{"id":162278,"date":"2025-05-19T10:23:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T14:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=162278"},"modified":"2025-05-19T11:10:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:10:07","slug":"2025-you-made-it-possible-employee-recognition-luncheon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=162278","title":{"rendered":"2025 You Made it Possible employee recognition celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You Made It Possible<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> celebration! This heartfelt event honors the incredible dedication of our employees, board members, and retirees whose service makes a lasting impact on the lives of our learners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, we celebrated <\/span><b>810 years of collective service<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and honored <\/span><b>10 retirees<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this year, representing an incredible <\/span><b>236 years <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of combined commitment to NMC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congratulations to our 2025 Excellence Award recipients:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; John Lutchko<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imogene Wise Faculty Excellence Award<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Becca Richardson<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Staff Excellence Award<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Katharine Marvin<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Team Excellence Award<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Public Relations\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also took this opportunity to celebrate the excellence each of you, our employees, demonstrate every day. Your passion, care and professionalism are at the heart of who we are as a college and what makes NMC truly special. Thank you for making it all possible every day! Your contributions are the foundation of our community and we are deeply grateful for all you do! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmc.smugmug.com\/NMC-Public\/You-Made-it-Possible-2025-employee-celebration-\">Photos<\/a> from the event can be viewed on SmugMug.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year\u2019s You Made It Possible celebration! 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