Tulsa Community College honors select alumni for their professional and personal successes, as well as their significant contributions to business, industry and the community.

This year's honorees were from Tulsa, Sapulpa, Sand Springs, New York City, Russia and more.

One honoree, Gulnara Taragachova, traveled from Russia's Sakhalin Island to attend this year's event. As part of her work with Parker Drilling, and now Baker-Hughes, she has traveled the globe - from major European cities to exotic locations including Galapagos, Tanzania and South Africa.

After a video showcasing the honorees, TCC President Tom McKeon presented awards to this year's Best of TCC including Amanda Bargas, clinical resource nurse at Saint Francis Health System; Rhyan Barlow, manager in training of Capital One; Angela Brown, prevention education coordinator of DVIS/Call Rape; Sarah Dicks, youth minister with Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Parish; Maja Djukic, assistant professor at New York University College of Nursing; Kimberly Glynn, director of ministries at Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Parish; and Isaac Hiriart, director of TCC's Education Outreach Center.

Also: Britton Howerton, an interior designer with Selser Schaefer Architects; Linda Jack, a charge nurse with Select Specialty Hospital; Karen Johnson, a risk associate with Capital One; Chauncey Kila, a masonry instructor at TulsaTech; Angela Lawrence, co-owner and managing director of AcrobatAnt; Gail L. McPherran, charge nurse at St. John Urgent Care Centers, Inc.; Christina Morrison, fiscal officer/HR director of Tulsa County Sheriff's Office; and Kristin Pearson, inside sales specialist at Hilti.

Also: Travis "T.J." Potts, a firefighter and paramedic with the Tulsa Fire Department; Ronald Randle, a manager of Biomed/Safety/Security at Cancer Treatment Centers of America; Nick Rhoades, an architectural intern at Selser Schaefer Architects; Rick Rumsey, the police chief of Sapulpa; Jackie Selph, a family support worker with Parent Child Center of Tulsa; Amy Smith, an interactive designer with AcrobatAnt; Shannon Robbins, director of professional services with Visiting Nurses Association of Tulsa; Samara Stephenson, resource and referral specialist with Community Service Council/Child Care Resource Center; Teresa Stiles, lead respiratory therapist at Select Medical; Gulnara Taragachova, a quality control manager at Baker-Hughes; Fontella Vail, a utility billing supervisor for the city of Jenks; Kristy Wellstead, an advantage case manager at Life Senior Services; Paul Wheeler, president of Accent Realtors; and Trena Zickefoose, office manager of the Sand Springs Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Signature Quartet and Rick Fortner provided the evening's entertainment.

Other special guests attending the event included Larry Leonard and Ron Looney of the TCC Board Regents; Mary Shaw, TCC Foundation Board chairwoman; and Foundation board trustees Teresa Burkett, former state Sen. Ted Fisher and Steve Turnbo.

Also there were members of the TCC administrative cabinet including Peggy Dyer, John Gibson, Flo Potts and Sean Weins as well as Tulsa Tech Board President Tim Bradley, Tulsa County Commissioner Karen Keith and Saint Bernard's Parish Pastor the Rev. Msgr. Patrick Gaalaas.

Corporate table sponsors for the 2012 Best of TCC Awards Dinner were Accent Realtors, AcrobatAnt, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Capital One Auto Finance, Karen Keith and Pat Malloy, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Parish, Selser Schaefer Architects, Tulsa Community College, and TulsaTech.

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