Jim Bostwick, Kat Biemann, Lori McIntyre and Ron Sauntman honored
Yavapai Community College honored outstanding faculty, staff and alumni at its “Evening of Recognition” ceremony held Tuesday, Aril 30 at the Verde Valley Campus.
Jim Bostwick
Veteran math teacher Jim Bostwick was named outstanding faculty member. The announcement was met with a standing ovation. Dr. James Perey, executive dean of the Verde Valley Campus and Sedona Center, said of Bostwick, “Jim has always had the greater good in mind, with a firm philosophy in a student-centered approach to his work.”
Sedona Culinary Institute instructor Kat Biemann earned outstanding adjunct honors and Lori McIntyre, instructional assistant for the science department, was named outstanding staff member.
Earning Outstanding Alumni honors this year was Ron Sauntman. Ron attended Yavapai College where he received his Associate of Science in Fire Science in 2012. He went to Grand Canyon University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management in 2014 and an M.S. in Leadership and Disaster Preparedness in 2016. Her was awarded the Firefighter of the year in 2002 from Camp Verde Fire District and received two citations from the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors in 2017 for work done in Emergency Management during the Goodwin Fire. The Yavapai County Emergency Services Manager, Perey said, “exemplifies the power of career and technical education and what it means to set lofty goals and achieve career excellence.”