Kellogg Community College’s Admissions Office in February recognized outstanding high school counselor partners with Outstanding Counselor Awards.
Award winners, one from each county in the KCC service district, include:
- Kelly Collins, Olivet High School, Eaton County
- Steve Guikema, Thornapple Kellogg High School, Barry County
- Beth Karney, Quincy High School, Branch County
- Lukas Pederson, Lakeview High School, Calhoun County
Additionally, KCC awarded the Russ Bortell Memorial Award to Jamie Hess, a counselor at the Calhoun Area Career Center.
This award is granted to the school counselor or employee who has shown exceptional dedication and service to their students for many years. It is named for the late Russ Bortell, a longtime KCC employee who was committed to helping students gain access to higher education and providing guidance on how to be successful in college.
Pictured in the above images, clockwise from left to right, are:
Photo one: Pictured, from left to right, are Troy Waffle, Olivet High School Principal; Kelly Collins, Olivet High School Counselor; and Angie Bess, KCC Dual Enrollment and Early College Manager.
Photo two: Pictured, from left to right, are Coreen McCaul, CACC Principal; Mark Gothberg, CACC Counselor; Jamie Hess, CACC Counselor; Jenni Kotowski, KCC Admissions Director; and Angie Bess, KCC Dual Enrollment and Early College Manager.
Photo three: Pictured, from left to right, are Jenn Searls, Early College and Career Development Administrator, BISD; Shari Deevers, KCC Grahl Center Director; Beth Karney, Quincy High School Counselor; Karen Wegner, Quincy High School Principal; Angie Bess, KCC Dual Enrollment and Early College Manager; and Jenni Kotowski, KCC Admissions Director.
Photo four: Pictured, from left to right, are Jenni Kotowski, KCC Admissions Director; William Patterson, Lakeview Schools Superintendent; Lukas Pederson, Lakeview High School Counselor; Eric Greene, KCC Vice President for Communications and Advancement; and Angie Bess, KCC Dual Enrollment and Early College Manager.
Not pictured is is Steve Guikema, of Thornapple Kellogg High School.
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