September 2006:
Number 509
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A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin County Community College District. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.599.3142. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: September 10 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, campus correspondent; Stephanie Hall, student correspondent; Nick Young, photographer and layout
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College News
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has published “A Leading Forward Report - Growing Your Own Leaders: Community Colleges Step Up” highlighting college and university leadership programs including Collin's Academy for Collegiate Excellence (ACE), which was noted as the only community college district program in the nation. There are 16 single campus colleges and four states that have programs of this nature.
The Texas All-Star Jazz Camp hosted more than 125 students from the area in late-July making the week-long event the largest camp ever at the college. The camp included six performances and assistance from associate faculty Kevin McNerney, Thom Burchill and Kent Ellingston. Distinguished guest artists included Jimmy Heath, a three-time Grammy-nominated tenor saxophonist, and Matt Harris, director of Jazz Studies at California State University-Northridge.
Collin’s dental hygiene program ranks in the top 6 percent in the nation in dental hygiene board results. The program’s board score results were No. 15 out of 256 two- and four-year dental hygiene programs across the United States (weighted results) and No. 11 out of 256 programs in the total numerical score (non-weighted results).
Faculty and Staff News
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| Donna White | Chemistry professor Amina El-Ashmawy successfully defended her doctoral dissertation at the University of North Texas in July, thus earning her doctorate.
Professor of anatomy and physiology Donna White was unanimously selected by the Board of Directors of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) as the recipient of the HAPS "President's Award." This is the highest award given by the national organization whose mission is "promoting excellence in the teaching of human anatomy and physiology."
The college’s Purchasing Department was awarded the Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award from the National Purchasing Institute.
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