Chelsea Higgins, a Brookhaven College student, won a $2,500 North Texas Energy Council, NTEC, scholarship. Higgins hopes to attend the University of Texas and major in geology. Diane Brownlee, director of the Ellison Miles Geotechnology Institute, gathers the scholarship applications and screens the applicants before passing on the information to the NTEC scholarship board. Brownlee has administered the process for several years and believes this is the first time a two-year college student has won the scholarship.
The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics awarded one of the AstroTurf Athletic Director of the Year Awards to Lynne Levesque, director of athletics at Brookhaven College. Levesque was honored in the Junior College/Community College division for the West region. She has been at Brookhaven College for more than 20 years, serving as the athletic director for 16 years. Award winners must demonstrate a commitment to higher education and student athletes, and have the ability to inspire individuals and teams to high levels of performance. Congratulations, Lynne.
Thirty students in the Paramedicine and Emergency Medical Services Programs at Brookhaven College participated in a vehicle extraction demonstration on May 15 and a trip to the Cadaver Lab at Parker College last week. Richard Campbell, EMS professor, and Dr. Roy Yamada led the students through several advanced paramedic skills in surgical-airway management, needle thoracostomy of the chest, and peripheral intraosseous needle placement of a cadaver. The lab opportunity allows for essential skills practice in preparation for treatment of real-life, critical pre-hospital patients. The vehicle extraction took place at the college with a CareFlite helicopter landing in the parking lot, long enough for a landing-zone class. The Farmers Branch Fire Department also supplied a fire engine, truck, ambulance, heavy rescue vehicle and battalion chief to demonstrate victim extrication techniques.
