Cindii Man tells a truck driving student to “cut that wheel sharply.
Statewide Fire And Rescue
College To Be Held At JCC
The first State-wide Fire and Rescue Col
lege will be held at Johnston Community
College’s Fire and Rescue Training Center
on September 17 and 18, 1988. The recent
ly completed training facility is located on
JCC’s campus behind the Vocational Build
ing.
Training classes will meet from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. These classes will be sponsored by
Johnston Community College in conjunc
tion with the Johnston County Fireman’s As
sociation, the Johnston County Rescue As
sociation, and the Johnston County Fire
Chief Association.
Class topics during the two day school will
include; high level rescue, vehicle extri
cation, liquified petroleum fires, flammable
liquids, self-contained breathing equipment,
Firefighters from various county fire departments approach an LP Gcs training fire
held at the Fire and Rescue Training Facility located at JCC.
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More Women Should Give Trucking A
Chance, Says Strawberry Blonde Instructor
Cindy Marr of Wendell is the newest in
structor in the Truck Driver Training Pro
gram at Johnston Community College. She
began her career by taking the truck driver
course here in 1984, graduating third in her
class.
This tall strawberry blonde enjoys her job
as a teacher. Prior to returning to JCC, she
was employed as a driver “peddling freight”
in-state as well as making coast-to-coast
“Truck driving is a wide-open field for wo
men,” she says. “The pay is good. More wo
men should give it a try.”
Currently, only 13% of the students in the
Truck Driver Training Program are women.
Cindy’s husband, brother, and several
cousins have completed the Truck Driver
Training Program at JCC.
incident command, hazardous materials and
testing and operation of fire pumpers.
Even though the Continuing Education
Division provides educational training pro
grams on a continuing basis for Johnston
County’s fire and rescue personnel, this will
• be the first state-wide training school. Ac
cording to David Creech, Dean of Continu
ing Education, “We feel that Johnston Com
munity College has one of the finest training
facilities of this type anywhere in the state of
North Carolina. We are very excited about
being able to offer these special training pro
grams in our area.”
For more information on the State-wide
Fire and Rescue College, you may contact
Doug Fisher in Continuing Education at
934-3051, Ext. 281.
JCC Phi Beta Lambda Representatives
Claim National Awards In Cincinnati
Student representatives of Phi Kappa Pi,
Johnston Community College’s chapter of
Phi Beta Lambda, received five awards dur
ing the organization’s national conference
held recently in Cincinnati.
Phi Beta Lambda is a national education
al association composed of college students
planning a career in business. More than
1,400 representatives from colleges and uni
versities throughout the country attended the
conference.
Phi Kappa Pi was presented an Alumni
Award, a regional award given for alumni re
cruitment and involvement. They also won
the Hollis and Kitty Guy Gold Seal Chapter
Award of Merit for outstanding local chap
ters which have actively participated in pro
jects and programs identified with the goals
of Future Business Leaders of America and
Phi Beta Lambda. Only 15 percent of all
chapters throughout the nation receive this
prestigious award.
Panda Crocker of Smithfield took third
place in the Job Interview competition. This
competition recognizes members who are
proficient in applying for employment in
business. They must submit a resume, cover
letter and initial and final interviews.
Mac Ellen Gregory of Dunn placed se
venth in Machine Transcription competi
tion. A knowledge of communication skills
for transcribing dictation are vital in today’s
information society and office environment.
Phi Kappa Pi took fourth place in the
American Enterprise Project competition,
which recognizes those chapters that deve
lop projects to increase understanding and
support for the American Enterprise System
within the school and/or community. JCC’s
project, a survey of the needs of small busi
nesses in Johnston County, was done in
conjunction with the Smithfield-Selma
Chamber of Commerce.
Also competing at the conference was
Betty Ann Cox of Smithfield in Accounting
and Michael Bryant of Princeton, an entry in
the Mr. Future Business Executive category.
Club advisors Jim Jackson and Jim Sum-
erel, business instructors, accompanied the
students.
Last spring, Phi Kappa Pi swept state Phi
Beta Lambda competition by capturing 31
chapter and individual awards in Raleigh.
The group chapter presently includes 98
members and four advisors.
REFLECTiONS ON A DREAM
JCC s new library and auditorium building is rapidly taking shape as reflected in the-
small pond beside the new facility.