A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin County Community College District. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.758.3849. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: Oct. 11 All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on the due date. Photos cannot be returned. Text should be emailed to mrobinson@ccccd.edu or sent on disk. Please submit copy that is proofed, edited and saved in Word format. Cougar News staff: Lisa Vasquez, director; Mark Robinson, editor; Marcy Cadena-Smith, contributor; Sydney Portilla-Diggs, student correspondent; Stephanie Hall, student correspondent; Nick Young, photographer; Layout by Publications
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College, Faculty and Staff News
Collin Trustees Chairman Sam Roach, Vice Chairman Dr. J. Robert Collins, and President Cary Israel presented “Exemplary Trustee Leadership Brings Innovation to the Community College” at the Association of Community College Trustees National Convention Sept. 7 in Seattle.
Collin’s business office has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 2004. The certificate of achievement is the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting. This is the 8th year the college has received the certificate which is awarded by the Government Finance Officers Association.
The college has been awarded about $120,000 in grant challenge funds from the Hoblitzelle Foundation for the James & Pat Ashton Center for Health Studies. Funds were matched for the grant by Medical Center of Plano, Baylor Regional Medical Center of Plano, and Henry L. and Laura H. Shoap Fund. These funds will allow the college to add a classroom in the nursing program.
Faculty and Staff News
Philosophy professor Dr. James Kirk represented Collin at the Oxford Round Table at Lincoln College of Oxford University in England in August. The seminar concerned the relation of religion, government and education. Kirk’s paper was titled “Conviction and Tolerance: Religion, Education and Government in a Pluralistic Society. “ Associate faculty member Mary Ann Pauken also attended the sessions.
The following individuals were honored as Outstanding Professors during All College Day proceedings Aug. 17: Mike Cohick, Business and Computer Science; Peggy Brown, Communications and Humanities: Eugene Foley, Developmental Education; Pam Gaiter, Social Sciences; Lori Wastlick, Health and Public Services: Barbara Taylor, Engineering Technology: Doug Boliver, Math and Natural Science and Physical Education: and Tiffanee Arnold, Fine Arts. Outstanding Associate Faculty: Angela May, Business and Computer Science: Betty Correll, Communications and Humanities: Nancy Megarity, Developmental Education: Meredith Martin, Social Sciences: Laura Swannie, Health and Public Services: Laurie Correa, Math and Natural Science and Physical Education: and Robin Armstrong, Fine Arts.
Photography chair Byrd Williams will have an exhibition Oct. 3-Jan. 18 in the Law Building, Lower Brown Corridor gallery of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.
Director of the Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement Regina Hughes has been selected to serve on the 2005-07 Editorial Review Board forThe Journal for Civic Commitment, a publication of the Community College National Center for Community Engagement. This is Hughes’ second term on the review board which includes community college personnel selected from across the nation.
 Professor Marilyn Massey’s article titled “Service-Learning Projects in Data Interpretation” was among 24 articles published in MAA Notes #66, Mathematics in Service to the Community: Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in the Mathematical Sciences. Her article was one of only two by community college professor to be included.
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