaching, learning, and leadership at community and technical colleges. The NISOD Excellence Awards provide member colleges with the opportunity to honor the contributions of faculty, staff and administrators who shape their students’ futures.
The awards have been made since 1991. Criteria include professionalism, relationships with students and colleagues, and commitment to learning. Below are NMC’s 2024-2025 recipients, along with highlights from their nomination statements.
Melanie Griffith, Nursing Office Assistant:
“Melanie has been a most remarkable addition to our Health Occupations and Nursing team. Her positive attitude and outlook are noted by her peers and appreciated during our recent leadership transition. She has been of incredible assistance under some challenging situations and exudes kindness and caring through her support to both staff and students. She shares ideas for improving workflow and processes both internally and with our community partners…. With a site visit preparation ahead, I am comforted knowing she is such a key part of this team.”
Bonnie Shumaker, Curriculum and Scheduling Coordinator. An NMC employee for 16 years, who worked as the Business Academic Area Office Manager prior to her current role:
“I could always count on Bonnie to assist me, and she demonstrated this same to commitment to the other departments with any needs or projects that were being worked on. She was always professional and willing to assist in any way possible.”
“She helped with many of the CIT projects that we worked on over the years. She was present and assisted with our annual IT Olympics event each year that she was the office manager of the business academic area.”
“In her new role within academic scheduling, she was faced with learning a new system that was unfamiliar to her. She continues to learn and support all academic areas of the college. She has student success and the success of each academic area in her best interest.”
Release date: JANUARY 20, 2025
For more information:
Cari Noga
NMC Communications Director
cnoga@nmc.edu
(231) 392-1800 (Call or text)