October 29, 2010
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Sandi Lavallie, NWCC Houston instructor, gets nod as best educator
HOUSTON – Longtime Northwest Community College (NWCC) instructor and program coordinator Sandi Lavallie was honoured by the Houston and District Chamber of Commerce last Saturday at the Houston Community Hall for her work as a respected educator in the Bulkley Valley.
Lavallie, who is the current Career and College Prep instructor and coordinator in Houston, won the Educator of the Year Award at the Chamber’s yearly Business Excellence Awards gala. This award recognizes an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to the education of the youth of Houston and strives to inspire students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn.
Nominated for the award by both previous and current students, Lavallie is renowned in Houston for being able to teach anything. Quotes from her nomination form included such comments as: “Best teacher ever!” and “Best teacher in the world!” and “Can teach any subject she needs” and “Always thinks of student first.”
“I am very fortunate to work at something I love to do – with a great team of co-workers who put up with my unbounded enthusiasm for student centered learning and teaching,” said Lavallie. “My co-workers and students should have received the award.”
Lavallie’s Houston colleague Marni Larocque said the entire campus staff attended the awards gala and were happy and proud of her acknowledgement.
“From preparing for your GED, algebra, trigonometry, chemistry or university tutoring – you name it – she has taught it,” says Larocque. “Sandi has helped numerous community members and now, their children, to achieve their educational goals.”
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For more information contact:
Kristine Kofoed
Director of Communications and College Advancement Northwest Community College
Phone: 250.638.5470
Toll-Free: 1.877.277.2288
Email: kkofoed@nwcc.bc.ca
To learn more about the exciting events and programs happening at NWCC visit us at nwcc.bc.ca
Northwest Community College is an accredited post-secondary education institution that offers a range of comprehensive courses and programs to the northwest region of British Columbia. It serves this area through campuses in Haida Gwaii (Kaay Llnagaay, Masset, Village of Queen Charlotte), Hazelton, Houston, Kitimat, Nass Valley, Prince Rupert, Smithers and Terrace. NWCC celebrates the diversity of its northern and First Nations populations and reflects this diversity in its programs, services and workforce.
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