Category — Awards and Recognition

HAMPTON, Va. – Thomas Nelson Community College has been listed among G.I. Jobs magazine’s Military Friendly Schools for 2011. The list recognizes the top 15 percent of colleges, universities, community colleges and trade schools nationwide that are doing the most to embrace America’s service members (active-duty and veterans) as students. More than 15,500 were enrolled at TNCC last year and of that figure, 1,300 were active-duty or veteran students.

G.I. Jobs provides service members and veterans with information about education, transition assistance and job opportunities. TNCC and others on the publication’s Military Friendly Schools list — which is available at www.militaryfriendlyschools.com/2011list — was also acknowledged for offering additional benefits to student veterans such as on-campus veterans programs, credit for service, military spouse programs and more.

G.I. Jobs polled more than 7,000 schools nationwide and the list was compiled through research starting last April. Methodology, criteria and weighting for the list were developed by an Academic Advisory Board consisting of college/university educators nationwide and representatives from Veterans Affairs, the American Council on Education Assistance, the College Level Examination Program and Student Veterans of America.

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The Hampton Citizens’ Unity Commission has announced that TNCC President Alvin J. Schexnider and the College’s Institute for Diversity & Inclusion have been named among recipients of the 2010 Unity Awards. The Annual Unity Awards Ceremony recognizes individuals, initiatives, organizations, schools, and businesses that have had a positive impact on racial and cultural diversity for Hampton.

Selected from a record number of nominations which were solicited from the community, the honorees will be recognized at the 2010 Unity Awards Dinner Ceremony on Thursday, May 13 at the Charles Taylor Arts Center in Hampton. Others selected to receive the 2010 Unity Award include Gaylene Kanoyton, Pastor Richard W. Wills Jr. and the Another View program from WHRO TV15.

For more information, please contact Wanda Ferrell at 728-3279 or unity@hampton.gov.

Update: Posted on HamtponCommons.com – “Unity Commission’s Award Highlights Some of Hampton’s Best and Brightest“

Thomas Nelson Community College’s (TNCC) Jennifer Martin, Assistant Professor of Biology has received the 2010-2011 Virginia’s Community Colleges (VCCS) Chancellor’s Faculty Fellowship.

The prestigious award is given annually to no more than three professional educators within the VCCS  “to ensure that capable people within the VCCS have opportunities to prepare themselves for top-level management and instructional positions within the VCCS.”

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Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) marketing students earned $5,000 after proposing a marketing campaign for the American Association for Women in Community Colleges (AAWCC). Chosen from among five student entries, TNCC students created a plan to help AAWCC increase its membership. The award will benefit scholarships for business students at TNCC.

Sandra Robertson, Professor of Business and Business Department Program Head, led eight TNCC students as they created a plan to increase awareness, promote growth and help the members of AAWCC distinguish themselves from other female interest groups. The organization strives “to champion women and maximize their potential” with state and national activities that promote leadership “at every level within community colleges.”

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Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) named graduating students Jonathan Westley Hicks and Amanda Renfroe as recipients of the 2009-2010 President‘s and Vice President’s Awards, respectively. The College presents the awards during commencement each spring in acknowledgment of students’ exceptional academic performance. Both recipients are graduating summa cum laude with 4.0 grade point averages.

Hicks and Renfroe are among nearly 1,000 students who have applied to graduate during the 2009-2010 academic year. This figure includes students who completed their curriculum requirements in summer 2009, fall 2009, and those who have applied for graduation in spring 2010. Graduating students will receive certificates, career studies certificates, or a combination of these academic credentials. Criteria for the President’s and Vice President’s awards include attaining the highest cumulative grade point average, completing at least 60 semester hours of course work and receiving an Associate’s Degree for the current year, among other criteria.

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Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) will recognize several government officials and community members for their contributions in education and public service during its 41st commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 15 at 10:00 a.m. at the Hampton University Convocation Center. TNCC President Alvin J. Schexnider will present several new awards, including the Thomas Nelson Medallion and the Dana B. Hamel Award. The President will also present an Honorary Associate Degree to a local business/industry leader and the annual Distinguished Alumni Award.

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Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) selected Riverside Health System for the 2010 Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy in acknowledgment of Riverside’s exceptional contributions to TNCC. The award was presented Tuesday, April 20 during a luncheon ceremony at the Country Club of Virginia.

The Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy is hosted by the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education (VFCCE) to honor the leading philanthropists from each of Virginia’s 23 community colleges as well as the system’s statewide foundation. This marks the fifth year the awards have been given.

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Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) and its Educational Foundation will host a benefit gala on Friday, April 23 honoring Mr. and Mrs. William M. Grace for their outstanding record of public service. A fund raising and dinner event set for 6:30 p.m. at the Hampton Roads Convention Center, the gala will support the establishment of an endowed scholarship for TNCC students enrolled in courses related to the arts and/or business. The scholarship will be named for Mr. and Mrs. Grace.

“Thomas Nelson Community College is privileged and honored to recognize two pillars of our community whose civic engagement and personal generosity continue to uplift countless citizens. Bill and Janice Grace model exemplary leadership in their public and private spheres and for their good deeds, we are grateful,” said TNCC President Alvin J. Schexnider.

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