NEWS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS)
Date: February 19, 2009
Jackie Bondurant, 859-256-3219, jackie.bondurant@kctcs.edu
MCTC Student Named Finalist in National Essay Contest
Essay to be published in NISOD e-newsletter
VERSAILLES, Ky. (Feb. 19, 2009) - Kristin Grenier, a second-year student at Maysville Community and Technical College, was a finalist in the
Community College Week/NISOD Student Essay Contest.
One of 1,300 entries in the national contest, her essay, "Trees of Knowledge," described an assignment in a botany class that sparked her desire to become a scientist. David Lawler, an associate professor of biology on the Cynthiana campus, assigned students to keep a leaf notebook throughout the semester.
"I learned so much from this one assignment," Grenier said. "Suddenly the application of science principles became clear and I knew I wanted to study science."
Grenier is a resident of Cynthiana and will graduate in May with an associate degree in arts.. She plans to transfer to Transylvania University and major in biology and psychology.
Community College Week and the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) announced that Paul D. Camp Community College student Kelly Labat won the contest for her essay, "See My Face." The winning essay will be featured in the March 2009 issue of NISOD's monthly e-newsletter,
Hook'Em Up, and published in the May 18th issue of
Community College Week.
Otherfinalists included: Jennifer Hofmann (Harford Community College), Sarah Krind (Central Florida Community College), Kelly Matoul (Selkirk College), Debra Mitchell-Orluk (Palo Alto College), Heidi Monk (St. Louis Community College), Sheryl Neckritz (Montgomery County Community College), Leah Reino (Genesee Community College), and Sonia Waid (Wor-Wic Community College). The nine other essays will also be published in NISOD's monthly e-newsletter throughout the year.
For most Kentuckians, higher education begins at KCTCS. Our statewide system of 16 colleges and 67 campuses provides citizens throughout the Commonwealth with a quality education that is both accessible and affordable. For more information, visit www.kctcs.edu.
For most Kentuckians, higher education begins at KCTCS. Our statewide system of 16 colleges and 65 campuses provides citizens throughout the Commonwealth with a quality education that is both accessible and affordable.