RCC Welcomes New Staff

ASHEBORO, N.C.—Several new faculty and staff members have joined Randolph Community College in the past several months.

Evelyn L. Hoover has been hired as an instructor in the Associate Degree Nursing program at RCC. A native of Suffolk, Va., Hoover earned a diploma from the Helene Fuld School of Nursing in Baltimore. She went on to earn her B.S.N. and M.S. from the University of Maryland School of Nursing, and is currently working on her dissertation for her Ph.D. from Binghamton University in Binghamton, N.Y. She was awarded the Clark Fellowship from Binghamton University for 2000-03 and the Cynthia B. Northrup Award for Community Health in May 1999 by the University of Maryland Graduate School. She earned the Etchnerger Award in 1997 from the Maryland Public Health Association. Hoover is a member of the Provident-Helene Fuld Nurses Alumni Association, the American Public Health Association, the Rural Nurses Organization, and the Sigma Theta Tau International Nurses Honor Society. She lives in Greensboro with her husband, Reginald. She is the daughter of Walter L. Porter of Suffolk, Va., and Edna R. Bullock of Hampton, Va.

Tracy Marino has joined RCC as an Interior Design instructor. Originally from Demarest, N.J., Marino earned a B.A. in interior design from Marymount University in Arlington, Va. Most recently, she has been running her own design business, but has worked as an interior designer in New Jersey and Washington, D.C. She also taught design at Berkeley College in New Jersey. She is a member of the National Council for Interior Design Qualification, which serves to identify to the public those interior designers who have met the minimum standards for professional practice by passing the NCIDQ examination. She lives with her husband, Sal, in Greensboro. They have two daughters. She is the daughter of Terri and Ernie Ahr of Hilton Head, S.C.

Carol J. Howard is RCC's new clinical coordinator for Radiography. She worked at High Point Regional Hospital as MRI supervisor for 18 years and at Thomasville Hospital as an x-ray chief technician for 7 years. A native of Knoxville, Tenn., Howard earned a B.S. in biology from Greensboro College in 2000, graduating summa cum laude. Her other training includes Ft. Sanders Presbyterian Hospital School of Radiologic Technology, where she earned the highest academic award. She lives in High Point with her husband, William (Lin).

Eva C. Greene and Brent Kidd have joined RCC as Campus Store assistants. A native of Asheboro, Greene earned an associate degree in Business Administration from RCC last August. She was a recipient of the Sprint academic scholarship through the RCC Foundation in fall 2001 and spring 2002. Greene previously worked at Dillard's in Greensboro as a sales associate for a year, at Jockey International for 10 years, and at Rampon Products for four years. She lives in Asheboro with her husband, Jessie; they have two daughters. She is the daughter of Pecolua Evans of Trinity. Kidd, of Ramseur, was employed by Black & Decker for 12 years and most recently employed at Dillards. A native of Coleridge, he earned an A.A. degree from Sandhills Community College and an A.A.S. in Business Administration from RCC in 2001. While in school he was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society and was a USA Today Academic Team nominee. Kidd is the son of Norman and Lou Elma Kidd of Coleridge.

Kevin Kvalvik has joined RCC as an instructional designer with the Center for Teaching Excellence. Originally from Anchorage, Alaska, Kvalvik was most recently employed as an instructional tech. for the University of Montana Western. He also worked for Asheville City Schools as tech. director and was a Teaching Fellow at Harvard University. Kvalvik earned a B.S. in performing arts from Appalachian State University, and earned an Ed.M. in Technology in Education from Harvard. He also received training from the Kenned School of Government and M.I.T. He has served on the National Planning Committee for Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers with Technology and was a team leader for the Advisory Team to American University in Puerto Rico. He is a member of the American Association of Compensatory Education, the Society of Instructional Technology in Education, the International Society of Learning Sciences, and the International Society of Technical Education. He is the son of Ruth Cleveland of Anchorage.

Terri J. Conklin of Archdale has joined RCC's Archdale Campus as part-time coordinator for the evening hours. Conklin is originally from High Point, but lived in Everett, Wash., for many years where she graduated from Oak Harbor High School. Terri took classes in math and computers at Davidson County Community College, studied small business management at Everett Community College, and studied accounting and general business at Skagit Valley Community College in Oak Harbor, Wash. Conklin has worked as a general manager for Jags Plus, a dealer of Jaguar parts and repairs in Everett; was a shipping clerk for Continental Printing in Seattle; and worked as a purchasing and customer service clerk at Femco in High Point. She is the daughter of Richard and Jean Mullis of Archdale.

The Randolph County Sheriff's Office has appointed two new school resource officers for RCC in recent months. Roger Hunt grew up in Randleman and is a Vietnam veteran, serving in the infantry of the U.S. Army for two years. He worked as a deputy tax collector for the Randolph County Tax Department for over three years, then spent 21+ years as chief park ranger and animal keeper for the North Carolina Zoological Park. Roger earned his BLET certificate from RCC in 1984. He has worked for over five years for the Randolph County Sheriff's Department as a school resource officer. He also has been an active reservist for 12 years. Hunt and his wife, Judith, live in Asheboro. Scott Warren of Liberty has been with the Randolph County Sheriff's Department since June 1. Before that, he worked as a pest technician with Terminex and Dodson Pest Control. A native of Staley, Warren graduated from Eastern Randolph High School. He lives in Liberty with his wife, Stephanie, and two children. He is the son of Richard Warren of Staley.