LCCC Sponsors Heart in Tamaqua Program

The special heart that the college sponsored for Tamaqua Community Arts Center’s “Tamaqua Has Heart” is now on display in downtown Tamaqua near the Salvation Army building. The design for the heart was created by LCCC assistant professor of nursing Karen Clark and her sister Kimberlee,

who teaches visual arts at Panther Valley Junior and Senior High Schools. The hearts will be on display Memorial Day weekend, then covered until the official unveiling at 6 p.m., June 8.

I CARE Kick-OffEmployees gathered on May

4 for the Cinco de Mayo-themed celebratory kick-off to the I CARE student success campaign. Attendees enjoyed a

Mexican buffet, as well as the opportunity to get T-shirts, magnets and pins, all to demonstrate to our students that their success is our priority.

Roberta M. Marcus, ChairParkland SD

William Miracle, Vice ChairTrustee at Large

Paul C. Fisher, Jr., SecretaryNorthwestern Lehigh SD

Joseph A. Alban, TreasurerWhitehall-Coplay SD

Annabelle B. CrevelingAllentown SD

Samuel P. DeFrankSalisbury Township SD

Willard G. DellickerTrustee at Large

Mathias J. Green, Jr.Northern Lehigh SD

Matthew T. KorpCatasauqua Area SD

David KrauseLehighton Area SD

Audrey L. LarveyPalmerton Area SD

Kenneth H. Mohr, Jr.Southern Lehigh SD

William Santore, Jr. Panther Valley SD

Gerald StrubingerJim Thorpe Area SD

Ann L. ThompsonEast Penn SD

Jerome B. Frank, Esq.Solicitor

Lehigh Carbon Community College Board of Trustees

Alumni Association Board of Directors

Michael Mauro ’07, Vice PresidentMichele Mullikin ’00, Secretary/TreasurerMegan Billowitch ’94Heather Mullen ’06Shannon Semmel-Ciamacco ’96Cheryl Fisher ‘82Kimberly Troup ‘13Jane Wilchak, LCCC

OfficersEllen Millard-KernChairperson; Chief of Staff, Senator Pat Browne’s OfficeKathy Kovatch ReamanVice-Chairperson and SecretaryThomas D. OleksaTreasurer and Chair of Finance and Investment CommitteeAnnabelle B. Creveling LCCC Board of TrusteesCollege Trustees AppointeeBrian Kahler VP Finance and Admin. Services, LCCC Presidential Appointee

MembersTony BoyleBoyle Construction

Kim CapersCapital Blue Cross

Robin FloresThe Literacy Center

Ronald GlassLCCC Faculty (retired)

Barbara GreenBlue Mountain Resort

Jill Palazzo HewesMKSD Architects

David JonesLehigh County and New Vision Church

Christopher JordanCompliance OfficerChildWay Pediatric Services

Richard KernBB&T Bank

Bernard “Buddy” Lesavoy, Esq.Lesavoy, Butz and Seitz, LLC

David LobachEmbassy Bank

Timothy MulliganCommunities In Schools of theLehigh Valley

Ron NeimeyerAltronics, Inc.

Kent C. NewhartAccounting & Tax Assoc., Inc.

Dale RothDale A. Roth Architects, A.I.A.

Velia RothrockAlumna

Betty Smith

Willard SnyderNew Tripoli Bancorp

LCCC Foundation Board of Directors

Important DatesLehigh Carbon Community College President

Dr. Ann D. Bieber

Lehigh Carbon Community College4525 Education Park Drive

Schnecksville, Pa. 18078www.LCCC.edu610-799-2121

June 8 Career Pathways Program Student Recognition Ceremony, 6 p.m., Lehigh County Government Center, Allentown, Pa.

June 19-22 Edugaming Workshop through NSF Grant, 8 a.m., LCCC Schnecksville, Community Services Center

June 19 & 26 Summer Athletic Camps for Youth, 8:30 a.m., LCCC Schnecksville, Berrier Hall

STEM Summer Session for Children, 9 a.m., LCCC Schnecksville, Early Learning Center

LCCC Celebrates 2017 Commencement

More than 370 students attended commencement ceremonies May 18 at the PPL Center in downtown Allentown.The National Anthem was led by assistant professor of reading/developmental English Beth E. Marquardt, while

Dean Peggy Heim introduced the speakers. The welcome was from Roberta Marcus, chair of the Board of Trustees, and Dr. Ann Bieber shared remarks on the ceremony.

Student speakers Alicia K. Durst and Nikoleta Kalahanis each addressed the crowd. Dr. Betsy Swope, associate professor of psychology, announced the two Students of the Year, Jennifer Kalenkoski and Rachel Keich. Dr. Swope also acknowledged the All-Pennsylvania Academic Team Members, Theresa Buckley and Madison Marshall, before all the students’ names were called to receive their diplomas.

LCCC Graduate Honored Melanie Lantz, a 2007 psychology graduate

of LCCC, was recognized as the College of Education’s researcher of the year at Louisiana Tech University, where Melanie is a full-time faculty in the graduate school.

Nursing Pinning Ceremony LCCC held its Associate

Degree in Nursing Pinning Ceremony on May 17 in Berrier Hall. There was also a surprise marriage proposal during the ceremony, as Autumn Vasko’s boyfriend got down on one knee while giving her the pin.

LCCC Holds 2017 Student Awards The Student Awards and Recognition Event was held

April 30 to recognize student excellence in athletics, student life and academics.

The Student Government Association members were recognized during the ceremony, while members of the men’s and women’s basketball teams, men’s soccer team and women’s volleyball team were acknowledged for their success in the recent seasons.

Several students in LCCC’s student clubs were given the Exceptional Effort Recognition, while others received Outstanding Honors or Leadership Development Recognition. Finally, 29 students received Class of 2017 Academic Awards.

Business Student Induction Ceremony

Ed Rabinowitz Named Faculty Professional Development Liaison In his position as Faculty Professional Development Liaison, Ed is responsible for working directly

with the Director of Organizational and Faculty Development on faculty professional development and related activities.

Ed will be working throughout the year to coordinate stand-alone workshops, webinars, guest speakers, etc., and will serve on Academic Council representing the Faculty Professional Development Subcommittee. He will also assist in the planning of Fall Convocation and Spring Faculty Development Day.

2017 Faculty Award Recipients The following individuals received faculty awards at the annual staff recognition dinner held May 12.

Stephen Roman, part-time instructor in sociology, was awarded the Adjunct/Part-time Faculty of the Year Award for consistently demonstrating teaching excellence and dedication and commitment to students, faculty and staff. Stephen teaches in social sciences and has taught at all of the college’s sites, as well as within the dual enrollment program. As the northern tier sites were being developed, he took an active role in offering innovative ideas for enrollment and retention, taught needed courses and assisted in community events to raise the college’s visibility. Stephen has been instrumental in the development of the support group for the college’s military veterans, organizing many of the veteran’s day activities.

Holly Morris, professor of biology and coordinator of science, was awarded the Faculty Excellence Award. She is a well-respected leader in the science department and is dedicated to the success of her students, colleagues and the college. Holly teaches a variety of courses and is co-writing the General Biology lab manual for publishing, as well as the genetics lab manual to improve student resources. She is creative and enthusiastic in the classroom and motivates students while also challenging them and holding them to high standards. She has served on numerous committees, has been the Science Division coordinator for 14 years and wrote several of the grants that benefited the science program over the years.

Melanie Turrano, professor of English, received the George W. Elison Faculty Service Award. Melanie uses innovative, creative approaches in her teaching. Her approach meets students’ intellectual and non-cognitive needs, and she isn’t afraid to shake things up with new ideas. She is active in several professional organizations, which help to inform her teaching. Melanie brings energy and enthusiasm to the classroom, while also maintaining high standards. She teaches almost exclusively in Tamaqua and is known among her students as one of the most dedicated teachers they have ever had, a teacher who is respected because she is fair, available, helpful and genuine. She challenges students to think for themselves and to develop intellectual muscle. In addition, Melanie has led the Faculty Association’s negotiating team for the past two contract negotiations.

Mary Rasley, professor of computer science, was awarded the Vice President’s Faculty Recognition Award for going above and beyond her normal work. She dedicated numerous hours of her own time to jointly craft a curriculum for program and project management training to the Information Technology staff. This invaluable training helped staff develop additional skills for a fraction of the cost. Because of her collaboration and support, the benefits to the college will be significant. Her training will enable staff to provide a high level of service, providing significant benefit to LCCC for years to come.

A special presentation was made to business student Tori Lawton, inducted

last spring into KBD, who earned the KBD 2017 Region 2 Merit Scholarship of $1,000. Lawton is pictured with Rachel Plaksa, Dr. Ann Bieber, Dr. Ceil Connelly-Weida and Dr. Tom Meyer.

LCCC’s KBD and LEX inductees who attended the ceremony on April 27 are pictured, from left, Lacey Gonzalez, Andrea Erwin, O’Neil Johnson, Aleska Gonzalez, Keith Torres, Emily Kattner, Kerry Kresge, Maria Martinez, Mark Lang, Angela Shelly, Devin Murphy, and Karl Maehrer.

LCCC honored students from two honor societies, Kappa Beta Delta (KBD) and Lambda Epsilon Chi (LEX), at a ceremony April 27 at the school’s main campus in Schnecksville. The complete list of students is available on the college’s website in the News section.