SFCC Celebrates Awards Day
South Florida Community College students were honored for academic excellence and community services during the College’s recent annual Awards Day ceremony in the SFCC University Center Auditorium, Highlands Campus. Each year, faculty honor students who exhibit talent and exemplary qualities that go beyond academic standards. Students, in turn, pay homage to outstanding faculty.
SFCC students chose Brian Deery as the 2011 Full-time Faculty of the Year and Jim Houseknecht as Adjunct Faculty of the Year for the Division of Arts and Sciences. Joel Boydston was chosen as Full-time Faculty of the Year and Christopher Woods as Adjunct Faculty of the Year for Applied Sciences and Technologies. Linda Tagesson was chosen as Full-time Faculty of the Year and Ashley Rivera was chosen as Adjunct Faculty of the Year for Adult and Community Education.
SFCC student Ricki Albritton was honored with the Joseph E. Johnston/Bette L. McDearman Student Services Award for outstanding academic achievement and involvement in student related activities on campus, outstanding leadership ability both on and off campus, and her contribution to fellow students and the college.
During her time at SFCC, Albritton has played on the Panther Volleyball team, is a member of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) honor society, and serves on the Student Government Association (SGA). She also spends much of her time volunteering with her church as a youth leader by helping middle and high school students with relationship building and teaching volleyball. She is a camp counselor during the summer at Lake Denton and works as a disk jockey on Friday nights for WWOJ. “I enjoy being with and helping people,” Albritton said. “I really don’t think of anything I do as being special, so it was humbling to receive this award. It’s also very encouraging. It makes me want to work harder and help even more.” Albritton graduates in May and will attend the University of Florida. She plans to study telecommunications.
Students who received special honors for participation in the following academic programs are:
| Duhee Hwang | English For Speakers of Other Languages |
| Maria Velasquez Del Pilar | English For Speakers of Other Languages |
| Lourvina Grace Ramos | Humanities Survey II |
| Allen McPherson | Drawing II, Painting II and Watercolor I |
| Bailey Gornto | Honors Abnormal Psychology |
| Katherine Whitacre | Honors Abnormal Psychology |
| Charika Hodo | Human Development |
| Marcus Manderino | General Psychology – Avon Park Campus 2 way |
| Benjamin Stupka | General Psychology – Lake Placid Center 2 way |
| Michele Kerth | General Psychology – Desoto Center 2 way |
| Vanette See | General Psychology – Hardee Center 2 way |
| Efren Campos | Abnormal Psychology – Hardee Center |
| Nathan Schwan | General Psychology – Desoto Center |
| Tammy Hunt | General Psychology – Hardee Center |
| Luis Rodriguez | General Psychology – Hardee Center |
| Closere Damis | 2010 – 2011 Brain Bowl Team |
| Ryan Duffy | 2010 – 2011 Brain Bowl Team |
| Scott Earley | 2010 – 2011 Brain Bowl Team |
| Justin Finch | 2010 – 2011 Brain Bowl Team |
| Damara Hutchins | 2010 – 2011 Brain Bowl Team |
| Ethan Johnson | 2010 – 2011 Brain Bowl Team |
| Andria Mass | 2010 – 2011 Brain Bowl Team |
| Alex Nichols | 2010 – 2011 Brain Bowl Team |
| Grant Roberts | 2010 – 2011 Brain Bowl Team |
| Sergio Vigil | 2010 – 2011 Brain Bowl Team |
| Keiaria Williams | 2010 – 2011 Brain Bowl Team |
| George Wolfe IV | 2010 – 2011 Brain Bowl Team |
| Robert Wright | 2010 – 2011 Brain Bowl Team |
| Terica Clark | Freshman English I |
| Christie Davis | Service Learning Program |
| John Vincent III | Service Learning Program |
| Josh Ball | Service Learning Program |
| Kyle Halvorsen | Service Learning Program |
| Laura Salisbury | Service Learning Program |
| Shane Donglasen | Service Learning Program |
| Kevin Wilson | Introduction to Philosophy |
| Amanda Girofalo | Honors Introduction to Philosophy |
| Christopher Jennings | Honors Program Service Learning |
| Josean Cruz | Freshman English I |
| Ramond Hancok | Computer Science |
| Zachary Thomas | Humanities Survey I |
| Tracy Small | Freshman English I |
| Matthew Broxson | General Biology |
| Larry Rios | American National Government Fall 2010 |
| Natalia R. Terreros | General Chemistry |
| Samantha A. Cochran | General Chemistry |
| William C. Yelvington | Organic Chemistry |
| Allison N. Smith | General Biology |
| John Adams | Freshman English II |
| Carolyn Cwalinski | Freshman English II |
| Nicole Harkins | Academic Foundations Writing |
| William Lamar Jahna | Academic Foundations Writing |
| Christina Pace | Developmental Reading II |
| Ariel Bowers | Developmental Reading II |
| Brittney Davis | Developmental Reading I |
| Samantha Cochran | General Physics W/Calculus I & II |
| Trenton Haralson | Descriptive Astronomy |
| Mary Rose Heston | Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 & 2 |
| Suzannah Beiner | Fundamentals of Speech Communication |
| Gabriel Lambert | General Psychology |
| Hyla Thompson | Human Development |
| Kristina Turner | Education Award |
| Travis McPherson | Academic Foundations Writing |
| Nolan Jahna | American National Government Fall 2010 |
| Trenton Haralson | Honors Seminar III: “The Democratization of Information” |
| Shane Donglason | Honors Seminar III: “The Democratization of Information” |
| Mathew Jordon | Honors Comparative Politics |
| Shane Donglasan | American National Government Online |
| Suzannah Beiner | American State and Local Government Online |
SFCC students chose psychology professor Dr. Brian Deery as the 2011 Full-time Faculty of the Year for the Division of Arts and Sciences.
(From left) SFCC student Ricki Albritton is presented the Joseph E. Johnston/Bette L. McDearman Student Services Award by Annie Alexander-Harvey, dean, student services. Albritton received the award for her outstanding academic achievement and involvement in student related activities on campus, outstanding leadership ability both on and off campus, and her contribution to fellow students and the college.
(From left) Trenton Haralson and Shane Donglason received awards for their success in a variety of classes as well as their participation in the Student Government Association during SFCC Awards Day ceremony.
