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Issue date: 5/11/09 Section: Kaleidoscope
Talburtt honored with WCC Award of Merit
The Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees recognized Ann Arbor nonprofit executive Margaret "Peg" Talburtt with the 2009 Award of Merit, the college's highest honor. The award is given annually at WCC's May Commencement.
Talburtt, executive director of the James A. & Faith Knight Foundation, served on the WCC Foundation Board from 1992-98, lending her fundraising experience as chair of its successful capital campaign for the WCC Children's Center. She continues to support the Foundation and has been a popular MC at its annual Women's Council Luncheon.
In 2006, the Board of Trustees chose Talburtt to serve as a trustee for five months after the death of Jerry Jernigan. She now serves on the Washtenaw Technical Middle College Board.
Talburtt has also given her time and expertise to other local organizations, including the Junior League of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Community Foundation and the Safe House Center. In addition to her time as director of Comerica Bank, she served as a lecturer for the University of Michigan.
This is the 21st year WCC has given the Award of Merit, a distinction of high achievement and service, similar to an honorary degree awarded by a four-year school.
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Former WCC chemistry student awarded noted scholarship
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded former WCC Chemistry student Joeseph Smith its Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship, worth up to $8,000 a year.
Winning the scholarship was no small feat; it's a national scholarship with rigorous qualifications. WCC chemistry instructor Rosemary Rader and physics instructor George Kapp submitted recommendation letters for Smith.
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Healthcare students win terminology awards
Emily Bush, Joy Aichler and Robert Tappen, students in Hira Dedhia's Healthcare Terminology class, won top awards at the Michigan Health Occupations Students of America 29th State Leadership Conference.
Bush, a nursing transfer student, Aichler, a medical administrative assistant student, and Robert Tappen, a nursing student, won gold, silver and bronze, respectively, in the Medical Terminology Test.
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WCC Biggest Loser
Challenge succeeds The Washtenaw Community College eight-week Biggest Loser Challenge was a success; the 85 employee-participants, divided into 15 teams, lost a combined total of 398 pounds and 558 inches.
The team with the biggest loss was "The Fat Boys," Danny Bledsoe and Carl Cline of Building Services, with an average body-fat decrease of 2.5 percent. An honorable mention goes to "Team ABC," DeAnn Marston, Phyllis Cole, Sherri Cole, Rose Johnson, Gaye Wilt, Kristen Ellis and Mary Jordan of the Children's Center, with a combined weight loss of 100.8 pounds and 113 inches.
Carl Cline had the highest individual percentage of body fat loss: 2.9 percent. And Beth Abbot lost 24 inches, the most for any individual.
The Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees recognized Ann Arbor nonprofit executive Margaret "Peg" Talburtt with the 2009 Award of Merit, the college's highest honor. The award is given annually at WCC's May Commencement.
Talburtt, executive director of the James A. & Faith Knight Foundation, served on the WCC Foundation Board from 1992-98, lending her fundraising experience as chair of its successful capital campaign for the WCC Children's Center. She continues to support the Foundation and has been a popular MC at its annual Women's Council Luncheon.
In 2006, the Board of Trustees chose Talburtt to serve as a trustee for five months after the death of Jerry Jernigan. She now serves on the Washtenaw Technical Middle College Board.
Talburtt has also given her time and expertise to other local organizations, including the Junior League of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Community Foundation and the Safe House Center. In addition to her time as director of Comerica Bank, she served as a lecturer for the University of Michigan.
This is the 21st year WCC has given the Award of Merit, a distinction of high achievement and service, similar to an honorary degree awarded by a four-year school.
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Former WCC chemistry student awarded noted scholarship
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded former WCC Chemistry student Joeseph Smith its Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship, worth up to $8,000 a year.
Winning the scholarship was no small feat; it's a national scholarship with rigorous qualifications. WCC chemistry instructor Rosemary Rader and physics instructor George Kapp submitted recommendation letters for Smith.
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Healthcare students win terminology awards
Emily Bush, Joy Aichler and Robert Tappen, students in Hira Dedhia's Healthcare Terminology class, won top awards at the Michigan Health Occupations Students of America 29th State Leadership Conference.
Bush, a nursing transfer student, Aichler, a medical administrative assistant student, and Robert Tappen, a nursing student, won gold, silver and bronze, respectively, in the Medical Terminology Test.
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WCC Biggest Loser
Challenge succeeds The Washtenaw Community College eight-week Biggest Loser Challenge was a success; the 85 employee-participants, divided into 15 teams, lost a combined total of 398 pounds and 558 inches.
The team with the biggest loss was "The Fat Boys," Danny Bledsoe and Carl Cline of Building Services, with an average body-fat decrease of 2.5 percent. An honorable mention goes to "Team ABC," DeAnn Marston, Phyllis Cole, Sherri Cole, Rose Johnson, Gaye Wilt, Kristen Ellis and Mary Jordan of the Children's Center, with a combined weight loss of 100.8 pounds and 113 inches.
Carl Cline had the highest individual percentage of body fat loss: 2.9 percent. And Beth Abbot lost 24 inches, the most for any individual.
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