nwscc commencement – Shoals Insider

NW-SCC to hold annual Commencement Thursday, May 10th

Staff — Thu, 03 May 2018 19:51:06 +0000

Lisa Patterson

FLORENCE, ALA. — Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) will hold the 2017-2018 commencement ceremonies Thursday, May 10, 2018, for the Phil Campbell and Shoals campuses at the Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum.

Ceremonies will be held Thursday, May 10, 2018, in the following order:

Nurse Pinning Ceremony (ADN) begins at 4:00 p.m. at Highland Park Baptist Church in Muscle Shoals, Ala.
NW-SCC Commencement begins at 7:00 p.m. at Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum in Florence, Ala.

Lisa C. Patterson, partner of Patterson, Prince and Associates, P.C. and local Certified Public Accountant (CPA), will serve as the keynote speaker. Patterson was named 2017 Shoals Citizen of the Year at the Annual Chamber meeting in March. In October 2014, she was appointed by the Governor to represent North Alabama on the Alabama Small Business Committee. She has also received such honors as being named Alabama Small Business Administration Accountant Advocate of the Year, Shoals Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year, University of North Alabama Alumni Association Alumna of the Year, and Shoals Chamber of Commerce Chairman.

Patterson serves on numerous community boards and non-profit organizations. However, she has been instrumental in the success of the Shoals Scholar Dollars Foundation, Inc. The Shoals Scholar Dollars Foundation has provided scholarships the past seven years to over 500 students attending NW-SCC.

Patterson graduated from Central High School and the University of North Alabama. Her degrees include a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and CPA certificates from Alabama and Mississippi.

According to the NW-SCC Advising Center, approximately 675 students have completed requirements for graduation during the 2017 summer, 2017 fall and 2018 spring semesters. Approximately 200 students plan to participate in graduation ceremonies Thursday.

NW-SCC to hold annual commencement Thursday, May 11th

Staff — Tue, 09 May 2017 16:38:51 +0000

Dr. Glenda Colagross, Interim President, Southern Union State Community College

FLORENCE, ALA. – Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) will hold its 2017 commencement exercises Thursday, May 11, 2017, at the Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum. Approximately 240 graduates will participate from the Phil Campbell and Shoals campuses.

Ceremonies will take place in the following order:
Nurse Pinning Ceremony (ADN) 4:00 p.m. Woodmont Baptist Church; Florence, Ala.
NW-SCC Commencement 7:00 p.m. Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum; Florence, Ala.

Dr. Glenda Colagross, Interim President, Southern Union State Community College, will provide the keynote address to NW-SCC graduates. She has served as Interim President of Southern Union State Community College since August of 2013. Colagross came to Southern Union from NW-SCC, where she serves as Vice President.

Throughout her professional career, she has received such distinctions and honors as being elected to the Board of Trustees for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges in 2013, serving as president of the Alabama Community College System’s (ACCS) Instructional Officers Association, being recognized as instructional officer of the year, and playing an instrumental role in the implementation of reverse transfer agreements throughout the state. These agreements between universities and community colleges allow students to apply credits earned at a four-year institution back to the community college in order to receive an associate degree.

Colagross’ educational background includes Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees from the University of North Alabama; and a doctorate in Higher Education Administration from The University of Alabama.

Approximately 750 students have completed requirements for graduation during the 2016 summer, 2016 fall and 2017 spring semesters.