Linn-Benton Community College

Rob Lewis Scottie Hurley LBCC announced the winners of the annual Pastega Awards at its fall in-service held Sept. 14. The awards are given to honor one faculty and one classified staff for their outstanding contributions to the LBCC community. The Pastega Faculty Excellence Award went to LBCC math faculty Rob Lewis. Lewis, a Corvallis resident, has been employed at LBCC since 1992. He recently completed a trip to China, where he served as LBCC’s first faculty ambassador and instructor at Xijing University. The Pastega Classified Excellence Award went to Scottie Hurley, instructional assistant and part-time culinary faculty in Culinary Arts. Hurley, a Corvallis resident, has been employed at LBCC since 2003. Each winner received a $1,000 honorarium and each name will be engraved on the Mario and Alma Pastega Faculty and Staff Excellence plaques in the LBCC College Center Distinguished Staff Gallery. Mario Pastega, owner of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company in Corvallis, started the ann...

LBCC has named Marsha Ham as this year’s Pat Atteberry Award winner. The Atteberry Award is given each year to honor LBCC Professional Technical Advisory Committee members for his or her outstanding contribution to LBCC. Ham, a Corvallis resident, has served on the LBCC Instructional Assistant Advisory Committee for seven years. She is employed with the Corvallis School District as a human resource specialist. The LBCC Pat Atteberry Award was established in 1992 in honor of Dr. Pat Atteberry, who served as a member of the Vocational Education Committee from 1977 to 1992. To date, more than 400 community and industry leaders serve on 38 advisory committees for more than 60 LBCC professional technical programs.