Tag: Wallace State
Mitchell gifts Wallace State $372K for endowed scholarship for female students...
Wallace State Community College President Dr. Vicki Karolewics, right, accepts a donation to the Wallace State Future Foundation from Gary Mitchell, the nephew of...
Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts holding Preview Day Jan. 27
Nick Watford is featured during a performance of the Wallace State Jazz Band at Preview Day 2016 for the Fine and Performing Arts program...
Tutors meet students, faculty at WSCC Student Resource Center open house
Wallace State’s Spring 2018 student tutors are, front row, from left, Nancy Tyree, Amanda Matthews, Alex Carter, Ryan Davis and Alex Morrison; back row,...
Evelyn Burrow Museum opens ‘Color Explosion’ exhibit
A Tuscan landscape is one of the subjects of paintings on display at The Evelyn Burrow Museum from the collection of Mississippi artist Bewey...
WSCC basketball teams notch weekend wins; ACCC play begins Tuesday
Wallace State guard Xavier Malcom (4) was named the ACCC Player of the Week on Monday after registering 14 points, nine rebounds and six...
ArtsKids! continues with BroadwayKids! and StudioKids! classes at Wallace State
Area students participating in the SingKids! session of ArtsKids! at Wallace State perform during the Christmas Spectacular in December, with Wallace State students.
HANCEVILLE - Wallace...
Altec donates $5K to benefit female welding students at Wallace State
Altec representatives Kelly Westin, left, and Chris Harned, present a $5,000 donation on behalf of the Altec to Wallace State Future Foundation’s Suzanne Harbin...
Students with advanced degrees forging new career paths at Wallace State
Jason Sanford entered Wallace State’s Welding program in January 2016 after spending a decade in the banking industry as a loan lender. Sanford is...
Wallace State Diagnostic Medical Sonography program awards graduates
The Wallace State Community College Diagnostic Medical Sonography Class of 2017 includes, from left to right, front row: Courtney Jones, Joy Calloway, Neeki McNeely...
WALLACE STATE NEWS: Quiz Bowl team undefeated during fall competitions
Wallace State’s Quiz Bowl team members are, from left, Olivia Jones, Caleb Still, Zakk Waddell, Paul Knetter, Ross Wallace and Derik Arendall. Not pictured...
Seeds of hope: community garden planned for Wallace State
Left to right: Wallace State Community College AmeriCorps VISTA staffer Heather McAfee, WSCC Grant Specialist Kristi Barnett and WSCC AmeriCorps VISTA staffer Hannah Kren...
WALLACE STATE NEWS: Austin Monk to lead Wallace State Workforce Development
Austin Monk is Wallace State's new director of Workforce Development.
HANCEVILLE – Austin Monk joined Wallace State Community College this month as director of Workforce...
WALLACE STATE SPORTS: women’s basketball stays hot, winning 3 games in...
Freshman Miajah Bullock (21) throws a pass to Jada Golden in Sunday’s victory at Tom Drake Coliseum.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s women’s basketball team reeled...
Go on tour with Wallace State! Trips planned for Germany and...
HANCEVILLE - The Evelyn Burrow Museum at Wallace State Community College is accepting reservations for a May 2018 tour of Germany and the Alps....
WALLACE STATE NEWS: WSCC Nursing outreach programs help thousands of Blount,...
Wallace State Nursing student Ashley McClintock of Cullman, right, shows first-graders a life vest during Let’s Pretend Hospital, as other Nursing students, Blake Howell...
WALLACE STATE NEWS: Dental students, instructors touched by service trip to...
Wallace State Community College Dental Instructor Teresa Ray, right, is assisted by student Casie Hall at the Brase Clinic during a mission trip to...
Wallace State to host Christmas Spectacular Thursday, Dec. 7
The Wallace State Singers, backed up by the Wallace State Jazz and Concert bands, perform during the 2016 Christmas program, “In the Mood for...
WALLACE STATE NEWS: Computer Science program debuting Swift App Development program...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s Computer Science program is offering a new Swift App Development class beginning with the spring 2018 semester.
Through a partnership with...
Wallace State’s basketball teams split tournament games over weekend
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s women’s basketball team split a pair of games in Americus, Georgia over the holiday weekend.
The Lady Lions defeated Central Georgia...
WALLACE STATE NEWS: Final Health Fair of 2017 set for Nov....
A CELEBRATE Health Fair participant gets information on how to relax during the October event held at Wallace State Community College. The last event...
Wallace State Dental Hygiene students give clinical presentations
Wallace State Community College Dental Hygiene students Karlee Stenger and Hanna Hornbuckle discuss digital detection of cavities and using the color-coded scale as a...
Wallace State’s Diesel Technology Chair Jeremy Smith earns NC3 Master Trainer...
Wallace State Diesel Technology Chair Jeremy Smith
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State Diesel Technology Chair Jeremy Smith has been named a National Coalition of Certification Centers...
WSCC volleyball closes season with 34-10 record; men’s basketball cruises at...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s volleyball team had its season end on Friday at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I national tournament,...
The Nelons to perform at Wallace State Nov. 16
NASHVILLE - Three-time Grammy Award-nominated family gospel quartet, The Nelons, will perform at the Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre on the campus of Wallace State...
Wallace State baseball has five sophomores sign with Division I programs
Wallace State baseball players signing letters of intent on Wednesday were, from left, Blake Rivera (Auburn), Dalton Sinquefield (Troy), Tanner Rusk (UAB), Kolby Robinson...
Wallace State conference center named in honor of Dr. William F....
Wallace State Community College unveiled the new name of the School of Nursing and Center for Science Conference Center as the Dr. William F....
Wallace State volleyball captures 9th consecutive ACCC tournament championship
Wallace State’s volleyball team won its ninth consecutive Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) tournament championship on Sunday at Snead State. Team members are, front...
Wallace State’s volleyball team seeking 9th consecutive ACCC tournament title this...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s volleyball team need three wins, beginning Saturday, to secure its ninth consecutive Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) tournament championship.
Once again,...
Wallace State’s women’s basketball opens 2017-2018 season Saturday with deep sophomore...
Wallace State’s 2017-2018 women’s basketball team is made up of, front row, from left, Joy Sadler, Gabby Hill, Tykeah Rogers, Karlie Hudson, Ahziala Wright,...
Record amount raised at 13th annual Student Investment Luncheon
Alina Adams, head of the Physical Therapy Assistant program at Wallace State, congratulates the winning bidder of the Reese’s peanut butter cheesecake she made...
Wallace State named Achieving the Dream Leader College
HANCEVILLE – Achieving the Dream (ATD) on Wednesday announced that Wallace State Community College is one of eight community colleges in the ATD Network...
Wallace State’s cross country teams finish ACCC runner-up
Wallace State’s women’s runners prepare to begin the ACCC race over the weekend.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s cross country teams each finished conference runner-up at...
Good Hope Middle School advances to South’s BEST Regional Robotics Championship
Lillie McCluskey of Good Hope Middle School communicates with her teammate during the BEST Robotics competition at Tom Drake Coliseum.
HANCEVILLE – Spain Park High...
Wallace State hosts approximately 1,400 high school sophomores for 3rd annual...
Wallace State Collision Repair student Timothy Robinson demonstrates an aspect of his program to students during the 2017 Wallace State Showcase.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State...
Wallace State recognizes Phi Theta Kappa fall inductees
Wallace State recognized 64 new inductees at its Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society ceremony this month.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society...
‘The Addams Family: The Musical’ Oct. 26-29 at Wallace State
Wallace State students rehearse scenes from the upcoming “The Addams Family” musical. From left are, in front: Cheyenne Smith as Wednesday, Lauren Jones as...
WSCC Future Foundation hosting annual Student Investment Luncheon Nov. 1
The Fund A Need board made its appearance at the 2016 Student Investment Luncheon to help students with everything from tuition to gasoline and...
ADECA head in Cullman: stresses importance of broadband, upcoming census
ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell, left, shares a laugh with Wallace State Vice President Dr. Tomesa Smith, center, and Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail, right, on...
WSCC volleyball coach Randy Daniel reaches 400-win milestone with program
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State volleyball coach Randy Daniel reached an impressive milestone on the road Tuesday night, securing his 400th career victory with the...
Wallace State to offer Logistics short-term training as Barry May of...
Mike Lowry, director of marketing at Elk River, Inc., takes his turn practicing on the Wallace State virtual welder as instructor Nolan Dooley, right,...
Andy Warhol expert to speak at Evelyn Burrow Museum this Thursday
In a photo taken after hours, The Evelyn Burrow Museum’s exhibit “Fifteen Minutes Homage to Andy Warhol” is seen. Andy Warhol expert Seth Hopkins...
Wallace State students to celebrate Medical Assistants Recognition Week
Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail proclaimed the week of Oct. 16-20 as Medical Assistants Recognition Week in Hanceville. Students and faculty of the Medical Assistant...
Wallace State to compete for $1 million Aspen Prize
HANCEVILLE –Wallace State Community College was named this week one of 150 community colleges eligible to compete for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community...
Information sessions planned for WSCC Dental Hygiene program, Oct.11 and Dec....
HANCEVILLE - Students interested in learning about the Dental Hygiene program at Wallace State Community College can get up-to-date and comprehensive information at either...
Author/athlete Tricia Downing delivers inspirational message at Wallace State
Tricia Downing visited Wallace State recently, speaking about her book, “Cycle of Hope: A Journey from Paralysis to Possibility,” and the obstacles and changes...
Lost history found at Wallace State through research collection under Robert...
Wallace State’s Robert Davis, the college’s senior professor of history, spoke recently to the Autauga and Montgomery genealogical societies in Prattville about research and...
Ivey: Alabama first state to roll out nationally-recognized manufacturing credentials at...
BIRMINGHAM – Gov. Kay Ivey, while speaking at the Southern Automotive Conference Friday, announced that the Alabama Community College System (ACCS), through a partnership...
Wallace State athletics: volleyball, men’s golf and cross country updates
Wallace State freshmen Maya Jones (9) and Lexi Byrd (4) attempt to block a shot from Snead State’s Megan Zuck in their match on...
Two on Tap to perform at WSCC Oct. 2
HANCEVILLE - Broadway veterans Melissa Giattino and Ron DeStefano, who make up the duo Two on Tap, will be performing at the Betty Leeth...
Cullman Economic Development Agency receives international award
Pictured left to right: Dr. Johnny McMoy, WSCC; Jamie Troutman, Cullman EDA; Joseph Burchfield, TVA
CULLMAN - The Cullman Economic Development Agency won a Bronze...
WSCC volleyball cruises to 3 ACCC wins; Women’s golf runner-up in...
Wallace State libero Emily Wilson collects a dig against Lawson State on Thursday at Tom Drake Coliseum.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s volleyball team continues to...
CELEBRATE health fair Wednesday at Wallace State
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College will host its third CELEBRATE Adult Health and Wellness Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 20, from 8 a.m. to...
Wallace State volleyball earns two conference road wins; WSCC cross country...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s volleyball team picked up a pair of conference road wins over the weekend, beating Coastal Alabama – South and Coast...
Kay Barnett family donates to Wallace State Community College
Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics, third from left, stands with the family of the late Kay Barnett. The family established the Kay Barnett...
Hanceville Nursing and Rehab donates funds to Wallace State to establish...
Michael Vickers, center, the administrator for Hanceville Nursing and Rehab Center, presents a check to Wallace State Future Foundation Board Member Donna Guthrie, left,...
Scholarship fund established in honor of north Alabama pastor Eldridge Criscoe
HANCEVILLE - An endowed scholarship established in honor of a longtime North Alabama pastor will benefit students from Brewer High School in perpetuity. The...
Wallace State’s men’s golf wins third WSCC Fall Invitational in four...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s men’s golf team captured its third WSCC Fall Invitational title in four years on Tuesday, and freshman Cody Maddox was...
REHAU welcomes first graduates of joint venture with CCBOE and Wallace...
Pictured left to right are REHAU Plant Manager Albert von Pelser, CCBOE Superintendent Shane Barnette, Nathan Hannah, Steven Ogle, WSCC President Dr. Vicki Karolewics...
REHAU welcomes CCBOE/WSCC Fast Track apprenticeship graduates
Updated 9-8-17
CULLMAN - The Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE), Wallace State Community College, and automotive parts manufacturer REHAU will hold a reception on...
Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts presents ArtsKids! programs
HANCEVILLE - The Wallace State Community College Fine and Performing Arts department announces its new ArtsKids program for area students in grades 3-8. The...
Wallace State volleyball splits 6 matches; cross country competes in 1st...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s volleyball team split six matches over the weekend at the Owens Community College Invitational in Toledo, Ohio, including beating two...
Wallace State’s Job Placement Office a new resource for students
Wallace State’s Jamie Blackmon advises a student about her resume recently at the Job Placement Office. / Wallace State
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s Job Placement...
Jazz Band Camp introduces students to jazz music
Ricky Burks, left, leads students through a jazz tune during the annual Jazz Band Camp hosted at Wallace State. / Wallace State
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8-time defending conference champ WSCC volleyball begins 2017 season Friday
Members of Wallace State’s volleyball team are, front row, from left: Emily Wilson, Caroline Gann, Kati Thomas, assistant coach Jessica Coombs, head coach Randy...
Wallace State releases President’s and Dean’s Lists for Summer 2017 semester
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College congratulates the 181 students named to the President’s List and Dean’s List for the Summer 2017 semester. To...
Wallace State Community College fall semester underway; late registration ends Tuesday
Wallace State employee James Tidwell at Lion Central points out to a student where to obtain a Lion Card on the first day of...
More than 100 graduate from Wallace State Nursing program
Nightingale Award winners recognized at the August 2017 pinning ceremony for the Wallace State Community College Nursing program are, from left, Crystal Calvert, Justin...
New students get insight, information from WSCC OTA, PTA grads, professionals
Recent Wallace State Physical Therapist Assistant graduate Anna Baker, third from right, talks with incoming PTA students during a recent luncheon held for students...
Drinking Water Operators class graduates 10 students; new course starts in...
Graduates of the Drinking Water Operators course at Wallace State Community College are, from left, in front: Paul Rice, Bess Woods, Alex Millwod, Andrew...
Wallace State OTA graduates ready to change people’s lives
Wallace State Community College Occupational Therapy instructors Gail Hyatt, left, Kelly Krigbaum and Dr. Allen Keener look at a gift from the Class of...
Wallace State named Innovation of the Year Award winner for Guided...
Wallace State’s Guided Pathways Model Implementation Team consists of, front row, from left, Dana Adams, Amanda Tillman, Dr. Mary Barnes and Matthew McCrickard, back...
Wallace State Salon and Spa Management hosting special program for women...
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College’s Salon and Spa Management program will host an outreach program through the American Cancer Society that helps women...
Cynthia Arrington named Wallace State’s new Adult Education director
Cynthia Arrington / WSCC
HANCEVILLE – Cynthia Arrington has been named Wallace State’s new Adult Education director.
Arrington, a Hanceville native, inherits the position after serving...
Wallace State biology instructor Connie Briehn participates in 2017 Mountains to...
Wallace State biology instructor Connie Briehn holds a snake during her time on the Mountains to Gulf: Helping Teachers Make Connections expedition, hosted by...
WaLLi members beat the heat with ice cream contest
John Thomas, left, and Bobbie Bradford, were declared the winners in the homemade ice cream contest held by the WaLLi program at Wallace State...
Maci Key becomes Wallace State’s first National SkillsUSA Officer; WSCC trio...
Maci Key is the first Wallace State student to serve as a SkillsUSA National Officer delegate.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State Community College students made a...
Dozens attend meeting to learn about WSCC Health Science programs
Lorie Strane, left, talks with students interested in learning more about the Medical Assistant program at Wallace State Community College, during a meeting offered...
Wallace State has school-record 41 student-athletes recognized by NJCAA for academic...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State athletics had a school-record 41 student-athletes recognized recently for their academic achievements during the 2016-17 year in list released by...
Kindergarten to college: Educators learn about using breakout games in classroom
Aimee Bates, technology integration specialist for Cullman City Schools, checks in with attendees of the Educator Alumni Connection workshop hosted by the Wallace State...
“Too good to be true” Sheriff warns WaLLi class about scams
Sheriff Gentry addresses the WaLLi class at Wallace State on Wednesday, June 28, 2017. / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry visited...
Wallace State conducts annual strategic analysis team meeting for business and...
Wallace State welding program chair Jim Thompson discusses the NC3 safety procedures his department has instituted. / Wallace State
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College’s...
Wallace State-Hanceville certified as Official Campus Site for MLD Certification
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College has been declared an Official Campus Site for MLD Certification Campus of Alabama, making it the only school...
Can you break out? June 28 workshop offered for area educators
HANCEVILLE - Area educators who want to break out of the rut and get some new ideas for their classrooms will want to take...
Wallace State-Oneonta CDL program helping students hit the road
Wallace State CDL students Kalob Suttles, left, and Donnie McKay, with instructor Ben Matanane. Suttles and McKay are two recent graduates of the CDL...
WaLLi program accepting new members at Wallace State
WaLLi members from Wallace State Community College toured Bryant-Denny stadium and the Paul W. Bryant Museum in Tuscaloosa, with a side trip to Dreamland...
Registration begins June 27 for five-week Mini Term II at Wallace...
HANCEVILLE - Registration begins Tuesday, June 27 for Summer Mini Term II at Wallace State Community College, with the five-week classes set to start...
WaLLi member celebrates 90th birthday
Marilyn cracks open a Diet Mountain Dew. She said to eat whatever you want to eat and do whatever you want to do./ Wallace...
Wallace State recipient of Education Wins! donation from Team One Nissan...
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College English instructor Cindy Smith, left, and President Dr. Vicki Karolewics, right, accept a $200 donation from Roosevelt Oliver...
WSCC’s Braxton Light, Blake Rivera drafted by Chicago Cubs, San Francisco...
Braxton Light was drafted by the defending World Series-champion Chicago Cubs in the 24th round on Wednesday./ Russell Moore
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State pitchers Braxton...
First Wallace State CELEBRATE event a success, second event June 14
Wanda Creel has her blood pressure checked during the CELEBRATE Adult Health and Wellness Fair hosted by the Wallace State Community College Department of...
Wallace State anglers Josh Butts, Reid Conner win 2017 Carhartt Bassmaster...
Reid Conner, left, and Josh Butts hoist their trophies after winning the 2017 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Wild Card Championship over the weekend./ Bassmaster...
Endowed scholarship created in honor of James Meherg
Wallace State Community College President Dr. Vicki Karolewics presents a certificate to James W. Meherg about the formation of the James W. Meherg Endowed...
In spite of stiff competition, Hanceville tractor show sees good turnout
Sherman Roberts had the oldest operational tractor at the show, a 1939 Farmall “H” / W.C. Mann
HANCEVILLE - Who would have thought that a...
Wallace State graduate David Hinds begins BioTrain internship at HudsonAlpha
David Hinds, left, graduated from Wallace State in May and is currently interning at HudsonAlpha in Huntsville.
HANCEVILLE - David Hinds was one of the...
Wallace State-Oneonta Student Caleb Thomas earns ARC of Alabama Employee of...
ONEONTA – Wallace State- Oneonta student Caleb Thomas stays busy between juggling an early-morning shift at TLC Nursing Center in Oneonta and taking classes...
Cullman Ballet Theatre’s “Swan Lake” premieres tonight at Wallace State
CULLMAN - Cullman Ballet Theatre will present “Swan Lake” tonight at 7 p.m. at the Betty Leeth Haynes Theater on the campus of Wallace...
Wallace State EMS Program adding state-of-the-art tool for student training
HANCEVILLE - The nation recently celebrated National EMS Week, May 21-27; now, Wallace State Community College’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program is looking forward...
Wallace State Nursing program hosting CELEBRATE Adult Health and Wellness Fair...
HANCEVILLE - The Department of Nursing Education at Wallace State Community College will host two separate adult health and wellness fairs in June to...
Breakfast celebrates Future Foundation scholarship recipients, donors
Grace Hollis, the recipient of the Joe Wayne and Kathryn Maddox Education Scholarship, spoke at the Wallace State Community College Future Foundation’s Scholarship Celebration...
WSCC softball eliminated at NJCAA National Championship; WSCC women’s golf finishes...
Wallace State sophomore Taylor Beshears connects on one of her two home runs against North Central Texas at the NJCAA Division I National Championship...
