Marsha VanDyne named Staff Member of the Year

Coffeyville Community College (CCC) faculty secretary, Marsha VanDyne was selected as the 2008 Red Raven Staff Member of the Year.

“Marsha serves various functions for various people. She is secretary for at least half the faculty, working on tests and syllabi, shows faculty members how to look things up or create a requisition. She helps Phi Theta Kappa, figures time cards for maintenance, helps with keys for faculty and students and creates various forms and signs," said one nominator. “She never leaves a person hanging, if she can’t help them, she finds someone who can. She is one of the best examples of what is good about CCC.”

VanDyne earned her Associate of Applied Science degree from CCC. Prior to working at the College she was a Mag-Card operator at Becker, Hildreth, Eastman and Gossard. She has been a faculty secretary at CCC for 28 years.

In addition to the above mentioned duties, VanDyne sorts the mail, helps with the humanities project, works with the honors program and assists students.

“I enjoy the variety of things that need to be done in my job,” she said.

Among her most important career accomplishments, she lists being named the 1991-92 CCC Outstanding Staff Member, chaperoning the choir when they sang at Carnegie Hall and learning Adobe Pagemaker. Her family includes son, Kyle, parents, James and Helen Riley and brothers, Morgan and Amos Riley. In her spare time she enjoys cross stitching and reading.

“Marsha is a hard worker and always available if someone from another department needs her assistance,” said another nominator. “She is very organized and always follows through.”

One thing most people do not know about VanDyne is that she was a member of the Coffeyville Ambassadors that sang at Disney World in 1976.

The staff member of the year is nominated by faculty and staff at CCC and chosen by a committee of employees from all areas on campus.