Personnel Update | August 2022 |
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2022-2023 Faculty & Staff Awards |
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Congratulations to English Instructor Dr. Kathleen Fowler (left) for receiving Surry Community College's Excellence in Teaching Award for 2022-2023, the highest faculty award given by SCC. Cosmetology Director Robin Minton (right) and Mechatronics Lead Instructor Jordan Crowson (not pictured) received the President's Award for Meritorious Teaching for 2022-2023. These awards were announced in the Fall 2022 Faculty/Staff Meeting on August 26. |
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Congratulations to Donald Fowler, Assistant Director of the Academic Support Center, (middle) for receiving Surry Community College's Distinguished Staff Award for 2022-2023, the highest staff award given by SCC. Laura Bracken, Director of Accessibility Services, (left) and Emily Stroud, Instructional Assistant of Academics, received the President's Award for Meritorious Service for 2022-2023. These awards were announced in the Fall 2022 Faculty/Staff Meeting on August 26. |
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Surry Community College began a new tradition this year by recognizing employees with 30 plus years of employment with a designated parking spot. Congratulations to Dr. Susan Worth, Cheryl Fielder and Kim White for their combined 97 years of service to SCC! |
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Dr. Susan Worth
Division Chair - Mathematics
36 years
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Cheryl Fielder
Executive Assistant - Office of the President & Board of Trustees
31 years
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Kim White
Lead Instructor - Information Technology
30 years
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English Instructor Jon Thomas received a 20-year service pin during the Fall 2022 Faculty/Staff Meeting on August 26. Thanks to Jon for his two decades of service! |
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Michael Cance
Mathematics Instructor
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Sarah Ducote
Nurse Educator
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Melissa Money
Nurse Educator
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Christian Payne
Mathematics Instructor
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Jay Scott
Welding Instructor
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Denise Sizemore
Lead Instructor - Criminal Justice
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Eli Brown
Automotive Technology Instructor
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Dale Jessup
Director of Facilities
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Work Anniversaries for August (Full-time Service)
- Dr. Candace Holder, 26 years
- Mark Tucker, 26 years
- Debbie Cave, 23 years
- Shannon Haynes, 23 years
- Shelia Martin, 23 years
- Rhonda Hazelwood, 22 years
- Joy Johnston, 21 years
- Sara McMillen, 21 years
- Jon Thomas, 20 years
- Dr. Kathleen Fowler, 19 years
- Kennette Thomas, 19 years
- Dr. Yvonne Johnson, 18 years
- Wendy Snow, 17 years
- Dr. Maria Kriska, 16 years
- Robin Narehood, 16 years
- Sarah Ayers, 15 years
- Leona Childress, 14 years
- Shannon Durham, 14 years
- Amanda Killon-Atwood, 14 years
- Mitzi Poore, 14 years
- Amber Reid, 14 years
- Dana Shelton, 14 years
- Anna Olivia Sisk, 14 years
- Leslie Faistl, 13 years
- Ann Slate, 12 years
- Betsy Duncan, 11 years
- Ian Harrell, 11 years
- Dr. Eileen Coleman, 10 years
- Julie Collins, 9 years
- Jennifer Jimenez, 9 years
- Sarah Wright, 9 years
- Tara Best, 8 years
- Corrine Cook, 7 years
- Heather Willard, 7 years
- Selina Dougherty, 6 years
- Drew Goodman, 6 years
- Mecca Lowe, 6 years
- Rebecca Critz, 5 years
- Dr. Katie Bowman, 4 years
- Dr. Gopal Sapkota, 4 years
- Chelsea Shields, 4 years
- Emily Workman, 4 years
- Leah Billo, 3 years
- Tyler Minor, 3 years
- James Quick, 3 years
- Catrena Whitaker, 3 years
- Kayla Forrest, 2 years
- Lyndsey Haywood, 2 years
- Kayla Norman, 2 years
- Melinda Shew, 2 years
- Marsha Underwood, 2 years
- Katelyn Vause, 2 years
- Dominique Walker, 2 years
- Matthew Aschemeyer, 1 year
- Will Cumming, 1 year
- Darryl Evans, 1 year
- David Hawks, 1 year
- Tonya Martin, 1 year
- Sam O’Mary, 1 year
- Timmy Overby, 1 year
- Janet Sutphin, 1 year
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- Elizabeth (Betsy) Duncan, Nurse Educator
- Jordan Crowson, Lead Mechatronics Instructor
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Branch Dunlap, College & Career Readiness ELA Instructional Coordinator
- Kelly Mueller, Program Specialist for Occupational Programs
- Sandy Pittman, VLC Technical Assistant
- Ricky Swing, Welding Instructor
- Eric Trejo, Welding Instructor
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The following Surry Community College employees recently completed LEAN Six Sigma. |
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Left to right: Wendy Snow, Sydney Whitaker, Sherry White, Stephanie Klatt, Mary Beth Gambill, Emily Stroud and Matthew Aschemeyer. |
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Left to right: Erica Isaacs, Sonnie Hardy, Sandy Thompson, Candace Gibson. Not pictured: Brittany King and Margie Collins. |
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Quality Matters Teaching Online Certifications
Faculty members completed training for the Quality Matters (QM) Teaching Online Certificate. The QM Teaching Online Certificate enables instructors to demonstrate their knowledge mastery of online teaching.
There are seven workshops that are part of the QM Teaching Online Certificate: Gauging Your Technology Skills, Evaluating Your Course Design, Exploring Your Institution's Policies, Orienting Your Online Learners, Connecting Learning Theories to Your Teaching Strategies, Creating Presence in Your Online Course, and Assessing Your Learners. Workshops range from one week to two weeks and learners must successfully complete the workshop assessments.
Congratulations to:
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Personal Observance Leave
Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 262 on June 6, 2022, to provide one day of paid Personal Observance Leave to employees of Cabinet Agencies. Surry Community College’s Board of Trustees approved the additional day of Personal Observance Leave August 8, 2022, and will be available to all full-time employees beginning September 1, 2022.
The leave may be used by eligible employees for any single work shift or calendar day of personal significance; it is not for use across multiple shifts/days. This includes, but is not limited to, days of cultural or religious importance.
Personal Observance Leave is available beginning September 1, 2022, and must be used by June 30, 2023. This is recurring leave but will not transfer to the following fiscal year. Personal Observance Leave has no cash value and employees will not be paid for unused Personal Observance Leave upon separation from employment. Requests for Personal Observance Leave should be submitted through Etrieve (please select Observance Leave in Etrieve) as a leave request option.
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Employees Can Get a Head Start on State Health Plan
Open Enrollment
Employees who are tobacco users and want to earn their monthly premium credit for 2023 don’t have to wait until Open Enrollment this fall. They can take action beginning July 1, 2022, to save money throughout 2023.
Starting July 1, 2022, tobacco users can attend a tobacco cessation counseling session at any provider’s office that offers the service for FREE to earn a lower premium for 2023. They have until November 30, 2022, to take action. (Note: If employees combine their tobacco cessation visit with another service, there may be a copay.)
This convenient employee option means there’s no need to wait for Open Enrollment in October to secure their monthly premium credit for 2023.
How it works:
- After employees visit a provider for their tobacco cessation session, the provider will submit a claim on their behalf. To ensure they receive credit for their visit, employees can upload their office visit summary to the “Document Center” located in eBenefits, the State Health Plan’s enrollment system. They should make sure to request a copy of their summary during their visit.
- This action is ONLY for tobacco users who want to reduce their monthly premium by $60 per month in 2023.
- If employees are NOT tobacco users, they will simply attest to that online during Open Enrollment, October 10-28, 2022.
- During Open Enrollment, they will need to attest during the online enrollment process. This step is critical to ensure employees receive the lower premium for 2023.
- In July, employees who took no action last year or attested that they were tobacco users will receive a postcard reminder regarding this information.
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State Health Plan Open Enrollment for the 2023 benefit year will be held October 10-28, 2022
Important Highlights About Your 2023
State Health Plan
- No premium increases for the 5th year in a row!
- The formulary (drug list), which determines what medications are covered and what tier they fall under, changes on a quarterly basis, so there is a possibility that you will have changes in your prescription coverage in 2023. Please refer to your Benefit Book for full coverage details.
- Members who select a Clear Pricing Project Provider as their Primary Care Provider will continue to enjoy a $0 copay!
- Members will continue to enjoy a reduced copay when visiting a Clear Pricing Project Specialist!
- Joint replacement bundle pricing for eligible members!
- Preferred and non-preferred insulin continues to have a $0 copay for a 30-day supply!
- Preventive Services remain covered at 100% – no copay or deductible – on either plan!
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- Nurse Educator
- Financial Aid Compliance Specialist
- Instructional Coordinator - College and Career Readiness ELA
- Outreach Recruiter (Grant Funded)
- Mechatronics Instructor
- Welding Instructor
- VLC Technical Editor (Grant Funded)
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