SCTEA honors student life clubs, 3 CCTC employees
Central Carolina Technical College's Biology Club and Phi Theta Kappa Club won first place for the Student Community Involvement Project for an Earth Day and Community Clean Up project at the annual SCTEA conference.
Three Central Carolina Technical College employees were honored during the South Carolina Technical Education Association annual conference in Myrtle Beach. Director of security Emily Broadway, human services instructor Wendy Cunningham and dual enrollment coordinator Fatima David were recognized for their outstanding service and achievements.
SCTEA, a professional association of technical education personnel, hosts the annual Employee of the Year awards to recognize one person in each category: faculty, staff and administration/managers. Each college within the South Carolina Technical College system selects three winners who are then recognized during the luncheon and receive a certificate of recognition and $100 cash award. The purpose of the Educator of the Year awards is to show appreciation for outstanding service and achievement in the South Carolina Technical College System.
CCTC's Biology Club and Beta Eta Pi Chapter for Phi Theta Kappa won first place out of 11 entries for the Student Community Involvement Project for an Earth Day and Community Clean Up project. The Biology Club and Beta Eta Pi Chapter of PTK collaborated to host an Earth Day and Community Clean Up project to increase awareness of environmental issues and to raise money for a local environmental group in Sumter. The Community Clean Up event provided an opportunity for club members to give back by cleaning a two-mile stretch of Miller Road in Sumter.