Alumni educators honored (03-18-08)
Nathan Smith, ASC class of 1990 and 1995, was named the 2008 Colorado Middle School Principal of the Year by the Colorado Association of School Executives. Smith has been principal of Del Norte Middle School since 2003. The school was named one of Colorado's Most-Improved Schools of the Year by the Colorado Department of Education in 2006-2007, based on improvement in the school's CSAP scores.
Bonnie Ortega, ASC class of 2000 and 2004, was named 2008 Faculty of the Year by the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education. She is Assistant Professor of Psychology and Sociology at Trinidad State Junior College, Valley Campus. She holds a bachelor's in sociology with an emphasis in criminology and a master's in community counseling.
