Employee Awards

Congratulations to the following employees honored for RISE, Annual Awards, and Service Awards:

Cathy Strohm-Horton, Spring Semester RISE Award

Cathy’s nominator wrote, “She has no problem answering questions a student, faculty, or staff member brings to her and will go above and beyond for that person If need be. She is the epitome of our school’s RISE standard and deserves every bit of recognition for the spectacular job she does every day.”

Marlene Frisbee, Faculty Member of the Year

Marlene is a full-time business and marketing instructor who serves as Chair of the Business Administration Department and as faculty advisor for Phi Beta Lambda. In her nomination, Marlene was cited for a personal approach that makes each of her students feel valued, a teaching methodology that provides both academic and practical real-world experiences, and for her strong support of the faculty in her department.

Brian Newsom, Adjunct Faculty Member of the Year

Brian is an adjunct EMS instructor who is a favorite of his students. In nominating him for this award, they cited his dedication, professionalism, mental focus, in-depth knowledge of cardiology, and ability to explain complicated medical terminology.

Laurie Manley, Staff Member of the Year

Laurie has been with A-B Tech for more than 25 years and is a Programmer Analyst III in the IT Department. Laurie is known as our “Colleague expert” and as someone who is always on call to solve problems related to Colleague. One of Laurie’s nominations was a joint nomination from five directors in different departments that said, in part: “I do not believe there is another employee for the College who is more directly responsible for keeping the College up and running.”

Adam Woody, Continuing Education Instructor of the Year

Adam Woody is a welding instructor in our Continuing Education division. Adam received numerous nominations from his students, including one from his entire Introduction to Welding class. They described him as “the personification of what Continuing Education is all about: Personal and professional growth and enrichment through lifelong learning.”