Pasco-Hernando State College Volume XIII, Issue II Fall 2019 | Page 23

KUDOS
KUDOS
Ahmy Arca, Student Life and
Leadership Coordinator at East
Campus, was named Florida College
System Activities Association (FCSAA)
Advisor of the Year in Region 2 for the
second year in a row.
Louise Downey, Academic Success
Center Coordinator at North Campus,
was named 2018-19 Mentor of the Year
by PHSC Take Stock in Children (TSIC)
for Hernando County. Downey was also
considered for TSIC Statewide Mentor
of the Year. This is her second year as a
mentor. Downey meets with her mentee
Mianicia Anderson approximately one
hour per week during school hours at
the mentee’s school.
Congratulations to the following faculty who were nominated for
From left: Ronteryl Black, Pre-Collegiate Program Coordinator,
PHSC; Amy Anderson, M.D., Provost, Spring Hill Campus, PHSC;
Louise Downey, Academic Success Center Coordinator, PHSC and
mentor of the year; and Mianicia Anderson, Take Stock in Children
scholar and mentee.
the 2019 NISOD Excellence Award: Connie LaMarca-Frankel,
Professor, Humanities; Jacqueline May, Associate Professor,
English; David Sullivan, Ph.D., Professor, Emergency Medical
Services; Jennifer Wiatrowski, Professor, Biological Science;
and Glynis Williams, Instructor, Information Technology. The
faculty members were invited to attend NISOD’s International
Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, in Austin,
Texas, in May.
Pasco-Hernando State College was ranked first among
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) programs in Florida by
NursingProcess.org. In Florida, there are more than 160 LPN
programs that are approved by the Florida Board of Nursing.
NursingProcess.org ranked the top 15 programs, with PHSC
coming in first. PHSC was also ranked among the 2019 Best
Online Community Colleges. The SR Education Group, a leading
education research publisher founded in 2004, released the
first-ever online community college rankings categorized by
The Marketing and Communications team received seven
awards in the Higher Ed Marketing 34th Annual Educational
Advertising competition, including: gold for radio ad series; silver
for TV ad series and TV ad single spot; bronze for the new logo
and social media; and merit awards for outdoor advertising and
the FUSE brochure. More than 2,200 entries were received from
more than 1,000 colleges, universities and secondary schools from
all 50 states and several foreign countries.
Jessica White, Student Life and Leadership Director, was the
recipient of the Vee Severs-Choate Advisors’ Award from the
Florida College System Student Government Association. In the
spirit of Vee’s efforts to promote the dedicated service of SGA
advisors, in the role of advisor and mentor to student leaders in
the community college system, the Vee Severs-Choate Advisors’
Award is for advisors, from advisors.
state. PHSC was ranked 11 th in Florida on the list of Best Online
Community Colleges.
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