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Our Snapshot of the Month
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May I share some exciting news with you? Based on their academic performance during fall semester, we're proud to report that 35 scholarship recipients were recently named to A-B Tech's President's List for Fall 2014! This achievement recognizes students who received a 4.0 GPA. Another 36 scholarship recipient students earned a spot on the Dean's List, meaning they earned a 3.75 GPA or higher!
We are so proud of all of our President's and Dean's List students! It was truly a joy to see these students recognized for their hard work at A-B Tech's recent Academic Awards Ceremony, held March 3rd in the Ferguson Auditorium. You can see pictures from the ceremony here and here. You may even recognize a few faces!
Speaking of academic achievement, we're excited to announce that two of our scholarship recipients were recently recognized with prestigious academic awards.
Stella Galyean has been named the statewide winner of the
Dallas Herring Achievement Award from the North Carolina Community College System for her accomplishments at A-B Tech Community College. Stella is a past recipient of the Wachovia/Wells-Fargo New Futures Scholarship and the K. Ray Bailey Golf Classic Scholarship.
Read more about her story here!
Paulette Gardner,
an Entrepreneur student at A-B Tech Community College and A-B Tech Business Scholarship recipient, has been named a 2015 New Century Scholar. Paulette joins 50 community college students from the United States and American Samoa in receiving this award .
You can read more about her achievement here!
Way to go, Stella and Paulette, and congrats again to all of our scholars!
Sincerely,
Sue H Olesiuk
Executive Director
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| Alumni Spotlight on Emma Jean Harper |
| Emma Jean Harper could describe herself as being a hard worker and dependable, showing respect for all people and possessing the zeal to encourage others to improve their circumstances. Anyone who knows her would agree and be inclined to add the point she lights up a room with her smile and draws you into her space.
As a graduate of A-B Tech, volunteer, and employee of the college as an Administrative Assistant in Continuing Education, this alumnus certainly does stay connected with the educational community that helped enrich her life.
Harper became a student at A-B Tech after being out of school for 30 years. "Between working a full time management position and a full time class schedule, the first two semesters were a little overwhelming. However, I was determined this is what I wanted to do," she said. "I created a schedule for myself as to how I was going to accomplish my goal and I stayed with it. I kept up my grades and may have missed one day out of two years. My instructors were knowledgeable and helpful in all areas of my studies. My overall academic experience at A-B Tech was delightful," Harper noted.
Harper graduated with her A.A.S. in Human Services Technology/Social Services from A-B Tech in 2007. She also acquired a certificate in Speed Spanish for the Workplace I, II and III in A-B Tech's Continuing Education Program and earlier a diploma as a clerk/typist from Blanton's Business College.
Read more about Emma's story here.
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| A-B Tech Receives Grant Support for the Minority Student Leadership Academy |
We're happy to share that A-B Tech was recently awarded a $26,750 grant from the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation and an additional $15,228 from the North Carolina Community College System to further support the college's Minority Student Leadership Academy.
The purpose of the A-B Tech Minority Student Leadership Academy is to address opportunity gaps for minority students to facilitate personal, educational and career goal completion. The Academy offers intensive advising and support, free academic study-hall with tutoring, a life coach mentoring program, one-on-one assistance from an Academy academic coach, service learning, enrichment travel, and workshops on academic preparation, career development, and financial literacy.
The Academy is in its seventh year at A-B Tech after starting in the fall of 2008. The program was established through a grant from the North Carolina Community College System aimed at increased retention and graduation rates among minority males. A-B Tech broadened its program to include female students. The program currently serves 200 curriculum students of various backgrounds with just under 100 students actively engaged in monthly programming opportunities. The program saw a fall semester to spring retention rate of 73%, with four students completing their program of study at the end of the fall semester. Positive peer feedback helped the Academy to gain 41 new members during the first few weeks of the spring semester.
For more on this story, click here.
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Upcoming Event: A-B Tech Woodfin Site Tour
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We would like to invite you to join us Monday, March 16, meeting at A-B Tech's Woodfin Site at 9 AM for a tour of the new location of A-B Tech's Emergency Services Division (20 Canoe Lane in Woodfin). The two-story, 41-000-square-foot building houses A-B Tech's Fire Services Technology, Criminal Justice, Basic Law Enforcement Training, Emergency Medical Sciences, and Critical Care Transport programs. The site also hosts Buncombe County's Public Safety Training Campus, which includes a burn building, apparatus training buildings and a driving track.
For more information or to RSVP contact Sue Olesiuk at (828) 398-7176 or [email protected].
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What's New in the Office of College Advancement
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Volunteers Needed!
The College is experiencing a high demand for volunteer office support. If you have anywhere from two to five hours a week to volunteer your services in a department of your Alma Mater where your efforts will surely be appreciated, please contact
Jeralie Andrews at
(828) 398-7761 or
[email protected].
Ways Alumni Can Connect, Engage, and Assist
We are thrilled that so many A-B Tech alumni love their college, want to stay connected and want to help encourage others to consider attending. Below are many ways our A-B Tech graduates can engage and assist:
- Follow the A-B Tech Alumni Association on Facebook
- Watch for the monthly College Advancement Newsletter for news on A-B Tech
- Tell other graduates to join the A-B Tech Alumni Association by registering here.
- Contact Jeralie Andrews for more information on how to engage with A-B Tech at (828) 398-7761 or [email protected].
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NC State Employees
Combined Campaign
Designation Code #3803
Combined Federal Campaign
Designation Code #75833
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What We're Reading
This Month
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by Mary K. Grant,
Chancellor of UNC Asheville; David O. Belcher,
Chancellor of Western Carolina University;
Dennis F. King,
President of A-B Tech.
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2015
A-B Tech Foundation Board
of Directors
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Michael Kryzanek, 2015 Chair
Associate, PKF Consulting USA
Appraiser, Province Valuation Group, Inc.
Chris Young, 2015 Vice Chair
Clean Environments
Young Office
K. Ray Bailey
President Emeritus, A-B Tech
Joe Brumit
Brumit Restaurant Group
Tracy Buchanan
CarePartners
Dr. Sandra Byrd
Retired, UNC Asheville
Pat Carver
First Citizens Bank
Rhonda Devan
Vice President, Business & Finance and CFO, A-B Tech
John Ellis
Novus, Bowers, Ellis & Watson Architects
Jack Ferguson
Retired, Lowe's
Charles Frederick
TD Bank
Allan Gerson
Retired, Palm Beach State College
Darryl Hart
Hart Funeral Services, Inc.
Richard Hurley
Retired, Square D Company
Dennis King
President, A-B Tech
Thomas Maher
Pisgah Investments, LLC
Michael Meguiar
GE Aviation
Bill Murdock
Eblen Charities
John Oswald
Mills Manufacturing
Ray Rapp
Retired
Mary Ann Rice
NCSECU
Dr. Lary Schulhof
Retired, Physician
O'Neal Shelton
Madison County Chamber of Commerce
Steven Sizemore
Northup McConnell & Sizemore, PLLC
Ann Skoglund
Beverly-Hanks & Associates
Ray Spells
Retired, Wells Fargo Bank
Ron Storto
Biltmore Farms
Jason Walls
Duke Energy
John Winkenwerder
Hampton Inn/Homewood Suites Asheville
Pat Wood
Budweiser of Asheville, Inc.
David Wyatt
Retired, Madison County Schools
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