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Ellen Bland, Central Carolina Community College humanities, communication and theater instructor, has been selected as the college's 2011 recipient of its Excellence in Teaching Award. Bland, of Pittsboro, will now compete against nominees from the North Carolina Community College System's other 57 schools for the NCCCS 2012 Excellence in Teaching Award.

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Central Carolina Community College President Bud Marchant (right) presents Ellen Bland, humanities, communication and theater instructor, with a plaque honoring her as the winner of the college's 2011 Excellence in Teaching Award. Bland, of Pittsboro, will now compete against nominees from the North Carolina Community College System's other 57 schools for the NCCCS 2012 Excellence in Teaching Award.

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MontE Christman, associate director of Central Carolina Community College's Information Technology Department, has been selected as the college's 2011 Staff Person of the Year. Christman, of Sanford, will now compete against nominees from the North Carolina Community College System's other 57 schools to become the NCCCS 2012 Staff Person of the Year.

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Central Carolina Community College President Bud Marchant (right) presents MontE Christman, associate director of the college's Information Technology Department, a plaque honoring him as the college's 2011 Staff Person of the Year. Christman, of Sanford, will now compete against nominees from the North Carolina Community College System's other 57 schools to become the NCCCS 2012 Staff Person of the Year.