The Communicator - 10/19/09
Posted on October 20, 2009
Filed under Communicator
In this issue, you’ll read:
Long Lines for H1N1 Vaccine…
Annual Alumni Hall of Fame Set for Oct. 29…
Saving Grace Executive Producer Helps Fundraising Efforts…
This Week’s Training Sessions…
Get To Know…
Happy Birthday…
Long Lines for H1N1 Vaccine
Dozens of volunteers and OCCC employees turned out to help the Oklahoma City-County Health Department (OCCHD) with the first H1N1 immunization clinic in Oklahoma County last Thursday, vaccinating an estimated 4,000 individuals including children, men and women with chronic illness and other members of the community. Children and pregnant women were given priority.
Individuals first arrived on campus at 5:30 a.m. for the 8:30 a.m. check-in, with the first H1N1 vaccine administered at 9 a.m.
Two-thousand people deep, the line for the vaccine trailed from the gymnasium, out and around the book store near the coffee shop area, back to the information desk, out the front doors of the main building and all the way around the Keith Leftwich Memorial Library. The average wait-time for the vaccine was two and a half hours.
The injectable and the nasal spray vaccine were both provided at the clinic; however, the injectable version was preferred by most as the nasal vaccine carries a hint of the live virus. Supplies of the inject-able type lasted until just before noon when another round of 1000 doses was delivered to the college.
With almost 200 people still in line, the clinic ended at 6:30 pm.
For information on future immunization clinics, please call (405) 419-4144 or go the OCCHD website at: http://www.cchdoc.com
Annual Alumni Hall of Fame Set for Oct. 29
Seven OCCC alumni will be honored during the annual Alumni Hall of Fame ceremonies in the Visual and Performing Arts Center’s Film and Video Production Studio on Thursday, Oct. 29. These outstanding honorees will be added to an already distinguished group of men and women.
The Alumni Hall of Fame is a prestigious annual award that recognizes a select group of OCCC graduates, showcasing their career and civic accomplishments over the years.
OCCC will also present First Lady, Kim Henry, and Regent John Massey with the Honorary Alumni Hall of Fame award. The First Lady is currently the Executive Director of the Sarkeys Foundation in Norman, while Massey serves as a Regent of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and Chairman of the Board for First United Bank in Durant. Both are being recognized for their leadership and contribution to OCCC and the state of Oklahoma.
“OCCC alumni make outstanding contributions to their communities and to their professions,” said Dr. Paul Sechrist. “We are proud of what each has accomplished since leaving OCCC, and are excited to have them back on campus to officially recognize them.”
The 2009 Alumni Hall of Fame inductees include:
• Christopher Burris, Instructor of Computer Aided Drafting and Design, Metro Technology Center
• Teresa Davis, DDS, Dental Wellness Center
• Christina Makarim, DVM, Cedar Creek Veterinary Clinic
• Eddie Manley, Education Training Coordinator for the Emergency Medical Services Division Oklahoma State Department of Health
• Shannon Nance, President, Oklahoma Heritage Association and Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum
• Mary Blankenship Pointer, Senior Vice President, Business Development, UMB Bank
• Dee Porter, Chief Operating Officer, Texas State Department of Health
For ticket information, please call the OCCC Foundation at (405) 682-7591.
Saving Grace Executive Producer Helps Fundraising Efforts
Prior to the Alumni Hall of Fame celebration, a special reception will be held in support of the honorees and the soon-to-be-built Performing Arts Theater at OCCC. Oklahoma City native and creator/producer of TNT’s Saving Grace, Nancy Miller, will be on hand. Hosted by OCCC and the Women of the South, the event is set for Thursday, Oct. 29 from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Guests to the reception can enjoy candid conversations with Miller and get her thoughts on supporting the arts in the Oklahoma City community and the planned Performing Arts Theater on campus.
Starring Academy Award-winner Holly Hunter and set in Oklahoma City, the crime drama Saving Grace premiered July 23, 2007 on cable station TNT. Hunter played OKC detective Grace Hanadarko, and the Oklahoma City metro made occasional appearances in the show.
Miller attended Bishop McGuinness High School and is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma. Miller chose Oklahoma City as the location of the show because she felt like the show, which centers on spiritual and religious themes, “needed a Bible Belt setting.”
Previous episodes of the show air on Monday nights at 9 p.m. (CST) on TNT.
For more information regarding the special reception, please call Jennifer Harrison at (405) 682-7591.
This Week’s Training Sessions
Take advantage of professional development opportunities provided through the college’s training programs.
Defensive Driving Course
Course Number: ENHS-1007
Date: Tuesday, October 20
Location: John Massey Center
Presenter: Lisa Vaughan
Meeting the Needs of Millennial Learners through ANGEL
Course Number: TEC-1008-001
Date: Friday, October 23
Location: CU - CU1
Presenter: Glenne’ Whisenhunt
Web Time Entry (employee)
Course Number: LGIS-1016-051
Date: Friday, October 23
Times: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM
Location: LB - 101
Presenter: Allen, Johnny F
Lunch N Learn
Course Number: ENHS-1038-001 Date: Friday, October 23
Times: 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Location: CU - CU2
Presenter: Vaughan, Lisa S
Web Time Entry (supervisor)
Course Number: LGIS-1016-061
Date: Monday, October 26
Times: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Location: LB - 101
Presenter: Allen, Johnny F
Benefits of Healthy Eating
Course Number: ENHS-1038-002
Date: Monday, October 26
Times: 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Location: CU - CU1
Presenter: Vaughan, Lisa S
GET TO KNOW…
Rita Manning
Position:
Recreation and Fitness Assistant
Department:
Recreation and Fitness
How long have you worked for OCCC:
30 years
Family:
Richard - Spouse; Hunter, 12 - Grandson; Skyler, 6 - Grandson; Madison, 5 - Granddaughter
Hobbies:
Home Improvement
Happy Birthday
Jan Hein - 10/18
Kyron Smoot - 10/18
Darin Behara - 10/19
April Jackson - 10/20
Nancy Abbas - 10/20
Bertha Wise - 10/21
Mary McCoy - 10/21
Terry Kilpatrick - 10/21
Bianca Mejia-Lagunes - 10/22
George Maxwell - 10/22
Lea Bessinger - 10/23
