{"id":31085,"date":"2011-08-03T12:56:13","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T16:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2011\/08\/03\/necc-seeks-nominations-for-50th-anniversary-making-a-difference-awards\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:35:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T02:35:04","slug":"necc-seeks-nominations-for-50th-anniversary-making-a-difference-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2011\/08\/03\/necc-seeks-nominations-for-50th-anniversary-making-a-difference-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC Seeks Nominations for 50th Anniversary Making a Difference Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of its year-long 50th anniversary celebration, which begins this September, Northern Essex Community College will honor influential members of the NECC community who have made a difference in the lives of others.<\/p>\n<p>The college is accepting nominations for these awards which honor the many individuals that have made a powerful and positive difference to Northern Essex, its students, and to the surrounding communities over the last 50 years.<\/p>\n<p>Nominees can include graduates of the college who have achieved personal and professional success and\/or given back to the college or community; faculty or staff who have demonstrated exemplary performance as instructors, mentors, or leaders; or community friends who have shown a strong commitment to helping fulfill the mission of the college.<\/p>\n<p>The 50 top nominees will be recognized at the college\u2019s 50th anniversary gala which is scheduled for Friday, April 27, 2012 at DiBurro\u2019s in Ward Hill.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for nominations is Tuesday, November 1, 2011.\u00a0 A committee comprised of college faculty and staff will review nominations and select the award recipients.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the Making a Difference Awards or access a nomination form, visit the college\u2019s 50th anniversary website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/celebrating-50-years-of-making-a-difference\">https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/celebrating-50-years-of-making-a-difference\/<\/a>.\u00a0 For more information, contact Wendy Shaffer at the college, <a href=\"mailto:50in50@necc.mass.edu\">50in50@necc.mass.edu<\/a> or 978 556-3858.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of its year-long 50th anniversary celebration, which begins this September, Northern Essex Community College will honor influential members of the NECC community who have made a difference in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archive"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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