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Nursing students honored at state and national levels
DIANA SCRIVNER
Editor-in-Chief
Nursing students Jenifer
Borruel - Rector and Catherine
Burton were honored Monday
with a $ 100 check for their lead
ership roles in the National
Student Nursing Association
(NSNA) at the state and na
tional level.
Borruel - Rector is currently
the president of the Oregon
Student Nurses Association
(OSNA). Burton is the presi
dent of Clackamas’ chapter of
the NSNA. She was also
elected national secretary/
treasurer of the organization at
the student nursing associa
tion conference in Tennessee
last month.
Although they serve differ
ent roles in their positions,
they both help promote nurs
ing at the state and national
level.
“My major role was to facili
tate elections, organize meet
ings and revise bi-laws,” said
Borruel - Rector.
“I also spoke to state legis
latures in favor of bill 2800
which prohibits mandatory
overtime,” she said. “I repre
sented students in Oregon in
favor of safe nurse practicing.”
Borruel - Rector will gradu
ate in June and attend Oregon
Health and Science University
(OHSU) next fall. She plans to
be involved with the Oregon
Nurses Association and be the
liaison between them and the
NSNA.
Burton is a first year nursing
student at Clackamas. As na
tional secretary/ treasurer she
is the liaison between each
chapter and the state working
with each chapter to report
their finances. As the chapter
president of Clackamas she has
set big goals for the year.
“There is a big nursing
shortage,” she said. “Our big
goal this year is to get more
nurses. We are pushing to get
more men and non traditional
students into the nursing field
Former music chair dies
Retired instructor,
LeRoy B. Anderson,
brought harmony to
the music
department
as well.”
Burton will continue her role in
the NSNA until next April.
The NSNA is a professional
Environmental
week events
Monday: Bob Misley’s
DIANA SCRIVNER
Editor-in-Chief
A memorial service was held last
Saturday for LeRoy B. Anderson,
music department retiree and pro
fessional trombonist. He died May
8, at age 70.
Anderson was hired as the first
music instructor at the college in
1968, and according to colleagues,
he built the music department into
what it is today.
“LeRoy created an atmosphere of
trust and cooperation within the de
partment,” said Gary Nelson, music
instructor who knew Anderson most
his life as he was his trombone
teacher since the seventh grade.
“His ideas have really set the direc
tion and the tone for the way the
department exists.”
Music Instructor Janet Martin
was hired by Anderson over 20
years ago.
“ I always found LeRoy to be sup
portive of me both professionally
and personally,” said Martin.
Anderson was a music instructor
before becoming the chair of the de
partment in 1984; he served as chair
until his retirement in 1991.
Before coming to Clackamas he
toured professionally with a num
ber of big bands, including The
Charlie Barnett Band, Tex Beneke,
Glenn Miller and other bands in Las
Vegas.
While at Clackamas, Anderson
used his career in professional mu
sic to influence other staff members
and students. He also played with
the Oregon Symphony for several
TAMRA BERRY / Public Relations
Jenifer Borruel-Rector (left) and Catherine Burton (right) are awarded with a $100 check
presented by Arlene Jurgens, nursing department chair. Jenifer and Catherine received
awards for their leadership positions in the National Student Nursing Association.
LeRoy B. Anderson toured
professionally with big
bands like Glenn Miller
before retiring in 1991..
LeRoy died May 8,2001 at
age 70.
years during this time.
“He was not only influential here
at the college, but he was influential
musically around town,” said
Nelson. “He has students all over
the world and in most of the big
music centers: Los Angeles, New
York, and Nashville.”
30 years ago, while at Clackamas,
he started the Clackamas Commu
nity College Jazz Ensemble Festival.
This event brings thousands of stu
dents on campus each year.
“He was a very important musical
mover in this town for a long time,”
said Nelson. “I can’t speak force
fully enough of his influence.”
Upon retirement, Anderson
moved to Shelter Bay, in LaConner,
Wash. Here he designed and built
his home and sailed his yacht, the
Omega. He was also involved in
the music group The Wild Ma
chines.
LeRoy Anderson is survived by
wife Marlene, daughter Elizabeth
Openshaw, sons, Robert and Don
and three grandchildren.
High Desert Surf band,
Venders and tables will be
provided
Tuesday: Richard Rueb’s
environmental class will be
giving a presentation
in the Skylight Dining Room
ll-ll:45ajn.
Sherry Swafford will be
giving a presentation on
transportation
options in the Skylight
Dining Room 12-1p.m.
Wednesday: BillBriare’s
Channelight band
ASGBBQ11a.m. - 1p.m.
Hawk Haven will present
birds of prey in the Skylight
Dining Room 12-1p.m.
Thursday: Presentation on
environment in the Skylight
Dining Room, 1 la.m
Friday: CCC Instrumental
Jazz Ensemble
Phi Theta Kappa rummage
sale in the Skylight Dining
Room
organization representing nurs
ing and pre-nursing students
at all levels of study. The or
ganization assists with commu
nity health projects and works
toward expanding leadership
roles of nurses within the medi
cal field.
Environment takes priority
MAGGIE JIRASEK
Feature Editor
Clackamas’ sixth annual Envi
ronmental Week sponsored by
ASG and the Environmental club
will provide daily events May 21-
25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the
Skylight Dining Room, the court
yard and the Bill Brod
Community
Center.
“It’s
a
community
awareness
project. We
want to get
everybody
out and talk
about en-
v i r o n -
mental
issues,”
said
Jaime
Craig, environmental
senator.
Highlights of the week include
music by science instructor Bob
Misley’s High Desert Surf band
on Monday, Bill Briare’s
Channelight band on Wednes
day and Tom Wakeling’s CCC
Instrumental Jazz Ensemble on
Friday. There will also be a pre
sentation of live birds by Hawk
Haven on Wednesday, 12-1 p.m.
in the Skylight dining room.
Vendors will sell environmen
tally friendly crafts and organi-l
zations will present information
about environmental issues as
well as volunteer opportunities.
Sherry Swafford, Tri-met em
ployee,
will hand out free day bus passes
after a presentation on transpor
tation options, Wednesday 12-1
p.m. in the Skylight Dining Room.
Don’t miss this opportunity
and check it out! Formore infor
mation, call ext. 2245.
?hi Theta Kappa wins regional awards
DIANA SCRIVNER
Editor-in-Chief
Phi
Theta
Kappa,
Clackamas’ honor society, re
ceived a number of awards, in
cluding distinguished chapter
president, at the Rocky Moun
tain Cascade regional conven
tion held the first weekend in
May.
Honor society advisors Dave
Arter and Kate Gray along with
current chapter president Jen
nifer Miller attended the con-
ference where they competed
against 23 other chapters.
Jan Baer, past president, re
ceived a plaque honoring her
as one of 25 distinguished
chapter presidents in the na
tion. She also was awarded dis
tinguished chapter officer at
the regional level.
“Jan Baer has really blos
somed,” said Arter. “She went
from being vice president of
fellowship to chapter president
a few years later.”
Her awards were based on
demonstration of the society’s
hallmarks in scholarship, lead
ership, service and fellowship.
Along with Baer’s awards,
the chapter was awarded a
Hallmark in fellowship, second
runner up for scholarship and
second runner up for most dis
tinguished chapter in the re
gion.
The chapter also received a
scholarship to send one mem
ber to the International Honors
Institute held at Georgia Tecii
in Atlanta Georgia this June.
“Both Kate and I are very
proud of our members,” said
Arter. “These awards are richly
earned.”