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The Navajo County Community College District Governing Board approved unanimously the emeritus status for Kenny Keith, faculty in Energy and Industrial Technician for Holbrook as well as St. Johns, Springerville and Eager at the June 18 meeting.
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Present at the meeting was Chairman Frank Lucero and board members Daniel Peaches, Derrick Leslie, James Matteson and Elias Jouen.
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Dr. Inez Schaechterle, faculty in English, presented Keith with a drawing of snake doodle as his emeritus award was on a delivery truck somewhere between Holbrook and the manufacturer.
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With a smile, Keith said, “I appreciate this award. It means the world to me. This has been a fun journey. I never dreamed when I started out teaching business courses that I would end up helping 226 students get on with power plants throughout the country. Northland Pioneer College is a family.”
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NPC President Mark Vest shared, “I have worked with Kenny for a long time and I never heard him refuse to do an assignment or work with a student on their terms or their locations, or even turn down a request from the community.”
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Matteson noted, “A lot of people know and appreciate what Kenny has done.”
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The board also approved unanimously the Navajo-Apache First Things First grant for $225,000 to provide professional development.
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As noted by Interim Vice President for Learning and Student Services Rickey Jackson, “Dr. Allison Landy is the one who moved this grant forward for us. It is a huge addition to the early childhood education and will incorporate not only the hard work the teachers have done, but also the hard work they will do in administering this grant. This grant has the opportunity to benefit a lot of communities.”
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In other business, the board:
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* Approved the 2019-20 Revised Budget.
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* Appointed Maderia Ellison as the Chief Fiscal Officer authorized to submit financial reports to the Auditor General on behalf of the college.
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* Heard a report on the financials being submitted to the Higher Learning Commission.
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* Heard program reviews for Computer Information and Cosmetology.
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