JANUARY 2012
January 30, 2012 -- NW-SCC to offer FREE Basic Computer Skills
class
Muscle Shoals, AL -- Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC)
will begin offering a free basic computer skills class through Adult
Education on the Shoals campus, building 112, room 108, beginning
Tuesday, February 7, 2012, according to Adult Education Director, Donnie
Sweeney.
The class will be offered to adults of 18 years of age or over on
Tuesday and Thursday nights from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. for four weeks.
The class will teach students such skills as: keyboarding, internet
access and navigation, word processing and an opportunity to earn a
Career Ready certificate.
For more information or to reserve a seat, call the NW-SCC Adult
Education at (256) 331-5440. Space is limited.
Muscle Shoals & Phil Campbell, AL -- Northwest-Shoals
Community College (NW-SCC) will hold Transfer Day Monday, January 30th,
on the Shoals campus and Tuesday, January 31st, on the Phil Campbell
campus at 9:30 a.m.
Transfer Day will offer NW-SCC students the opportunity to meet with
different colleges to make the transition from two- to four-year
colleges easier, according to Admissions and Recruitment Director, Tom
Carter.
"We want to expose our students to as many educational opportunities as
possible," stated Carter. "Most of our students do not get an
opportunity to go and visit these colleges and see everything they have
to offer. Transfer Day allows them that luxury."
Over 20 different colleges and institutions will participate in the
event and many will be offering transfer scholarships to NW-SCC
students.
DECEMBER 2011
December 16, 2011 -- NW-SCC Fall Semester 2011 Presedent's and Dean's List Honorees
Muscle Shoals & Phil Campbell, AL -- Northwest-Shoals Community College has announced its President's and Dean's Lists for the Fall 2011 semester.
Requirements for the President's List are a semester grade point average of 4.0 and completion of a minimum semester course load of 12 semester credit hours of college-level work.
Earning President's List honors were:
| Addison, Alabama | Dylan Wade Feezell |
| Bear Creek, Alabama | Melissa N. Cagle |
| Cherokee, Alabama | Jessica Leanne Reid |
| Courtland, Alabama | Eric Mont'e Watkins |
| Double Springs, Alabama | Sara Elizabeth Cagle |
| Five Points, Tennessee | Chelsey Danielle Ferguson |
| Florence, Alabama | David Taylor Allen, Vicki June Baxter, Megan Brooke Crider, Stephen Mark Davidson, Kelsey Brooke Dickey, Donna Yvonne Hendrix, Patricia Diane Herrin, Russell Wayne Ikner, Corey Terrell Kirkman, Surjit Kumar, Calvin Curtis Liles, David Edward Malone, Presley Caitlin Pettus, Jessica Dianne Rodgers, Christopher D. Russell, Morgan Elizabeth Springer, Ashley Nicole Sutherland, John Minton Thornton, Phillip Kevin Watkins, Alan Louis Wilson, Bridget Lashawn Wood |
| Golden, Mississippi | Blake Anthony Brummett |
| Hackleburg, Alabama | Jessica Lauren Montgomery |
| Haleyville, Alabama | Kayla Celeste Bales, Tiffany L. Chambers, Jessica Paige Hulsey, Selena A. Lanford, Cheyenne R. Logan, Angela M. Parson, Monica M. Stanford |
| Hamilton, Alabama | Valerie Lynn Jones |
| Hodges, Alabama | Ruth Glenn Mills |
| Huntsville, Alabama | Stefanie Leigh McClure |
| Iuka, Mississippi | Christy D. Alford, Mendie K. Moss |
| Killen, Alabama | Chelsea Dawn Dawson, Jakeb Dillon Holden, Albertina Ingram Jarmon, Douglas Keven A. Rivera-Ortiz, John Wilson Robbins, Michael Thomas Shedd, Kenneth Lee Smith, Charlene Denise Turbyfill |
| Leighton, Alabama | Jennifer Lynn Berry, Sky James Congleton, Clinton Wayne Swinea |
| Lexington, Alabama | Lindley Danielle Bassham, Christian D. Grisham, Jerald Lee Lamar |
| Lutts, Tennessee | Joel L. Hinton |
| Moulton, Alabama | Brian K. Fuller, Timothy Matthew Jones |
| Mt. Hope, Alabama | Joseph Sebastian Winsett |
| Muscle Shoals, Alabama | Linzy Lee King, Amy Ellen Morris, Brian K. O'Kelley, Jessica Lynn Pinkard, Molly Sharon Quinn |
| Phil Campbell, Alabama | Melissa Kristie Marroquin, Bailey A. Welborn |
| Rogersville, Alabama | James Cody Blankenship, Erica Neely Williams |
| Russellville, Alabama | Randy Alan Duncan, Latosha N. George, Jordan M. Hammond, Jeremy Kyle Kimbrough, Ashley Brooke Marshall, Jesse Lee McLain, Tyler M. Messer, Mark Anthony Mitchell, Jay B. Moore, Dillard Wayne Porter, Joshua Tyler Seay, Nathan D. Wolfe |
| Sheffield, Alabama | Ronald F. Campbell, II, James Robert Gooch, Kala Magaret Ann Kerr, Jessica Nichole Michael, Demeria Shantea Sandridge, Robin Suzette Svab, Mary Katherine Warren, Katrina Denise Whitson |
| Trinity, Alabama | Michael Lance Garrie |
| Tuscumbia, Alabama | Melissa Paige Beard, Alyson Kate Bergner, Christopher C. Boston, Hayward Brandon Crawley, Tiffany Alicia Isbell, Natasha Idiana Monzon, John Oliver Posey, Jessica Michelle Potts, |
| Vina, Alabama | Stormi Kay Aldridge, Michael Paul Nichols |
| Waterloo, Alabama | Joseph Lee Jennings |
| Waynesboro, Tennessee | Jeremy Keith Pulley |
Requirements for the Dean's List are a semester grade point average of 3.5 or above, but below a 4.0, and completion of a minimum semester course load of 12 semester credit hours of college-level work.
Earning Dean's List honors were:
| Athens, Alabama | Andrea Nichole Patterson |
| Baldwyn, Mississippi | Kirk Lee Chism |
| Bear Creek, Alabama | Sandy M. Holcomb |
| Cherokee, Alabama | Brenda Sue Aday, Taylor Rena Bonds, William James Mason, Timothy Lee McAnally, Robin Joel Speegle, II |
| Counce, Tennessee | Dan Allen Henson |
| Detroit, Alabama | Tiffany D. Watson |
| Five Points, Tennessee | Phyllis Jean Killen |
| Florence, Alabama | Elam Teal Abernathy, Casey Richard Balentine, Johnie Nelson Basham, Zackery Wayne Beasley, Michael L. Bradley, Lloyd Bradley Broadfoot, Charmarnique L. Brown, Brett Jacob Burgess, Michael Andrew Calvelage, Shaquayla L. Carroll, Markus Tyler Clemmons, Andrea G. Cole, Brooke Nicole Collins, Petra Delane Crews, Amanda Dawn Cruz-Garcia, Robert Don Garrard, Brittany Lashae Gautney, James Adam Godsey, Jennifer R. Grasty, Siegrid L. Haley, David R. Harris, Thomas Ace Holcomb, Leslie Paul Holt, Sheila J. Hunter, Phoebe Renae Jones, Brian Lowell Kelley, Jacob Mark Malone, Rebekah Ann McDaniel, Curlesia D. McDonald, Amanda Michelle McDuff, Paul Harrison Mullis, Timothy Wayne Pitts, Katie Nicole Pruitt, Christopher B. Qualls, Joshua Alan Richardson, Craig Lee Rowell, Jordan Mechelle Russ, William Todd Sealy, David Zachary Smith, Jonathan Kirk Tackett, Gweneth Marie E. Tampus, Loren Danielle Thigpen, Charmain N. Vaughn, Michael Aaron Vernon, Trinity Nichole Weaver, Jason Lee Wilcoxson, Andrew Joel Williams |
| Hackleburg, Alabama | Brittni D. Baker, Denita J. Bowen, Gabriel W. Knowles, Haley N. Melton, Colby S. Shackelford, John D. Sweeney |
| Haleyville, Alabama | Jessica J. Allen, Tammy R. Baldwin, Mattie L. Barringer, Zackery K. Cason, Brandon J. Claborn, Justin B. Doss, Brandy L. Dye, Patrick W. Markham, Chadwick D. Melton, Sarah L. Sibley, Toni Rae Tidwell, Thresa Mae Wheeler |
| Iuka, Mississippi | Jayden Elizabeth Jones |
| Killen, Alabama | Morgan Blair Butler, Amberly M. Dorroh, Joel Andrew Eaton, Titus Chad Grisham, Miranda Lynn Hannah, Kayla Breanna Hodges, Christopher Wayne Hughes, Anthony P. Indelicato, Jr., Mary Ramsey Kirk, Terry Don Robinson, Kasey Rae Smith, Connor Dean Strange, Barrett Hunt Wynn |
| Leighton, Alabama | Gregory Allen Caldwell, Ronnie L. Duncan, Brandon Wayne Harrison, Sheree Nicole Ricks |
| Leoma, Tennessee | Elizabeth Rae Turner |
| Lexington, Alabama | James Alan Burnett, James Allen Guyton, II, Dustin Lee Heathcoat, Austin Neal McCain, Cindy Shirlene Palmer |
| Lutts, Tennessee | Brandy Jo Russell |
| Moulton, Alabama | Hailey Nicole Blankenship, Austin Owen Dutton, Landon Gregory Dutton, Judson Thomas Harville, Taylor Houston Howard, Jackson Tyler Mitchell, Wendy Terry Mongtomery |
| Mt. Hope, Alabama | Haley Ann Flannagan, Leanna Kay Roberson |
| Muscle Shoals, Alabama | Victoria Theresa Atkinson, Kristina Marie Burns, Brittany L. Burrell, Mark Devon Corsby, Micheal Blake Devaney, Albert I. Dietrich-Ramirez, Atonya Beth Green, Bryanna Shanice Hardin, Crystin Terra Johnson, Zachary Hugh Linley, Luis Daniel Miranda, Jessica Jo Pritchett, Brittany Lynn Schulte, Josey Bee Trawick, James T. Whiteside, Marvin Brett Woodis |
| Parrish, Alabama | Vicky Carol Harris |
| Phil Campbell, Alabama | Rhonda Megan Aycock, Jake Stehno Dill, Dillan Wilson Hamby, Penny Louise Howard, Ashley E. Kimbrough, James Edward Lauderdale, Terry W. White |
| Red Bay, Alabama | Morgan A. McKinney, Christian Taylor Puckett, Joseph Allen Reach, Bethany Danyelle Rogers, Gary Kyle Umfress |
| Rienzi, Mississippi | Kevin Wade Arnold |
| Rogersville, Alabama | Brittney Nicole Birdwell, Lindsay Marie Greer, Kendra Allison Hammond, William Torin McNutt, Matthew Kyle Phillips, Andrew D. Wallace, Brittney Alyson White |
| Russellville, Alabama | Amanda Paige Baggett, Paula Angelica Benitez, Wesley F. Borden, Kathryn Fay Bragwell, Michael Alex Crittenden, Edgar Adolfo Garcia, Merissa Denee Hamilton, Talia Brooke Harris, William T. Kitterman, Anna Rebecca Martin, Stephen Trevor Mitchell, James A. Montgomery, Tiffany N. Seal, Montana L. Sewell, Richard D. Singleton, Ethan G. Thomas, Alysia S. Uzdil, Melissa Gail Welch, Rosa Lee Winston |
| Savannah, Tennessee | Christine Renee Humphrey |
| Selmer, Tennessee | Kelly Lewis Miller, II |
| Sheffield, Alabama | Bradley Rex Adams, Lisa Lorraine Cannon, William Andrew Craft, Ian Harrison Dodge, Mechel Kay Green, Willie O’Neal Hollis, Jill L. Lockett, Keisha Lashea McKee, Johnathan Blake Wilson |
| Spruce Pine, Alabama | Mark H. Davis, Erin Alane Duncan, Rosalyn T. Hargett, Kayla L. Hicks, Hannah E. McDougal, Blake A. Reed, Caitlin D. Stancil |
| Town Creek, Alabama | Christina E. Chavez, Savannah Christy Culver, Joseph Nelson Dawson, Brandy Ladawn Hagood, Brandal Levar Jones, Karley Jade Parker, Audra Lynn Smith, Briley McCoy Wray |
| Tremont, Mississippi | Gwendolyn A. Hill |
| Tuscumbia, Alabama | Johnny R. Beard, Jr., David Box, Natalie Marie Brooks, Jordan Lee Cain, Ryan Sean Cosby, Rodney Glenn Flack, Heather Nikol Green, Jordan Grace Grissom, Brittany Shealyn Hill, Amy Elizabeth Hutcheson, Jeremy Terrell Long, Andrew Dale Russel, Amanda Lynn Sanderson, Kymberly Saint Sutton, Jeffrey Bryant Unger, Michael Gary Wallace, Whitney Leigh Willingham |
| Vina, Alabama | Haley N. Blackburn, Amanda Nicole Cleveland, Stanley Eric George, Danny Brent Wooten, James Dewayne Wooten |
| Waterloo, Alabama | Louie Andrew Bevis, Deborah Lynn Fulmer, Carly Ann Scott |
NOVEMBER 2011
November 10, 2011 -- NW-SCC Phil Campbell Campus to Celebrate 30th Year of "Toyland"
Lanny McAlister celebrates the 30th anniversary of his creation, the Legend of Toyland
Phil Campbell, AL -- The Legend of Toyland, a holiday theatrical performance that traditionally opens the holiday season commemorates its 30th year with public performances beginning Friday, December 2, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. in the gymnasium on the Phil Campbell Campus of Northwest-Shoals Community College.
According to Lanny McAlister, director and creator of "Toyland", the area has truly embraced the annual production over the years making it the most successful and longest running Christmas production in the state. The college production has attracted audiences of all ages from all over the state and is viewed by over 10,000 people annually.
"I get questions year round about what new sections we are going to add this year. We are so thankful for the continued support from the community over the past 29 years," said McAlister. "It is this continued support that has truly made 'The Legend of Toyland' what it is today"
Four public performances are scheduled December 2nd through December 4th.
| Friday, December 2nd | 7:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, December 3rd | 2:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, December 3rd | 7:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, December 4th | 2:30 p.m. |
Tickets for public performances are $8.00 and are available at the Northwest-Shoals Community College Phil Campbell cashier’s office or can be reserved with credit card by calling (256) 331-6382 until 3pm Wednesday, November 30th. Any remaining tickets may be purchased at the door prior to each performance.
Due to production sell-outs in recent years, McAlister encourages individuals to purchase tickets in advance. For more Toyland information please call (256) 331-6201.
November 9, 2011-- NW-SCC Phil Campbell Campus presents the Annual Fall Concert November 17th
Phil Campbell, AL -- Northwest-Shoals Community College's Music Department will hold its annual Fall Concert, Thursday, November 17, 2011, at 7:30 P.M. in the Lou B. Bevill Fine Arts Center on the Phil Campbell Campus.
The Fall Concert will feature two of the college's musical groups: The Northwest-Shoals Chorale directed by Jeff McAlister and The Northwest-Shoals Jazz Ensemble directed by George Crummie.
Admission is $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for students/senior adults. Tickets are available at the cashier's office on both campuses and at the door. For more information, please call Jeff McAlister at 256.331.6299.
Chorale Member |
Hometown |
Jazz Ensemble Member |
Hometown |
| Kimberly Brock | Haleyville | Kathryn Bragwell | Russellville |
| Dylan Feezell | Addison | Sarah Clingan | Haleyville |
| Chase Gilmer | Russellville | Alex Crittenden | Russellville |
| Whitney Glover | Hodges | Daniel Domingo | Russellville |
| Troy Haraway | Tuscumbia | Dylan Feezell | Addison |
| Martez Hill | Russellville | Jeremy Gates | Haleyville |
| David Horton | Greenhill | Josh Graham | Russellville |
| Jensen Joiner | Tuscumbia | Tommy Guin | Russellville |
| Caroline Knight | Hamilton | Cheyenne Hallman | Haleyville |
| Hannah McDougal | Phil Campbell | Jesse Kimbrell | Russellville |
| Haley Melton | Hackleburg | Tyler Kitterman | Russellville |
| Brandon Morgan | Addison | Tyler Long | Russellville |
| Megan Pearson | Russellville | Hannah McDougal | Phil Campbell |
| Katie Pruett | Florence | Tyler Mitchell | Moulton |
| Henry Rheagan | Killen | Brandon Morgan | Addison |
| Tommy Quinn | Hackleburg | Montana Sewell | Russellville |
| Gregory Sibley | Haleyville | Nakita Singleton | Phil Campbell |
November 4, 2011 -- Northwest-Shoals Employees Recognized at ACCS Chancellor's Awards Banquet
 Angie Stone |
 Brad Pool |
 Joe Hackworth |
 Kristi Phillips |
Muscle Shoals & Phil Campbell, AL -- Four Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) employees were recognized last week at the 2011 Chancellor's Awards luncheon in Montgomery.
Chancellor's Awards are given annually in four categories: Administrator of the Year, Academic Faculty Member of the Year, Technical Faculty Member of the Year and Support Staff Member of the Year. Each community college within the state nominates one employee for each of the previously mentioned categories. The 2011 nominees for NW-SCC were:
Administrator of the Year Angie Stone, Applications Developer/Programmer
Academic Faculty of the Year Brad Pool, History Instructor
Technical Faculty of the Year Joe Hackworth, Maintenance Supervisor/Instructor
Support Staff Member of the Year Kristi Phillips, Secretary for Vice President of Instruction
The Chancellor's Awards began 25 years ago in the Alabama Community College System as a way to reward and encourage those who have exemplified outstanding performance, creativity and dedicated service to their college.
November 1, 2011 -- Local Students Inducted into Phi Theta Kappa During Fall Ceremonies at NW-SCC
Muscle Shoals & Phil Campbell, AL -- Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) recently inducted 44 students into the Alpha Zeta Iota (Phil Campbell campus) and Alpha Sigma Beta (Shoals campus) chapter of Phi Theta Kappa during the organization's fall induction ceremonies.
Induction into Phi Theta Kappa is held twice a year at NW-SCC on each campus, once in the fall and once in the spring. Students who earn a 3.5 GPA for 12 or more credit hours the previous semester are invited to join the national community college honor society.
The following Northwest-Shoals students were honored with membership this fall:
 Phil Campbell Campus PTK Inductees |
 Shoals Campus PTK Inductees |
Phil Campbell Campus Inductees |
Hometown |
Shoals Campus Inductees |
Hometown |
Kala Bales |
Haleyville |
Joel Andrew Eaton |
Killen |
Tammy Baldwin |
Haleyville |
Cathy Ann Flores |
Florence |
Mattie Baringer |
Haleyville |
Atonya Beth Green |
Muscle Shoals |
Magen Campbell |
Tuscumbia |
Heather Nikol Green |
Tuscumbia |
Mark Davis |
Spruce Pine |
Jose Francisco Guzman Jr. |
Florence |
Patrick Deaton |
Bear Creek |
Hannah Sharae Hallmark |
Town Creek |
Cristal Garcia |
Russellville |
Kendra Allison Hammond |
Rogersville |
Rosalyn Hargett |
Spruce Pine |
Phoebe Renae Jones |
Florence |
Landon Hutcheson |
Phil Campbell |
Kala Margaret Ann Kerr |
Sheffield |
Margaret Patrick |
Muscle Shoals |
Misty Jo Koshy |
Florence |
Gage Prince |
Phil Campbell |
Sharon Jo McBride |
Tuscumbia |
Ethan Pharr |
Phil Campbell |
Amy E. Morris |
Muscle Shoals |
Valerie Landers |
Russellville |
Priscilia Ann Newton |
Lexington |
Ashley Walker |
Haleyville |
Kayla Elizabeth Noblit |
Loretto, Tenn. |
Johnathon Grant Parrish |
Town Creek |
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Shoals Campus Inductees |
Hometown |
Brookelyne Nicole Rutherford |
Moulton |
Asisan Leeann Baker |
Muscle Shoals |
Brittany Lynn Schulte |
Muscle Shoals |
Melissa Renee Baughman |
Russellville |
Ashley Nicole Smith |
Trinity |
Kristina Marie Benson |
Tuscumbia |
Ron Luis Unger |
Killen |
Megan Elizabeth Bush |
Florence |
Andrew Denton Wallace |
Town Creek |
Margaret Diane Clark |
Sheffield |
Michael Gary Wallace |
Tuscumbia |
Petra Delane Crews |
Florence |
Nancy Melton Wood |
Florence |
Joseph Nelson Dawson |
Town Creek |
Tyler Dee Woods |
Cherokee |
OCTOBER 2011
October 3, 2011 -- NW-SCC Foundation to Feature Nationally Renowned Author, Rick Bragg October 17
Muscle Shoals, AL. -- Northwest-Shoals Community College's (NW-SCC) Foundation will hold "Rick Bragg Day in the Shoals" and culminate the day with the 19th Annual Pathfinder's Dinner Monday, October 17, 2011.
The NW-SCC Foundation will provide "Rick Bragg Day in the Shoals" at Ritz Theater in Sheffield on October 17th beginning at 10:00 a.m. The event will provide Shoals area residents an opportunity to view notable author, Rick Bragg's, recently released documentary, "Out of the Dirt." The community will also have an opportunity to have lunch with Rick Bragg at 11:30 a.m. and enjoy a chance to meet Bragg and have their book signed. Books and a DVD of the documentary will be available for purchase.
The annual Pathfinder's Dinner will conclude the day at the Listerhill banquet room. The dinner will be preceded with a silent auction at 6:00 p.m. and dinner beginning at 7:00 p.m. The evening will feature keynote speaker, Rick Bragg. Music and entertainment will include Dr. Eric Kirkman and the Northwest-Shoals Community College Jazz Band directed by George Crummie.
Rick Bragg, born in Piedmont, Ala., is an American author and journalist known for his non-fiction books, especially those on his family in Alabama. Bragg won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing in 1996 for his work at The New York Times.
Bragg has authored five books: "{All Over but the Shoutin","Ava's Man", "The Prince of Frogtown", "I Am a Soldier Too: The Jessica Lynch Story" and "The Most They Ever Had."
Bragg has told stories and taught writing at Harvard University, Boston University, the University of South Florida, and other colleges. He now works as a writing professor at the University of Alabama's journalism program in its College of Communications and Information Sciences.
Proceeds from the day's events will go to the NW-SCC Foundation Scholarship Fund.
For information regarding tickets and more, please contact Teresa Harrison (256) 331-5215 teresah@nwscc.edu or Adriana Wuotto (256) 331-5240 awuotto@nwscc.edu.
