Industrial Students earn OSHA-10 Salaries and Benefits ................................................................... 17,213,491.60 Certification Supplies and Services ..................................................................... 7,208,356.36 Scholarships and Fellowships ...................................................... 4,904,335.93 Utilities ................................................................................................. 527,637.69 Several students enrolled in the Industrial Safety Depreciation ..................................................................................... 1,713,819.45 course at Robeson Community College recently Other Nonoperating Expenses ............................................................. 75,054.46 achieved the OSHA 10-hour safety certi昀椀cation. Total Expenses – $31,642,695.49 Julio Cesar Bello, Je昀昀rey Allen Boggess, Daniel RCC’S CULINARY ARTS TAKES 1ST PLACE IN De Jesus Bravo, David Jimenez Campos, Calista Mackenzie Dial, Bryan Kelly Hammonds, LUMBEE WING WARRIOR COMPETITION Chance Lakota Hunt, Christopher Clayton Strickland, and Lydia Caillou Woods all recently Robeson Community College is excited to tor and student support services, who says he passed the exam. announce that its Culinary Arts program enjoyed more than his fair share of culinary’s “A lot of employers are looking to hire people took 昀椀rst place in the First Annual LRDA delicious, mouthwatering wings. “I am very with an OSHA 10 card,” said Heath Worriax, Wing Warrior Competition held on July 1 proud of our students and de昀椀nitely proud who taught the class. “Most employers in the during the 2023 Lumbee Homecoming. of our Program Director James Ingram industry will ask for this or they will require you and Chef Instructor Jordan Oxendine. I to pass it on-the-job, so these nine students are “It feels great to win, the team worked hard congratulate them on a job well done, they ahead of the game.” on the recipes and the way we wanted to represented Robeson Community College cook the wings so it was great to win, the very well… our sta昀昀 and our students did an For Calista Dial, earning the certi昀椀cation and hard work to pay o昀昀,” stated RCC Program outstanding job.” being enrolled in the welding program makes Director Chef James Ingram. “I don’t think her feel more empowered. I can truly put into words how proud of the 吀栀e RCC Culinary Arts Department was students I am, they did a phenomenal job I given $500 cash and was presented with a “I feel like a leader for women,” Dial said. “I’m couldn’t have ask for a better group to do the check for $875 by Scott Tire Pro’s, but our glad that I got the certi昀椀cation, I know job sites competition with.” guess is that earning the bragging rights for are looking for it.” mastering the recipe for the best wings in 吀栀e team along with winners from the Na- Robeson County was by far the best reward “Safety is important,” she said. tional SkillsUSA contest will be treated to an our students could have asked for and what ice cream social on campus this Wednesday will what they remember most about the Welding student Christopher Strickland agrees to celebrate their success. cook-o昀昀 challenge. and says that the certi昀椀cation was de昀椀nitely “Congratulations to our culinary students, “I think more than anything we wanted to worth earning. as well as our faculty members Program be a part of the community and show we “It puts me one more step closer to my career,” Director James Ingram and Chef Instructor are there for them for their needs,” stated Strickland said. Jordan Oxendine,” stated RCC President Ingram. “Winning was just proof to Chef Melissa Singler. “吀栀is is an amazing accom- Jordan and I that we are doing a good job plishment of the program. 吀栀e competition with the students.” they faced was 昀椀erce, but in the end, it proves that our students are becoming experts in 吀栀e event was sponsored by LRDA, Scott’s the food and hospitality industry and shows Tire Pro’s, RayRay’s Hog Pit, and Mountaire they are achieving greatness in and out of the Farms, who generously donated the chicken classroom.” wings. 吀栀ose in the competition were judged on ap- To learn more about the culinary arts pearance, taste, moisture, tenderness/texture, program at Robeson Community College, and overall impression. please contact our Admissions O昀케ce at 910- 272-3342, [email protected] or visit “Our wings they were right on,” stated Dr. https://www.robeson.edu/public-service/ Johnny Smith, the vice president of instruc- cularts. Continuing Education Students Chosen as Ambassadors for NC Association Taking just one continuing education class at recently selected through a highly competi- Robeson Community College could change tive process to serve as ambassadors for the your life forever as four students recently North Carolina Community Health Worker discovered, a昀琀er completing the community Association (NCCHWA). health worker training. In total 6 individuals from across the state 吀栀e four – Jose Chavez, Melissa Elliott, were named ambassadors. Charissa Smith, and Ashley Owens – were