Linn-Benton Community College

Linn-Benton Community College awarded Sheri Billetter with the Distinguished Staff award at fall in service held Sept. 13. Billetter was hired at LBCC in 1996 as a faculty member of the Dental Assisting Program. Sheri served as the Program Chair from 1996 to 1998, and as Department Chair from 1998 through June of 2011. She retired in June of this year. A Corvallis resident, Billetter was nominated by her peers for her dedication and commitment to LBCC, to students and to the community. She is credited with making the college dental assistant program one of the most successful and respected programs in the Western region. LBCC’s Distinguished Staff Award was established in 1980 to recognize employees for their contribution of both time and energy to the college. Nominees must have completed 10 years of continuous employment with LBCC.

Linn-Benton Community College announced the winners of the annual Pastega Awards at its fall in-service held Sept. 13. 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 physical science faculty member Greg Mulder. A resident of Corvallis, Mulder has been employed at LBCC since 1997. The Pastega Classified Excellence Award went to Sandy Fichtner, an instructional assistant in the Developmental Studies department. Fichtner, a Corvallis resident, has been employed at LBCC since 1992. Each winner received a $1,000 honorarium and their names 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 annual awards through the LBCC Foundation in 2000 as a way to recognize faculty and classified staff for e...