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Roane State employees honored

Posted at 8:49 am August 27, 2013
By Roane State Community College 2 Comments

Casey Cobb

Casey Cobb

Lon Bird

Lon Bird

Roane State Community College faculty member Casey Cobb and staff members Lon Bird and Rebecca Calfee have been honored for their work.

Cobb, associate professor of history, received the 2013 Sarah Ellen Benroth Award for Outstanding Teaching.

Bird, multimedia specialist, was named the college’s 2013 outstanding support staff member.

Rebecca Calfee

Rebecca Calfee

Calfee, manager for Continuing Healthcare and Safety Education, was named the 2013 administrative staff member of the year.

Roane State is a two-year college providing transfer curricula, career-preparation programs and continuing education. Founded in 1971, the college has campuses in Crossville, Harriman, Huntsville, Jamestown, Knoxville, LaFollette, Lenoir City, Oak Ridge and Wartburg.

For more information, visit www.roanestate.edu or call (866) GO2-RSCC (1-866-462-7722).

Filed Under: College, Education, Top Stories Tagged With: administrative staff member of the year, Casey Cobb, Continuing Healthcare and Safety Education, Lon Bird, outstanding support staff member, Rebecca Calfee, Roane State Community College, RSCC, Sarah Ellen Benroth Award for Outstanding Teaching

Comments

  1. Ryan McCarley says

    August 27, 2013 at 9:21 am

    Casey Cobb was by far one of the best teachers I ever had. He is great at making you take a more detailed and personal look at events in history.

    Reply
    • johnhuotari says

      August 27, 2013 at 9:39 am

      Thank you for letting us know, Ryan.

      Reply

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