17 Bainbridge College Tech Studies Students Earn Work Ethics Awards
Two from Miller County

The 2007 Work Ethics certificate recipients were presented their awards April 24. The Technical Studies Division students who were honored are (left-right) Betty Pearson, Carol Kempf, Natoria Evans, Gena Jackson, Rosa Smiley of Decatur County; Elizabeth Williams of Miller County; Margaret Marshall and Cyntoria Ross of Decatur County; Brian Bearrentine of Mitchell County; Ashley Samuel of Decatur County; Windy Singletary of Grady County; Sondra Brady of Decatur County and Susan Trawick of Seminole County. Also honored by not pictured were Emma Alaniz and Ishna Henry of Decatur County, David Whiddon of Havana, FL, and Lavonne Williams of Miller County.

Bainbridge College Technical Studies Division honored 17 students at its annual Work Ethics Reception that took place in the new clinical nursing lab in the Tech Studies complex. Honorees included Miller County residents Elizabeth Williams and Lavonne Williams of Colquitt.

The April 24 event recognized students who exemplified good work ethics during the year and were selected by their instructors. They were awarded Work Ethic certifi- cates presented by BC President Dr. Tom Wilkerson. Dr. Karen Hill, chair of the Tech Studies Division, welcomed those attending the presentation and spoke about the importance of work ethics.

In addition to the two Miller County residents, honorees were from area counties. From Decatur County were Emma Alaniz, Sondra Brady, Natoria Evans, Ishna Henry, Gena Jackson, Carol Kempf, Margaret Marshall, Betty Pearson, Cyntoria Ross, Ashley Samuel and Rosa Smiley; from Gadsden County, FL: David Whiddon of Havana, FL; Grady County: Windy Singletary of Calvary; Mitchell County: Brian Bearrentine of Camilla, and Seminole County: Susan Trawick of Donalsonville.

All BC Tech Studies students are graded on work ethics with 10 percent of each course grade for work ethic. The 2007 Annual BC event was part of a program that started in 1999 when Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education adopted a Work Ethics program that was implemented in all technical colleges throughout the state.

The program began because employers had commented that employees often had good occupational skills but poor work ethics. BC's Work Ethics program strives to instill positive work ethics in its students in the areas of attendance, character, teamwork, appearance, attitude, productivity, organizational skills, communication, cooperation and respect.