Good afternoon NMC community,
It’s time to celebrate the best of the worst! While we couldn’t use our super scientific in-person cheer-o-meter this year to determine the winner, we asynchronously assembled a highly skilled taskforce of taste makers to wade through all of your wooly entries to determine the 2021 NMC Ugly Sweater contest winners!
It is our distinct pleasure to announce the finalists!
The finalist for best “uncanny valley elf assistant” entry goes to Health Occupations instructor Betsy Boris with her prescription for cheer from the nursing lab!
The finalist for best “life imitating art” entry goes to Humanities instructor Caroline Schaefer-Hills and her bullies!
The finalist for the best “12 31 days of Christmas spirit” and winner of the “best submission by an individual” goes to GLCI/Lobdell’s Service Lead Zach Whitaker.
And last but not least, the finalist for this year’s “Way to Lean into a Theme” award and winner of the “best submission by a department” goes to repeat champion, and pride of Parsons-Stulen, Aviation Department featuring Alex Bloye, Mike O’Keefe and Frank Jabour with special guest star Marguerite Cotto.
The photo was accompanied by this caption, “As an ode to “the boss” (AKA LPL VP MC), we took it back to 1979. That year the Sony Walkman made its debut, ‘My Sharona’ was the #1 Billboard hit, and the Happy Meal landed on Mickey D’s menu. That was also the year Marguerite Cotto taught her first class on campus, and began her NMC story [legacy].”
With that, our friends in Aviation will once again be able display with pride the coveted Ugly Sweater trophy for 2022! As individual winner Zach Whitaker will receive a spirit award! (See larger versions of all the entries and the Ugly Sweater trophy here.)
Thanks to everyone who participated and for those who joined in the Innovation Center for cocoa and cheer Wednesday! Happy Holidays!
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NMC Public Relations
