RBC | Colorado Northwestern Community College staff Jessica Wollman, Angie Kenney, TIffany Douglas and Dwaine Chesser were among 56 employees from 13 colleges and system offices to be 2021 Colorado Community College System Commitment to Excellence award honorees.
“CCCS’s Commitment to Excellence Awards provides an opportunity to say “thank you” to our dynamic and innovative employees who play a critical role in helping our system achieve its mission of transforming lives and communities through education and workforce training,” said Joe Garcia, chancellor of the Colorado Community College System. “The collective work of all our employees is truly transformational, and I am inspired – especially now – as they continue to meet hardship with care, resourcefulness, and innovation to help students through these trying times, as well as care for one another.”
The event, normally hosted in March at the Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion, was celebrated virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Honorees received a personalized award package from CCCS with the support of event sponsor Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association (Colorado PERA).
Wollman received Administrator of the Year honors as the financial aid technician at CNCC.
Kenney received the Classified Employee of the Year honors for her work as the administrative assistant at the Dental Hygiene Department at CNCC. Douglas was honored as Faculty of the Year as the CNCC Dental Hygiene Program Director, and Chesser received Adjunct Instructor of the Year honors as a part-time instructor for the mine safety program.
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