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left to right: Dr. James C. Bailey, President
of Wallace State; Cari Cooper, Administrative
Assistant at NASA and a former Wallace State
Co-op student; April Huff, Co-op student; and
Vanessa Lindsey, Administrative Assistant at
NASA, also a former Co-op student; and Sue Spradlin,
Director of Cooperative Education at Wallace
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NASA
Offers Great Opportunity to Wallace State
Students
Congratulations
to Secretarial Science students from Wallace
State who have recently been selected by NASA
for Student Trainee employment through the
Cooperative Education program at the college.
Huff (middle) along with Victoria Hilty (not
pictured) will alternate semesters with Wallace
State College and NASA until they complete
their Associate Degree. As a Co-op Student
Trainee, they receive health care benefits,
personal leave time and retirement benefits.
They also receive full tuition and book scholarships
from NASA until they complete their Associate
Degree. The students earn the privilege of
being selected as full-time employees after
they graduate if the federal government budget
is approved.
April
Huff is the daughter of Jim and Darlene Huff
from the West Point community in Cullman,
Alabama. She graduated from West Point High
School in May 1999. Victoria Hilty is the
daughter of Dennis and Debra Hilty from Arab,
Alabama. She graduated from Santa Teresa High
school in San Jose, California in May 1999.
Victoria's dad recently retired and the family
chose Alabama as their home and re-located
to Arab.
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Health
Care Information Awards
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Pictured
are the recipients of the Health Care Information
Awards.
Front
Row:
Carla Washburn of Locust Fork - Lanier
Scholarship;
Keshia Ashley of Anniston - Nicholson
Freshman Achievement Award based on Scholastic
Performance;
Brenda Barfoot of Hanceville - Outstanding
Academic Achievement Award based on the highest
GPA among the students in the 1st year Integrated
Program;
Second
Row:
Donna Stanley, Director of Health Care
Information Program;
Matt Monk of Cullman - Outstanding Academic
Achievement Award based on the highest GPA among
the 2nd year students. Matt also received the
outstanding Student Award among 2nd year Integrated
Program students;
Rhonda Neal of Holly Pond was named to
Who's Who Among Students in American Junior
Colleges as well as being named as Outstanding
Student among 1st year Integrated Students;
Marrion Johnson of Gadsden was named
to Who's Who Among Students in American Junior
Colleges;
Margaret Haynes, Health Care Information
Instructor.
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Page of Statesman
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Wallace
State Distance Education Expanding the Opportunities
in the 21st Century
Wallace State College is embarking on an exciting
journey into distance education. The College has offered
courses via videotapes for several years; however,
beginning in Spring Semester 2001, courses will be
offered by way of video,
Internet web-based,
CD-ROM, and/or combinations of the three formats.
See the Distance
and Continuing Education
section for a list of classes.
Who
should attempt a distance education class? Take the
brief quiz
in the Distance and Continuing Education section to
see if you possess the qualities of successful distance
learners. Faculty will correspond with students via
e-mail or telephone to answer any questions. If students
do not have home access to the Internet, computer
laboratories on campus may be used for this purpose.
These laboratories, located on the 7th floor of the
Bailey Center and in the Library, offer open labs
with computers available on a first-come, first-served
basis.
LaDonna
Allen, Director of Title III, believes "distance education
is the future for academia. The widespread use of
technology is altering the delivery methods of education
and the learning process. Web-based courses and other
distance-learning options provide opportunities to
individuals who may have faced barriers in obtaining
higher education in the past." A consortium has been
formed between the community colleges in the state
to further develop this medium. This consortium will
bring even greater flexibility and more options to
the two-year college student. Students will register
through their own colleges just as if they are registering
for a class offered by that college. Course offerings
will be available through Wallace State counselors
and academic advisors prior to registration. This
consortium plans to offer several online courses this
spring, with additional courses to be added for summer
and fall. For more information, contact your academic
advisor during registration
In
addition to distance
education, the college is also offering continuing
education (CEU) classes for individuals in the
medical field. These courses, which typically last
2-3 weeks, consist of classroom, laboratory, and clinical
components. Subject areas include: nursing assistant;
medical unit secretary; patient care associate; and
home health aide. Wallace State intends to fulfill
the educational needs of the communities it serves.
For
more information please phone (256) 352-8308 or e-mail
us at distance@wallacestate.org.
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Wallace
took lead in fuel research
In
an era where political troubles in the Middle East
and environmental concerns are forcing civic and
industrial leaders to seek alternatives to fossil
fuels, it is interesting to note Wallace State was
at the center of a search for alternative fuels
20 years ago. During the energy crisis of the late
1970's and early 1980's Wallace State initiated
a program to research the possibility of using alcohol
as an alternative to gasoline. At the program's
core was a substance called Alkaleen. Comprised
of 90 percent alcohol and 10 percent gasoline, Alkaleen
was used to power not only small engines but those
of a car and a school bus as well. Similar in nature
to gasahol, which is 90 percent gasoline and only
10 percent alcohol, Alkaleen burned cleaner than
gasoline and almost rivaled gasoline's miles-per-gallon
in engines modified only slightly to accept the
mixture. Most importantly, Alkaleen was cheaper
than gasoline prices at the time, which ran higher
than $1.25 per gallon. Alkaleen was produced by
the college for roughly $.50 to $.60 per gallon.
"Every combustible engine known was used during
this effort to not be dependent on the Far East
relations," said Wallace State President Dr. James
C. Bailey.
Even
with the presently strong economy, the American
public is wearing thin paying high gas prices. If
the Middle East doesn't produce more oil and new
ways to fuel vehicles are not approved in time,
the United States could be facing another gas crunch
similar to that of the early-1980's.
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