Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

Barton Community College recently recognized employees who celebrated landmark years during a forum in early December. They were (from left) assistant baseball coach Brett McBride, five years; instructor and Coordinator of Information Technology Cristi Gale, 10 years; head women’s soccer coach Ousmane Camara, five years; English instructor Jaime Abel, 10 years; Nursing Remediation and Adult Healthcare Programs Coordinator Sara Hoff, five years; facility management secretary Heather Helvie, 15 years; academic advisor Kristan Connell, five years; Coordinator of Assessment and Instructor of Mathematics Jo Harrington, 15 years; NURSING INSTRuctor Renae Skelton, five years; art instructor Bill Forst, 20 years; chemistry instructor Amanda Alliband, five years; Coordinator of Enterprise Applications and Senior Systems Analyst Kevin Murphy, 20 years; nursing instructor Karla Johnston, five years; Advisement Coordinator Karen Kratzer, 25 years; head men’s and women’s golf coach Doug Kaiser, 30 years and Assistant Director of Nursing and Simulation Coordinator Brenda Glendenning, 30 years. Not shown are promotions specialist Dee Ann Smith, 35 years; Central Kansas Upward Bound Project Director Patrick Busch, 15 years; Coordinator of Enterprise Applications Ronnie Dean, 15 years; head tennis coach Lyle Stickney, 10 years and medical lab technician instructor Dana Weber, 10 years.