NCAA & NJCAA Announce Ten National Winners

Blackwood – On Monday, September 24, the U.S. Track and Field Cross-Country Coaches Association named 10 National Athletes of the Week and the list included Camden County College Cross-Country freshman runner, Sara Loew.

Sara Loew garnered national attention when she took fifth-place at the Osprey Open this past weekend. The freshman posted a time of 25:16.0 over the 6K course. Loew is the first athlete from Camden County College to be named a National Athlete of the Week in school history.

National Athlete of the Week is an award selected and presented by the U.S. Track and Field Cross-Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) communications staff at the beginning of each week to 10 collegiate cross-country athletes (male and female for each of the three NCAA divisions and two NJCAA divisions).

Nominations are open to the public. Coaches and sports information directors are encouraged to nominate their student-athletes; as are student-athletes, their families and friends, and fans of their programs. Nominated athletes are noticed before those athletes found through searching Track and Field Results Reporting System.

The award seeks to highlight not only the very best times, marks and scores on a week-to-week basis, but also performances that were significant on the national landscape and/or the latest in a series of strong outings. Quality of competition, suspenseful finishes and other factors will also play a role in the decision.

Camden County College has had a cross-country team for many years, but recently added track and field back to the schedule this semester after a 30-year hiatus.

Camden County College Director of Athletics, Bill Banks, states, “We are very proud of Sara and all she has accomplished. She drives an hour each way to attend Camden County College and she is a student in our dental hygiene program as well. In talking with her professors, I found she is a focused student who excels in academics and she exemplifies the true definition of what it means to be a student athlete.”

For more information about Camden County College’s track and field program, visit: camdencc.edu/student_life/athletics/.

The three-year contract includes a two-year extension.

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — The Camden County College Board of Trustees unanimously approved a three-year contract with a two-year extension for Camden County College President Donald A. Borden Tuesday night, the college announced. 

Borden will make $203,918 a year, with a 2 percent increase each year. The contract is effective from July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2022.
“It was the unanimous decision of the Board of Trustees to retain Don Borden to ensure continuity at the College as well as ensure that for the next three years, we maintain his strong leadership,” Camden County College Board of Trustees President John Hanson said. “In 2016, Don accepted a contract that was less generous than what the college typically offered in the past and this new contract is not significantly different than the last. I appreciate Don’s understanding and willingness to work with the board on the compensation side, in light of our difficult budget situation. The board is very pleased with Don’s leadership and with the work of all the staff Don has put into place under his leadership.”

Since Borden assumed the presidency in 2016, the college has achieved numerous milestones. It received re-accreditation from the Middle States Commission of Higher Education. 

The college reorganized into two divisions, hired two new vice-presidents, four new deans, and several faculty members. It expanded on-campus bachelor’s degrees programs to include Rutgers-Camden, Rutgers School of Health Professionals, and Wilmington University.

“We are growing and expanding while maintaining our academic excellence, which is the forefront of our mission,” Borden said. “My goals are to continue to be student-centered while generating new partnerships with four-year universities for transfer and with businesses for job placement. Students attend College to obtain a better, sustainable life. Our motto is ‘Dream. Learn. Prosper.’ For a reason.”

By Anthony Bellano, Patch Staff

The William G. Rohrer Charitable Foundation has donated and pledged a total of $700,000 to Camden County College students since 2012, including its most recent pledge of $300,000 to be paid out over the next five years. Since its inception, the William G. Rohrer Scholarship Program at CCC has awarded scholarships to approximately 240 students. Scholarships are awarded annually to high school graduates entering CCC for the first time, and to CCC graduates transferring to a four-year university. Meet some of our Rohrer scholars who were recently honored at a luncheon with their donor in August.

Meet Kojo Abanyie (18), a pharmacy student transferring to Rutgers this year. Kojo is a member of the Chemistry Club and Phi Theta Kappa. Kojo started as a dual credit student, which made it easy for him to get his high school diploma and college credits at the same time. “There are a lot of professors here that work at other institutions of higher learning,” which means he is getting the same education someone else is paying much more to obtain. Kojo wants the Rohrer Foundation to know that he is thankful for the recognition of his hard work. He promises to continue to work hard in the future. Kojo believes donating to a scholarship fund “is a good thing to do because it not only helps with someone’s money situation, but also gives them encouragement to continue to do well.”

Meet Kristin Burke (37), an elementary education major transferring to Stockton to major in liberal studies. Kristen wants to become a middle school teacher. She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa and is secretary for Kappa Delta Pi. Kristin remembers, “I had a job that I hated and had to drive past the College to get there. One day I decided, I’m going to apply to this college and change my life. And I did. And I don’t regret it.” She wants her donor to know, “It’s a wonderful thing that you’re doing and it’s changing peoples’ lives. It’s changing future generations as well. My children are watching me work hard and my students are going to know that I got scholarships. I plan on telling everybody about how CCC did this for me and you don’t have to go hugely in debt at a four-year university right away. It’s affordable and workable, and the scholarship really is changing lives.”

Meet Ashlee Dever (32), is a nursing major who will continue her studies here in Blackwood as a Rutgers University nursing student. She decided to attend CCC because of the convenience. “I took morning classes, afternoon classes, weekend classes, online classes. It was just totally flexible. It was easy to fit it in my schedule.” She wants her donor to know that her Rohrer scholarship “really did make a huge difference and helped make it possible for me to go on and get a four-year degree.”

 

Meet Elizabeth Doan (20), a double major in education and foreign languages. She wants to transfer to Rowan and major in musical education so she can travel the world and teach music. She chose CCC because she was a NJ STARS recipient, and it was close to home, but once here, Elizabeth realized, “it’s so sophisticated. There’s so much going on and it’s such a vibrant campus with so many different programs.” She is thankful to Linda Rohrer and the Rohrer Foundation. “Thank you so much to Linda Rohrer. This isn’t the first scholarship I received from her. I’m so honored that her foundation supported me as an incoming CCC student and now a transfer student.”

 

Meet Mia Sanchez (20), a business administration student at CCC transferring to Rutgers-Camden to earn her bachelor’s degree. Mia also has been an intern at the US embassy in Azerbaijan. She currently works at The Center and is an executive board member for Phi Theta Kappa. Regarding her scholarship, Mia wants her donor to know: “This scholarship made my future education possible and took away a lot of the financial burden placed on me.” She believes, “People who are capable should invest in students like me, so we can focus on school without having to worry about money.”

 

Meet Khyia Ward (20), a psychology student transferring to Rutgers-Camden. She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa and also recently was voted Alumnae Trustee, which allows her to sit on the College Board of Trustees for one year. Khyia believes, the teachers were very supportive of me and other students. Everybody was trying to work together to get a degree and move you on to the next step. There’s just a really good support system here at Camden County College.” She wants her donor to know, “Thank you so much. You have no idea how this impacts a person’s life. This is going to help me pay for things that I wasn’t sure of before.”