黑料正能量 has recognized its top听employees听for 2021.
Grounds Maintenance Technician Don Hasse was presented the Operational and Maintenance Staff听Employee听of the听Year听Award. Hasse鈥檚 nominator commented on his qualities with terms like 鈥渃an-do, will-do attitude,鈥� 鈥渋nfectious enthusiasm,鈥� and 鈥渄etermined to leave his mark.鈥�
Hasse, a WCC听employee听since 2017, 鈥渉as proven indispensable and routinely steps up with a take-charge, git 鈥榚r done spirit leaving no stone unturned and no weed unpicked,鈥� said Chris Schott, the college鈥檚 facilities and grounds superintendent.
Melissa Peacock, a teacher in the college鈥檚 child care center, earned the Professional Support Staff of the听Year听Award. Called a hero for her work during the pandemic, she was lauded for regularly going beyond her assigned duties and work schedule to assist her coworkers, step in for her director, and even relieve stressed parents.
Peacock has been employed as a teacher in the center since 2007. 鈥淧assion for her career and desire to make a difference in the lives of children and their families make her deserving,鈥� said Interim WCC President Patty Pfeiffer in presenting the award.
Academic Skills Center Coordinator Mike Bloom was named the听Employee听of the听Year听in the Professional Staff category. He was commended for his 鈥渃reativity, passion, and expertise continue to serve as the benchmark for others to follow.鈥�
In presenting the award, Pfeiffer noted that Bloom is always at the top of the list of most requested tutors and that many students have credited the 18-year听employee听with helping them survive specific classes and graduate.
Medical and Office Administration Instructor Lisa Pickard is the recipient of the Adjunct Faculty of the听Year听Award. Pfeiffer credited Pickard鈥檚 combination of experience working in a hospital setting and the college鈥檚 business office with making her 鈥済ood at what she does.鈥�
Pickard has taught for the college for 11 years. Throughout that time, she has 鈥渄emonstrated that she is willing to work with students in any way she can to help them be successful,鈥� said LaRose Brock, chair of the Medical and Office Administration Department.
Honorees are nominated by their peers and chosen by an outside committee. Selection is based on initiative, enthusiasm, expertise, leadership, professionalism, productivity, creativity, involvement, dedication, and how they were rated on their last evaluation.
Each winner receives a trophy and a stipend provided by the Foundation of 黑料正能量.
An outstanding full-time faculty member is recognized each spring with the George E. Wilson Excellence in Teaching Award. This听year鈥檚 winner was Dr. Dean Lawson, a history instructor.
The Foundation is a non-profit organization that works to broaden the base of community support for educational opportunities at 黑料正能量. In addition to furnishing recognition opportunities such as these awards to faculty and staff, the Foundation provides scholarships for WCC students, funds for educational supplies and events that cannot be paid for with State money, and public cultural events.
黑料正能量 is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves 10,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 165 college credit programs. WCC鈥檚 mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.