NEW! Employees in the Spotlight: Honors, awards and achievements
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EMPLOYEES IN THE “SPOTLIGHT”


We have much to be proud of when we look at the many accomplishments of our employees. Let’s celebrate the accomplishments by highlighting the achievements in this new Connection “Employees in the Spotlight” column.

Please submit a summary of your accomplishments or the accomplishments of an NWTC employee that you are aware of to Casey Fryda. The information should be brief, outlining the name, title, specific award or achievement and agency presenting the award.

I would like to recognize the following two employees this month:


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Sarah Nelson, East Regional Coordinator was recently elected to the WACTE Board of Directors for the State. She will be representing the Wisconsin Chapter of WACTE for the next three years.

Nancy Neveau, recently received the Part-Time Instructor of the Year Award from the Wisconsin Association for Career and Technical Education. Nancy teaches out of NWTC-Sturgeon Bay and the Luxemburg Regional Center. She has taught Psychology and Sociology as an adjunct instructor for the College since 2001.
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Congratulations to Sarah and Nancy!

Sandy Ryczkowski, Vice President, Human Resources


We have yet another Educator of the Year award in the Health Sciences Department.

Amy Janssen has just been notified that she is the 2008 recipient of the Wisconsin Health Information Management Association (WHIMA) Educator of the Year award! Amy is highly deserving of this award given her dedication to the success of learners. She uses creative and innovative methods to engaging learners in online courses that support the HIT and HCBS programs, as well as the Coding certificates. Congratulations Amy! 		Laurie Radke, Dean of Corporate Training and Economic Development, has graduated from the Academy for Leadership and Development.

The year-long Academy program was developed by the Chair Academy, a division of the Maricopa Community College District in Mesa, Ariz., to advance organizational leadership and provide succession planning for leaders in post-secondary education.

To qualify to participate in the program, individuals must be selected and nominated by their colleges. An Academy representative commended Radke's "commitment to providing outstanding leadership within the educational community."

The Academy includes a week of on-site training, development of an individualized professional development plan, a practicum, a mentor and coaching program, and a final week of on-site training in additional leadership issues. Topics included the complex role of the organizational leader; leading and managing effective teams; strategic and scenario planning, managing conflict, leading change, behavioral work styles and appreciating diversity.
Sandy Duckett, vice president of College Advancement, was recently recognized by the Green Bay Area branch of the American Association of University Women. She was one of seven women honored during the AAUW Dreamers and Doers luncheon. Sandy was cited for visionary leadership in local, regional, national and international committees. She and the six other women honored will be included in Women of Northeast Wisconsin: Dreamers and Doers, a book of profiles covering 90 area women, past and present.