Submitted by Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director
The Honors Committee of Northeast Texas Community College presented a gift to Dr. Joy Cooper, recently, recognizing her 10 years of service on the college?s Honors Committee.†† During her tenure, NTCC?s honors students have obtained 40 national awards, with an unprecedented 10 national citations gained in the just the last academic year, including two Jack Kent Cookes--one to Student Representative Committee member, Alicia Cantrell--and two Hites Awards.
Honors Director, Dr. Yox noted:† ?Our Honors Committee has stood like a bulwark against lethal requests, and for a campus merit dynamic for over a decade.† We are thankful for Joy?s role in this, as a faithful and perceptive committee member who helped determine the composition and policies of honors at NTCC.?
While serving on campus committees, and teaching, Dr. Cooper has engaged in cutting-edge research.† This last spring, she received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Tyler with a dissertation entitled: ?The Influence of Emotional Intelligence and Personality Traits on Effective Leadership.?† Cooper is an Associate Professor of Business Management at NTCC.
