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Dr. Brian S. Merritt, CCCC Vice President, Learning & Workforce Development / Chief Academic Officer,
presented The Central Carolina Commitment address during the Convocation and Installation of Dr. Lisa
M. Chapman as Sixth President of CCCC on Sept. 26.

CCCC announces awards during

Convocation event

Four members of the college community were honored Earlier in the program, Dr. Brian S. Merritt, Vice Pres-
with awards during the Central Carolina Community Col- ident for Learning and Workforce Development and the
lege Convocation on Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Dennis A. college’s Chief Academic Officer, used a slide show to
Wicker Civic & Conference Center in Sanford. The event highlight a broad range of accomplishments over the last
was combined with a formal ceremony to install Dr. Lisa year in areas including enrollment management, student
M. Chapman as the college’s sixth president. access, and community service. But he began with a series
of honors received by individual students and the college
Gary Beasley, Lead Instructor for Laser and Photonics as a whole.
Technology, was named 2019 Faculty Member of the Year,
and CCCC Dean of Arts, Sciences and Advising Scott By- His first example was CCCC being ranked the state’s top
ington was selected as Staff Member of the Year. community college this fall in the Niche 2020 Best Com-
munity Colleges in North Carolina, an annual assessment
Adjunct of the Year was Michelle Patterson, a Veterinary published by the education review website.
Medical Technology Instructor who was appointed to the
full-time faculty this summer, and Advisor of the Year was To learn more about Central Carolina Community College
Dr. Lora Witcher, who also teaches Biology. and its programs, visit www.cccc.edu.

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