2008 Woodie Awards
Although "Iowa is Kerry Country" was printed on the stage, Democratic vice-presidential candidate John Edwards was the featured speaker at a rally at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids Thursday, Sept. 23. John Kerry was originally scheduled to attend the event but instead was in Philadelphia recovering from a head cold to make sure he's ready for his Sept.
Although the deans of various departments joked while introducing the new faculty, a common sentiment they expressed was the new instructors dedication to educating the students. The math and science department welcomed three new faculty members, Joe Christopher, Cynthia Fabor and Mario Meza, who had formerly been the president of a college in Chile.
The human resources department at Kirkwood Community College has a new director: Bob Freeman, SPHR. Freeman attended Coe College and is a Senior Professional of Human Resources, a certification within the human resources field. Freeman came to Kirkwood after five years with CRST, a privately-owned Cedar Rapids transportation company dealing with transportation.