April 10, 2007

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Student Honors College When College Recognizes Honor Students

Northeast Alabama Community College held a reception for its Honor Students recently and the college wound up being honored itself. Sangduan Barnes of Lampang, Thailand presented NACC and NACC President Dr. David Campbell with a pottery/vase symbolic of her native country of Thailand. Barnes stated that she just wanted to do something to show her appreciation for getting to attend Northeast. “I love college here,” Barnes said. “The teachers are very good and they help me to study.”

Sangduan Barnes is a pre-nursing student and maintains a perfect 4.0 grade point average. When asked of differences in attending college in America, Barnes stated that it would be very difficult for someone her age (27) to attend college. Most who attend in Thailand, she said, are just out of high school. Dr. Campbell noted that one of the great things about U.S. community colleges is that they are open and available to students of all ages and that it is never too late to begin a program of study or career. Ms. Barnes and her husband John live at Fyffe, Alabama.

NACC hosts a reception for its honor students each year and invites their family members. Honor students are those who have made the Dean’s or President’s list while at the college. “By demonstrating that you have the motivation, ability, and time management skills to become an Honor Student, it tells us that you can succeed at anything you attempt in life,” Campbell told the students. “This is only a beginning for you.” The President’s Honor Reception was held in the college’s Tom Bevill Lyceum and was attended by some two hundred students, student family members, and Northeast faculty and staff.