Exceptional Classified Staff, Presidential Coin, Exceptional Faculty, etc.
Two outstanding employees were recognized with Exceptional Administrative Exempt Employee awards at the 2020 Opening Day event. The annual event, held online this year due to COVID-19, is always held the week before fall term classes begin as a way to help employees get ready for the coming academic year. This year’s recipients were Special…
Congratulations to Connor Cantrell, Library & Archives Paraprofessional 4, Libraries, recipient of the 2020 Summer Quarter Classified Staff Excellence Award! One nominator wrote, “Connor has helped the library become a welcoming and inclusive place by making improvements to services, procedures, and processes. The training Connor has done with employees has helped them use equity-based critical thinking when responding to complaints and/or observing…
Congratulations to Jennifer Stone, recipient of the 2020 Winter Quarter Classified Staff Excellence Award. As a Program Coordinator for Instructional Design/eLearning, Stone works hard to support the many events her program presents for Clark College and other SBCTC faculty. She is described as someone with strong communication skills that are inclusive, regardless of job or…
Six outstanding members of Clark College’s faculty have been recognized for their contributions to the college with a 2020 Clark College Exceptional Faculty Award. These awards are presented annually to full-time and part-time faculty members. Nominations can be submitted by Clark College students, faculty, classified employees, administrators, alumni, Board members, and Foundation directors. Traditionally, they are…
Congratulations to Bryton Williams, recipient of the 2019 Fall Quarter Classified Staff Excellence Award! An Administrative Assistant 3 for Business & Health Sciences, Williams is said to be someone who greets every situation with a smile and a positive attitude and who has made many contributions to the college’s CCW location. True to their name, Williams says that they were born to “brighten” everyone’s day, joking, “If my mom wanted me…
Congratulations to Heather Adams, recipient of the 2019 Summer Quarter Classified Staff Excellence Award! Adams is an Administrative Services Manager A for Student Affairs and is described as someone who creates a positive, welcoming atmosphere for students and colleagues to stop by and ask questions, or to wait with before meeting with another Student Affairs…
Congratulations to Amanda Brown, recipient of the 2019 Spring Quarter Classified Staff Excellence Award! Brown is a Library and Archives Paraprofessional 3 for Cannell Library. During her career at Clark College, she was promoted to a part-time supervisory position and then to her current full-time role. Colleagues say that few people know Clark Libraries operations…
During the 2019 Commencement ceremony, President Robert K. Knight announced the names of the recipients of the 2019 Clark College Exceptional Faculty Awards. The awards are presented annually to full-time and part-time faculty members. Nominations can be submitted by Clark College students, faculty, classified employees, administrators, alumni, Board members, and Foundation directors. The awards are made possible…
Congratulations to Sara Seyller, recipient of the 2019 Winter Quarter Classified Staff Excellence Award! Sara Seyller is a Program Specialist 2 for the Office of Instruction and is described as a “super hero” by her colleagues. “It’s very easy to underestimate the centrality of the work that Sara undertakes for Clark,” wrote one nominator. “A huge number of college processes pass under her watchful…
Since 2007, Clark College President Bob Knight has presented Presidential Coins to faculty, staff, and community members to honor their exemplary service to the college and the community. In 2016, President Knight expanded the coins’ recipients to include exemplary supporters of the college. The honorees are decided by the president and are kept secret until…
