A veteran New Jersey attorney and former director of the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders has been appointed to the Camden County College Board of Trustees.

Vincent P. Sarubbi, a partner with the law firm of Sarubbi & Sarubbi in Audubon, joined the college's 12-member governing body during its reorganization meeting. He was appointed by the current freeholder board to succeed Dr. Angelo S. Agro, who stepped down during the same meeting. Sarubbi will serve a four-year term ending in November 2005.

"We are delighted to have Vincent Sarubbi join us on the Camden County College Board of Trustees," said Kevin G. Halpern, board chairman. "The knowledge and range of experience he brings will serve us well throughout his current term and, hopefully, many terms thereafter."

Sarubbi holds a bachelor of arts degree from Rutgers University, where he has been co-founder and treasurer of the Graduate School Association and chairman of the Dean's Advisory Board for the College of Arts and Sciences. He also holds a juris doctor degree from Widener University's Delaware Law School, where he belonged to the Moot Court Honor Society. He was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1988 and is a member of the Camden County, New Jersey State and American bar associations.

With his firm, Sarubbi is engaged in the general practice of law with an emphasis in litigation services. Positions he has held as an attorney include special counsel for the Camden County Board of Adjustment; prosecutor for Haddon Heights and Waterford Township; public defender for Barrington and Haddon Township; solicitor for the Barrington planning board; and law secretary to New Jersey Superior Court Judge D. Donald Palese.

The Haddon Heights resident, who is married and the father of three, also belongs to the Order of the Sons of Italy in America, State of New Jersey.

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New and returning students alike will find in a single place all of the resources they need to sign up for Spring 2002 credit courses at Camden County College when one-stop registration starts Jan. 16.

The Gabriel E. Danch CIM Center will once again serve as the Blackwood Campus headquarters for open registration activities. Once inside the CIM Center, prospective and current students can procure transcripts and placement test scores; receive admissions and transcript evaluation; undergo academic advisement; enroll in classes; and handle financial matters.

To complete one-stop registration on the Camden City Campus, students must visit the second-floor advising center. At the William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill, adult students requiring no financial aid or academic advisement assistance may register by visiting the information desk.

College personnel will be available at all three locations to assist students in navigating the system. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 16, 17 and 22 as well as 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 18. The Rohrer Center also will provide registration services from 9 to 11 a.m. on Jan. 19.

Students signing up for courses must pay for or secure financial aid to cover at least 50 percent of their total semester bill. On Jan. 22, the college will begin registration on a space-available basis for senior citizens and tuition-waiver program participants.

Students also may choose to sign up for classes by telephone or online. These methods, however, require 100 percent payment by credit card. To register by phone, dial into the automated registration system at (866) CAMDEN-R. To register using the Internet, visit the college's site on the World Wide Web at www.camdencc.edu and click on the "Spring 2002 Credit Registration" link.

Most classes - as well as the late-registration period - begin Jan. 23.

Further details regarding registration are available by calling the college's toll-free information line at (888) 228-2466 or visiting its Web site at www.camdencc.edu and clicking on the "Spring 2002 Credit Registration" link.

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An attorney with Archer & Greiner, P.C., has joined the Camden County College Foundation Board of Directors.

John C. Connell, a partner and shareholder of the Haddonfield-based law firm, was appointed to the fund-raising organization by the foundation board. He will serve a three-year term ending in September 2004.

The Haddonfield resident holds a bachelor of arts degree from Columbia University, a master's degree in public administration from New York University and a juris doctorate from the Rutgers University School of Law. He is a member of the Camden County, New Jersey State, Pennsylvania and American bar associations.

Connell's practice emphasizes media and communications law; hospital and healthcare litigation; constitutional litigation; civil rights and employment litigation; and appellate advocacy. His community service includes affiliations with Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey; the Camden County Chapter of the American Red Cross; the Rotary Club of Camden City and Rotary District 7640; the Haddonfield Civic Association; and the Camden Center for Law and Social Justice.

The Camden County College Foundation raises private monies to support projects and services at the New Jersey institution. The non-profit organization's activities include benefit events such as an annual golf outing as well as solicitation of scholarship funds and major capital and planned giving campaigns.

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Camden County College personnel will provide information and conduct registration for the upcoming spring semester at five area locations during January, providing students with convenient alternatives to registering on campus in Blackwood, Camden or Cherry Hill.

Admissions, career planning and course enrollment will be discussed during each session. Also offered will be advisement concerning regular Spring 2002 classes as well as evening, weekend, mini-session, television, online and non-credit courses. Information on financial aid, childcare and other student services will be available.

Sessions have been scheduled to take place:

· Jan. 8, Cherry Hill Mall County Store, 2000 Route 38 at Chapel Avenue, Cherry Hill, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

· Jan. 9, Echelon Mall County Store, Burnt Mill and Echelon roads, Voorhees, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

· Jan. 14, Winslow Township County Store, 500-B Williamstown Road, Sicklerville, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

· Jan. 14, Haddon Township Library, 15 MacArthur Blvd., Westmont, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

· Jan. 15, Cherry Hill Mall County Store, 2000 Route 38 at Chapel Avenue, Cherry Hill, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

· Jan. 16, Echelon Mall County Store, Burnt Mill and Echelon roads, Voorhees, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

· Jan. 17, Cherry Hill Library, 11 Kings Highway North, Cherry Hill, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

For additional information, contact recruiter Ed Guidotti by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4660, or via e-mail at eguidotti@camdencc.edu.

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A technical training program developed by Camden County College for Comcast Corp. employees in New Jersey is now the company's national standard.

CCC originally was hired to develop a system for training 500 local technicians in the skills necessary to install hardware and software for Comcast's new modem-based, high-speed Internet service. Comcast worked hand-in-hand with Camden County College project coordinator Bill Bennett to create three courses: The eight-hour "Basic PC Applications," the 32-hour "Single Installer Skills" and the 24-hour "A Minus." Comcast officials were so pleased with the results they asked the college to develop a 40-hour trainer-orientation class so that the New Jersey courses could be implemented nationally.

"We have since delivered this class to 75 Comcast technical trainers, allowing Comcast to produce a homogeneous nationwide technical support staff," said Bill Mink, Camden County College's executive director of corporate and career development. "The trainers flew in from all over the country to take the class at our William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill."

Comcast is the third-largest cable operator in the United States and one of the world's leading communications companies. This Fortune 500 corporation serves 8.4 million customers, including nearly two million digital-cable subscribers and approximately 550,000 high-speed Internet users.

Camden County College's Division of Customized Training creates and conducts instruction in areas such as information technology, manufacturing, management, customer service, healthcare, English as a Second Language and basic reading, writing and math skills for business/industry clients throughout the Delaware Valley and beyond. Companies served by the college include 3M, ARAMARK, Boeing, Harcourt Brace, Metrologic Instruments, Subaru of America, Vlasic Foods International and Wawa.

Services include free assessment of training needs and free assistance with applying for grants and other funding to offset the costs of customized training creation and delivery. Camden County College has helped its clients - including Comcast - obtain millions of dollars through New Jersey Workforce Development and other programs.

For further details, call Mink at (856) 874-6023 or e-mail him at bmink@camdencc.edu.

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December is the month for music at Camden County College, with an old favorite returning and what's sure to be a new favorite making its debut.

The Camden County College Community Choir, led by director Ken Ewan, will present its annual winter holiday concert on Dec. 9. "Portrait of the Season" will feature seasonal standards as well as an original piece by Dean Rishel.

This afternoon of song will begin at 3 p.m. in Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, which is located inside Lincoln Hall on the college's Blackwood Campus. Admission is $3.

Camden County College music majors, under the direction of Professor Michael Billingsley, will perform a semester-ending recital of jazz and pop pieces on Dec. 13. The event, titled "A Musical Journey," will serve as an opportunity for them to be graded on their mastery of melody and harmony while earning valuable public performance experience.

Most four-year schools offer its music students this type of opportunity on a regular basis. When Billingsley joined the Camden County College faculty earlier this year, he felt that incorporating the same opportunity into his music curriculum would be wise.

"Normally, our music students have had a final where they play for each other in class," Billingsley said. "They'll get even more out of doing this concert."

Taking the stage will be four groups of four students, one of which will perform vocal and instrumental works and three of which will perform instrument-only works. All of the ensembles will play existing compositions but follow arrangements that they have created for themselves.

This show will begin at 8 p.m., also in the Flyer Theatre. Admission is free, and free refreshments will be available.

For additional information about either the choir concert or the night of recitals, contact Billingsley by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4563, or via e-mail at mbillingsley@camdencc.edu.

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The Camden County College Foundation Board of Directors has installed its officers for the 2001-02 term, with all of last year's leaders retaining their positions.

Serving his third year as chairman is Gary Vermaat of Lenny, Vermaat & Leonard Inc. Realtors. The Haddonfield resident joined the foundation in 1996, serving on the fund-raising committee each year since then. He chaired that committee during the 1997-98 term and is doing so again this year.

Returning for his fifth year as vice chairman is Michael Carbone of Commerce Bank. The Sewell resident joined the foundation in 1996 and has served on the nominating committee each year since then. This year, he is serving as nominating chair and continuing his service as head of organizing committee for the foundation's annual golf outing.

Lydia DePersia of Shark Salsa Latin Productions is serving her sixth year as secretary. The Gibbsboro resident has been a board of directors member since 1995, serving on the fund-raising committee and chairing it during the 1996-97 term.

Bill Jones of Alloy, Silverstein, Shapiro, Adams, Mulford and Co. is serving his sixth year as treasurer. The Sewell resident has been on the board of directors since 1995, serving on the budget/investment committee and chairing it in 1996-97.

The Camden County College Foundation raises private monies to support projects and services of the college. Activities include the solicitation of scholarship funds as well as other initiatives such as the restoration of Jefferson Hall.

For further details or to make a contribution, contact the foundation's director, Laurence B. Pelletier, at (856) 374-4946.

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The Camden County College Board of Trustees has elected its officers for the 2001-02 school year, with all of last year's leaders retaining their positions for another year.

Continuing to serve as chair is Kevin G. Halpern of Cherry Hill. Halpern became a college trustee in 1995 and has chaired the board since the 1996-97 school year.

Returning as vice chair is Sandee G. Vogelson of Cherry Hill. Vogelson joined the board in 1995 and was secretary from 1998 to 1999. She has been vice chair since the 1999-2000 school year.

Continuing as secretary is Hazel T. Nimmo of Camden. Nimmo became a college trustee in 1994 and has been secretary since the 1999-2000 school year.

Returning as treasurer is Reginald C. Stevenson of Sicklerville. Stevenson joined the board in 1986 and was secretary in 1990, treasurer from 1990 to 1996 and vice chair from 1996 to 1999. He became treasurer again during the 1999-2000 school year.

The reinstallation of officers occurred during the board's annual November reorganization session. The trustees meet each month from September through June, with location rotating between the college's locations in Blackwood, Camden and Cherry Hill.

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Camden County College Community Theatre will select performers for its spring staging of the William Shakespeare tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" during open auditions at the college's Blackwood Campus on Dec. 18 and 19.

"Romeo and Juliet" follows the romance that begins innocently and ends tragically for the heirs of the warring Montague and Capulet families. The story of these "star-cross'd lovers" of Verona wasn't original when Shakespeare penned his version during Elizabethan times. It's become all the more ubiquitous - as the basis for the musical "West Side Story" as well as for countless other performance and literary works - in the centuries since.

Several dozen men and women of all ages or capable of playing a variety of ages are needed to fill the roles available in this production. Cast along with the principal parts of Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Tybalt, Juliet's nurse, Father Laurence, Prince Escalus and Paris will be the roles of the young lovers' parents and extended families.

Also cast will be three one-act plays to be presented by Stage II, the drama club recently formed by students at the college. The titles of these shows haven't been announced, so role details aren't yet available.

Auditions will run from 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 18 and 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 19 inside Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, which is located in Lincoln Hall. No monologues or advance scene preparation is necessary.

The one-acts will be presented on March 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 inside The Little Theatre, also located in Lincoln Hall. Performances of "Romeo and Juliet" will be given on May 3, 4, 5, 10 and 11 inside the Flyer Theatre.

For further details about the auditions or the productions, contact Professor Jennifer Christensen by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4737, or via e-mail at jchristensen@camdencc.edu

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Anyone aged 23 or older who is considering enrolling at Camden County College for the Spring 2002 semester is invited to attend an information session for adult students. Each of the college's three locations will host one of these free "Workshop for the Adult Learner" sessions.

Included will be instant admissions, career planning, academic advisement, transcript evaluation and registration for spring classes. Arrangements concerning the receipt of credit for prior learning and experience will be discussed. So will the New Jersey Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program.

Available will be information concerning evening and weekend college, distance learning, personal interest classes and non-degree professional training. Details regarding student services such as day care and tutoring also will be offered.

The first session will be held at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 5 on the first floor of the College Community Center on the Blackwood Campus, which is located at College Drive and Little Gloucester Road in Gloucester Township.

The second is set for 6:30 p.m. Dec. 11 in the fifth-floor student lounge of the Camden City Campus, which is located at 200 N. Broadway in Camden.

The third will take place at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12 in Room 106A-B of the William G. Rohrer Center, located at Route 70 and Springdale Road in Cherry Hill Township.

Prospective adult students should call to confirm attendance for the workshop of their choice and bring with them copies of any prior college transcripts.

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Camden County College's Nathan Courtois is one of just 400 students nationwide to receive a 2001-02 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation's Two-Year Colleges Program.

The 25-year-old Williamstown resident was among the 350 students presented with a $1,000 award this year. Fifty other students - one from each state - won a $2,000 award.

There are an estimated 5.4 million students enrolled in credit programs at community colleges throughout the United States. The fraction of them who are honored by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation must achieve a record of academic success and perform at least 100 hours of community service during the preceding year.

Courtois, a member of Phi Theta Kappa honor society, volunteered at the Cathedral Kitchen in Camden and with Volunteers of American in Camden and Collingswood. The biology major - who plans to attend Rutgers University and become a research scientist, possibly in genetics - did everything from serve up hot food and wash dishes to assist with paperwork and clear roadways of debris.

"Volunteering is something I do anyway because I just enjoy helping people," Courtois said. "I never expected to be rewarded for it."

To be considered for the awards, students must be nominated by an administrator from their college. In her recommendation, Maralyn Mason, associate dean of academic and student support services, called Courtois "an outstanding student" and lauded him for maintaining a 4.0 grade-point average while spending so many hours serving the community.

The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation is a joint endeavor of The Coca-Cola Co. and Coca-Cola bottlers throughout the United States. It remains one of the nation's largest corporate-sponsored, merit-based programs of its kind. Funding is provided by the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation, which was named for an original Coca-Cola bottler.

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WHAT: "Continuity and Change: September 11 and Its Impact on American Law Enforcement," a free, public Camden County College panel discussion featuring five veterans of the local law-enforcement community.

WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001.

WHERE: Auditorium, Gabriel E. Danch CIM Center, Blackwood Campus.

WHY: This event is part of the college's ongoing series of activities - both in-house for college faculty, administrators and staff and public for the college and local communities - relating to the events of Sept. 11 and their consequences. Among these have been a community forum on Oct. 4; workplace seminars throughout September and October; and recent and future campus presentations from artistic, historical and other perspectives.

PANELISTS: Eugene J. Evans Jr. of Haddonfield, criminal justice program coordinator.
Anthony C. Trevelino of Deptford Township, assistant professor.
Steve Fluharty, of Cherry Hill, adjunct faculty member and retired New Jersey Superior Court judge.
Robert LaRatta of Philadelphia, adjunct faculty member, retired U.S. Customs Service agent and retired LaSalle University security department director
Chief William Johnson of Gloucester City, Gloucester City Police chief.

Topics to be covered include the "who" and the "why" of terrorism; citizen vulnerability and risk; anti-terrorism laws and civil liberties; airline/transportation security; and behavioral forensic profiling.

TO COVER: Contact Susan Coulby, media relations coordinator, by telephone at (856) 374-4949 or via e-mail at scoulby@camdencc.edu.

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Camden County College Community Theatre, in association with Learning Stages, will present a revival of the Thornton Wilder classic "Our Town" at the college's Blackwood Campus on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 7 and 8.

"Our Town" focuses on the lives and loved ones of Emily Webb and George Gibbs, a typical young couple residing in Grover's Corners, N.H., around the turn of the 20th century. This celebration of all that's ordinary about human existence won the 1938 Pulitzer Prize and went on to become Wilder's signature work as well as one of the most performed American plays of all time.

Theresa Reilly of Haddon Heights and Kevin Salvatore of Mantua Township star as the young couple, and Andrew Henry of Franklinville is the Stage Manager. Barbie Aristone of Elm and Kenneth Roehr of Erial play Emily's parents, and Dani Mucci of Sicklerville and Chris Hodges of Philadelphia portray George's parents.

Other featured players include Bob Abbott of Turnersville, Tracy-Ann Arthur of Lawnside, Matthew Bailey of Sicklerville, John-Michael DeSheplo of Sicklerville, Meg DeSheplo of Sicklerville, Vincent Desparrias of Elmer, Lindsay Hoffman of Laurel Springs, Lori Kuserk of Woodbury, Mike Peters of Woodbury, Mario Rapanaro of Glendora and Chris Scharnagle of Williamstown.

They are directed Renée Post of Pitman, who has been the managing director of Learning Stages since 1991. Trisha Aristone of Sicklerville is the production's assistant director.

Producers are Dr. Judith Rowlands of Cherry Hill, the college's assistant dean of arts, and Professor Jennifer Christensen of Philadelphia. Technical direction is by John O'Leary of Somerdale, and lighting design is by Jason Gonserkevis of Mantua Township.

Performances are at 8 p.m. in Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, located inside Lincoln Hall. Tickets are available at the door at a cost of $6 for adults and $3 for students, senior citizens and children.

For further details, contact Rowlands by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4377, or Christensen via e-mail at jchristensen@camdencc.edu.

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Images are only as good as the optical systems that generated them. A method of rating the quality of optical systems - such as those found in telescopes, microscopes, cameras, endoscopes, holography units and military surveillance equipment - is the subject of a grant-funded study now under way at Camden County College.

Dr. Leonard S. Khazan, assistant professor and coordinator of the college's nationally recognized photonics department, is spending the 2001-02 term conducting the study "Quantitative Measurements of Imaging Quality of Optical Components and Systems." This project received $15,000 - the maximum award available - from the Minority Junior Faculty Career Enhancement Grant Program of The Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation.

"Evaluation of imaging ability is an important and necessary step in any design, manufacturing, troubleshooting or repair of optical systems," Khazan said. "Developing the methodology of laboratory experiments to measure imaging quality of optical components and optical systems will allow both optical program students and industry professionals to make clear quantitative assessments of the systems they work with."

Khazan's is the third Lindback-winning proposal in four years for Camden County College. Business faculty member Rondald O'Neal won a Minority Junior Faculty Career Enhancement Grant in 1998, and computer information systems faculty member Dr. Thali Rajashekhara won one in 2000.

Khazan, a Cherry Hill resident, holds physics degrees at the master's level from Kharkov University in Kharkov, Ukraine, and the doctoral level from the Institute for Semiconductors at the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kiev, Ukraine. He came to Camden County College as a full-time faculty member in 1998 after spending seven years as an adjunct professor at CCC and Rowan University and a visiting professor at Drexel University. The former research scientist holds eight patents and has published two books and more than 50 scientific articles.

While conducting his Lindback study this year, Khazan also is leading the college's development of the only one-year fiber optics certificate program in the Mid-Atlantic region. A $775,556 grant from the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education is financing that project.

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A troupe of Camden County College students will be dancing to make a difference on Nov. 2.

Members of the college's modern, jazz, ballet and movement classes will take the Dennis Flyer Memorial Theater stage twice that day to perform "You'll Be In My Heart," a recital to benefit the American Red Cross. It will be the sixth time that CCC dance students have let their feet do the fund-raising for a good cause.

In years past, monies raised by this annual event - including more than $200 last fall - have gone to the Young Parents Center of Camden County Council of Girl Scouts Inc. According to adjunct faculty member and recital director Mariarosa Milorey, this year's performers were determined to put the proceeds toward relief efforts undertaken in response to the events of Sept. 11.

"They all wanted to do something, and the Red Cross was the charity that they wanted to give to," Milorey said. "They wanted to use their talent to benefit people who are in really desperate need."

The program will feature student- and faculty-choreographed works performed to the sounds of live instruments, a live vocalist and recorded tracks. Selections will include pieces from the Broadway musicals "Aida" and "West Side Story"; the Tarzan film soundtrack; and Janet Jackson's latest album.

Performances will be given at 2 and 8 p.m. Dennis Flyer Memorial Theater is located inside Lincoln Hall on the college's Blackwood Campus.

Tickets cost $3 and are available at the door.

For further information, contact Dr. Judith Rowlands, assistant dean for the arts, by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4377, or send an e-mail to. jrowlands@camdencc.edu

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Camden County College will celebrate the richness and variety of the United States' Latin heritage with a month-long series of cultural events at the Camden City Campus.

Films, food and artifacts will entertain participants while educating them about what it means to be Hispanic. Many nations across the globe - Mexico, Spain, Cuba, Peru - are considered "Latin," and the differences among them have contributed to the diversity of the Latin community in this country.

Demonstrating this diversity will be:

o Nov. 1: Showing of "Siempre Piel Canela," a one-hour film on the Latin music of Louisiana jazz performer Bobby Campo, 1 p.m., fifth-floor student lounge.

o Nov. 7: Showing of "El Espirito de un Pueblo," a one-hour film on Latin music, 1 p.m., fifth-floor student lounge.

o Nov. 9: Showing of "Romance Del Cumbanchero," a one-hour film on the music of Puerto Rico-born Rafael Hernandez, 1 p.m., fifth-floor student lounge.

o Nov. 14: Latin American Food Festival, featuring edibles, music and dancing, noon to 2 p.m., first-floor cafeteria.

o Nov. 16: Latin American Cultural Exhibit, focusing on the diversity of Hispanic culture through artifacts, clothing and food, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., fifth-floor student lounge.

o Nov. 20: Showing of "Las Navidades en Puerto Rico," one-hour film about the celebration of Christmas in Puerto Rico, 1 p.m., fifth-floor student lounge.

Each event is free and open to the public.

For additional details, contact Rick Camacho, director of enrollment services at the Camden City Campus, by telephone at (856) 338-1817 or via e-mail at rcamacho@camdencc.edu.

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Demand for substitute school nurses remains high, so opportunities are lucrative for those with substitute certification. To meet this demand and to promote such opportunities, Camden County College is again offering its one-of-a-kind program to certify substitute school nurses.

The college's Office of School Relations first offered substitute school nurse training in cooperation with the Office of the Camden County Superintendent of Schools in October 2000. The course proved so popular - and its graduates so valuable to area school districts - that the decision to offer additional sessions was an easy one for administrators to make.

"Becoming certified as a school substitute is a great way for those with nursing degrees to earn extra income while working family-friendly hours," said Michelle Von Nieda, the college's coordinator of nursing and allied health programs. "Because the need for substitute school nurses always exists, those receiving certification are virtually guaranteed to have work opportunities."

Training is available to those who already have achieved graduate nurse or registered nurse status. Completion of the five-hour program allows these nurses to broaden their professional portfolios by earning the additional credentials required to substitute in schools. Same-day certification is standard, and continuing education units also are available.

This semester's session will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 20. It will take place in Room 114 of the college's Laser Institute of Technology, which is located on the Blackwood Campus. Representatives from a number of local schools will be on hand to recruit candidates for their substitute nurse rolls.

Cost is $60, which includes lunch and a binder of program materials.

For additional information or to enroll in the program, contact Von Nieda by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4566, or via e-mail at mvonnieda@camdencc.edu.

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Anyone can brush up on old skills or acquire new career credentials by enrolling in one of the many professional-development courses beginning at Camden County College over the next two months.

Among the new offerings are classes in the American Management Association certificate program. "Fundamentals of Human Resources" will run Oct. 29 to Nov. 12, and "Managing and Achieving Organizational Goals" will run Nov. 19 to Dec. 3. Both are scheduled at the William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Cost is $195 per course.

Also new at the Rohrer Center is "Network Cabling Systems." This course, which provides an introduction to the cabling techniques necessary for the latest technologies, will run 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays from Nov. 9 to Dec. 7. Cost is $159.

Debuting at the Camden City Campus are seven one-day "quick-learn" skills seminars: "Introduction to Personal Computers" (Nov. 27), "Microsoft Word 2000 I" (Nov. 1 or Dec. 4), "Microsoft Word 2000 II" (Nov. 20), "Microsoft Excel 2000 I" (Nov. 29), "Microsoft Excel 2000 II" (Dec. 6), "Microsoft Access I" (Dec. 11) and "Microsoft Access II" (Nov. 13). Each runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and includes a one-hour lunch break. Cost is $99 per course.

For further details about these and other on-campus course offerings, visit www.camdencc.edu.

Also being offered for the first time are 24 career courses that can be taken via the Internet through the Education to Go network. Running from Nov. 14 to Dec. 21 or from Dec. 12 to Jan. 18 are classes in Internet use, Microsoft skills, management, business and purchasing. Cost ranges from $59 to $99 per course. For a list of courses and their descriptions, visit www.ed2go.com/camdencc.

Seventeen new courses in areas such as advertising design, digital imaging and Web design are available online through Sessions.Edu. Each runs Nov. 14 to Dec. 21 or Dec. 12 to Jan. 18. Cost ranges from $99 to $319. For a list of courses and their descriptions, visit www.sessions.edu/camden.

To register for any of this semester's non-credit course offerings, call the college's Division of Continuing Education at (856) 374-4955 for fax, mail or in-person enrollment instructions.

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Area residents can pursue an interest for fun or personal enrichment by enrolling in one of the many non-credit courses scheduled to begin at Camden County College over the next two months.

Still open this semester are several on-campus and dozens of online courses. Each of the recreational options outlined below is being offered by the college's Division of Continuing Education for the first time.

"The Wines of Italy" will be conducted Nov. 13 on the Blackwood Campus. This one-session class, which runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m., will provide an overview of wines produced in Italy and the characteristics they possess. Cost is $20.

For additional information about this course or any other non-credit offering available on one of the Camden County College campuses, visit www.camdencc.edu and click on the "Continuing Education" link.

Six other "for-fun" options can be taken via the Internet from Nov. 14 to Dec. 21 or from Dec. 12 to Jan. 18. "Genealogy Basics," "The Craft of Magazine Writing," "Writerrific: Creativity Training for Writers," "Personal Financial Planning," "A to Z Grantwriting" and "Speed Spanish" are available through the Education to Go online network. Cost is $79 per course.

For descriptions or further details regarding these Education to Go offerings, visit www.ed2go.com/camdencc.

To register for any of this semester's non-credit courses, call the Division of Continuing Education at (856) 374-4955 for fax, mail or in-person enrollment instructions.

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Five veterans of the law-enforcement community will provide fresh insight into the ramifications of recent terrorist attacks on the United States during a Nov. 14 public forum at Camden County College.

"Continuity and Change: September 11 and Its Impact on American Law Enforcement" will run from 7 to 9 p.m. in the auditorium of Gabriel E. Danch CIM Center, which is located on the college's Blackwood Campus. Admission is free, and anyone may attend.

Camden County College's first community forum on the September attacks took place Oct. 4 and consisted of a speech and an audience-comment period. This second such event, however, will take the form of a panel discussion.

Moderating the session will be Eugene J. Evans Jr., coordinator of the college's criminal justice program. Sitting on the panel will be Anthony C. Trevelino, assistant professor of criminal justice, and three adjunct faculty members. They are: Steve Fluharty, a retired New Jersey Superior Court judge; Robert LaRatta, a retired U.S. Customs Service agent and LaSalle University security department director; and Chief William Johnson of the Gloucester City Police Department.

Trevelino will explore the "who" and the "why" of terrorism while addressing citizen vulnerability and risk. Fluharty's remarks will cover the effects that proposed anti-terrorism laws could have on our civil liberties. LaRatta, one of the first sky marshals recruited in the 1970s, will focus on airline/transportation security, personal safety and behavioral forensic profiling. Johnson's comments will center on the new challenges now facing local law-enforcement organizations and officers.

This panel originally had been assembled for an in-house event for college faculty, staff and administrators. Impressed by the depth and breadth of information and experience shared by these veterans of the criminal justice field, however, college officials requested that the panelists make their insight available to the public.

For additional details about the forum, contact Evans by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4623, or via e-mail at gevans@camdencc.edu

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WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001.

WHERE: Taft Hall and Gabriel E. Danch CIM Center, Blackwood Campus.

WHY: Mole Day shows that chemistry is a fun rather than intimidating subject. It is marked at schools and scientific institutes around the world from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m. on the 23rd day of the 10th month to commemorate Avogadro's Number (6.02 times 10 to the 23rd power), which is the basic measuring unit in chemistry known as a mole.

SCHEDULE: 8:30 a.m., "Science in the Movies: Fact or Fiction?" lecture, auditorium, CIM Center.

Noon, "The Weakest Mole" game, Taft Hall.

12:30-3:30 p.m., "How Much Fat Is in Your Favorite Chips?" lab, Taft Hall.

Other activities will occur throughout the day in Taft Hall. These include Whack-a-Mole games, a sci-fi movie fest, an anti-smoking poster display and a drawing fora gift certificate. Also available will be information on chemistry-related careers.

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The Camden County College Office of Transfer and Student Employment Office will hold its annual fall transfer and job information fair at the Blackwood Campus on the evening of Oct. 23.

The 2001 fair will offer even more academic and career opportunities than the 2000 version. Officials from 16 four-year colleges and universities will join representatives from 14 area employers to staff this year's event, which will run from 6 to 8 p.m. on the second floor of the College Community Center.

On-the-spot interviews will be conducted by many of the visiting employer representatives. As a result, attendees are encouraged to "dress for success" and bring copies of their transcripts and/or résumés.

Participating institutions of higher education include the in-state schools New Jersey Institute of Technology, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Rowan University, Rutgers University and Thomas Edison State College. Attending from Pennsylvania will be Drexel University, LaSalle University, MCP Hahnemann University, Neumann College, Peirce College, Philadelphia University, St. Joseph's University, Temple University, Thomas Jefferson University, the University of Pennsylvania's College of General Studies and Widener University.

Employers attending include Boys and Girls Club of Camden County, Circuit City, Comcast Cable Communications, Commerce Bank, Contemporary Staffing Solutions, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Jenkinstaffing, JobRiot, New Jersey State Aquarium, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Park Place Entertainment, Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Source 4 Teachers, Under the Sun Learning Center and United Parcel Service.

For additional information, call the Office of Transfer and Student Employment Office at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4268.

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Three longtime faculty members who have instructed the students of Camden County College for a combined total of 42 years have received the college's first awards for adjunct teaching excellence.

Virginia Bittner of Sewell was selected from the college's Division of Math, Science and Health Careers. Carl Durkow of Sewell was chosen from the Division of Business, Computer and Technical Studies. John Gordon of Turnersville was picked from the Division of Arts, Science and Humanities.

Committees within each division made the 2001 Camden County College Adjunct Faculty Teacher Excellence Award nominations. The winners received commemorative certificates during the institution's annual open house for part-time professors.

Bittner, a former high school teacher, has been with the Department of Health and Exercise Science since 1991. She holds bachelor's degrees in medical technology and chemistry from Cabrini College; a master's degree in secondary science education from what is now Rowan University; a certified personal trainer certificate from the American Council on Exercise; and a comprehensive science teaching certificate from the state Department of Education. She also teaches courses ranging from "Health and Wellness" to "Intermediate Weight Training" and serves on both the Health and Fitness Technology Advisory Committee and the Wellspring Fitness Center staff.

Durkow, who spent 10 years with TRW Inc. and has owned Light Line Engineering for 16 years, has been with the Department of Photonics/Physics since 1985. He holds a bachelor's degree in physics from Rutgers University as well as three patents for fiber optics tools and components. He teaches all of the college's fiber optics classes and regularly participates in curriculum-development and program-enhancement activities, including work that helped his department win $775,556 in monies from the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education's High-Tech Workforce Excellence Grant Program.

Gordon, who served as principal of Berlin Borough's adult/community education program for 22 years, has been with the Department of Reading/Writing Skills and the English as a Second Language Program since 1985. He holds a bachelor's degree in English and foreign languages from St. Joseph's University and a master's degree from Rowan University. In addition to teaching basic skills reading and writing courses and heading the college's adjunct faculty union, he has served on numerous college search committees and promoted faculty development through the Teaching/Learning Center.

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The Count Dracula character of popular culture isn't just an adaptation from the real-life figure of Vlad the Impaler, the 15th-century Transylvanian prince for whom exsanguination was the most savory form of torture. Two Camden County College professors will review the full bloodline of Bram Stoker's creation when they present the free public slide lecture "From Jack the Ripper to Dracula" on Oct. 25.

Faculty members John L. Pesda and Robert Lorenzi present a crime- or supernatural-themed talk each autumn just prior to Halloween. This year's event begins at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Gabriel E. Danch CIM Center, located on the Blackwood Campus.

The publication of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde inspired Stoker to drive his own stake into the heart of literature. Drawing elements from the legend of Prince Vlad Dracul and news of London's Jack the Ripper murders, Stoker crafted another horror classic.

Pesda and Lorenzi will explain how the 1888 homicides and the subjects of Stevenson and Stoker's fiction helped define the personality type now known as the serial killer. To demonstrate these relationships, the professors will recount the inhumanities committed by Vlad, relate just how grisly the Ripper murders were, describe the characters created by Stevenson and Stoker and discuss theoretical explanations of the serial killer mentality.

All who dare are welcome to participate in this evening of horrific history. As an official New Jersey Department of Education Professional Development Provider, Camden County College can certify two hours of professional development credit for teachers who attend. No pre-registration is required, and no fees will be charged.

For further information, contact Pesda by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4432, or via e-mail to jpesda@camdencc.edu.

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Camden County College's free public lectures on ancient Egypt will conclude with looks into what happened to the dead and why and what sparked a time of spiritual upheaval.

"A Journey to the Afterworld in the Royal Tombs of the Valley of the Kings" will be presented by Catharine H. Roehrig, associate curator of the Department of Egyptian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, on Oct. 24. Roehrig will use slides to lead a virtual expedition into the royal burial grounds, showing the changes that took place in tombs over a period of five centuries. She also will discuss ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife and their relationship to funerary practices.

"Akhenaten and the Religion of Light" will be presented by James P. Allen, curator of the Department of Egyptian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, on Nov. 7. Allen's talk will cover the entire Amarna period, which was a time of revolution in both Egyptian religion and culture. He will focus on how the tumultuous era was brought about by heretic pharaoh Akhenaten at the end of the 14th century B.C.

Each lecture begins at 7 p.m. in Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, which is located inside Lincoln Hall on the college's Blackwood Campus. A grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is underwriting the series as part of Camden County College's community outreach efforts.

For further details, contact coordinator Dr. John L. Pesda by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4432, or via e-mail at jpesda@camdencc.edu.

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Camden County College is catering to the busy schedules of students unable to enroll in classes with the official Fall 2001 start date by offering dozens of for-credit courses that don't begin until October or November.

This semester's "later-start" roster consists of convenient choices for those too busy or not quite ready to have begun studies during August or September. Most of these courses - which include morning, afternoon, evening and distance-learning classes - satisfy major or core degree requirements.

Beginning the week of Oct. 22 is a six-week session with offerings in Blackwood, Camden and Cherry Hill. Running through Dec. 7 are courses in accounting, English, health, history, mathematics, psychology, sociology and Italian.

Also starting the week of Oct. 22 is an eight-week session at the William G. Rohrer Center. Running through Dec. 19 are courses in accounting, computers, English, law, management, nutrition and Spanish.

Running from Nov. 4 through Dec. 16 are two seven-week telecourses. Available are the English course "World Literature I" and the political science course "American Federal Government."

Anyone who took courses at Camden County College during the Spring 2001 semester may sign up for these classes using the new online or telephone registration options. To register using the Internet, visit the college site on the World Wide Web at www.camdencc.edu and click on the "Fall 2001 Credit Registration" link. To register by phone, dial into the automated system at (866) CAMDEN-R.

New and returning students also may register for "later-start" courses at any of Camden County College's three campuses. To do so, they should visit the Office of Records and Registration in Wilson Center on the Blackwood Campus; the information desk of the Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill; or the second-floor administrative office at the Camden City Campus.

For more information, call the college toll-free at (888) 228-2466 or visit the Web site and click on the "Late Start Courses Fall 2001" link.

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Thirty active-duty Camden County police officers have received funding toward higher education thanks to a donation from one of popular music's most prolific pundits and his wife.

Through the Kal and Lucille Rudman Foundation of Cherry Hill, Kal Rudman - whose Friday Morning Quarterback and FMQB Album Report are regarded as bibles of the music industry - and wife Lucille have donated $15,000 to the Camden County College Foundation to provide awards for local law enforcement agents.

The Kal and Lucille Rudman Camden County Police Scholarships are allowing Camden County's men and women in blue to protect and serve their communities while they learn and earn college degrees. The Rudmans donated $11,000 to the foundation for the same purpose in February.

"Once you've done something twice, it becomes a tradition," Rudman said. "I hope to be able to continue with this one."

Each Rudman Scholarship is a $500 award toward associate's degree studies at Camden County College. Recipients must be active-duty officers in Camden County who have achieved a grade point average of 2.5 or better for high school or previous college work.

The Rudmans' latest gift was announced with a Sept. 5 ceremony in the Capt. Thomas J. McDonnell Criminal Justice Building, which is located on Camden County College's Blackwood Campus. Among those celebrating the new scholarships were Camden County Prosecutor Lee A. Solomon, Camden County College Foundation Board of Directors chair Gary Vermaat and college president Dr. Phyllis Della Vecchia.

"This arrangement is not run-of-the-mill," Della Vecchia said. "Camden County College is proud to be the area's first and only college with such a unique program."

FALL 2001 RUDMAN SCHOLARSHIPS WINNERS

Yusef Abdul-Mujib of Collingswood
Cherry Hill Campus Police

Juan Acevedo Jr. of Cherry Hill
Camden County Prosecutor's Office

Michael K. Allen of Sicklerville
Delaware River Port Authority Police Department

Eric F. Briscoe of Clementon
Camden County Department of Corrections

Stephanie Byrd of Pennsauken
Delaware River Port Authority Police Department

Glenn E. Charney of Tansboro
Cherry Hill Township Police Department

Jay L. Collins of Clementon
Camden County Department of Corrections

Donna M. Danford of Sicklerville
Camden County Department of Corrections

Christopher M. Davis of Atco
Camden County Department of Corrections

Ronald Dolan of Atco
Cherry Hill Township Police Department

Sean D. Grannon Sr. of Blackwood
Gloucester Township Police Department

Tracy Housey of Lawnside
Camden County Department of Corrections

Sherry R. Jinks of Laurel Springs
Gloucester Township Police Department

Neil J. Larson Jr. of Berlin
Laurel Springs Police Department

Peter Lawlor of Merchantville
Delaware River Port Authority Police Department

Gene Martinez of Blackwood
Gloucester Township Police Department

John A. Martinez Jr. of Oaklyn
Merchantville Police Department

Michael W. Rann of Westmont
Cherry Hill Township Police Department

Michael Reher of Collingswood
Delaware River Port Authority Police Department

Larry K. Robb of Bellmawr
Cherry Hill Township Police Department

Shay Sampson of Pennsauken
Camden City Police Department

Edward W. Smedley III of Stratford
Stratford Police Department

Joseph M. Talucci of West Collingswood Heights
Haddon Township Police Department

Thomas J. Tassi of Audubon
Audubon Police Department

Robert F. Thomas of Marlton
Camden City Police Department

Jeffrey Trowbridge of West Deptford Township
Port Authority Transit Police

José Velazquez of Camden
Camden City Police Department

Belinda Villegas of Camden
Camden City Police Department

Michael A. West of Audubon
Audubon Police Department

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Why do Islamic extremists target the United States as their main enemy? How does the growth of terrorist groups in the Middle East threaten vital American interests? What changes in domestic civil liberties will be required to cope with the rising threat of terrorism?

Area residents and members of the Camden County College community will have the chance to discuss these topics, voice their fears and air related frustrations during a public forum at the college's Blackwood Campus on Oct. 4.

"Speaking Out on Terrorism" will include a talk by Dr. Arthur Klinghoffer, chairman of the political science department of Rutgers University's Camden Campus and a principal in Global Perspectives Cross-Cultural Consultants. His presentation, "Terrorism: The Middle East Connection," will cover issues stemming from the Sept. 11 airliner attacks that left thousands dead in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.

Klinghoffer plans to speak about the likely American strategy behind Operation Infinite Justice. He also intends to address questions about the level of support Islamic countries have for extremists of their faith and the effects that the potential increase in terrorism will have on U.S. alliances. Audience questions and commentary will follow his remarks.

Admission is free, but participants will have the opportunity to contribute toward disaster relief efforts. Monetary donations will be collected by members of the college's student organizations.

The event will begin at 7 p.m. in Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, located inside Lincoln Hall. Attendees are encouraged to wear red, white and/or blue.

For further information, contact coordinator Dr. John L. Pesda at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4432.

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Camden County College's free public lectures on ancient Egypt will continue with looks into the origins of Egyptian civilization and the reasons why books were more central to Egyptian culture than to any other in the ancient world.

"Egyptian Genesis: The Birth of Civilization in the Nile Valley" will be presented by Diana Craig Patch, gallery administrator for the Department of Egyptian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Oct. 3. Patch will use slides to review Egyptian history from 4000 to 2500 B.C. Her talk also will cover the evolution of political and social institutions from the Archaic Period to the Old Kingdom.

"Intellectual Life in Ancient Egypt: Students and Teachers, Books and Libraries" will be presented by Paul F. O'Rourke, research associate in the Department of Egyptian, Classical and Ancient Middle Eastern Art at The Brooklyn Museum, on Oct. 10. O'Rourke will explain how books became the primary tool used to develop the Egyptian intellect. He also will trace the course of an ancient Egyptian student's life and show how graduates began careers and grew to play fundamental roles in society.

Continuing the "Life and Death in Ancient Egypt" series will be:

o "A Journey to the Afterworld in the Royal Tombs of the Valley of the Kings" with Catharine H. Roehrig of The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Oct. 24.

o "Akhenaten and the Religion of Light" with James P. Allen of The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Nov. 7.

Each lecture begins at 7 p.m. in Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, which is located inside Lincoln Hall on the college's Blackwood Campus. A grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is underwriting the series as part of Camden County College's community outreach efforts.

For further details, contact coordinator Dr. John L. Pesda by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4432, or via e-mail at jpesda@camdencc.edu.

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Camden County College's free public lectures on ancient Egypt will begin Sept. 19 with a look into how the relationship between mothers and children affected tradition and lifestyle within the society.

"Mother and Child in Ancient Egypt" will be presented by James Romano, who serves as curator of the Department of Egyptian, Classical and Ancient Middle Eastern Art at The Brooklyn Museum of Art. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. in Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, which is located inside Lincoln Hall on the college's Blackwood Campus.

Romano will show how mother and child obligations were rooted in their religion and why their interactions were based on the relationship between a goddess and her son. He also will reveal why ancient texts cautioned fathers not to criticize mothers in front of their sons.

Continuing the "Life and Death in Ancient Egypt" series will be:

o "Egyptian Genesis: The Birth of Civilization in the Nile Valley" with Diana Craig Patch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Oct. 3.

o "Intellectual Life in Ancient Egypt: Students and Teachers, Books and Libraries" with Paul F. O'Rourke of The Brooklyn Museum on Oct. 10.

o "A Journey to the Afterworld in the Royal Tombs of the Valley of the Kings" with Catharine H. Roehrig of The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Oct. 24.

o "Akhenaten and the Religion of Light" with James P. Allen of The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Nov. 7.

A grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is underwriting the series as part of Camden County College's community outreach efforts.

For further details, contact coordinator Dr. John L. Pesda by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4432, or via e-mail at jpesda@camdencc.edu.

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Camden County College Community Theatre, in association with Learning Stages, will select performers to revive the Thornton Wilder classic "Our Town" during open auditions at the college's Blackwood Campus on Sept. 17 and 18.

"Our Town" depicts the typical lives of the typical people residing in the typical New England town of Grover's Corners, N.H., around the turn of the 20th century. This celebration of ordinary living focuses on the ordinary activities - birth, school, homework, marriage, chores, choir practice, gossip, death - in the ordinary world inhabited by Emily Webb, George Gibbs, their families and their neighbors. By centering on such average - even mundane - events, the play conveys just how universal, timeless and remarkable human life really is.

Wilder's most famous play - as well as one of the most performed American plays of all time - was first produced in 1938. Critics were impressed, and equally appreciative audiences ensured a successful opening run. Wilder went on to win that year's Pulitzer Prize in playwriting for what has become his signature work.

The production requires a cast of 17 men and seven women. Players of all ages or capable of portraying a variety of ages are needed. Cast along with the principal roles of the Stage Manager, George and Emily will be the parts of the young lovers' parents and siblings as well as those of various townspeople.

"Our Town" is staged with few props and fewer pieces of scenery, allowing each audience member to create his or her own image of Grover's Corners. That's why anyone cast in the show should be proficient in pantomiming basic movements such as eating and reading.

Auditions will run from 7 to 9 p.m. each night inside Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, which is located in Lincoln Hall. Performances of "Our Town" will be given on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 7 and 8, also in the Flyer Theatre.

For more information regarding these auditions, contact Camden County College Assistant Dean Judith Rowlands by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4377, or via e-mail at jrowlands@camdencc.edu or visit the Learning Stages Web site at www.learningstages.org.

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Up to 30 active-duty Camden County police officers will receive funding toward higher education thanks to a donation from one of popular music's most prolific pundits and his wife.

Through the Kal and Lucille Rudman Foundation of Cherry Hill, Kal Rudman - whose Friday Morning Quarterback and FMQB Album Report are regarded as bibles of the music industry - and wife Lucille are donating up to $15,000 to the Camden County College Foundation to provide awards for local law enforcement agents. The Kal and Lucille Rudman Camden County Police Scholarships will allow Camden County's men and women in blue to protect and serve their communities while they learn and earn college degrees.

Each Rudman Scholarship is a $500 award toward associate's degree studies at Camden County College. Recipients must be active-duty officers in Camden County who have achieved a grade point average of 2.5 or better for high school or previous college work.

The Rudmans donated $11,000 to the foundation for the same purpose in February. The 22 scholarship winners selected then came from the Camden County Prosecutor's Office/Camden County Police Academy and the Delaware River Port Authority, Audubon, Camden City, Cherry Hill, Gloucester Township, Haddon Township and Merchantville police departments.

The latest Rudman gift was announced with a Sept. 5 ceremony in the Capt. Thomas J. McDonnell Criminal Justice Building, which is located on Camden County College's Blackwood Campus. Among those celebrating the new scholarships were college president Dr. Phyllis Della Vecchia, Camden County Prosecutor Lee A. Solomon and Camden County College Foundation Board of Directors chair Gary Vermaat.

For more information about or to apply for a Kal and Lucille Rudman Camden County Police Scholarship, contact the Camden County College Foundation by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4258, or via e-mail at lpelletier@camdencc.edu.

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Local golfers will join National Hockey League Hall of Famer Bernie Parent and sportscaster Don Tollefson to see who's up to par on the new Pine Hill Golf Club course during the 10th Camden County College Foundation golf tourney on Sept. 21.

The former Philadelphia Flyer and the FOX Philadelphia television personality will each play a round on the new 6,969-yard, par-70 course that was created by renowned designer Tom Fazio. Ranked as one of the "Top 10 Places You Can Play" by Golf Magazine and rated New Jersey's top public course by The Jersey Golfer, the 360-acre site sits atop the highest point in South Jersey. The site includes an upscale clubhouse where Tollefson will serve as master of ceremonies for a post-play banquet.

The College Classic at Pine Hill means to raise $60,000 toward scholarships and academic projects. Since first teeing off in 1992, the former Camden County College Foundation Golf Outing has raised more than $200,000 to benefit Camden County College students and programs.

"We're thrilled to help inaugurate South Jersey's newest golfing gem," said organizing committee chair Mike Carbone of Commerce Bank. "And we're just as thrilled to have Bernie Parent and Don Tollefson trading hockey sticks and microphones for putters and drivers to help CCC's students."

This year, 240 golfers will compete in 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. rounds for numerous titles and prizes. The awards gala that concludes the day will feature live and silent auctions, and all attendees will receive a canvas golfer duffel bag courtesy of Lenny, Vermaat & Leonard Inc. Realtors and Cambridge Mortgage Services L.P.

The entry fee of $275 per person includes green fees and the banquet dinner, which will be catered by the Pine Hill Golf Club kitchen and co-sponsored by Collegis Inc., Rorer Asset Management and Pepsi-Cola/National Brand Beverage Ltd. A continental breakfast sponsored by Holman Enterprises and a buffet lunch sponsored by Commerce Bank also will be served. Carts will be available courtesy of Bowman and Co.

To register for play or to discuss sponsorship opportunities, contact the Camden County College Foundation by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4258, or via e-mail at lpelletier@camdencc.edu.

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A veteran marketing communications specialist has been appointed vice president for institutional advancement at Camden County College.

William C. Thompson of Philadelphia officially assumed his new duties on a part-time basis July 1 and will undertake his responsibilities on a full-time basis Sept. 3. He succeeds Karen Stout, who left Camden County College in March to assume the presidency of Montgomery County Community College in Pennsylvania.

"Bill brings to the college extensive experience in marketing communications, enrollment development, public and media relations, constituency building, organizational planning, image enhancement and special events," said Dr. Phyllis Della Vecchia, college president. "In addition, he has been active on the boards of a number of educational and cultural organizations, which includes serving as president of Family Service of Philadelphia."

Thompson spent the last six years as a full-time public relations consultant to non-profit organizations, educational institutions, public officials, corporations, individuals and advertising agencies. At Camden County College, he will guide institutional efforts in enrollment development; marketing; public/media relations; printing services; strategic planning; institutional research and analysis; private fund-raising; alumni relations; and special events. Thompson also will be responsible for strategic planning, documenting institutional successes, serving as a presidential representative and supporting the college's public affairs efforts.

Prior to establishing his independent consulting firm, Thompson spent 12 years employed in a number of capacities at Community College of Philadelphia and 10 years with the School District of Philadelphia. He also provided consulting services to a number of public- and private-sector entities on a part-time basis.

Thompson, a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, is himself a community college alumnus, having earned an associate's degree from Community College of Philadelphia. He also holds bachelor of arts and master of arts degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Destinations are:

· Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Oct. 20. Participants will be dropped off in front of the museum to spend the day on their own. At 5 p.m., the bus will transport participants to Chinatown for dinner on their own.

The bus leaves the Camden City Campus at 8 a.m., the William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill at 8:20 a.m. and the Blackwood Campus at 8:40 a.m. Departure from New York is at 8 p.m.

Tickets cost $25 (college community and seniors) and $33 (all others) and go on sale Sept. 10.

· Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, New York City, Nov. 3. Participants will have time for lunch, shopping and other Big Apple pursuits prior to the 4 p.m. show.

The bus will leave the Camden City Campus at 8 a.m., the William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill at 8:20 a.m. and the Blackwood Campus at 8:40 a.m. Departure from New York is at 6:15 p.m.

Tickets cost $70 (college community and seniors) and $80 (all others) and go on sale Sept. 12.

Reading Outlets, Reading, Pa., Dec. 1. This year's outlet shopping spree includes both the Vanity Fair and Moss Street centers.

The bus will leave the Camden City Campus at 8 a.m., the William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill at 8:20 a.m. and the Blackwood Campus at 8:40 a.m. Departure from Reading is at 6 p.m.

Tickets cost $10 (college community and seniors) and $15 (all others) and go on sale Sept. 17.

For further details, call the Office of Student Life and Activities at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4282.

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Camden County College graduates more students in several disciplines than most of the 1,100 two-year institutions in the United States, according to an analysis of federal Department of Education data by Community College Week newspaper.

The study found that Camden County College ranked among the nation's top 50 community colleges in terms of associate's degree completion in the areas of education, criminal justice/corrections, protective services and health professions/related sciences. No other South Jersey institution was one of the top 50 of criminal justice/corrections, protective services or health professions/related sciences.

Using statistics from the 1999-2000 term, the most recent available, the analysis showed that the college ranked 19th in education with 79 degrees awarded and 27th in criminal justice/corrections with 59 degrees awarded. It also showed that the college ranked 33rd in protective services with 64 degrees awarded and 43rd in health professions/related sciences with 202 degrees awarded.

In addition to subject area, the publication's annual study also analyzed degree production in terms of student demographics. Camden County College ranked 98th nationwide in number of degrees awarded to non-minority students. The total number of non-minority students receiving associate's degrees from Camden County College during the 1999-2000 term was 687.

"The survey requests data on the number of degrees and other formal awards conferred in academic, vocational and continuing professional education programs," wrote study author Dr. Victor M.H. Borden. "Institutions report their data according to the Classification of Instructional Program codes developed by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. These codes provide a common set of categories, allowing comparisons across all colleges and universities."

To be included in the study, institutions have to operate within the 50 states or the District of Columbia. They also must be eligible to receive financial aid funding under federal Title IV legislation.

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The academic successes of five Camden County College graduates and two area high school students have made their academic futures more financially secure.

The Rutgers University School of Business at Camden has awarded scholarships in the amount of $10,000 each to five recent Camden County College graduates under an agreement between the two institutions. Each recipient is transferring to Rutgers this semester to complete a bachelor's degree in a business-related discipline.

"The School of Business has received many quality students from Camden County College," said Larry Gaines, assistant dean for administration at the Rutgers School of Business at Camden. "They have been extremely successful and an asset to the School of Business' student population."

To be considered, applicants had to be accepted for transfer into the Rutgers School of Business at Camden and commit to being a full-time student in the Fall 2001 semester, said Maralyn Mason, associate dean of student and academic support services at Camden County College. They also had to achieve a competitive grade-point average, Mason said.

Receiving these scholarships were Arika Lyle of Lawnside, Mario Maldonado of Camden, Virginia Montelpare of Marlton, Cerina Muse of Camden and Patrick Quinn of Sickerville. All five were business majors at Camden County College and must maintain a 3.0 grade-point average at Rutgers to keep their two-year scholarships.

Camden County College has awarded two county high school students with full, one-year scholarships to the college on the basis of their winning Coriell Institute Science Fair projects. The annual Coriell event - the tri-county area's only science competition for students in sixth to 12th grades - is held on Camden County College's Blackwood Campus.

Zhi Qiao of Delran, now a senior at Delran High School, received one of the scholarships for his physics project "Momentum: An Examination on the Interactions of Differing Conserved Motion Forces." Pansy Tsang of Marlton, now a senior at Cherokee High School, won the other scholarship for her team project "Killer Fertilizers: Eutrophication of Lakes."

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Five Egyptologists will demystify the land of pharaohs, hieroglyphics and sphinxes during Camden County College's free Fall 2001 lecture series.

"Life and Death in Ancient Egypt: A Slide Lecture Series on Egyptian History and Society" will examine the cultural incubator that captivated ancient Greece and Rome and continues to interest the world today. According to coordinator Dr. John L. Pesda, each speaker in the series will use slides of ancient artwork and archaeological sites as well as references from ancient literary texts to explore the lives and interests of ordinary Egyptians.

"The early students of Egyptian civilization concentrated their efforts on explaining the roles and accomplishments of rulers," Pesda said. "But one of the most challenging problems involved in the study of any ancient civilization - one that has attracted greater effort in more recent times - is trying to determine how average people thought and what the impact of this thought was on behavior within their civilization."

Attempts to understand this ancient civilization require the review and interpretation of changes that took place in Egyptian society over the span of its history. Each lecturer is an Egyptologist who has spent a professional lifetime making these attempts and succeeding at them.

The series will begin when James Romano, curator of the Department of Egyptian, Classical and Ancient Middle Eastern Art at The Brooklyn Museum of Art, presents "Mother and Child in Ancient Egypt" on Sept. 19. Romano will focus on how relationships between mothers and their children helped perpetuate tradition and lifestyle. He also will explain why their interactions were based on the relationship between the goddess Isis and her son.

Diana Craig Patch, gallery administrator in the Department of Egyptian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, will review the beginnings of the culture in "Egyptian Genesis: The Birth of Civilization in the Nile Valley" on Oct. 3. Patch's talk will trace the origins of Egyptian civilization from 4000 to 2500 BC. She also will cover the evolution of political and social institutions from the Archaic Period through the Old Kingdom.

Continuing the series will be Paul F. O'Rourke, research associate in the Department of Egyptian, Classical and Ancient Middle Eastern Art at The Brooklyn Museum, who will deliver "Intellectual Life in Ancient Egypt: Students and Teachers, Books and Libraries" on Oct. 10. O'Rourke will explain how books became the primary tool used to develop the Egyptian intellect and why books were more central to Egyptian culture than to any other in the ancient world.

Catharine H. Roehrig, associate curator of the Department of Egyptian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, will lead a virtual expedition into royal burial grounds when she gives "A Journey to the Afterworld in the Royal Tombs of the Valley of the Kings" on Oct. 24. Roehrig will describe and illustrate the changes that took place in Egyptian tombs over a period of five centuries. She also will discuss ancient Egyptian beliefs about funerary practices and the afterlife.

The series will conclude with James P. Allen, curator of the Department of Egyptian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, presenting "Akhenaten and the Religion of Light" on Nov. 7. Allen will review the entire Amarna period, which was an era of revolution in both Egyptian religion and culture. His lecture will reveal how the "heretic" pharaoh Akhenaten brought about this tumult and what impact it had on Egypt's future.

Each of the "Life and Death in Ancient Egypt" lectures begins at 7 p.m. They will take place in Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, which is located inside Lincoln Hall on the college's Blackwood Campus.

Running in conjunction with the series will be a free course for public and private school instructors focusing on ancient Egyptian history. Requirements include attending the lectures and developing instructional units related to the course topic.

A $6,000 grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is underwriting both the lecture series and the class for teachers, allowing each of these programs to be offered free to participants.

For further details, contact Pesda by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4432, or via e-mail at jpesda@camdencc.edu.

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An administrator who already has given a quarter-century of service to Camden County College has been appointed assistant vice president for enrollment and student services by the institution's trustees.

Sharon N. Wedington of Atco officially assumed her new post, which also is a new one for the college, on July 1. She had been dean of enrollment services for the last two years.

Wedington's position incorporates the duties she performed as enrollment services dean as well as those associated with the administration of student support services. Her responsibilities include guiding all admissions, registration, financial aid and student information system operations as well as overseeing all testing/assessment, tutoring, advisement, transfer, student employment, student life, health services, child care and special needs programs.

"I look forward to working with Sharon in this new role as she continues her career of outstanding service to the students of Camden County College," said Dr. Phyllis Della Vecchia, college president.

Wedington came to Camden County College in 1977, when she was hired as an acting counselor for the Upward Bound program. She became assistant director of the college's Financial Aid Office in 1986 and its director in 1990.

In 1997, Wedington was named director of financial aid and student information systems. One year later, she was promoted to executive director of enrollment services. She was appointed dean of enrollment services the following year.

Wedington, a graduate of Camden High School, holds a bachelor of arts degree from Princeton University and a master's degree from Widener University.

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Camden County College will maintain its place as a leader in photonics technician education and help fill local jobs in the laser/telecommunications industry when it uses a state grant to develop the only one-year fiber optics program in the Mid-Atlantic region.

New Jersey Commission on Higher Education monies totaling $775,556 will finance CCC's Fiber Optics Technology Workforce Excellence Project, which will create a career certificate curriculum that is concentrated in both focus and completion time. The proposal is one of nine to be funded by the $15 million High-Tech Workforce Excellence Grant Program, an initiative to enhance successful technology-related educational programs so they can help meet statewide labor demands in related fields.

"Representatives from New Jersey photonics companies, optics-related associations and professional journals cite a shortage of qualified technicians," said Dr. Phyllis Della Vecchia, college president. "Funding for this project will help Camden County College meet the rapidly growing need for highly skilled laser technicians as well as help bring companies with excellent jobs to the state."

Camden County College launched its photonics department - one of the nation's first and best, according to The Laser Institute of America - in 1976 with a course of study in lasers and electro-optics. Eight years later, CCC became the first two-year school in the United States to offer fiber optic technology studies. When the college built the Laser Institute of Technology for Teaching and Educational Research in 1990, it became the only institution in New Jersey or the Delaware Valley with such a facility. Today, what remains the Mid-Atlantic region's only two-year school with two photonics programs features a graduate-placement rate of 100 percent and serves as a model for other colleges.

The new one-year certificate is being developed in cooperation with communications and optics companies throughout the state. Also funded by the grant will be advanced training in opto-electronics and integrated optics; equipment upgrades; faculty development; a diversity-centered recruitment plan; a business-geared marketing program; and relationships with area high schools that will ensure that potential photonics students complete the necessary pre-college math and science courses.

Between 1985 and 1996, CCC's photonics programs received grants totaling $1.66 million from state sources and the National Science Foundation. Dr. Leonard S. Khazan will supervise activities under the latest award. Assisting him will be Dr. Fred P. Seeber, Dr. Raman Kolluri and adjunct Carl Durkow.

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An end-of-term review of data has shown that Camden County College's enrollment figures reached their highest points in five or more years during each of the semesters in the 2000-01 school year, which officially concluded with the fiscal year on June 30.

The total number of students enrolled and credits taken increased by 2.6 to 9.4 percent over the previous year for each of the three semesters - Summer 2000, Fall 2000 and Spring 2001 - that made up the term. These tallies once again made Camden County College the largest of New Jersey's 19 community colleges, doing so during a period that saw student enrollment hit a statewide record high.

Making classes more convenient to student schedules seemed to be the overall reason behind the increases, with many factors contributing to this convenience. The William G. Rohrer Center opened in Cherry Hill in time for Summer 2000 registration, for example, and courses and programs were added to the Camden City Campus offerings.

What's more, distance education classes - delivered as telecourses and online courses for home study and via interactive television for inter-campus courses - have grown significantly more popular. Also proving more popular were mini-sessions or condensed semesters, which offer a course's normally 13 or 15 weeks' worth of weekday class time during five, six, seven or eight weeks or on weekends.

"Students count on Camden County College to deliver the courses they need when they need them," said Dr. Raymond Yannuzzi, provost and vice president for academic affairs. "That's why students don't have to wait for the traditional fall or spring semester to begin their studies. They can start a program at many dates throughout the year. As the 2000-01 figures indicate, many are doing just that."

Summer 2000 was the most successful summer since 1993. Total enrollment was 4,320 students for 19,907 credits - an increase of 7.3 percent in headcount and 6.6 percent in creditcount from 1999.

Fall 2000 was the most successful fall since 1996. Total enrollment was 12,131 students for 107,221 credits - an increase of 2.6 percent in headcount and 2.8 percent in creditcount from 1999.

Spring 2001 was the most successful spring since 1995. Total enrollment was 11,616 students for 101,037 credits - an increase of 9.4 percent in headcount and 7.8 percent in creditcount from 2000.

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Those looking for a new career, looking to update office skills or looking for a stress-free way to become computer-savvy are being given a look into the office systems technology options offered by Camden County College.

Free seminars for anyone interested in studying for paralegal, administrative assistant, medical transcription or related careers have been scheduled during the college's open registration period. Sessions will take place at 3 and 6 p.m. Aug. 21 and at 1 p.m. Aug. 23 in Room 206 of Madison Hall, which is located on the college's Blackwood Campus. During each half-hour presentation, program officials will provide an introduction to CCC's associate's degree and career certificate options, outline course content, review credit for prior learning requirements and discuss how just one class can increase employee value in a current job or serve as the start of a whole new career.

Camden County College's office systems technology offerings include associate's degrees in administrative assistant, executive secretary, legal secretary and information processing studies as well as programs for paralegal and medical transcription jobs. Also available are professional-development courses in applications such as Excel and special "after-school" classes for teachers.

Fall 2001 classes in office systems technology are being taught on the Blackwood and Camden City campuses and at the William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill. Selections include "Microcomputer Keyboarding," "Keyboarding I," "Keyboarding III," "Introduction to Microsoft Word," "Legal Terminology I," "Shorthand I," "PowerPoint," "Medical Terminology" and the new course "Medical Transcription." Both of the teacher-geared classes - "Introduction to Microsoft Word" and "Advanced Microsoft Word" - will be offered from 2:30 to 4:55 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays for just eight weeks.

One-stop registration for fall classes begins on Aug. 22, with the semester officially starting on Aug. 29. To enroll, visit the CIM Center on the Blackwood Campus; the second-floor student lounge on the Camden City Campus; or the information desk at the William G. Rohrer Center.

To reserve a seat at one of the seminars, call department secretary Rose Allen at (856)-227-7200, ext. 4427. For more information about Camden County College's programs in office systems technology, contact program coordinator Kathryn Hammond via e-mail at khammond@camdencc.edu or faculty member Rosalie Duren via e-mail at rduren@camdencc.edu.

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A keyboard-and-mouse combination has replaced the No. 2 pencil as the most important accessory for placement testing at Camden County College.

Anyone enrolling as a full-time student, planning to earn a degree or taking certain courses must test to determine proficiency levels in mathematics, reading and writing unless he or she qualifies for an exemption. The college's Office of Testing and Assessment had used the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test for this purpose since 1978, but that test was last revised in 1995. To bring the process up to date, the office replaced the paper-and-pencil NJCBSPT with the only computer-adaptive placement exam delivered via the Internet. Three thousand Camden County College students have since taken the ACCUPLACER OnLine test in preparation for the Fall 2001 semester, and hundreds more will sit for it prior to the semester's Aug. 29 start.

The ACCUPLACER test consists of an essay section and multiple-choice reading, sentence sense, arithmetic, elementary algebra and college-level math sections. In addition to modernizing the process, the conversion to ACCUPLACER individualizes both the test and the result report for each student. Because each multiple-choice section is adaptive, the computer determines what is asked next based on previous responses.

"ACCUPLACER provides an ever-evolving pool of questions to ensure that no two students take the same test," said Office of Testing and Assessment director Linda Drexel. "And no student who retests will see the same items."

The NJCBSPT test judged math skills only to the point of determining college-level qualification and required hours to days for results in all three areas. ACCUPLACER, though, allows placement through calculus in math and provides instant results in both math and reading. Expansion of ACCUPLACER's capabilities will include the posting of scores directly to the student information system, which means students will be able to look up their scores themselves online.

From Aug. 18 to 31, the test will be offered Mondays through Fridays on the Blackwood and Camden City campuses as well as Tuesdays and Saturdays at the William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill. For test times, call the Office of Testing and Assessment at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4710.

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New and returning students alike will find in a single place all of the resources they need to sign up for Fall 2001 credit courses at Camden County College when the one-stop registration period starts on Aug. 22.

The Gabriel E. Danch CIM Center will once again serve as the Blackwood Campus headquarters for arena-style open registration activities. Once inside the CIM Center, prospective and current students can procure transcripts and placement test scores; receive admissions and transcript evaluation; undergo academic advisement; enroll in classes; and handle financial matters.

To complete one-stop registration on the Camden City Campus, visit the second-floor lounge. At the William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill, adult students requiring no financial aid or academic advisement assistance can register by visiting the information desk.

College personnel will be available at all three locations to help students navigate the system throughout the one-stop period. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 22, 23, 27 and 28 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 24 on all three campuses.

Students signing up for courses must pay for or secure financial aid to cover at least 50 percent of their total semester bill. On Aug. 28, the college will start registration on a space-available basis for senior citizens, tuition-waiver program participants and other special-case individuals.

Anyone who took courses at Camden County College during the Spring 2001 semester may choose to sign up for classes using the new online or telephone registration options, which requires 100 percent payment by credit card. To register using the Internet, visit the college's site on the World Wide Web at www.camdencc.edu and click on the "Fall 2001 Credit Registration" link. To register by phone, dial into the automated registration system at (866) CAMDEN-R.

Most classes - as well as the late-registration period - begin Aug. 29.

Further details regarding registration are available by calling the college's toll-free information line at (888) 228-2466 or visiting its Web site at www.camdencc.edu and clicking on the "Fall 2001 Credit Registration" link.

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A $6,000 grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities is underwriting a history class for educators and a public lecture series - both of which will review the development of civilization in ancient Egypt - at Camden County College this fall.

"Ancient Egyptian History" intends to help public and private school teachers meet New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards in social studies. Thanks to the grant, tuition and fees have been waived.

"Teachers will be asked to apply the information and skills they acquire to develop instructional units appropriate for use in the classes they teach," said Dr. John L. Pesda, the history and political science professor who is teaching the course and coordinating the lecture series. "They also will be asked to demonstrate how their units will contribute to meeting specific Core Curriculum Standards."

"Life and Death in Ancient Egypt: A Slide Lecture Series on Egyptian History and Society" will employ five scholars from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum of Art to demystify the land of pharaohs, hieroglyphics and sphinxes. Planned are "The Mother and Child in Ancient Egypt" (Sept. 19); "Egyptian Genesis: The Birth of Civilization in the Nile Valley" (Oct. 3); "Intellectual Life in Ancient Egypt: Students and Teachers, Books and Libraries" (Oct. 10); "A Journey to the Afterworld in the Royal Tombs of the Valley of the Kings" (Oct. 24); and "Akhenaten and the Religion of Light" (Nov. 7). Thanks to the NJCH grant, admission to each is free.

"The lecture series will provide residents of Camden County and the surrounding area with free access to a humanities program for personal, educational and community-life enrichment," Pesda said. "This project is in keeping with the college's ongoing commitment to community outreach."

The NJCH, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, also funded the college's 1999 "Roman Nights" and 2000 "Glory of Greece" lectures as well as the teacher courses offered in conjunction with them. Other Pesda-directed humanities programs have been sponsored by the United States Institute for Peace, the Ford Foundation, the New Jersey Historical Commission and the Holocaust Education Commission of the New Jersey Department of Education.

For additional information about the grant, the course or the lectures, contact Jack Pesda by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4432, or via e-mail at jpesda@camdencc.edu.

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Camden County College's grants writer/coordinator is serving a two-year term as the regional director for the only professional organization concerned exclusively with fund-raising for two-year colleges.

Marilyn K. Sheppard of Sewell, Gloucester County, assumed leadership of Region II of the Council for Resource Development earlier this year, gaining a voting seat on the CRD Board of Directors. She had spent the previous two years as president of the council's New Jersey chapter.

Approximately 1,100 presidents, deans, grants writers and development officers from more than 800 institutions throughout the United States and beyond belong to the CRD. The council is an affiliate organization of the American Association of Community Colleges. Region II includes New Jersey, New York, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Jamaica.

"CRD's mission is to educate and advocate for community college leaders dedicated to securing resources to increase the effectiveness of the institutions and students they serve," Sheppard said. "Service as a regional director provides professional development opportunities for the individuals and a venue for visibility for their institution.

"I am responsible for the planning, implementation, direction and evaluation of all membership programs, services, activities and initiatives that occur within Region II."

Sheppard first worked at Camden County College as a business programs instructor during the 1970s. In the 1980s and early 1990s, she was a Glassboro State College professor; co-owner of Angler Enterprise; accounting manager at Stryker's Marine & Cycle; and personal financial adviser for IDS-American Express. Camden County College hired Sheppard as a vocational education coordinator in 1995. She became grants writer/coordinator the next year.

Sheppard holds bachelor of science and master of science degrees in business from Oklahoma State University as well as accreditation as a certified public accountant. Among her civic activities is a five-year stint as treasurer for the Gloucester County Commission on Women.

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Camden County College is the nation's top revenue-producing educational partner of AchieveGlobal, the world's leading training and consulting corporation, for the first half of 2001.

AchieveGlobal creates skill-based training programs in leadership, team-building, sales performance and customer service for the employees of businesses, organizations and government agencies. The company, which is the official staff/volunteer trainer for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, serves more than 400 of the Fortune 500 companies and more than 400 of the European Financial Times 500. It employs 1,600 staff members, operating a home office in Tampa, Fla., and 65 other offices from Wayne, Pa., to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Camden County College has been the licensed AchieveGlobal partner for Camden and Philadelphia counties since 1995, when the company was known as Zenger-Miller. The college's Department of Customized Training delivers AchieveGlobal seminars throughout South Jersey and its environs. Local customers include Suburu, Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Virtua Health and PepsiCo.

"Our most popular classes are from Achieve Global's 'Leadership 2000' training system, which contains 17 different training modules," said William Mink, Camden County College's customized training director. "These modules address the various competencies needed for effective leadership."

From Jan. 1 to June 30, Camden County College generated AchieveGlobal revenue of $77,903 - more than was generated by any of the company's nearly 600 other educational partners. Because of its success, the college was featured in the July edition of AchieveGlobal's electronic newsletter and was granted a discount of 3 percent on future purchases of seminar materials.

"This," said Andrena Powell-Baker, a regional channel manager for AchieveGlobal, "is an outstanding accomplishment for mid-year."

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Three free, three-credit courses that will help public and private school teachers meet New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards will be offered by Camden County College beginning in August. One will focus on ancient Egypt, and the other two will address the Holocaust.

"Ancient Egyptian History" will review the six major periods of early Egyptian civilization, interpret the changes taking place during these periods and study their impact. It will meet 6:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays beginning Aug. 29 on the college's Blackwood Campus.

Incorporated into this course will be attendance at the college's slide lecture series on Egyptian history and society, which runs Wednesday evenings from September through November. Teachers may invite their colleagues and students to attend the lectures, which are free and open to the public.

"The Holocaust," which will offer an introduction to the history of the Holocaust, is recommended for teachers lacking an extensive background in the subject. It will meet 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays beginning Aug. 30 at the college's William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill.

"Topics in the History of the Holocaust," which will offer a more in-depth look at particular issues of the Holocaust, is designed for teachers who have completed "The Holocaust" or who have substantial knowledge of the subject. It will meet 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays beginning Aug. 30 on the college's Blackwood Campus.

Each course will offer 45 semester hours of professional development credit as well as three undergraduate credits. Anyone choosing to audit the course will receive only the professional development credit.

Tuition and fees will be waived for all enrollees.

To register for any of the courses or for additional information, contact coordinator Dr. John L. Pesda by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4432, or via e-mail at jpesda@camdencc.edu.

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Camden County College personnel will provide information and conduct registration for the upcoming fall semester at five area locations during August, providing students with convenient alternatives to registering on campus in Blackwood, Camden or Cherry Hill.

Admissions, career planning and course enrollment will be discussed during each session. Also available will be advisement concerning regular Fall 2001 classes as well as evening, weekend, mini-session, television, online and non-credit courses.

Information on financial aid, childcare and other student services also will be offered.

Sessions have been scheduled to take place:

· Aug. 16, Echelon Mall County Store, Burnt Mill and Echelon roads, Voorhees, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

· Aug. 22, Haddon Township Library, 15 MacArthur Blvd., Westmont, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

· Aug. 23, Cherry Hill Library, 11 Kings Highway North, Cherry Hill, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

· Aug. 24, Winslow Township County Store, 500-B Williamstown Road, Sicklerville, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

· Aug. 27, Echelon Mall County Store, Burnt Mill and Echelon roads, Voorhees, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

· Aug. 28, Cherry Hill Mall County Store, 2000 Route 38 at Chapel Avenue, Cherry Hill, noon to 3 p.m. and 5:30 to 7 p.m.

For additional information, contact recruiter Ed Guidotti by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4660, or via e-mail at eguidotti@camdencc.edu.

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Anyone aged 23 or older who is considering enrolling at Camden County College this fall is invited to attend an information session for adult students. Each of the college's three locations will host one of the free "Workshop for the Adult Learner" sessions.

Included will be instant admissions, career planning, academic advisement, transcript evaluation and registration for fall classes. Arrangements concerning the receipt of credit for prior learning and experience will be discussed. So will the New Jersey Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program.

Available will be information concerning evening and weekend college, distance learning, personal interest classes and non-credit professional training. Details regarding student services such as day care and tutoring also will be offered.

The first session will be held at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 14 in the second-floor student lounge of the Camden City Campus, which is located at 200 N. Broadway in Camden.

The second is set for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15 in Room 100 of the College Community Center on the Blackwood Campus, which is located at College Drive and Little Gloucester Road in Gloucester Township.

The third will take place at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 21 in Room 110 of the William G. Rohrer Center, located at Route 70 and Springdale Road in Cherry Hill Township.

Prospective adult students should call to confirm attendance for the workshop of their choice and bring with them copies of any prior college transcripts.

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Students from Camden County College are spending the summer and fall at one of the top vacation spots in the United States, but they're not just mousing around. Each is earning invaluable work experience as a paid intern in the Walt Disney World College Program.

Nationwide recruiting took place at 250 schools, including Camden County College in March. About 60 students attended the Blackwood Campus event, with two dozen applying and 18 succeeding. Requirements include completion of one college semester and a GPA of 2.0.

"Disney recruited exclusively from four-year colleges in the past and just this year contacted a few select two-year colleges," said Jacqueline Tenuto, Camden County College student employment coordinator. "Disney was pleased by both the turnout and caliber of student and will recruit here again."

Interns work as attraction, custodial, hospitality, housekeeping or refreshment attendants; as culinary assistants, greeters or lifeguards; or in the merchandising, recreation or transportation areas. They receive wages, space in a furnished apartment, local transportation and free park admission.

While in Florida, many students will continue their education through Camden County College's online courses or via on-site Walt Disney World Training and Development Resources classes. After a five-month internship, program alumni may apply for a summer position related to their academic major.

Most participants will be in Florida from August to January. One already there and working is Andrea Murawski of Clementon, who began her internship in May.

"Andrea's taking specialized classes, including a seminar presented by Michael Eisner, Walt Disney's chief executive officer," Tenuto said. "She's having a great time and has met wonderful people from around the world. She enjoys her job and is amazed at how friendly everyone is."

By county of residence, Camden County College's other Disney interns are:

·Burlington County - Jami DelMastro of Maple Shade, Melissa Gangemi of Marlton.

·Camden County - Jennifer Buckley of Voorhees, Colleen Carr of Atco, William Dicken of Bellmawr, Lorraine Gonzalez of Camden, Edward Hughes of Waterford, Kristina Kelly of Audubon, Thomas Knapp of Sicklerville, Elwood Leftridge of Sicklerville, Janine Lorey of West Berlin, Jaclyn Lowden of Audubon, Heather Martin of Stratford, Adia Williams of Sicklerville.

·Gloucester County - Andrea Bardon of Westville, Lauren Guenther of Williamstown, Jennifer Hewitt of Williamstown.

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It's a sign of summer: Happy Hands Camp is returning to Camden County College.

Happy Hands Camp offers week-long sessions through Aug. 3 for deaf and hard of hearing children aged 5 to 14. Activities include swimming and other sports; arts and crafts; computer and other games; natural language development projects; and field trips. Cost is $85 per session, and campers may register for multiple sessions.

Each member of the camp's staff has many years of experience working with hearing-impaired youngsters. Assisting them are volunteers who were once Happy Hands campers and are now Camden County College students.

Happy Hands was established in 1988 and remains the only summer camp in South Jersey for children who have full or partial hearing loss. The program enjoyed its most successful year thus far in 2000, when more than 50 children attended from as far away as Atlantic and Cape May counties.

"We are expecting a lot of the same children from past years along with many new campers," said coordinator Kathy Earp, who holds both a certificate of transliteration and a certificate of interpretation from the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. "This year, we expect approximately 65 children to attend."

Many local public school districts have included the camp as an extended school-year program. Other sponsors include the New Jersey Association for the Deaf and the Lion's Club of Gloucester County.

For further details about Happy Hands Camp or to enroll, contact director Kathy Earp by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4506; through TTY at (856) 374-4855; by fax at (856) 374-4879 or via e-mail at kearp@camdencc.edu.

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There's still time to make a hit, give a yell or have a kick at one of Camden County College's 2001 kids' sports camps.

The college's Blackwood Campus is once again hosting a series of one-week camps for athletic youths who are 7 and older. Each features instruction in basic skills from veteran coaches. Spaces remain in this summer's baseball, cheerleading and soccer sessions.

Baseball camp runs from July 16 to 20 for kids aged 7 to 12. Camden County College coach Frank Angeloni will teach participants the essentials of batting, fielding and running the bases.

Cheerleading camp runs from July 23 to 27, with separate programs available for teams and individuals aged 7 to 13 and 13 to 15. Karen Cardillo returns for her 11th season as camp director and head instructor of cheers, chants, jumps and stunts.

Soccer camp offers two sessions for kids aged 7 to 13, with one running from July 30 to Aug. 3 and one running Aug. 6 to 10. Each session includes a separate clinic for goalkeepers. Camden County College coach George Hobbins and his staff will help attendees learn and improve dribbling, passing, trapping, stealing, scoring and defensive skills.

Each camp runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and includes free use of the college pool on Tuesday through Friday afternoons. Cost is $85 per child per session, with discounts available to families with more than one child in the same session and to groups of 10 or more.

All participants receive a complimentary camp T-shirt and luncheon beverages. Attendees must, however, bring a packed lunch.

For more information or to sign up for any of this year's sports camps, contact the Camden County College Athletic Office at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4247 or ext. 4618.

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Thirty-six students who have completed Camden County College's dental programs were "pinned" into their new professions during a May 15 ceremony held on the Blackwood Campus.

During the annual event, program instructors pin a commemorative badge onto each recipient's graduation gown. A caduceus and the college's name are depicted on the front. The back is engraved with the recipient's initials and year of graduation.

"This ceremony celebrates the students' transition into their chosen profession," said Dr. Catherine Boos, dental programs director. "The students are recognized for their many achievements."

Of this year's dental graduates, 18 completed the dental hygiene curriculum and 18 completed the dental assisting curriculum. A hygienist works under a dentist's supervision and can record patient history, chart the mouth for evaluation/diagnosis, educate patients on dental health and scale and polish teeth. An assistant works chairside to help dentists examine and treat patients, takes X-rays and prepares instruments, impressions and restorative materials.

Graduating dental students also participated in the college's commencement ceremony on May 19. There, the dental hygiene students received an associate of applied science degree and the dental assisting students received a career certificate.

This year's dental hygiene graduates are:

-Camden County: Danielle Beisel, Collingswood; Debra Rubinstein, Collingswood; and Erica White, Woodlynne.

-Atlantic County: Michelle Terry, Pomona.

-Cumberland County: JoAnna Weber, Rosenhayn.

-Gloucester County: Kristen Bianchi, Sicklerville; Judy Callen, Glassboro; Dale Carpenter, Turnersville; Stephanie Clayton, Sicklerville; Louise Kerins-Dillon, Williamstown; Jessica Kondas, Deptford Township; Dyan Larson, Wenonah; Lisa Miklavcic, Williamstown; Sheryl Pizzo, Mantua Township; Christine Tunnecliffe, National Park; Merridith Van Hoorn, Williamstown; and Nicole Vanleer, Sewell.

- Ocean County: Maria Martucci, Toms River.

This year's dental assisting graduates are:

- Camden County: Mischma Benjamin, Clementon; Robyn Benson, Laurel Springs; Colleen Corey, Cherry Hill; Rosanne Foglietta, Bellmawr; Dawn Garofalo, Runnemede; Wendy Larkins, Berlin; Meredith Loughery, Audubon; Sarrah Lyons, Cherry Hill; and Christine Moser Bellmawr.

-Atlantic County: Christina Haga Spahn, Hammonton.

-Burlington County: Jackie Gurecki, Mount Laurel; and Nicole Williams, Shamong.

-Gloucester County: Lisa Bowker, Woodbury; Amy Hoffman, Williamstown; Amy B. Matthes, Swedesboro; Kathy Poulianas, Turnersville; and Stacy Stockdill, Glassboro.

-Salem County: Doreen Lieggi, Carneys Point Township.

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Twenty-nine members of the Camden County College Class of 2001 pledged to practice their profession "with conscience and dignity" during the annual Virtua Health-Camden County College ceremony for graduating paramedic sciences students.

Each graduate completed studies for an associate's degree or a career certificate in paramedic sciences through the college's co-operative program with Virtua Health. All of them received a program diploma and a commemorative medal before taking "The Oath of Geneva."

"I will maintain by all means in my power the honor and noble traditions of the medical profession," they pledged. "I will not permit the consideration of religion, nationality, race, party, politics or social standing to intervene between my duty and my patient."

The graduates also honored college president Dr. Phyllis Della Vecchia and Virtua Health president and chief executive officer Richard P. Miller with commemorative plaques. The two administrators were lauded for their commitment to the co-op, which was formalized in 1997.

This year's paramedic science graduates are:

-Camden County: Matthew Bledsoe, Cherry Hill; Robert Brunges, Waterford; Thomas Cimino, Cherry Hill; Merri Heggan, Blue Anchor; Bernadette McGuigan, Atco; J.R. O'Neil, Collingswood.

- Atlantic County: Geoffrey Groff, Absecon; Michelle Peterson, Absecon; Michael Somers, Egg Harbor Township.

-Burlington County: Kim Arbaugh, Mount Holly; Jill Gephart, Bordentown; Cindy Jones, Mount Holly; David Zavacky, Wrightstown.

-Cape May County: Kevin Scarpa, Avalon.

- Cumberland County: Matthew Pacione, Vineland; Donald Slimmer, Vineland; David Tomlinson, Vineland.

-Gloucester County: Sharon Fink, Clayton; Ronald Hallam, Williamstown; Andrew Lovell, Swedesboro; James Newman, Deptford; Ryan Pierson, Pitman.

-Mercer County: Maryann Russell, Lawrenceville; Steven Schnaudt, Trenton.

-Salem County: Matthew Labree, Elmer; Linda Ortega, Pittsgrove; Georgia Smith, Deepwater.

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Sixty-one members of the Camden County College Class of 2001 earned a diploma from nursing school along with the associate of science degree they received.

The college has had co-operative agreements with both Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing and Virtua Health System's Helene Fuld School of Nursing since 1980. Students who enroll in one of co-op programs complete academic coursework through the college and intense clinical studies through one of the two nursing schools. Students who complete all academic and clinical requirements are presented with both a college degree and a nursing diploma. They also become eligible to sit for the New Jersey State Registered Nurse Licensure Examination.

Degrees are conferred upon the nursing graduates during college's regular commencement exercises. These students receive their diplomas and get pinned into their profession during separate ceremonies conducted by the nursing schools. This year, the college graduated 18 Our Lady of Lourdes students and 43 Helene Fuld students.

By county and by school, this year's Camden County College nursing graduates and their hometowns are:

CAMDEN COUNTY

Our Lady of Lourdes - Safiya Abdullah, Pennsauken; Nicole Brocious, Berlin; Andrea Franchetti, Collingswood; Nathifa Garcia, Collingswood; Rachel Larney, Collingswood; Kimberly Plummer, Haddon Heights; Tricia Posey, Barrington; Poonam Rampall, Cherry Hill; Kelly Reilly, Mount Ephraim; Jadene Robinson, Lindenwold; Jessica Sweeney, Laurel Springs; and Valerie Kwiatkowski, Voorhees.

Helene Fuld - Kelli Bianchini, Collingswood; Kimberly A. Bibbings, Clementon; Shawn J. Brennan, Bellmawr; Ganine Broderick, Atco; Christine V. Corbett, Glendora; Haemin Creamer, Westmont; Esperanza "Hope" Arroliga Driver, Somerdale; Marianne Flenders, Somerdale; Angel Brockington Hall, Blackwood; Susan C. Henske, Pine Hill; Thomas R. Hickey III, Camden; Susan M. Isele, Somerdale; Michael S. Leff, Cherry Hill; Victoria A. MacIntosh, Berlin; Joan M. McBride, Bellmawr; Allan J. Moore, Collingswood; Holly L. Osment, Lindenwold; Angela D. Pedrick, Clementon; Deborah Hoover Reader, Gloucester City; Darron J. Reganato, Sicklerville; Michelle Kim Riddle, Voorhees; Stephanie Sadgwar, Blackwood; Susan J. Sanderbeck, Haddonfield; Christina M. Scarfo, Berlin; Beth K. Scuderi, Hi-Nella; Kimberly A. Snow, Clementon; Amy Stolarick, Glendora; Anna M. Vargas, Somerdale; Mae M. Villanueva, Cherry Hill; Moehika Watson, Camden; and Maria A. Whitmore, Clementon.

ATLANTIC COUNTY

Helene Fuld - Margaret Shallow, Margate; and Kristen A. Tracy, Somers Point.

BURLINGTON COUNTY

Our Lady of Lourdes - Linda Masino, Fort Dix; and Daniel Schulingkamp, Delran.

Helene Fuld - Michelle Beekler, Maple Shade; Marzena I. Bobko, Mount Laurel; Wanda T. Goodmond, Mount Holly; Evelyn K. Ngwa, Maple Shade; Tina Rodriguez, McGuire Air Force Base; Jennifer K. Smith, Mount Laurel; and Thomas Vesneski, Marlton.

GLOUCESTER COUNTY

Our Lady of Lourdes - Shanda Richer, Newfield; Crystal Smith, Deptford; and Kelly Walston, Williamstown.

Helene Fuld - Luis Campina, Williamstown; Howk-Kun Cheung, Glassboro; and Michelle Coleman, Sewell.

OCEAN COUNTY

Our Lady of Lourdes - Christie Pinolini, Tuckerton

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This year's induction ceremony was the sixth since the chapter was chartered in 1993. Faculty advisers are Dr. William Curtis, Dr. Jack Cohen, Dr. Marie English and Dr. Frank Mitchell.

Psi Beta is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and an affiliate of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. The mission of Psi Beta is the professional development of psychology students at two-year colleges through the promotion and recognition of excellence in scholarship, leadership, research and community service.

Students must attain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher, complete a minimum of 15 college credits and attain at least a "B" average in any psychology-based course. Members wear a gold-colored medallion at graduation, note Psi Beta membership on college transcripts and are eligible for student affiliate membership in the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society.

The 2001 inductees are:

- Camden County: Judy Ayub, Barrington; Lisa A. Brago, Barrington; Alicia M. Cairns; Pennsauken; Dawn M. Cogliser, Oaklyn; Vincent E. Dalessandro, Blackwood; Sara DiMascio, Haddon Heights; Rachel L. Dolente, Voorhees; Jill M. Fricker, Pennsauken; Debra Gallagher, Erial; Erin N. Green, Collingswood; Denise J. Hofmann, Haddon Heights; Amy M. Howren, Cherry Hill; William A. Hylick, Sicklerville; Stephanie R. Johns, Clementon; Thomas G. Kett II, Pine Hill; Tara M. Massey, Gibbsboro; Ann M. Matos, Camden; Donna J. Mazzone, Sicklerville; Cecilia M. Midiri, Camden; Kris Mustacchio, Westmont; Deborah D. Saultz, Merchantville; Kimberly A. Schaeffer, Berlin; Kathleen M. Schiller, Atco; Kelly M. Shea, Runnemede; James T. Skay Jr., Stratford; Thomas F. Sullivan, Pennsauken; Janet T. Swift, Pine Hill; Catherine A. Tanzi, Haddon Township; Valerie Weir, Stratford; Kelly L. Zams, Voorhees.

- Atlantic County: Erik K. Jarvis, Hammonton; Malcolm L. Talton, Newtonville.

- Burlington County: Linda R. Reale, Marlton.

- Gloucester County: Lisa M. Capano, Pitman; Cynthia A. Frattaroli-Haas, Williamstown.

-Ocean County: Patricia L. Gulnac, Manahawkin; Christie R. Pinolini, Tuckerton.

- Out of State: Peter W. Liedman Jr., Triangle, Va.

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Two of the chapter's members were selected for the 2001 New Jersey All-State Academic Team. Stephanie Johns of Clementon, 2000-01 chapter president, and Cindy Frattaroli-Haas of Williamstown were nominated by Camden County College and honored by the New Jersey Council of County Colleges. The 35 students who made the team were treated to a day at the state capital, where they received award certificates, medallions and state resolutions.

Johns will attend Bryn Mawr College in the fall to complete a bachelor's degree in political science. Frattaroli-Haas is pursuing a bachelor's degree in elementary education at Rowan University.

The 2001 inductees are:

- Camden County: - Olusunmade Adekunle, Berlin; Randy Joseph Alessio, Brooklawn; Oluwafemi A. Awoyale, Sicklerville; Deborah Ball, Blackwood; Brunilda Beatty, Atco; Gregg A. Biddle, Gloucester; Robin Billington, Sicklerville; Lisa Anne Brago, Barrington; Christa Bryant, Merchantville; John Anthony Caldarulo, Voorhees; Andrea Chong, Somerdale; Diane Comisky, Atco; Elizabeth Concepcion, Atco; AnnaMarie Cuccio, Pennsauken; Dominic DeMartino, West Berlin; Patricia Everitt, Blackwood; Trisha Joy Ferro, Waterford; Nancy Ann Fitzpatrick, Somerdale; Nina Fonseca, Blackwood; Soneia Frazier, Sicklerville; Sally J. Gerges, Cherry Hill; Sharon Graham, Camden; Suzanne Gurenlian, Sicklerville; Catherine Guzik, Blackwood; Jeffery Hancock, Laurel Springs; Janet Hart, Cherry Hill; Clinton J. Hasenberg, Gibbsboro; Agnes Maria Holm, Voorhees; Amy Howren, Cherry Hill; Marcia L. Jenkins, Haddon Heights; Ionka Ivanova, Voorhees; Robert Kapischke, Oaklyn; Wael M. Kassem, Sicklerville; Ellen A. King, West Collingswood; Damon John Kopala, Stratford; James Andrew Krug, Berlin; Harry Leon, Pennsauken; You-Lim Ma, Blackwood; Lisa Mackin, Stratford; Jacqueline Massanova, Somerdale; Benjamin Millek, West Berlin; Wanda Mora, Cherry Hill; Barbara A. Morris, Runnemede; Colleen F. O'Hara, Gloucester; Soon D. Paik, Cherry Hill; Samiran Patel, Cherry Hill; Tracie Lee Paulson, Atco; Richelle Pernell, Camden; Mia Ann Perovich, Blackwood; Katherine O. Powell, Sicklerville; Colleen Reilly, Mount Ephraim; Kathryn Ripple-Gilmour, Cherry Hill; Shawn Rodriguez, Camden; Sandra Marie Romano, Waterford; Rebecca M. Sanders, Westmont; Debra Diane Saultz, Merchantville; Tejas Shah, Bellmawr; Rafaela Silva, Blackwood; James T. Skay Jr., Stratford; Lauren Snyder, Pennsauken;

-Melissa Stronstorff, Haddon Township; Catherine Ann Tanzi, Collingswood; Dawn Washington, Camden; Janice Williams, Sicklerville; Kristen Lynn Windsor, Voorhees; Barbara Ann Zimmerman, Pennsauken; Paula Zuzulock, Blackwood.

- Atlantic County: Michelle W. Terry, Pomona.

-Burlington County: Agnes Brand, Medford Lakes; Eugene Dunn III, Medford; Susan Eisenhardt, Maple Shade; Tammi Kinder, Shamong; Linda Reale, Marlton; Rosanne C. Sacchetti, Cinnaminson.

- Cumberland County: Eric Killian, Vineland; Fred Mastrogiovanni Vineland.

-Gloucester County: Theresa Annucci, Sewell; Fernando Bonmati, Williamstown; Dierdre Gabriel, Turnersville; Trishia Lynne Haines, Williamstown; David Healy, Turnersville; Jennifer Hewitt, Williamstown; Patricia Jones, Turnersville; William T. Kane, Gibbstown; Philip Livecchi, Mantua; Amy Matthes, Swedesboro; Lisa Marie Miklavac, Williamstown; Jill Ritter, Sewell; Julie Lyn Rivero, Williamstown; Anna Lisa Russo, Sewell; Angela Ryan, Sewell.

-Ocean County: Patricia Gulnac, Manahawkin.

-Salem County: Rachel Lynne Hitchner, Elmer.

-Out of State: Denise Gindhart, Philadelphia.

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The college's annual Academic Scholarships and Awards Ceremony included the presentation of Departmental Excellence Awards in each academic division - Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Business, Computer and Technical Studies; and Math, Science and Health Careers - to 53 students and departmental and college scholarship awards to 94 students.

The Camden County College Foundation administers all scholarship funds. Winners of the excellence awards, which consist of a commemorative document and a $25 Barnes & Noble gift certificate, and the departmental scholarships are selected by faculty members within each academic area. Winners of the collegewide scholarships are selected by a committee of faculty members and administrators from many areas of the campus community.

This year's Departmental Excellence Award winners are:

-Camden County: Kristen Bianchi, Sicklerville, dental hygiene; Christine Blaese, Berlin, computer information systems; Jodi Bomgardner, Mount Ephraim, management; Aida Bosque, Camden, office systems technology/administrative assistant; Patti Caldwell, Sicklerville, retailing; Sandie Campanell, Glendora, communications; Frank Cesare, Laurel Springs, computer integrated manufacturing; Andrea Chong, Somerdale, office systems technology/information processing; Felicia Clark, Winslow Township, fine arts; Ray Cook, Cherry Hill, English; Annamarie Cuccio, Pennsauken, computer information systems/personal computers; Jennifer Daug, Waterford, photography; Wendy DiCamillo, Blackwood, addictions counseling; Masako Fukuyoshi, Cherry Hill, dietetics; Fayetta Fussell, Camden, health science; Stephen Gardiner, Somerdale, computer graphics; William Gilmore, Sicklerville, management/small business management; Shari Goldberg, Cherry Hill, Web page design; Gabrielle Gorko, Cherry Hill, criminal justice; Michael Haughey, Runnemede, theater; Stephanie Johns, Clementon, political science; Wael Kassem, Sicklerville, chemistry; Ellen King, West Collingswood, photonics/fiber optics; Andrew Knaus, Pennsauken, computer-aided drafting and design; James Krug, Berlin, business administration/information systems; Tara Lehman, Gloucester City, office systems technology/executive secretary; Sheryl MacIntire, Laurel Springs, music; Ronald Mason, Blackwood, mechanical engineering; John McNeill, Sicklerville, electrical-electronic engineering technology; Nancy Nolan, Berlin, psychology; Samiran Patel, Cherry Hill, respiratory therapy; Cheryl Reagan, Sicklerville, office systems technology/legal secretary; Adriana Rodenheiser, Atco, sociology; Melissa Saler, Erial, French; Brian Shannon, Oaklyn, nursing/Our Lady of Lourdes; Hannah Silver, Voorhees, biology; Jessica Smith, Runnemede, medical coding; Vivien Smith, Sicklerville, marketing; Mae Villaneuva, Cherry Hill, nursing/Helene Fuld.

-Atlantic County: Malcolm Talton, Newtonville, health/exercise science; Michael L. Willis, Hammonton, mathematics.

-Burlington County: Kathleen Boyer, Marlton, interpreter education.

-Gloucester County: Johanna Conyer, Woodbury, finance; Louis Ferenci, Glassboro, computer systems technology; Robert Hamilton, Williamstown, computer science/math-science; Jelina Lewandowski, Sewell, applied arts; Phillip Livecchi, Mantua, engineering science; Amy Matthes, Swedesboro, dental assisting; Maria Overk, Deptford, accounting; Anna Lisa Russo, Sewell, Spanish and business administration/ liberal arts and sciences; Suzanne Skanes, Sewell, economics.

-Mercer County: Benedict Samedi, Ewing, ophthalmic science; Steven Schnaudt, Trenton, paramedic science.

-Out of State: William Josaphowitch, Philadelphia, automotive technology/GM-ASEP; Robert Rhodes, Willow Grove, automotive technology/Toyota T-Ten.

Many of these same students also were selected to receive academic scholarships. These full list of winners are included alphabetically - with hometown, scholarship amount and scholarship title - on the three pages that follow.

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The spending plan will fund improvements to library services, increase tutoring services and upgrade student information system software. In addition, academic support for students enrolled in basics skills courses will be augmented and World Wide Web technologies will be further integrated into key campus business systems.

Another priority made possible by the 2001-02 budget is the creation of three new full-time faculty positions. Hiring these additional professors will strengthen existing academic programs overall as well as extend the reach and enrich the programs of the Camden City Campus in particular. Also funded will be enhancements to facility maintenance programs

"We built this budget around student needs," said college president Dr. Phyllis Della Vecchia.

Under the spending plan, tuition will increase by $1 per credit to $60 per credit for county residents, $64 per credit for out-of-county residents and $114 per credit for international students. The budget also includes a $2 per credit increase in the general service fee, bringing it to $9 per credit. Both increases are effective for fall-semester costs. The general service fee also underwent a minor increase last year, but tuition hadn't been raised since 1999.

Student tuition and fees will generate 45 percent of revenue in 2001-02. State contributions, which are $1.09 million more than last year, will provide 29 percent of revenue. County support, which totals $200,000 more than last year, will furnish 22 percent. The other roughly 3 percent will come from miscellaneous sources.

"We always work hard to keep the financial commitment of students at a minimum while providing them with a valuable education that is affordable," Della Vecchia said. "Although an increase in tuition and fees was necessitated, it was kept minimal thanks to generous support from our freeholders and effective campus-management practices.

"And even with these increases, Camden County College maintains the lowest tuition rate in New Jersey."

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Five Camden County College students and a professor were honored for academic achievement and leadership during the 2001 New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund Professional Association Student Day Conference.

Awards were presented to 560 graduating seniors in three categories: Outstanding Academic Achievement, Academic Achievement and Outstanding Achievement. In addition, seven students were awarded the Distinguished Scholar Award for maintaining a 4.0 grade-point average throughout their collegiate career.

Outstanding Academic Achievement awards were given to Camden County College students Ruthann King of Camden, Lisa R. Quigley of Atco, Janet E. Robinson of Camden and Dawn E. Washington of Camden.

King, 34, is a single mother with two daughters. She is a liberal arts and science major with a 3.5 grade-point average. She currently works as a guidance counselor at Camden High School and as a counselor for the Upward Bound Program.

Quigley, 44, is a single mother with three children and an elementary/secondary education major with a 3.5 grade-point average. She teaches basic skills part-time in an elementary school.

Robinson, 59, is a wife and a mother of 10 children. She majored in human services and achieved a 3.5 grade-point average. She also received the non-academic Outstanding Achievement Award from the EOF. The nurse and missionary plans to continue her missionary work in South Africa.

Washington, 32, is a single mother raising a daughter. She majored in elementary/secondary education and achieved a grade-point average of 3.7. She plans to continue her education in this area.

An Academic Achievement Award was presented to Betsy A Zambrana, 21, of Camden. The criminal justice student achieved a 3.2 grade-point average.

Professor James C. Lawson was named an "EOF Champion" due to his unending efforts to get the word out that EOF is a program that works. As an adviser to the college's campus newspaper, Lawson assigns reporters to complete a story highlighting the EOF program for each issue.

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A former teacher has been selected 2001 Student of the Year by a state professional organization.

Camden County College student Dorothy Druker, a 69-year-old retired elementary school teacher, will receive a $250 scholarship from the Society of Allied Health Professions of New Jersey.

The Cherry Hill resident is studying for a second career as a certified dietetic technician. Her interest in this area was sparked four years ago when she began attending nutrition seminars. Her desire to become a dietetic technician motivated her to enroll in the two-year degree program at Camden County College.

Maureen A. Reidenauer, clinical director of the college's dietetic technology program, nominated Druker for the SAHPNJ award.

"Dottie is full of life and is dedicated to her pursuit of continuing education," said Reidenauer. "She is a role model for hard work and dedication. She clearly demonstrates that it is never too late to pursue your dream."

Druker carries a 4.0 grade-point average and is the president of the college's Dietetic Technology Student Club. With this club and the three others to which she belongs, she works to promote the importance of proper nutrition and exercise to a long and healthy life.

"In my second chosen profession, I plan to fill the void of effective nutrition education in the schools and local communities by initiating nutrition-friendly information workshops," Druker said. "Every day I find and clip articles about new research findings. It is an exciting time to be involved in the area of nutrition. The opportunities for sharing and applying this information are endless."

Druker will be presented with her scholarship check and a certificate during a June 7 ceremony on the Scotch Plains campus of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

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Johns said she was thrilled to hear her name announced.

"It is important for me to stay involved with Camden County College," she said. "I have a genuine interest in the future academic and administrative priorities of the college."

Johns, a regular President's List student, graduated with a 3.83 grade-point average. She was inducted into Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society in 1999 and served as chapter president for the 2000-01 term. She also belonged to the Chi Alpha Epsilon and Psi Beta honor societies and was a member of the New Jersey All-State Academic Team.

Also while at Camden County College, Johns belonged to the Student Council Association, for which she served as secretary in 1999-2000, and the Student Activities Board, for which she was roundtable chair in 1999-2000. She also participated in the 2000 exchange program with Loughborough College in Leicestershire, England; was a student delegate to the 2001 regional conference of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education; and served on the New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority Student Advisory Committee. Johns also spent time as a classroom volunteer at Blackwood Elementary School, a campaign volunteer for state Assemblyman George Geist and an intern in the college's Office of Communications and Development.

"As a result of these activities, I have gained valuable insight into the inner workings of higher education and the special needs and challenges - including family, health and time-management concerns - that face our dynamic and diverse student body," she said. "The position of alumni trustee provides a unique opportunity to continue my service."

Johns will transfer to Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pa., this fall on a full scholarship. She will pursue a bachelor's degree in political science in preparation for a career as a lobbyist.

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An English professor whose passion for poetry, love of literature and devotion to drama endear her to students and colleagues alike has won the top teaching award available to Camden County College faculty members.

Clare Berger of Cherry Hill received the 2001 Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award during the 33rd annual Camden County College commencement ceremony on May 19. The accolade recognizes extraordinary effort and achievement in education.

Berger holds a bachelor of science degree in English education from Penn State University and a master's degree in English/community college education from what is now Rowan University. She came to Camden County College in 1987 as an adjunct instructor and became a full faculty member in 1994. In those 14 years, she has become one of the college's most popular and respected professors.

"It is for her ability to involve students with writing and literature that we honor Clare Berger," said Dr. Phyllis Della Vecchia, president of Camden County College. "Faculty say she 'lives her profession' and is 'the quintessential community college professor.' Students say she is 'a special woman and a wonderful teacher.' "

Berger helped pioneer the college's online writing and literature courses and has coached many of her students to win its Holcombe Writing Prize competition. She also mentors adjuncts, organizes the annual Literature Live performances and serves on a number of key committees.

A committee of faculty and administrators recommended Berger for the award, which is funded by the Philadelphia-based Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation to celebrate and support excellence in teaching at institutions throughout the Delaware Valley. In making their choice, committee members acknowledged Berger's "tireless ability to engage students" and her standing as a good "academic citizen" - both within her department and throughout the college.

"Professor Berger can very aptly be described with words from Shakespeare's 'Hamlet,' one of the plays she presents so well in her literature classes," Della Vecchia said. "Students and colleagues praise the 'form and moving' of her active teaching style and cite the 'express and admirable' way her readings draw students into the experience of literature. They also praise her 'infinite faculties' of creativity and patience in helping students realize that they can write an essay or understand a poem."

Berger is Camden County College's fourth Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award winner. Biology Professor Adrienne Coons won the honor last year. The 1999 honoree was business programs Professor Paul Harris. Basic skills mathematics Professor Ellen Freedman received the award in 1998.

A veteran Camden City Police Department officer addressed his fellow Class of 2001 members when he delivered Camden County College's student graduation address on May 19.

Harry Leon of Pennsauken received an associate of science degree during the college's 33rd annual commencement. His will be one of 914 degrees and career certificates conferred during this year's ceremony, which begins at 10 a.m. in the Truman Courtyard of the Blackwood Campus.

The 32-year-old criminal justice major, who carries a 3.9 grade-point average, attended Pennsauken Vocational-Technical School and began his studies at Camden County College in 1990. He's been with the Camden police force for 11 years and currently holds the rank of lieutenant.

"Because of Camden County College, I have become a well-rounded person who has gained a better understanding of life and a different perspective on society," Leon said. "Giving the student address will allow me to express my gratitude to all of the students and staff for helping me achieve success and make new lifelong friends."

A committee of faculty and administrators selected Leon to represent his peers based on the academic achievements, professional accomplishments and community contributions he has made. As a member of the police-affiliated Brothers of Distinction group, for example, he completes home-improvement services for senior citizens living in Camden. Leon also participates in holiday food drives, serves on city cleanup committees and counsels urban youth on the value of education.

"I challenge you to serve as a mentor/adviser to at least child other than your own," Leon told his classmates. "Guide them in making sound and healthy choices in their educational and social development. Make it your priority to ensure and inspire their greatest usefulness in the causes of humanity so that they will develop into productive participants in our society."

Leon will now attend Fairleigh Dickinson University to pursue a baccalaureate in liberal arts. Later, he plans to pursue a master's degree in public administration. The ultimate goal of this husband and father of three is to become chief of police.

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Three longtime Camden County College employees were honored as part of the institution's commencement festivities on May 19.

Two faculty members - with a combined total of 60 years of service - were named professors emeritus. An administrator with 25 years of service received the Camden County College Presidential Medal. All three are recent retirees, and all three were recognized during a breakfast just prior to the annual graduation ceremony.

Retiring faculty members are conferred emeritus status by the Camden County College Board of Trustees on recommendation of the college president. This distinction lauds meritorious service and accords recipients the right to retain campus office space; continue participating in faculty and faculty association meetings; and enjoy all other usual faculty rights and privileges.

Honoree Dr. Dorrell Biddle is a Mount Laurel resident who has served as a professor of biology at Camden County College since 1969. The botany specialist, who holds a bachelor's degree from Temple University and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania, helped design the present-day course curricula and played a key role in the campus beautification program.

Honoree Dr. Anthony L. Tumolo is a Havertown, Pa., resident who has served as a professor of chemistry at Camden County College since 1973. The 20-year department chair, who holds bachelor's and master's degrees from St. Joseph's University and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania, pioneered the college's dual-credit chemistry program.

The college president awards the Presidential Medal to acknowledge individuals who have made humanitarian, cultural, intellectual or scientific contributions to society; achieved noteworthy success in their professions; or given significant service to the community, state or region.

Recipient Catherine "Kitty" Hewitt is a Laurel Springs resident who began at the college in 1976 and has coordinated the dental assisting program since 1989. She holds an associate of applied science degree from Camden County College and a bachelor of science degree from what is now St. Joseph's University. On campus, Hewitt established continuing education courses for working dental assistants. Off-campus, she served as president, vice president and legislative chair of the New Jersey Dental Assistants Association and as an Environmental Protection Agency consultant in the area of dental radiology.

Nine hundred and thirty degrees and career certificates were conferred during the college's 33rd commencement ceremony, which took place on the Blackwood Campus.

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Bill Clinton delivered words of inspiration to this year's Camden County College graduates. So did Toni Morrison and Stephen King. Along with Dan Rather, Jodie Foster and Ken Burns.

More than 200 graduation speakers provided encouragement and motivation at the college's 33rd annual commencement ceremony, which took place May 19. Each of the 930 associate's degree and career certificate recipients who attended the ceremony received a copy of Onward! Twenty-Five Years of Advice, Exhortation and Inspiration from America's Best Commencement Speeches, courtesy of Barnes and Noble.

College officials decided against sending off the Class of 2001 on the words of a single keynote speaker. They chose instead to send each graduate home with the 303-page anthology of words delivered by luminaries at colleges and universities across the country over the last quarter-century. In Onward!, editor Peter J. Smith compiled remarks from writers such George Plimpton, politicians such as Madeleine Albright, entertainers such as Katharine Hepburn and spiritual leaders such as the Dalai Lama.

"We truly appreciate the generosity of Barnes and Noble, which made this year's commencement ceremony one of the most memorable Camden County College has ever put on," Della Vecchia said. "We hope that this keepsake will help inspire our newest alumni to dive fearlessly into all of their future endeavors."

Della Vecchia was among those who delivered remarks from the podium. Providing the student address was Harry Leon of Pennsauken, a criminal justice major who is a lieutenant with the Camden City Police Department. Also speaking was trustee chairman Kevin Halpern and other college officials.

Freshman Andrea Bardon of Westville sang the national anthem. The Seacoast Brass Quintet, conducted by retired faculty member Phil Travaline of Barnsboro, accompanied her and performed selections throughout the program.

Another feature of the day's festivities celebrated the 100th anniversary of American community colleges. The U.S. Postal Service offered commemorative postmarks from an on-campus station after the formal ceremony concluded.

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Tuesday, May 8, 2001
Opening reception and awards ceremony for "Student Art Show 2001," a juried exhibit of works created by Camden County College students, 7 to 9 p.m., The Art Gallery at Camden County College, Lincoln Hall, Blackwood Campus. Runs through May 25.
Admission is free, and refreshments will be served.
For exhibit hours or other details, call gallery director Sara Shapiro at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4201.

Tuesday, May 8, 2001
"Songs of Revelation to Revolution," a free concert by the Camden County College Community Choir, 8 p.m., Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, Lincoln Hall, Blackwood Campus.

The 2001 edition of the choir's annual spring concert will feature music ranging from Mozart to Les Miserables. Ken Ewan directs.

For further details, contact Assistant Dean Judith Rowlands at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4377, or via e-mail at jrowlands@camdencc.edu.

Saturday, June 2, 2001
Tri-County Symphonic Band concert, 7:30 p.m., Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, Lincoln Hall, Blackwood Campus, Camden County College.

Local musicians making up this lauded regional ensemble will offer a range of selections in this performance sponsored by the Camden County College Center for Arts Education.

For admission prices and further details, contact Assistant Dean Judith Rowlands at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4377, or via e-mail at jrowlands@camdencc.edu.

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YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU' SET TO ROMP ONTO COUNTY COLLEGE STAGE

It's got a tutu-wearing sister, an explosive-brewing boarder, uptight in-laws-to-be and young lovers who somehow manage to survive the eccentricity - explosions and all.

Camden County College Community Theatre is delighted to offer Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's classic comedy "You Can't Take It With You" as its main production for Spring 2001. Performances will be given April 27, April 28, May 4 and May 5 in Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, which is located inside Lincoln Hall on the college's Blackwood Campus.

The stage version of "You Can't Take It With You" is even funnier than the Jean Arthur-James Stewart film that won the Best Picture and Best Director Academy Awards for Frank Capra in 1938. The play, which was first produced on Broadway in 1936, maintains a faster pace than the motion picture and contains none of Capra's grandstanding.

The mayhem starts when Alice Sycamore, the only normal member of her warmhearted but chaotic household, and beau Tony Kirby, the only son of wealthy WASPs, decide that it's time for their families to meet. The occasion opens with a scheduling snafu, declines as discussion disintegrates into discord and concludes with a crash - and a place in the paddy wagon for everyone.

Trisha Aristone of Sicklerville and Kurt Loescher of Blackwood star as the young couple, and Mario Rapanaro of Glendora is Grandpa Vanderhof. Linda Schapley of Marlton and Jim Connors of Clementon play Alice's parents, and Elizabeth Liquori of Sewell and Bob Abbott of Turnersville portray Tony's parents.

Completing the cast are Samuel Chisholm of Sicklerville, Tony DelRossi of Blackwood, Erinn Hadley of Gloucester, Christina Henderson of Berlin, Victoria Lees of Stratford, Janine Lorey of West Berlin, John Massanova of Runnemede, John Neville of Blenheim and Bill Tuttle of Pennsauken.

They are directed by Jim Alexander of Haddon Heights. Renée Post of Pitman is serving as both stage manager and costumer. Dr. Judith Rowlands of Cherry Hill, the college's assistant dean of arts, oversees all CCC theatrical productions.

Curtain time is 8 p.m. for each Camden County College performance of "You Can't Take It With You." Tickets are available at the door and cost $6 for adults and $3 for students, senior citizens and children.

For further details, call Rowlands at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4377, or e-mail her at jrowlands@camdencc.edu.

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Make a convenient and economical contribution to your future by signing up for summer courses at Camden County College.

Get a head start on an associate's degree, a bachelor's degree or a career certificate by taking one or more of the 600-plus courses slated at Camden County College during the Summer 2001 semester. Eight-week and five-week sessions are being offered in a variety of subjects - from English to business to technology - on the college's campuses in Blackwood, Camden and Cherry Hill. Dozens of television and Internet courses also are available, allowing you to complete credits without leaving your home or changing your summer job commitments.

If you're attending Camden County College this fall, taking summer classes will put you ahead of schedule on your way to completing a degree, a transfer program or a career certificate. If you attend or plan to attend another school, credits earned here count toward degrees at most colleges and universities in the United States.

And at $59 per credit for county residents and just a little more for out-of-county students, Camden County College courses provide quality education at an affordable cost.

Students can sign up for summer courses by mail, via fax or in person. In-person registration is available at all three campuses from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday until June 1 as well as 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday after June 1. Although registration is ongoing, cut-off dates have been set for each session.

May 11 is the mail/fax deadline and May 18 is the in-person deadline for the first five-week session, the eight-week session, the paramedic session, the massage therapy session, the 10-week Internet session, the first six-week Internet session, the 13-week telecourse session and the first seven-week telecourse session.

May 25 is the mail/fax deadline and May 31 is the in-person deadline is for the weekend session and the eight-week Rohrer Center session. June 14 is the mail/fax deadline and June 21 is the in-person deadline for the second five-week session. June 21 is the mail/fax deadline and June 28 is the in-person deadline for the second six-week Internet session and the second seven-week Internet session.

For further details, call the college toll-free at (888) 228-2466 or visit www.camdencc.edu on the World Wide Web and click on the "Summer 2001 Registration Schedule" link.

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Camden County College became the region's first institution to mark the 100th anniversary of community colleges in the United States when its president accepted a plaque depicting the pre-stamped U.S. Postal Service envelope that commemorates the national anniversary.

Dr. Phyllis Della Vecchia received the plaque from Blackwood postmaster John Mikfis during a ceremony to celebrate the community service completed by students and call attention to their Food Bank of South Jersey drive, an activity representative of the partnership between college and community. Dozens of cans and boxes of non-perishable food items were displayed during the April 6 event, which was held during National Community College Month.

"The fact that we're celebrating both of these on the same day is no accident," Della Vecchia said. "Community college students are rooted in their community, and they serve their community. And the students do tremendous community service at this college."

She also said she was proud of the "good, hard work" that Camden County College students put in as they give back to the community in a variety of ways. In addition to the annual spring food drive sponsored by the Student Council Association, service activities include a winter outerwear drive, a fall food drive, a reading-promotion program, participation in Habitat for Humanity building projects and curriculum-related outreach.

The American Association of Community Colleges teamed with the U.S. Postal Service to develop the envelopes imprinted with a 34-cent stamp that depicts a commuter student. They were introduced in Joliet, Ill., on Feb. 20 to mark the 100 years since Joliet Junior College was founded as the nation's first publicly funded two-year institution.

"We take pride in honoring community colleges because they promote cultural diversity and broad community involvement and offer affordable tuition and quality education," Mikfis said. "They are a very important part of the community fabric."

Also speaking during the ceremony were Margo Venable, student life and activities director, and Anthony Ferrara, student council secretary. Among those in attendance were members of the college's Circle K service organization and students in Professor Dani Merlino's "Health and Wellness" classes, each of whom brought an additional item for the food drive.

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Camden County College's General Motors automotive technology program has long been considered one of the best in the United States. Now, one of its longtime faculty members has been selected as the best instructor in the United States.

Anthony Marchetti of Stratford has received the 2000 GM-ASEP/BSEP National Award of Merit from General Motors and the International Association of General Motors Automotive Services Educational Programs. Marchetti became eligible for the nationwide recognition when he was selected as one of the year's five regional honorees last spring.

Applicants must be current GM-ASEP/BSEP technical instructors who have taught at least three consecutive or sequential GM-ASEP/BSEP courses. National winners receive a $200 tool gift certificate and a recognition plaque, and regional winners receive a $100 certificate and a plaque.

"Tony's performance was considered the most outstanding out of all of the GM-ASEP/BSEP instructors in the United States," said Dr. Charles Heck, dean of business, computer and technical studies. "His performance has been exceptional in every area during his entire tenure at Camden County College."

Marchetti began teaching at the college in 1988. He holds a bachelor's degree in vocational education and a master's degree in education, both from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Jim Adams, coordinator of the college's Automotive Technology Department, nominated Marchetti for the GM awards program.

This is the second time that a Camden County College automotive technology instructor has received the National Award of Merit from GM and the IAGMASEP. Dennis Chapline was honored with the award in 1992.

"It really is an honor to be chosen, especially when you consider that there are 50 or so colleges with eligible instructors," Marchetti said. "To have two national winners from the same department really says something about the leadership of our department."

The Camden County College Automotive Technology Department received recertification for its GM training from the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence following the 1999-2000 term. The department was commended for maintaining high quality standards and continuing to meet industry requirements.

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