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Cohen headlines Shorter's Hopkins Institute for Business Ethics program
 (News release) Dr. Andrew I. Cohen, associate professor of philosophy and director of the Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics at Georgia State University, will be the featured speaker at Shorter College's second annual Hopkins Institute for Business Ethics.
On March 25 at 11 a.m., Cohen will deliver a lecture that focuses on creating a culture of ethics. The lecture will be held inside Shorter's Brookes Chapel and is free and open to the public. In his remarks, Cohen will consider what it means for there to be a culture of ethics, what form it can take in a business environment, and how and why it is important to express and promote ethical behavior among managers and employees. Cohen will discuss difficulties in applying the concept of culture and the challenges of cultural engineering in business contexts.
Cohen studied philosophy at the University of North Carolina and has taught at several schools throughout the southeast, including the University of South Carolina, Washington and Lee University, and UNC-Wilmington. Cohen is co-editor (with Christopher Wellman) of Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics (Blackwell, 2005), and his articles on topics such as rights theory, friendship, early modern philosophy and reparations have appeared in journals such as Philosophy and Public Affairs, Social Philosophy and Policy and The Journal of Social Philosophy. Cohen speaks widely to academic and lay audiences on themes in practical and professional ethics, ethical theory and political philosophy.
In addition to the 11 a.m. lecture, Cohen will speak to Shorter business classes throughout the day. Cohen will also deliver a lecture during a dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Coosa Country Club. For more information about the dinner, contact Crystal Stewart in Shorter's Ledbetter College of Business at 706-290-7335.
This annual lectureship is funded by the Hopkins Institute for Business Ethics. The Hopkins Institute was established in the fall of 2008 thanks to a generous gift from Shorter College Trustee Col. Harvard Hopkins and his wife.
"A central lesson we want students to understand from these seminars and from all of our business ethics teaching is that it is possible to be ethical and successful at the same time," said Dr. Robert "Dub" Darville, dean of Shorter's Ledbetter College of Business. "This is a vital conversation to have with our students in these days after Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and moving forward to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. People are looking for individuals to be leaders who exhibit ethical decision-making, and Shorter, as a Christian institution, wants to be a voice promoting the importance of ethics instruction and practice."
Berry Student Earns Recognition from American Marketing Association
(Media Release) Berry College senior Megan Moffatt is one of four Georgia college students chosen to receive a new award being presented by the Atlanta chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA).
The new honor is named for Dr. Ken Bernhardt, a longtime AMA member and 2001 recipient of the Wayne Lemburg Award for Lifetime Service to the AMA. A staunch supporter of education and the marketing community, Dr. Bernhardt elevated his commitment to the profession in the Atlanta area by endowing the Ken Bernhardt AMA-Atlanta Outstanding Collegiate Marketer Award.
“I got involved with AMA during college, and it’s been an invaluable organization, opening many doors throughout my career,” he explained.
Through the new program, Dr. Bernhardt and AMA-Atlanta will honor four collegiate marketing students annually with a cash award. Recipients are recognized for demonstrating superior marketing skills, maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or above, dedication to their AMA collegiate chapter and a likelihood of a successful career in marketing. This year’s honorees represented Berry, Chattahoochee Technical College, Kennesaw State University and Georgia College and State University.
Moffatt’s continued determination and passion have helped her to stand out above the crowd. She is the current president of Berry’s Association of Marketers and played a key role in the formation of the college’s AMA chapter, which was recently inducted into AMA-Atlanta.
During her years at Berry, the marketing major and Spanish minor has served as a student tutor in marketing and a student reviewer for an online journal dedicated to student business research, The Undergraduate Business and Economics Research Journal. She is also a recipient of Berry’s Kirbo Award for student research. Her academic performance and outstanding scholarly achievements have impressed Berry professors and enhanced her networking skills.
“She personifies the intellect, skills and values that the American Marketing Association espouses, and will clearly have a presence in the marketing field,” said Dr. Jon Littlefield, assistant professor of marketing.
Last spring, Moffatt spent a semester at the Universidad Naciónal de Córdoba in Argentina. Her love for travel and commitment to achieving fluency in a second language allowed her to fully immerse herself in the culture and social relations of Argentina.
“Time in Argentina gave me a better perspective on international marketing and cross-cultural influence,” she explained.
After graduation, the daughter of Gregory and Stacey Moffatt of Brooks, Ga., plans to spend a year teaching English in South Korea before pursuing a master’s degree in international business relations.
Berry Student Studies Coral Reef Ecology with Richards Scholarship
(Media Release) Elizabeth Stepp arrived at Berry College with the dream of one day becoming a doctor. Today – thanks to a unique scholarship program promoting research opportunities for undergraduate students – she is working toward that goal while also conducting meaningful research that has the potential to assist in the long-term preservation of coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea.
Stepp is conducting her research as part of the Richards Scholars program. Falling under the umbrella of the Fund for Berry Scholars, this program provides recipients with a $5,000 grant to help fund the type of scholarly research not typically found at the undergraduate level. The program is named in honor of the late Mrs. Alice Richards and her family.
Stepp is a biology major who hopes to attend medical school after completing her undergraduate degree at Berry. She is the daughter of Jon and Sandra Stepp of Morganton, Ga.
The focus of her research project is Caribbean Yellow Brand Disease (CYBD), a little-known disease that is ravaging coral reefs throughout the Caribbean. She first developed an interest in CYBD while studying topics related to molecular biology in courses taught by Dr. Michael Morgan, her faculty mentor.
Stepp’s project consists of research conducted in Berry laboratories and the waters off Puerto Rico. By identifying genes that signal the onset of CYBD, she hopes to contribute to knowledge that one day could help to preserve the amazingly diverse coral reef ecosystems.
“Now that I am involved with this project, I have grown to appreciate the life and stability that coral reefs bring to the ocean,” she explained. “I am very grateful to the Richards family for endowing this scholarship so that I may have this opportunity.”
Shorter awarded $125,000 grant; will help nursing program
-Dr. Harold Newman, president of Shorter College in Rome, left, accepts a check for $125,000 from Arnold Johnson, outgoing chairman of the Georgia Baptist Health Care Ministry Foundation. Newman was one of 51 recipients from among 107 applicants for grants totaling $3,257,283. The grants were presented at the Baptist Missions and Ministry Center in Duluth on Feb. 18. The funds will be used to help purchase equipment for the college's nursing program's simulation lab. Participating in the ceremony was Ken Fincher, Shorter's vice president for institutional advancement. (Media release)
Autobiographical essay earns GNTC's Destiny Fain scholarship
 (News release) Georgia Northwestern Technical College student Destiny Fain has been chosen to receive a scholarship from the Technical College System of Georgia’s Office of Adult Education. Fain, a student of GNTC’s Floyd County Campus Adult Learning Center, was chosen as a scholarship winner after submitting a 500 word autobiographical essay that included her future educational and career plans after earning the GED diploma.
“When I won the GED Scholarship, I was so excited,” said Fain. “With this scholarship, I will be able to get my GED. After I pass, I am going to take criminal justice classes. I plan to enlist in the Air Force and enroll in college to reach my goal of becoming a lawyer. My life plan is falling into place. I’m so happy I won this scholarship.”
The GED Testing Fee Scholarship is a one-time award in the amount of $95 and is available to eligible first-time potential GED test takers. The GED scholarship allows the winner to take all five parts of the GED Test at no cost.
Fain was encouraged to enter the scholarship contest by Beverly Carden, GNTC Adult Education instructor. “Destiny has her career goals firmly in mind, and she knows how to proceed in achieving them,” stated Carden. “Getting her GED is just a first step for her; I am very proud of her efforts and progress.”
The Adult Education program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College offers classes and instruction in Adult Learning Centers in Calhoun, Cedartown, Lafayette, Ringgold, Rockmart, Rock Spring, Rome, Summerville, Trenton, and Trion. Students take courses in reading, writing, science, social studies, literature, mathematics, preparation for the GED Tests, and English as a second language. Adults of all ages can enroll for free classes. The centers have modern computer labs, study materials and resources, and professional adult education staff for both daytime and evening programs.
Queen is Ga. Northwestern GOAL winner; Penrose earns Perkins honor
(Media release) Scarlett Queen has been selected as Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s 2010 GOAL Winner and Leif Penrose has been named the college’s Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year.
The honors were made during the Seven Hills Rotary Club meeting at Coosa Country Club on February 23, 2010. The awards were sponsored and presented by the Catoosa County Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Northwestern Technical College, Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce, and Seven Hills Rotary Club.
 A Healthcare Science and Respiratory Care Technology student, Queen was nominated by her Biology instructor, Donna Andrews. Andrews said that Queen is a great student and that she also has a busy life, including raising five children. “Scarlett has never made less than 100 on any exam I have ever given, and that does not happen very often,” stated Andrews. Andrews said that she used Queen as a motivational tool for her other students, “I told them that it is really something for this student, who has all these outside responsibilities, to be able to accomplish this, which means there is no excuse for the rest of them.”
Queen said she chose to pursue a career in respiratory care because of her son. “I have a son who was born with some heart and lung issues and he required a respiratory team to get him stabilized with his breathing,” stated Queen. “Over the last seven years of his life, I have learned a lot about his condition, treatments, and his respiratory care in general. It sparked a desire in me to go back to school and pursue a degree in respiratory care.”
When Queen chose her educational route, finding an accredited college was important to her. “I chose Georgia Northwestern for my technical education, because not only did they offer my program of choice, but more importantly to me, they are an accredited school for health sciences. That is very important to an employer when they are looking at your educational background,” added Queen.
Queen said that another reason she chose GNTC is that she has the security of not only having a degree when she graduates, but she will have a technical skill set to back it up. “I really feel that technical education is so important because it offers opportunities to people, like me, to obtain a skill set in a reasonable amount of time.”
As GNTC’s 2010 GOAL Winner, Queen will now proceed to regional preliminary judging. If chosen as one of the nine finalists, three from each region, then Queen will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Atlanta in May where, for two-days, she will compete with GOAL finalists from the other state technical college campuses. A panel of leaders from the business, industry, and government sectors will interview them and choose one to be the state’s 2010 GOAL winner and the recipient of the GOAL medallion. The grand prize also includes a new car.
GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students. Local GOAL winners are selected at each of the state’s technical colleges as well as the two Board of Regents colleges with technical education divisions.
 GNTC’s 2010 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year, Leif Penrose, has been an instructor at Georgia Northwestern for 17 years. As the director of Ultrasound programs, Penrose has made his imprint on all areas of GNTC ultrasound including program development for Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Vascular Technology, and Echocardiography programs. He has also taught courses in obstetrics, gynecology, vascular, superficial structures, cross sectional anatomy, introduction to sonography, patient care, and ultrasound physics.
“Leif is viewed by the healthcare community as a statewide pioneer in developing and expanding the ultrasound programs,” stated Dr. Craig McDaniel, GNTC president. “He has set standards for creative and innovative methods of challenging students.” McDaniel added that Penrose wrote the curriculum for the first diploma program in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) offered by a Technical College System of Georgia school. “He has created relationships that have resulted in our college being able to establish clinical sites across north Georgia and Alabama in both the DMS and Vascular Technology programs.”
Penrose says he chose to teach in a technical college setting for many reasons. “The positive change that occurs with graduation reaches several layers deep,” said Penrose. “We not only impact the student but also the patients they will serve. Additionally, the lives of their family members are changed forever. The family unit has a higher standard of living, and the children learn that success comes with work and determination.”
“I feel Leif embodies the very best of what one thinks of in a great teacher. He is a man of character, one who is excited about what he does for a living, and one who takes a great deal of pride in working for Georgia Northwestern Technical College and for the Technical College System of Georgia. He is an outstanding individual and will represent our interests well,” said McDaniel.
As GNTC’s 2010 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year, Penrose will proceed to regional preliminary judging. If chosen as one of the six finalists, two from each region, Penrose will compete with finalists from the other state technical college campuses. A panel of leaders from the business, industry, and government sectors will interview them and choose one to be the state’s 2010 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year. The winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize.
The Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction honors the Technical College System of Georgia’s most outstanding instructors. The award has been an ongoing statewide event since 1991 and is designed to recognize technical college instructors who make significant contributions to technical education through innovation and leadership in their fields. Formerly known as the Commissioner’s Award of Excellence, the award was renamed in honor and memory of Thomas “Rick” Perkins, an instructor at West Central Technical College, who received the Commissioner’s Award of Excellence prior to his untimely death. The Technical College System of Georgia provides oversight for the Rick Perkins Award program through the system’s office, the college presidents’ Academic Affairs Committee, and the state planning committee.
Photos
-Top, left to right: Donna Andrews, GNTC Biology Instructor, and Scarlett Queen, GNTC’s 2010 GOAL Winner.
-Bottom, left to right: Leif Penrose, GNTC’s 2010 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year and Dr. Craig McDaniel, GNTC president.
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