ACC Announces BRTC 2024 Outstanding Faculty and Staff

Arkansas Community Colleges (ACC) has announced the 2024 Outstanding Faculty Member and Outstanding Staff Member awards for Black River Technical College (BRTC).

Christina Derbes, dietetics instructor, was named BRTC’s Outstanding Faculty Member of 2024. Derbes is known for always keeping spirits high and for consistently encouraging BRTC students, faculty, and staff. Derbes is always going above and beyond to help her students. She is always working to make sure her department has everything it needs to be successful.

Beverly Edington, campus store and procurement manager, was named BRTC’s Outstanding Staff Member of 2024. Edington started her BRTC career in 2007 as a bookstore assistant. In 2012 she took a student accounts position and remained there until 2022. In 2022 Edington made it back to where she started, in the bookstore, but this time as the Campus Store and Procurement Manager. In this position she has transformed the BRTC Bookstore and has kept customer service, BRTC’s brand, and BRTC’s mission a top priority.

Derbes and Edington were recognized and celebrated for their achievement at the ACC Award Luncheon in Hot Springs. They were selected for the awards by their peers at BRTC.

For more information about the ACC Awards visit https://www.arkansascc.org/outstanding-faculty

Photo: Dr. Martin Eggensperger, Rhonda Stone, Beverly Edington, Christina Derbes, Jason Linam, and Dr. Brad Baine.