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William & Allene Gutherie Van Meter Outstanding
Alumni Achievement Award |
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Each year Labette
Community College and your LCC Alumni Association recognize an individual
for outstanding service to the community and the college. Unlike the
Cardinal Citation that recognizes recipients for a lifetime of service and
achievement, the Van Meter award is presented on the basis of a singular
achievement or excellence in the recipient's line of work. This award
is reserved for graduates of LCC who are 50 years of age or younger at the
time the award is presented. Nominations are accepted throughout the
year, however to be considered for the current year's award the nomination
must be received by July 1 of that year. To nominate someone please
send a letter and brief biography to Labette Community College Alumni
Association; 200 South 14th Street; Parsons, KS 67357, or nominate
online at http://www.labette.edu/foundation/nomination.htm.
If you have questions, please e-mail Lindi
Forbes, Executive Director of the Alumni Association, or call 620-421-6700, ext. 1212. |
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Recipients |
| 2007 Van Meter Award Recipient | |
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Jeffrey J. Quirin 1992 Graduate of LCC
Jeffrey J. Quirin, Parsons, KS has been named the
2007 William and Allene Guthrie Van Meter
Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award from the board of directors of the
Labette Community College Foundation and Alumni Association. Quirin
graduated from Labette Community College in 1992 with an associate's
degree in accounting.
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| 2006 Van Meter Award Recipient | |
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LTC Roch Switlik 1981 Graduate of LCC Roch Switlik, Doylestown, PA has been named to receive the 2006 William and Allene Guthrie Van Meter Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award from the board of directors of the Labette Community College Foundation and Alumni Association. Switlik was born in Parsons to John and Marie Switlik and was the tenth child out of eleven. He graduated from Parsons High School and was a member of St. Patrick’s parish. After graduating from high school, Switlik attended Labette Community College. He was a Student Senator from 1979-1980 and student Senate President from 1980-1981. He graduated from Labette Community College in 1981 with an Associate of Arts degree. |
| 2005 Van Meter Award Recipient | |
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Michael
W. Carter
1991 Graduate of LCC Michael W. Carter, PA-C., St. Paul, has been named to receive the 2005 William and Allene Guthrie Van Meter Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award from the board of directors of the Labette Community College Foundation and Alumni Association. The award will be presented November 4 at the eighth annual Donor Appreciation Luncheon at the Carnegie Arts Center in Parsons. The luncheon will not only honor Carter, but will also give thanks to all persons who donated to the LCC Foundation in the past year. Music will be provided by the LCC Music Department and scholarship recipients will speak to the audience. |
| 2004 Van Meter Award Recipient | |
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Robin C. Jones Rogers 1979 Graduate of LCC Robin C. Jones Rogers, MSN, ANP, BC, CS came to Parsons, Kansas in August of 1970. She was a broken and somewhat lost young woman who was accepted into the heart and home of William G., Sr. and E. Ruth Ligon Scott. She was one ofl the many foster children that "Mommie and Poppa Scott" opened their home to throughout the years. There she found safety and built her confidence and vision for her future. She graduated from Labette County High School in 1974 and Labette Community Junior College in 1979 with an Associate degree in Nursing. |
| 2003 Van Meter Award Recipient | |
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James Ray Jacquinot 1980 Graduate of LCC Ray Jacquinot has been active in youth programs in Parsons for more than 25 years, including 15 years as a coach of Babe Ruth baseball. He has also coached Kiwanis soccer, Little League basketball, and basketball at St. Patrick's school. He was among the originators of the children's Halloween parade in downtown Parsons and was in charge of the parade for many years. He and his wife Becky would dress in Halloween costumes and walk in the parade with their sons, Christopher and Matthew. |
| 2002 Van Meter Award Recipient | |
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William
R. Brady
William R. Brady retired from the Kansas Legislature in 1996 after serving ten years in the House of Representatives and six years in the Senate. While serving in the Senate he had the distinction of having the only district that contained three Community Colleges. His position on the Ways and Means Committee enabled him to shepherd through numerous increases in the base aid that the colleges received from the state. After leaving the Senate he became a business administrator at Parsons State Hospital and Training Center. He has been executive director of the Minnesota Library Association and since 1999 has been a contract lobbyist for Kansas Governmental Consulting, Topeka. He and his wife Nancy have two children, Kevin and Maureen. |
| 2001 Van Meter Award Recipient | |
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Mark L. Johnson, Ed.D 1981 Graduate of LCC Associate Professor in Technical Education at Pittsburg State University. He was named Outstanding Career and Technical Educator of 2000 by the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and Vocational Educator of 1998 by the Kansas Vocational Association. In 1998 he also received the National Honorary Lifetime Membership Award and the National Alumni Career Achievement Award from the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA). He received his Bachelor's, Master's, and Education Specialist's Degrees from PSU and his Doctorate from the University of Arkansas. He served on the boards of several National Technical Education Associations and was Vice President of the Trade and Industrial Division of ACTE. |
| 2000 Van Meter Award Recipient | |
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Owner and President of Turner Communications, Inc., with radio and television interests in several states. When she owned KWCV-TV in Wichita, she was the first black woman to be sole owner of a U.S. television station. In high school, Marcia was able to skip her junior year and graduate at the age of 16. At LCC she was regularly on the Dean's list and the President's list. She was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society and Phi Beta Lambda business society. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Pittsburg State University and a gifted endorsement from Emporia State University, and then taught gifted students in the Wichita public school system for eight years before getting into the broadcasting business. |
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