Tarrant County College Northeast Campus, has named Kathleen M. Rodgers as one of the Distinguished Alumni of the campus for recognition in 2014!

Tarrant County College Northeast Campus, has named Kathleen M. Rodgers as one of the Distinguished Alumni of the campus for recognition in 2014! 

“This is one more positive spin for Johnnie Kitchen (the protagonist in Johnnie Come Lately Camel Press, February 2015) as she too went back to college later in life. And in my own little way, I tried to shine the spotlight on community colleges in JCL.”

As president of Tarrant County College Northeast Campus, I would like to congratulate you for being named as one of the Distinguished Alumni of the campus for recognition in 2014! 

Recognition of graduates who have made a difference in the community is a relatively new endeavor for TCC Northeast.  Twelve years ago I established a committee of faculty members with the goal of developing guidelines for this project.  The committee decided to ask departments to name outstanding former students who had graduated from TCC Northeast at least five years ago with associate degrees or certificates.  In the last few years, we also wanted to include students who had attended TCC Northeast for a substantial portion of their college course work, but who may have transferred to another institution to finish a degree.  Each discipline chose one person to be recognized in a ceremony that will take place on campus in May during the Faculty Luncheon.  As a member of this group of Distinguished Alumni, you will receive a certificate that will be presented during that ceremony.

We have scheduled the recognition ceremony/luncheon to take place in the Center Corner (NSTU 1615A) in the Student Center Building.  You might remember that this is the building with the clock tower.  It will begin at approximately 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 and should be over by 1:00 p.m. 

The photo and a short bio will eventually be transferred to our Distinguished Alumni Wall of Recognition housed in the J. Ardis Bell Library on the Northeast Campus.

Again, congratulations, and I look forward to seeing you next month.

Larry Darlage, PhD

President| Tarrant County College Northeast Campus

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JOHNNIE COME LATELY, forthcoming from Camel Press, an imprint of Coffeetown Press 2/1/15 www.kathleenMRodgers.com