Grand Opening set for new Katie Paul Allied Health and Nursing Building

The Grand Opening for the new Katie Paul Allied Health and Nursing Building at Beaufort County Community College is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 13. The 30,600 square-foot building will bring all the college's health sciences programs together under one roof. 

Event will also welcome new BCCC President

The Grand Opening of the new Katie Paul Allied Health and Nursing Building at Beaufort County Community College has been set for Monday, Aug. 13, with a schedule of events that will bring Allied Health alumni back to the college campus to witness the changes in health care.

The event will be the college's first public event presided over by President Barbara Tansey and will give those attending the chance to meet new BCCC's new leader.

The new building will bring advanced training to Allied Health students at the college and, ultimately, better health care to people in eastern North Carolina, according to Dr. Tansey, who announced a schedule of Grand Opening events this week.

"The new Katie Paul Allied Health and Nursing Building will allow the college to build on its fine tradition of providing quality education to front-line health care professionals who serve throughout eastern North Carolina," Dr. Tansey said. "The building and its new equipment will expose our students to 21^st century medical practices that will lead to better health care for people throughout the BCCC service area."

"The college is grateful to the community leaders, health care educators and the taxpayers of Beaufort County who have all shared in our vision at BCCC of a health care workforce that is prepared to meet the challenges in today's health care," she said.

The Grand Opening will kick off with an Open House and Luncheon to give BCCC Allied Health alumni the chance to tour the new building and learn about the future of health-related education programs at the college.

The celebration will culminate with a ribbon-cutting held during a Business After Hours sponsored by the BCCC Foundation, The Washington/Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce and Vidant Beaufort Hospital.

The 30,600 square-foot building will, for the first time, house all of the college's health sciences programs including the Associate Degree and Practical Nursing, Medical Laboratory Technology and Certified Nurse Aide I and II programs.

Previously, the Allied Health Programs were housed in 17,199 square feet of space in three buildings.

"The new building will bring people in Allied Health programs on campus together," said Erica Schatz, chairman of BCCC's Allied Health Division. "That should not only benefit the students in these programs but also the faculty and staff."

With the opening of the new building, BCCC will gradually increase the number of nursing students. BCCC anticipates an expansion of 20 students in the Associate Degree Nursing program and 10 in the Practical Nursing program within the first three to five years, she said.

Like the building which previously housed the college's nursing programs, the new building will be named for Katie Paul, a pioneer of nurse education in Beaufort County who was the first director of nursing programs at BCCC.

The new building includes three nursing laboratories, one nurse aide laboratory, one medical science laboratory, a 100-seat lecture hall, five classrooms, one computer laboratory and some 20 faculty offices.

Construction costs of some $6.8 million were paid through grants and loans taken by the county and the college. BCCC recently received a grant of nearly $1 million from the Golden LEAF Foundation to update equipment used by Allied Health faculty and students.

Grand Opening Schedule of Events

for Monday, Aug. 13, 2012

11 a.m. to noon - Open House and welcoming luncheon for BCCC Allied Health alumni including associate degree and practical nurses, medical laboratory technicians and nurse aide graduates sponsored by the BCCC Foundation and Vidant Beaufort Hospital.

Noon to 1 p.m. - Updates by faculty for alumni on the future of Allied Health programs at BCCC.

5 to 7 p.m. - Business After Hours and Ribbon Cutting for the Katie Paul Allied Health and Nursing Building sponsored by the BCCC Foundation, the Washington/Beaufort Chamber of Commerce and Vidant Beaufort Hospital.

All events will be held at the Katie Paul Allied Health and Nursing Building located on the east end of the BCCC campus, 5337 U.S. Highway 264 East, Washington, N.C. 27889.

Allied Health alumni are asked to respond to Marcia Norwood at 252-940-6218 or by email at marcian@beaufortccc.edu by Thursday, Aug. 9, if they plan to attend.

See Christie Brinkley in Chicago with the BCCC Foundation!

Join the Beaufort County Community College Foundation, Saturday, Aug. 4, for a trip to Durham to see Christie Brinkley in the musical Chicago and tour Duke University’s world famous Lemur Center.

The trip will include lunch at Tyler’s Tap Room on the American Tobacco Campus in Durham and dinner at Tir Na Nog Irish pub in downtown Raleigh.

The cost of the trip, open to all BCCC students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the college, is $165 per person. The registration deadline is Monday, July 30.

The price of the trip includes transportation to and from Durham, two meals and tickets for seats in the orchestra section for Chicago at the Durham Performing Arts Center in downtown Durham.

The trip will leave the parking lot at BCCC by 7:30 a.m. and arrive at the Lemur Center on the Duke University campus about 10 a.m. Once there, the group will tour the center, the home of vital research for some 40 years about the lemur species. Visitors to the center will typically observe about 10 different species of lemurs and are encouraged to bring their cameras.

Following this tour, participants will travel to Tyler’s Tap Room at the historic American Tobacco Campus for lunch at noon. After lunch, the group will make its way across the street to DPAC for a matinee performance of Chicago, featuring the world-famous model and actress Christie Brinkley in the role of Roxie Hart in her highly-anticipated Broadway tour debut.

A tale of greed, murder, corruption and show biz, Chicago features hit songs such as All that Jazz, Cell Block Tango and Razzle Dazzle along with some of the most electrifying dancing seen on Broadway.

After the performance, participants will travel to Raleigh for dinner about 5:30 p.m. at Tir Na Nog in downtown Raleigh for Irish fare typical of the food that Roxie Hart and others in Chicago would have enjoyed.

The tour is scheduled to return to Beaufort County around 9:30 p.m.

For more information, or to register, contact Marcia Norwood, Foundation specialist, at 252-940-6218, or Judy Jennette, Foundation director, at 252-940-6326. Information is also available on the BCCC website at www.beaufortccc.edu.

Join the BCCC Foundation on these three trips!

Lantco wins popular croquet tournament for second year

The Beaufort County Community College Foundation’s ninth annual Cutthroat Croquet Tournament drew an enthusiastic crowd to Bonner Point in Bath on May 19 when the event crowned a champion from New Bern for the second year in a row.

Also, for the second year, the tournament featured two flights - a Cutthroat Flight for more serious players and a Rapscallion Flight for more casual players.

First prize in the Cutthroat Flight went to Donald Lantco of New Bern - his second victory in the tournament. Other winners in the Cutthroat Flight were Tom Harrington, second place; Luther Davis, third place, and Roy Williams, fourth place.

First prize in the Rapscallion Flight went to Marshall Hall of Washington. Other winners in the Rapscallion Flight were Isaac Jennette, second place; Tom Gray, third place, and Tres Thompson, fourth place.

They were among 41 players who took to the field in the annual tournament, which raises money for the Dot and John Tankard Memorial Scholarship awarded by the BCCC Foundation and restoration projects at Historic Bath State Historic Site.

The “booty” for winning in each flight included hand crafted croquet sets and a pirate trophy. A hanging basket of flowers donated by George Chrismon - owner of Garden Classics in Bath – went to each of the second place winners and a WalMart gift certificate went to the third place winners. All winners were awarded a BCCC cargo organizer.

Past tournament winners in the Cutthorat competition include Tony Price, winner in 2004; Howard Tanner, 2005 and 2007; Roy Williams, 2006; Judy Jennette, 2008; Jerry Waters, 2009; Sam Taylor, 2010, and Donald Lantco, 2011. Past winner in the Rapscallion competition was Joe Norwarah.

All the tournament players competed in a preliminary 6-wicket practice round as well as a 12-wicket flighting round by lunch time.

The players and more than 90 spectators enjoyed a lunch which included fried chicken donated by Old Town Country Kitchen in Bath and WalMart in Washington, deviled eggs, pimento cheese sandwiches, veggie bites, beef and wick, blueberry scones and mango punch. The English fare was prepared and donated by chef, Paul Cyr and his wife Ruth.

Petals and Produce of Washington and Pinetown, owned and operated by Tom and Heather VanStaalduinen, provided all of the flower baskets for the tables. Cars and Carts of Washington also helped by providing golf carts to transport players and equipment to and from the parking lot.

Semi-final play in both flights resumed after lunch. The first place winners of each of these rounds went on to the final round.

Corporate sponsors of the event were Southern Bank and Trust Co., of Belhaven, Rod Cantrell, CFP, Edward Jones Investments of Washington, Tankard Farms, Dark Water Enterprises, Inc., and Crop Production Services of Vanceboro. First prize for the Rapscallion Flight was donated by Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.

Coupled with the entry fees, donations and corporate sponsorships, $5000 in net proceeds were collected from the event, according to Judy Jennette, director of the BCCC Foundation.

The scholarship generated by this tournament, memorializes John and Dorothy “Dot” Tankard.  Dot was dedicated to the preservation of Historic Bath and served as director of the Historic Bath State Historic Site for many years. John was a member of the BCCC Board of Trustees from its first meeting in February 1968 through June 1971.

“The BCCC Foundation especially wants to thank Marcia Norwood, BCCC public relations and foundation specialist, who oversaw the tournament in my absence and those BCCC Ambassadors who helped with the event,” Jennette said. “They are a joy to work with and really make the tournament run smoothly.”

Several local croquet players congregate beside the Bonner House in Bath on the third Sunday of every month to hone their skills. The next Sunday to play will be July 15. Play begins at about 1:30 p.m. and the equipment is provided. Players are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and cold drinks. All skill levels are welcome. For more information, call 940-6326.

Lantco wins popular croquet tournament for second year

The Beaufort County Community College Foundation’s ninth annual Cutthroat Croquet Tournament drew an enthusiastic crowd to Bonner Point in Bath on May 19 when the event crowned a champion from New Bern for the second year in a row.

Also for the second year, the tournament featured two flights - a Cutthroat Flight for more serious players and a Rapscallion Flight for more casual players.

First prize in the Cutthroat Flight went to Donald Lantco of New Bern his second victory in the tournament. Other winners in the Cutthroat Flight were Tom Harrington, second place; Luther Davis, third place, and Roy Williams, fourth place.

First prize in the Rapscallion Flight went to Marshall Hall of Washington. Other winners in the Rapscallion Flight were Isaac Jennette, second place; Tom Gray, third place, and Tres Thompson, fourth place.

They were among 41 players who took to the field in the annual tournament, which raises money for the Dot and John Tankard Memorial Scholarship awarded by the BCCC Foundation and restoration projects at Historic Bath State Historic Site.

Tony Price ponders an upcoming shot

at the ninth Cutthroat Croquet Tournament held May 19 in Bath.

The tournament is held to raise funds

for the Beaufort County Community College Foundation and

Historic Bath State Historic Site.

The “booty” for winning in each flight included hand crafted croquet sets and of course – the coveted pirate trophy. A hanging basket of flowers donated by George Chrismon - owner of Garden Classics in Bath – went to each of the second place winners and a WalMart gift certificate went to the third place winners. All winners were awarded a BCCC car organizer.

Past tournament winners include; Tony Price, winner in 2004; Howard Tanner, 2005 and 2007; Roy Williams, 2006; Judy Jennette, 2008; Jerry Waters, 2009; Sam Taylor, 2010, and Donald Lantco, 2011.

All the tournament players competed in a preliminary 6-wicket practice round as well as a 12-wicket flighting round by lunch time.

The players and more than 90 spectators enjoyed a lunch which included fried chicken donated by Old Town Country Kitchen in Bath and WalMart in Washington, deviled eggs, pimento cheese sandwiches, veggie bites, as well as beef and wick, blueberry scones, Yorkshire pudding, and mango punch. The English fare was prepared and donated by chef, Paul Cyr and his wife Ruth.

Liz Shinohara, foreground, lines up a shot

as Hansey Jones waits to play

at the Cutthroat Croquet Tournament.

The tournament raised some $5,000

for college scholarships and Bath restoration projects. 

Petals and Produce of Washington and Pinetown, owned and operated by Tom and Heather VanStaalduinen, provided all of the flower baskets for the tables. Cars and Carts of Washington also assisted by providing golf carts with which to transport players and equipment to and from the parking lot.

Semi-final play in both flights resumed after lunch. The first place winners of each of these rounds went on to the final round.

Corporate sponsors of the event were Southern Bank and Trust Co., of Belhaven, Rod Cantrell, CFP, Edward Jones Investments of Washington, Tankard Farms, Dark Water Enterprises, Inc., and Crop Production Services of Vanceboro. First prize for the Rapscallion Flight was donated by Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.

The event raised $5,000 in net proceeds for the BCCC Foundation and Historic Bath State Historic Site, according to Judy Jennette, director of the BCCC Foundation.

The scholarship generated by this tournament, memorializes John and Dorothy “Dot” Tankard.  Dot was dedicated to the preservation of Historic Bath and served as director of the Historic Bath State Historic Site for many years. John was a member of the BCCC Board of Trustees from its first meeting in February 1968 through June 1971.

“The BCCC Foundation especially wants to thank Marcia Norwood, BCCC public relations and foundation specialist, who oversaw the tournament in my absence and those BCCC Ambassadors who helped with the event,” Jennette said. “They are a joy to work with and really make the tournament run smoothly."

Several local croquet players congregate beside the Bonner House in Bath on the third Sunday of every month to hone their skills. The next Sunday to play will be June 19. Play begins at about 1:30 pm and the equipment is provided. Players are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and cold drinks. All skill levels are welcome. For more information, call Jennette at 940-6326.

Campus Campaign Extended to June 14

It's not too late to make a contribution or a pledge to the Beaufort County Community College Foundation's Campus Campaign. The deadline to do so has been extended to June 14!

The Foundation awarded more than 100 scholarships in this fiscal year, and provided ten students with emergency grants. Funds for the staff and faculty members of the year were also awarded to Brown McFadden and Bill Smith respectively.

Our College continues to demonstrate its crucial function in times of economic distress, by maintaining high enrollments from one semester to another.  With continued high unemployment, our community is turning to the College for hope – and we are working harder than ever to deliver it.  Now, more than ever, we need a strong Foundation to help us through this challenging economy.

For the third year in a row, the Foundation is aligning its annual campus campaign with the new fiscal year. In doing so, donors who prefer payroll deductions may apportion their contribution over twelve months and thereby simplify the bookkeeping in the business office.

For more information or a copy of the pledge form, contact Marcia Norwood in the BCCC Foundation office at 940-6218.

BCCC Foundation trip to see Wicked announced

The Beaufort County Community College Foundation is sponsoring a day trip Sunday, May 6, to see the award winning musical, “Wicked,” at the Durham Performing Arts Center and the Alexander Calder Exhibit, “Form, Balance, Joy,” at the Nasher Art Museum. The trip will include brunch at Vin Rouge, orchestra seating for the show, a tour of the Calder Exhibit, and round trip van transportation. The cost per person will be $180. Van seating is limited to twelve. Please contact the foundation office at 252-940-6218 or via email at marcian@beaufortccc.edu.