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• Jill W. Ross • Dommetae D. Sohrabi • Cary D. Williams 2019 • Danielle E. Basham • Lillian (Michelle) Burke • Emily A. Kelten • Adam W. Lawon • Lori L. Mitchell (Lavery)

Brillheart, a payroll accountant, began working at NRCC in 1990; Fletcher, assistant professor of art, in 1993; and Hall, informa tion center operator, in 1987. Hughes, a pro gram administration specialist and an adjunct instructor in psychology, began employment in 1971. After retirement, Hughes continued as an adjunct instructor from 2012 to 2022. 2012 • Patrick A. Bryant • Jeananne F. Dixon (Dixon-Bame) interpreter training program, was hired in 1992. Dixon, assistant professor and coordinator of the Center for Disabilities, began employment in 1979. She returned as a part-time employee in the Center for Disabilities from 2012 to 2016. Johnston, an accounts payable technician in the Business Office, began employment in 1984; Leathers, associate professor of information technology and an NRCC graduate, in 1999; and Love, an instructor of biology, in 1987. 2013 • Carol P. Hurst • Dan A. Lookadoo Hurst began her employment in 1988 as an assistant professor of English. After 20 years in the classroom, Hurst worked as dean of the arts and sciences division until her retirement in 2013. Lookadoo followed a similar career path to Hurst, even beginning and ending employment on the very same day as Hurst. Lookadoo, a professor of electronics, taught for 16 years and then • Patricia A. Johnston • Connie S. Leathers • Madeleine E. Love Bryant, assistant professor for the

• Jay A. Rimmer, IV • Sarah E. Rodden

• William (Bill) D. Shimkus • Tiffany G. Smith (Pannell)

• Alison R. Weston • Helen M. Wolfe Retirements. Fifty-five (55) full-time faculty and staff retired between 2010 and 2020. 2010 • Ronald E. Chaffin • Zelina T. Custer • Joseph (Joe) L. Sheffey • Mir S. Shirvani Chaffin, associate professor and vice president for workforce development, began employment at NRCC in 1974; Custer, senior housekeeper for Facilities Services, in 1981; Sheffey, associate professor, counselor and financial aid officer/veterans, and an NRCC graduate, in 1974; and Shirvani, assistant professor of electronics/fiber optics, in 1984. 2011

• Linda B. Brillheart • Aileen B. Fletcher • Bonnie A. Hall • Clarence (C. E.) Hughes

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