2009 Southwest Press Release Archive

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Press Release Archive

December 2009

• Southwest's Union Avenue Campus Admissions and Records Office Wins Tree Decorating Contest (December 18, 2009)
• Southwest Students Win Big in a National Engineering Poster Contest (December 14, 2009)
• Southwest Holds Naming Ceremony for Bert Bornblum Library (December 7, 2009)
• Southwest Sponsors Child and Adult Care Food Program (December 4, 2009)

November 2009

• Southwest Names its Macon Cove Campus Library in Honor of Bert Bornblum (November 25, 2009)
• Southwest Hosts FBI Community Relations Executive Seminar on December 4 (November 23, 2009)
• Poet Greg Brownderville to Offer Free Poetry Reading and Workshop at Southwest Tennessee Community College (November 11, 2009)
• Vicki Robertson Named SBEA's 2009 Post-Secondary Teacher of the Year (November 4, 2009)

October 2009

• Southwest's Communications and Marketing Department Wins Numerous Awards in International and National Creative Competition (October 29, 2009)
• Southwest Students to Use Skills for Real World Research Project (October 19, 2009)
• Southwest Men's Basketball Team Opens Season With Exhibition Game (October 18, 2009)
• Southwest's New Education Chair Named "Educator of the Year" in Ethiopia (October 5, 2009)

September 2009

• Southwest Tennessee Community College and U of M Create Unique Academic Partnership Program (September 30, 2009)
• Southwest Softball Team Hosts Fall Classic (September 25, 2009)
• Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the New WIN/Southwest Offices Signals High Hopes for Fayette County (September 21, 2009)
• Southwest Predicts a Significant Enrollment Increase This Fall (September 9, 2009)

August 2009

• 2009-2010 Southwest Basketball Schedule Released (August 25, 2009)
• Fast Growing Southwest Paramedic Program Breaking Its Own Records for Fall Enrollment (August 21, 2009)
• Ribbon Cutting Soon Takes Place for the Highly Anticipated Maxine A. Smith Center (August 5, 2009)
• Southwest Men's Basketball Signs Fourteen to National Letters of Intent (August 5, 2009)
• Southwest Softball Signs Two to National Letters of Intent (August 4, 2009)
• A Note Well Taken (August 4, 2009)

July 2009

• Southwest Summer Camps for High School Students Target ACT Scores, College Certificates and Success in Forensic Marketing (July 21, 2009)
• Iraq Veteran Gets a Square Deal with the New Helping Heroes Grant (July 6, 2009)
• Two Southwest Softball Players Named Academic All-American (July 1, 2009)

June 2009

• Award-Winning Communications and Marketing Executive Named to the Regional American Red Cross Board of Directors (June 17, 2009)
• 2009 Graphic Arts Honors Graduate Opts to Freelance Until Job Market Opens Up (June 16, 2009)
• "Steven Leake Lifetime Achievement Award" Marks New Standard for AFC (June 15, 2009)
• Lady Saluqis' Basketball Signs Seven (June 11, 2009)
• Southwest Baseball Signs Eleven to National Letters of Intent (June 8, 2009)
• Surety Bond Guarantee Could Spur Construction Growth (June 4, 2009)
• Southwest PTA Students Increase Scores on Licensing Exams by 30 Percent (June 3, 2009)

May 2009

• Southwest Unveils Its New High-Tech Library (May 15, 2009)
• Southwest Softball Signs Munford Standout (May 15, 2009)
• Two Southwest Baseball Players Named All-Conference (May 13, 2009)
• Four Lady Saluqi Softball Players Earn All-Conference Honors (May 13, 2009)
• Mid-South Executive Joins Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation Board (May 7, 2009)

April 2009

• Southwest Baseball Team To Face Roane State in Region Play-In Game (April 30, 2009)
• Lady Saluqis Softball Team Takes On Vol State in Region Opener (April 27, 2009)
• What Are the High Demand Job Areas for Southwest Graduates? (April 27, 2009)
• Southwest Supporter Raises Money for Scholarships through Self-published Cookbook (April 24, 2009)
• Wilson Named NJCAA Pitcher of the Week (April 24, 2009)
• Southwest Hosts "Common Ground" Race Relations Sessions (April 17, 2009)
• Southwest's 2009 Commencement Takes Place on May 2 (April 17, 2009)
• Strong Named NJCAA All-American (April 13, 2009)
• Southwest Students Prepare to Study Abroad in Nine Countries (April 9, 2009)
• Hayes Named NJCAA Player of the Week (April 9, 2009)

March 2009

• Saluqis Finish Successful Season With Region Title, National Ranking (March 31, 2009)
• TSBDC Offers Workshop to Help Businesses Survive the Economic Slump (March 24, 2009)
• Poet Tina Barr to Present Sessions at Southwest (March 24, 2009)
• Southwest Softball Team Signs Four (March 23, 2009)
• Students from Naestved Business College in Denmark Continue Tradition as Southwest Exchange Students (March 20, 2009)
• Project Alpha Comes to Southwest (March 19, 2009)
• Coleman Named Tennessee Baseball Report Player of the Week (March 12, 2009)
• Southwest To Take On Top-Ranked Team in NJCAA Tourney (March 12, 2009)
• First Tennessee Foundation Establishes New Scholarship at Southwest (March 11, 2009)
• Sails Named TCCAA Coach of the Year, Strong Named Player of the Year (March 11, 2009)
• Author to Visit Southwest (March 10, 2009)
• When the Green Gets Growing ... It's Time to Get Going! (To Southwest's Horticulture Short Course...of Course) (March 5, 2009)
• TCCAA/NJCAA Region VII Tournament Tips Off This Week (March 2, 2009)

February 2009

• Southwest Tennessee Community College and LeMoyne-Owen College Sign Articulation Agreement (February 26, 2009)
• Tennessee Legislative Delegation Leaders Respond to Questions from Local University, College, and Technical Center Students (February 20, 2009)
• Saluqis Basketball Team Climbs Up to Fourth in the NJCAA Poll (February 19, 2009)
• Tennessee Legislative Delegation Leaders Accept Invitation to Discuss Economic Stimulus Package at Southwest (February 18, 2009)
• Mid-South Executives Join Southwest Tennessee Community College Foundation Board (February 17, 2009)
• Saluqis Basketball Team Leaps to Number Six Ranking in a National Poll (February 11, 2009)
• Saluqis Basketball Team Cracks Top 10 in NJCAA Poll (February 4, 2009)

January 2009

• TSBDC Launches Memphis Area Contractor Development Program (January 30, 2009)
• Noted Educator to Receive Carter G. Woodson Award Honoring Civil Rights Work (January 29, 2009)
• Southwest Softball Team Signs Three (January 28, 2009)
• Southwest Men's Basketball Team Jumps To Number 12 In Poll (January 28, 2009)
• Southwest Men's Basketball Team Moves Up One Spot in Poll (January 23, 2009)
• Workshops Focus on Steps Businesses Can Take to Survive During the Economic Downturn (January 20, 2009)
• Former U.S. Congressman Harold Ford Jr. Slated to Speak at 37th Annual SAEOPP Conference (January 16, 2009)
• Southwest Helps Tipton County and Millington Girls Scouts Get Jump-start on Male Dominated Career Paths (January 15, 2009)
• Southwest Men's Basketball Team Enters NJCAA Poll (January 14, 2009)
• Southwest Partners With Lurgi, Inc. to Provide Non-traditional Workshops for Tipton County Girl Scouts (January 9, 2009)