Congratulations Beverlee Jackson!

Beverlee Jackson, Professor of Health Information Technology, was recognized at the June 3 Convocation ceremony as the recipient of the 2016 FT Faculty Achievement Award.

Bev is a professor and the program director for COCC's HITprogram. She began her tenure at the college in 1983 as anadministrator, left in 1994, and returned in 2002 as an HIT instructor. Since 2004, students graduating from the HIT program have achieved a 100% pass rate on the required national exam--the national averagepass rate is between 68-70%.

Student feedback includes accolades such as

Bev is a great teacher, she is patient and understanding.

Bev is always available and very committed to teaching.

When asked on student evaluations what the most valuableaspect of the course was, one student remarked I think that Bev is the mostvaluable aspect of this class. I would never have passed if she hadntmade class so interesting and fun.