2010 ACWHCC ABLE Award of Excellence winners announced

  • May 25, 2010
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The Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center ABLE program has announced the winners of its annual Rita and Lisa Sayre ABLE Award of Excellence for 2010. The award is given to a student, instructor, or support staff member who best exemplifies the career efforts of Rita and Lisa Sayre in fulfilling the ideals of the ABLE program. This year’s winners of the ABLE Award of Excellence are: Jessica Duran and Elizabeth P. Miller. Jessica left high school after completing the 10th grade. Twenty-five years later, with three grown children, she decided to finish her education and began attending ABLE GED classes in Millersburg, where she was instructed by Shirley Topovski and Judy Livingston. After passing her GED exam in July 2008, Jessica chose to continue her education by attending classes at the Holmes County Higher Education Center (University of Akron/Wayne College) in Millersburg. She is currently on the dean’s list while working toward an associate degree in health care office management. She plans to take additional classes to earn certification in medical assisting, as well. Jessica said that the reason she chose training in the medical field is that one of her grown children has Down syndrome, and she wants to improve his life as well as her own. She summed it up by saying, “I want to serve my community as best I can.” Elizabeth P. Miller came to ABLE GED classes in Millersburg at the age of 65. She has one grown son and three grandchildren who live near Mt. Vernon. While rearing her son, Elizabeth cleaned houses, took care of her aging parents, and then worked at Wayne Dalton for 26 years. She decided to work toward her GED diploma to help insure her job security, and she realized her dream by earning her GED diploma in February. Her ABLE instructors, Shirley Topovski and Judy Livingston, praised Elizabeth by saying that she was faithful in attending classes, always did more than was required of her while having to arrange for transportation to and from class because she does not drive. Topovski said of Elizabeth, “She set an excellent example as a student. Her dedication and persistence prove that age need not be a barrier when continuing an education.”


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