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60th Anniversary
February 6th 2020 A-B Tech is 60 this year and we had a celebration January 16 in the A-B Tech/Mission Health Conference Center. We had a chance to hear from President King, former President K.![Drs. Oralene Simmons and Joy DeGruy at the MLK Breakfast](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-05/news-mlk-breakfast-oralene-simmons-joy-degruy.jpg.webp?itok=A9urs8hM)
Rhymes Uses Personal Strengths to Organize Annual MLK Breakfast
February 5th 2020 Darryl Rhymes, Associate Director of Human Resources & Special Assistant to the President for Inclusion, stays busy enough with his duties in his regular job hours at the college.![Robin Ramsey and Dennis King](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-06/news-king-ramsey.jpg.webp?itok=MYPLE09G)
King Named President of the Year, Receives Order of Long Leaf Pine
February 5th 2020 President Emeritus Dennis King was named NC Community College President of the Year and received others honor before his retirement.![Lynn Lewis and Charles deVries](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-06/news-deVries-and-lewis.jpg.webp?itok=El_4NZwR)
Lewis and deVries Named Professor Emeriti
February 5th 2020 Charles deVries, Baking and Pastry Arts Instructor, and Lynn Lewis, Chemistry Instructor, are the latest instructors to be given the Professor Emeritus title. They will retire from their positions after the spring semester.![MLK Jr in Washington DC](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-06/news-mlk-jr.jpg.webp?itok=GeKOAcZg)
Martin Luther King, Jr’s “The Other America”
February 2nd 2020 It’s been 51 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Prior to his death Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King gave his “The Other America” speech to supporters participating in a celebratory “Salute to Freedom,” organized by the Local 1199 in New York City.![Dennis King holding a miniature engine lathe with 4 other people](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-05/news-engine-lathe-dr-king-receives.jpg.webp?itok=PXo3tXG2)
King Receives Miniature Engine Lathe as Retirement Gift
February 2nd 2020 Retiring A-B Tech President Dennis King received a miniature engine lathe from the Computer Integrated Machining department on campus. The project was designed in house last year by the MEC 231 CAM II second-year students with guidance from Shannon Moser, Computer Integrated Machining instru![Dennis King and Tony Floyd signing a document](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-05/news-mountain-lion-signing.jpg.webp?itok=tMCP4KYc)
Mars Hill A-B Tech Promise Signed
January 23rd 2020 Leaders of A-B Tech and Mars Hill University (MHU) signed a memorandum of understanding between the two institutions of higher education that guarantees admission to Mars Hill for all A-B Tech graduates who satisfy specific requirements.![Philip Cooper and Oralene Simmons](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-06/news-cooper-smmons.jpg.webp?itok=LP8T71sS)
Cooper Honored with MLK Service Award
January 21st 2020 Philip Cooper, A-B Tech’s UpSkill WNC Coordinator and Career Navigator, received the Adult Service Award from the Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County.![Submit to the Rhapsodist](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-06/news-rhapsodist.jpg.webp?itok=gmgFtHix)
Literature and Arts Journal Accepting Submissions
January 20th 2020 A-B Tech’s The Rhapsodist Literature and Arts Journal is currently accepting submissions for the Spring 2020 issue! We welcome all genres of writing and any art form that can be captured in a digital image.![Mary Lewis at lectern](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-05/news-mary-lewis.jpg.webp?itok=_G7f160p)
Early Childhood Graduate Lewis Selected to Speak at WCU Commencement
January 7th 2020 Mary Lewis, who graduated from the Early Childhood and Business Administration programs from A-B Tech, was featured in the McDowell News and was a commencement speaker at the December graduation at Western Carolina University where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood.![Aerial map of Birch building](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/2020-05/news-barber-spa-staff-parking-changes.jpg.webp?itok=MAL22DJo)