Bursting with pride

An e-mail from Mr. Dougherty:

Today (Sunday March 30, 2008) North Metro Technical College capped off a highly successful hosting of the 2008 Professional Landscape Network (PLANET) Career Days by winning FIRST PLACE among the 66 colleges and universities from all over the country who competed.

The college is also extremely proud of the fact that the leader of our program, Rex Bishop, received the Educator of the Year award from this organization made up of landscape industry professionals.

And finally, as one of the smallest colleges to host this event, North Metro is especially proud that the organizers and other colleges frequently commented on the incredible teamwork and hospitality of the North Metro students, faculty, staff, family members, and community friends who helped put on the event. Several visitors noted that, every time they commended a North Metro Tech staffer or volunteer, the recipient of the praise was quick to share the credit with other team members.

With the other top five teams in the competition on North Metro’s campus this past weekend including Michigan State University, Penn State University, Brigham Young University – Idaho and Brigham Young University – Provo, the North Metro team was excited to have so many individual students and student teams place in the top three positions in their events.

Mathew Early of Cartersville won the overall super star competition, for example. Mathew is a remarkable young man who already runs his own landscape business, Integrity Landscape, and he did an outstanding job.

There were many other individual winners and we will be getting out an announcement Monday with many more details.


Steve Dougherty
President
North Metro Technical College*