Dr. Sharon Blackman
It has been such a pleasure to celebrate our students’ accomplishments of this semester and the whole year. I know that many of you are aware that we have some very talented students who have chosen to pursue their dreams at Brookhaven College. Our students are thoughtful, hard-working, intelligent, but most of all, dedicated. Our students come to Brookhaven because they believe in us and we believe in them.
Students have shared with me their appreciation of the encouragement, concern, support and quality education they have received both inside and out of the classroom from Brookhaven College employees. They have expressed how faculty and staff have helped to further develop their goals, but mostly you have helped them increase their belief in their own abilities. All of this reinforces our purpose and that is to help students achieve success.
With all of this said, I would like to send some important thank yous to those people who have worked tirelessly for the success of our students. First, are the SPAR Office employees, Joy Arndt, Yasaman Contractor and Eve Holland for the implementation of the many student programs throughout the year, and Linus Spiller too, for the work on the year-end celebrations, such as the Student Leadership Institute Celebration and the Graduation Party. Special thanks also go out to the faculty members who have taught, supported and nurtured the students who have gone on to receive national, state and city awards for their success. Our Brookhaven Courier staff won awards, while other individuals won literary awards in national competitions. The music, dance and theater performances have been great and several of these students have been recognized for their outstanding talents.
