Matthew Anderson, Materials Handler II, Bookstore, received a Classified Incentive Award for taking quick action to guide a student with a potential medical emergency to a Public Safety officer. As it turned out, Anderson’s actions may have saved the life of a student who could actually have died had this person not been treated immediately.

Sharon Hogg, Radio & Television program chair, has been voted the Career & Technical Education (CTE) faculty representative to the State Faculty Curriculum Council (SFCC) for the coming year.

Dr. Tony G. Kinkel, PPCC President, has been named to the board of the Urban League of the Pikes Peak Region. The Urban League of the Pikes Peak Region is an affiliate of the National Urban League, and has the mission to promote equal opportunities for African-Americans, other minorities and the disadvantaged through education, economic empowerment, and advocacy. The ULPPR endeavors to be the leading advocate of empowering individuals, families and businesses across the Pikes Peak Region.

Bob Laird, Pipe/Mechanical Trades III, Facilities & Operations, received a Classified Incentive Award for his role in decreasing the cost to PPCC’s food service operations, by finding reasonably-priced options for repairs to countless pieces of equipment in the food service area.

Andy Likins, English Language Institute/International Student Assistant, had an article published in the July/August edition of Ancestry Magazine. The title is “Mystery Photo Reveals Final Reunion.”

Val Maluai, Police Officer I; Steven Dunn, Administrative Assistant II, Bookstore; Bob Laird, Pipe/Mechanical Trades III, Facilities & Operations; and Nick Schmidt, Sales Manager II, Bookstore, all received a Classified Incentive Award for their roles in apprehending a suspect who had been stealing books from bookstores statewide. Dunn identified the person, Schmidt followed the individual and tracked his route after his escape, and Maluai addressed the person (and was injured in the process). Laird assisted Maluai when he confronted the individual and was injured.

Val Maluai, Police Officer I, and Joseph Raymond, Police Officer I, both received a Classified Incentive Award for their participation (for the fourth year) in and support of the Tip-A-Cop Campaign at the Red Robin Restaurant. In this fundraising campaign, police officers serve as wait staff, busboys, and hosts for tips that are all donated to the Special Olympics.

Deborah Omdahl, Administrative Assistant III, then from the Office of Accommodative Services and Instructional Support (OASIS), and Leland Buck, AVP instructor, were both given special recognition at an awards luncheon at the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind. Both were honored for their outstanding assistance to PPCC students who have come to PPCC from the School for the Deaf and Blind. Buck assisted Jeremy Levy, a blind student, in his classes at PPCC.

Jennifer Sengenberger, Director of Career Planning & Advising and Dean of Students, was elected the ACT State Representative for Colorado, with a three-year term that began in July. She has been involved with the state organization since 2002, including a stint as chair in 2004-05. There are 39 state representatives who serve in an advisory capacity to the ACT board of directors; they act as liaisons between ACT and their respective state organizations, and direct the strategic planning processes as they identify the state's educational characteristics and issues.