VGCC Chooses Ambassadors for 1999-2000

Students chosen to represent Vance-Granville Community College as ambassadors during the 1999-2000 school year are, front, from left: Jody Pernell, Katherine Davis, Jacqueline Crudup, Pamela Harrington, Lynde Lowe and Helen Tapp; back, from left: Teressa Wright, Kristi Bailey, Michael Romnek, Angelia Evans-Arrington, Bratzo Mansilla, Marie Johnson, Jonathan Stevenson, Donna Beasley and Kimberly Dale.

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ifteen students from Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties will serve Vance-Granville Community College as ambassadors during the 1999-2000 school year.

Ambassadors selected to represent the college at special campus and community functions are Jody Pernell, a Business Administration major, Katherine Davis, Information Systems Technology major, Lynde Lowe, Information Systems, and Teressa Wright, Business Administration, all of Henderson; Bratzo Mansilla, Information Systems, and Jonathan Stevenson, Business Administration, both of Kittrell; Jacqueline Crudup, College Transfer, Kristi Bailey, College Transfer, and Angelia Evans-Arrington, Medical Assisting, all of Louisburg; Kimberly Dale, College Transfer, of Kittrell in Franklin County; Pamela Harrington, Information Systems, Norlina; Helen Tapp, Accounting, and Michael Romnek, College Transfer, both of Oxford; Marie Johnson, Associate Degree Nursing, Butner; and Donna Beasley, Associate Degree Nursing, Stem.

Harrington will be the ambassador for the Warren County Campus, Evans-Arrington will represent the Franklin County Campus, and Beasley will be the South Campus ambassador. The other dozen students will primarily be involved in events at VGCC’s main campus.

VGCC President Robert A. Miller said, “Over the years, our ambassadors have provided wonderful service to college as they project a positive image for the institution in handling key responsibilities as student liaisons with the community.”

To qualify as an ambassador, a student must have attended VGCC for at least one year and achieved a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average. Each nominee undergoes committee interviews before being chosen.

Special training is provided the ambassadors through workshops covering leadership, motivation, hospitality and etiquette. In order for them to be helpful and responsive to visitors, they are instructed in the college history, and college programs and services.

Their duties include serving as guides or hosts and hostesses at events such as graduation, orientation for new students, annual scholarship awards ceremonies, college-sponsored events at the Civic Center and annual Career Day.

For their service, ambassadors receive a scholarship and a VGCC blazer.

Counseling Services personnel are advisors to the group.