Each year at East Georgia State College’s (EGSC) fall workshop, faculty and staff come together to meet about the upcoming academic year. During the workshop, the annual EGSC Employee Appreciation and Recognition Program is held.
During this year’s workshop in August, outstanding faculty and staff were acknowledged. Employees achieving service milestones were presented awards for their dedication and years of service. In addition, STAR Staff Awards and Distinguished Faculty Awards were presented to faculty and staff who have gone above and beyond for students.
Also, at this year’s program, the EGSC Police Department honored Daniel McCoy who recently retired from the College. Officer McCoy was presented with a shadow box that contained an EGSC badge and other memorabilia from his service at EGSC. EGSC Police Chief Trey Drawdy then promoted Senior Officer David Wright to Sergeant. Representatives from local public safety agencies attended the promotion ceremony.
Following the promotion ceremony, the Service Milestone Awards were presented for years of service. For 25 years of service, Melvin Nunn was recognized. Johnna Eaton received an award for 20 years of service. For 15 years of service, Daniel Mancil was recognized. Natasha Goss, Ren Denton, David Chevalier, Treva Johnson, Theresa Davis, Clair Wright, Charlene Blankenship, and Nickolas Kelch were all recognized for their 10 years of service to EGSC. For five years of service, Julie Strickland, Harley Smith, Michael Wernon, William Waters, Troy Riley, Ranceince Pollett, Rendell Cordova, and Bonnie Nash were recognized.
The next awards presented at the event were the awards for STAR Staff of the Year and Distinguished Faculty Awards. The recipients of these awards were chosen by the head of their department.
In the STAR Staff of the Year category, 10 full-time staff members were recognized. In the President’s Unit at EGSC, Casey Fountain was recognized for the Institutional Advancement Department, Randall Gallant from the EGSC Police Department, and Da’mon Andrews from the President’s Office. For the Academic Affairs Unit, Theresa Davis was recognized from the CHOICE Program and Jeff Waller from the Academic Center for Excellence. From the Student Affairs Unit, Brandon Kight from Financial Aid, Jessica Jones from the Admissions Department, and Sherrie Helms in Student Affairs were all recognized for their achievements. Danielle Renew from the Business Affairs Department and David Steptoe from Plant Operations were recognized by the Business Affairs Unit at the College.
The Distinguished Faculty of the Year Awards were presented to three outstanding faculty members who are dedicated to student success. Johnna Eaton received the Distinguished Faculty of the Year Award. Jessica Todd was presented with the Teaching Excellence Award. The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award was given to Ren Denton.
EGSC’s success as an institution is strengthened by its dedicated faculty and staff who are focused on helping every student achieve a college degree. EGSC would like to thank the faculty and staff for their hard work each year.
by Harley Smith
