Institutional Goals A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

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Steps to Success
Steps to Success continued.
Faculty Accomplishments
• Education Instructor and Early Childhood Program
Coordinator Marlyn James, M.A., co-authored a
textbook and training video entitled, “Focused
Observations: How to Observe Children for
Assessment and Curriculum Planning.”
• Economics Instructor Gregg Davis, Ph.D., published
a “Wage and Benefits Survey,” conducted by one
of his classes. Davis and two of his students
presented survey results at the State Economic
Outlook Conference in Kalispell in February 2005.
Student Spotlight
After a successful summer season, Flathead Valley
Community Theatre (FVCT) took “The Compleat Works
of Wllm Shkspr” to over 1,000 junior and senior high
school students touring December through
February.
For more student achievements, see page 5.
• Library Director Michael Ober, M.L.S., authored an
article entitled, “Icy Reconnaissance: The Discovery
of Pumpelly Glacier” in the winter 2004 issue of
Montana: The Magazine of Western History.
• Allied Health Instructor and Director of Project THEO,
Linda Hunt, Ph.D., was selected to serve on the
American Occupational Therapy Association’s Driver
Rehabilitation and Community Mobility Panel. The panel
will establish curriculum and practice guidelines for
occupational therapists to become certified
practitioners in driver rehabilitation and community
mobility.
PROUDLY PRESENTING...
New Vice President of Instruction Kathy Hughes!
Kathy Hughes, M.Ed., brings 30 years of experience in education and more
than 20 years of administrative experience to the position at FVCC. Prior to serving
as interim vice president , Hughes served as director of continuing education at
FVCC from 1986-2004.
Hughes represents FVCC’s partnership with the Flathead Regional Business
Center, and she serves on theFlathead Business and Education Council and
Montana Economic Developers Association.
Hughes also serves as an evaluator for the Northwest Commission on Colleges
and Universities.
She received a Master of Education and Counseling from North Texas State
University and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science from Southern Methodist University.
Shown left to right are faculty members Linda Hunt,
Marlyn James, Gregg Davis (seated) and Michael Ober.
Kathy Hughes, Vice
President of Instruction