Please join the SCACS Board in congratulating Kevin on
this prestigious award.
PENDLETON, S.C., Jan.
9 -- Tri-County Technical College issued the following
news release - a synopsis of which follows:
Three faculty/staff members have been
chosen as Tri-County Technical College's 2012 Educators
of the Year and will be recognized at the South Carolina
Technical Education Association (SCTEA) meeting in
February.
Dr. Phil Buckhiester, provost, is the
College's outstanding administrator; Dr. Harriette
Dudley, public services department head and early
childhood development instructor, is the outstanding
instructor; and Kevin Steele, manager of administrative
services, is the outstanding staff nominee.
Each will be honored at the SCTEA Annual
Conference, set for February 23 - 25 at the Hilton
Myrtle Beach Resort. SCTEA is a professional association
of technical education personnel and others interested
in post-secondary technical education.
Steele joined the College in 2005 as
manager of the bookstore and cafeteria services
operations. His duties have expanded to include
responsibility for all auxiliary services of the
College, which includes cafe services, the Campus Store
(bookstore), cleaning services, risk management, postal
services and shipping. He also plays a pivotal role in
audio-visual support, the telephone system and special
events.
Steele and the Campus Store staff
recently were featured in "Foreword Online," an online
newsletter published by MBS Textbook Exchange, Inc., the
industry leader in wholesale textbook distribution. The
newsletter touted the innovative strategies and services
Steele has undertaken to make the Campus Store
successful.
Two years ago, Steele "in-sourced" the
College's cafe operations and built a highly valued
student service. Cafe sales grew more than 34 percent in
the second year of cafe operations. He was the first in
the technical college system to introduce meal plans
which have been highly subscribed by students (over $40K
sold in first year of adoption). The cafe system serves
three campuses for both breakfast and lunch.
Steele also introduced new technology,
operation standards and commercial arrangements to more
efficiently and effectively operate administrative
systems at Tri-County Technical College.
The Seneca resident received the
Presidential Medallion for Staff Excellence at the 2010
annual faculty/staff fall convocation. The medallion,
along with a cash award made possible by the Tri-County
Technical College Foundation, goes to a person who has
demonstrated over and over a strong belief in the
purpose and mission of the College.
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Happy
Birthday to our SCACS member friends celebrating in
January!
January 1
Scott Pilgrim Bearcat Shop Lander
University
January 11 Mary McDaniel Lander University
January 17
Annette Reichard NACSCORP
January 21
Moose College Wescosa-FL
January 31
Pearl Mauney
All the best in the New Year!!
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