NJC names 13 new employees, annual award winners

***Press Release***

At its Spring Semester In-Service activities held last week, Northeastern Junior College introduced 13 new or recently named employees. These are not new positions, but existing positions which have been re-filled.

Long time professor in the sciences department David Coles was named the Faculty Member of the Year for 2012-2013.  The up and coming faculty member receiving the Star Performer Award is Jason Lichtenwalner, an instructor and coordinator of the college’s fire science program. Martha Gareis, coordinator of the college’s mail and document center was honored with the Administrative-Professional-Technical Employee of the Year Award.  These three prestigious awards are made each year by all 13 of the colleges in the Colorado Community College System.  Recipients will be honored by the system office and peers from all over the state at luncheon events held in Denver later this spring.

Among those introduced and the position they now hold were: Dan Clark, Accounting Technician I; James Foley, Criminal Justice Instructor; Kay Hansberry, Accounting Technician II; Marco Juarez, Assistant Residence Hall Director and Head Soccer Coach; Tyler Kelsch, Vice President Administrative Services and Finance; Tracey Knox, Physical Plant Director; Barbara Lafferty; Administrative Assistant II – Liberal Arts; Charles Maloney, Chef Manager/Executive Chef at Plainsman Grill; Dawn Saunders, Administrative Assistant II – Document Center;  Connie Tasker, Nursing Instructor; Randell Von Krosigk, Animal Science Instructor and Head Livestock Judging Coach; Philip Wilson, Custodian I; and Jason Sauls, Ombudsperson, part-time.

The Spring Semester In-Service also included a state of the college message from President Jay Lee, sessions on social media and how it affects students and learning in the classroom, recruiting tips for the entire campus, a faculty association meeting, updates on campus security and safety, and several other training sessions related to the digital delivery of instruction on campus. This spring’s theme was a play off the Mayan calendar prediction with the underlying message being a fun spin on the fact that the world did not end and everyone on campus must get back to work.