Savannah Tech team wins skills awards
Savannah Technical College students won five medals at the 2015 SkillsUSA Postsecondary State Conference from March 26-28 at the Georgia International Convention Center at Atlanta Technical College.
Early childhood care and education student Katelyn Cole brought home a gold medal for early childhood education. Cole will move on to compete at the 51st annual National Leadership and Skills Conference from June 22-26 in Louisville, Ky.
Emmett King, an automotive technology student, placed second for mobile electronics installation, and cosmetology student Kimberly NeSmith placed second in the employment application competition.
A team of barbering students – LaQuisha Gonzalez, Wilbur Green, Brandon Sesson and Tommy McCaskil – won silver for entrepreneurship. Practical nursing student Nicole Bynum placed third in the practical nursing competition.
More than 500 students from across Georgia took part in the three-day competition.
Hospice Savannah earns Hospice Honors award
Hospice Savannah Inc. has been named a 2015 Hospice Honors recipient by Deyta, an industry leader in data-driven management. Hospice Honors recognizes hospices that provide the highest level of satisfaction as measured from the caregiver’s point of view.
The recognition involves survey results from approximately 1,700 partnering hospices with an evaluation period of October 2013 through September 2014. Deyta evaluated the hospices’ performance on a set of eighteen satisfaction indicator measures.
This is the second time that Hospice Savannah has achieved a Hospice Honors award. This year’s honor was particularly focused on the care provided at Hospice House, the hospice’s 28-bed in-patient facility at 1352 Eisenhower Drive.
“I am delighted that the quality work we do is again being recognized on the national stage,” said Hospice Savannah president/CEO Debra Anthony Larson.
Sorority donates fans to Senior Citizens, Inc.
Senior Citizens Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to helping people age successfully, recently accepted a donation of 53 fans from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.-Savannah Alumnae Chapter.
This is the second year the sorority provided fans for area seniors.
“We are incredibly grateful for the fans provided to us from the Savannah Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,” said SCI President Patti Lyons. “Their generosity will help us provide an extra source of cool air in the intense heat we can expect this summer to area senior citizens.”
Delta Sigma Theta was founded in 1913 on the campus of Howard University to promote academic excellence; to provide scholarships; to provide support to the underserved; to educate and stimulate participation in the establishment of positive public policy; and to highlight issues and provide solutions for problems in communities.
