THELAKER | 5 Matt Smythe ’97 echoed Hunter in his own remarks. “Coming here a er I nished my time in the service was by far the best decision I ever made,” said Matt, recipient of the Outstanding Humanities Alumni Achievement Award. “I truly enjoyed school once I started here, which was really an amazing thing considering that I was a terrible student in high school.” He credits faculty for his awakening as a student: “ ey take the time to make sure that they are paying attention to every single student that comes through here,” Matt said. “I was a less than stellar high school student,” Jason Flack ’92 shared, as he received the Outstanding Art Alumni Achievement Award. “Being here really opened my eyes to what education is. Coming here and succeeding de nitely helped me go on to succeed in other places.” Inspired by faculty members Wayne Williams, omas Insalaco, John Fox and Clayton Adams, Jason is now a professor of photography and video production at Monroe Community College. “I am now doing the exact same thing those wonderful professors did for me here,” he said. Passing it on e evening also marked a full-circle moment for Ryan Staychock ’96. He was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame for competing in logging sports and later coaching the team. Matt Smythe ’97 is the 2025 recipient of the Outstanding Humanities Alumni Achievement Award. His creative endeavors have included poetry and essays, teaching, copywriting, and serving as communications director for the American Fly Fishing Trade Association. The honorees Nancy Bauder ’73 Distinguished Alumni Award Hunter Brignall ’21 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee Don Culeton FLCC Benefactor Award Jennifer Dunn ’13 Outstanding Nursing Alumni Achievement Award Jason Flack ’92 Outstanding Art Alumni Achievement Award Linda Farchione Hawks FLCC Foundation Award Mike Magnanti Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee Travis Money ’00 Outstanding Conservation Alumni Achievement Award Jamie Rotter CCFL/FLCC Alumni Association Exceptional Service Award Derek Short ’16 Outstanding Computing Science Alumni Achievement Award Deanna Craig Slingerland Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee Matt Smythe ’97 Outstanding Humanities Alumni Achievement Award Ryan Staychock ’96 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee Ryan Vogt ’13 Outstanding Young Alumni Achievement Award Jennifer Dunn ’13, coordinator of the FLCC LPN program and recipient of the Outstanding Nursing Alumni Achievement Award, left, poses with Shayna Turner-Johnson, chair of the Nursing Department. As she introduced Jennifer, Shayna said, “She continues to bridge classroom learning with real-world experience through her bedside practice. She's still a registered nurse at Newark Wayne Community Hospital. So, if you ever need care there, I hope she's your nurse.”
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