Facing south suburban citizen may 31 2017

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Week of May 31, 2017 Vol 36 • No 29 • www.thechicagocitizen.com

Business

Weekly

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACHIEVES SMALL BUSINESS PROCUREMENT CONTRACTING GOAL FOR THE 4TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR + P4

South Suburban Fashion

SEAN COMBS PROMOTES LONG-TIME ASSOCIATE DIA SIMMS

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SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE PRESENTS FACULTY AWARDS, RECOGNIZES RETIREES SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–South Suburban College recently hosted their annual Spring Tea Awards to recognize employees’ years of service, retirements, and announce the Faculty Appreciation Awards. The SSC Faculty Appreciation Awards have now become an annual tradition under direction of college president Don Manning and vice president of academic services, Lynnette Stokes. “We have so many wonderful, talented faculty members at SSC,” said President Manning. “It is only fitting that we begin recognizing them appropriately with a formal expression of our appreciation.” This year’s annual Faculty Appreciation Award

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WELL GO USA ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS GORDON CHAN’S GOD OF WAR

Member

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> SEE MORE ON PAGE 2 Pictured: SSC Chairman of the Board Frank Zuccarelli with 30-year retiree Jan Green.

CITIZENPROFILE

POWER PROFILER ON SYLVIA TRENT-ADAMS

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Rear Admiral (RADM) Sylvia Trent-Adams is the Acting Surgeon General. As Deputy Surgeon General, Rear Admiral (RADM) Sylvia Trent-Adams advises and supports the Surgeon General regarding operations of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps and in communicating the best available scientific information to advance the health of the nation. She served as the Chief Nurse Officer of the USPHS from November

2013 through May 2016. In this role, she advised the Office of the Surgeon General and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the recruitment, assignment, deployment, retention, and career development of Corps nurse professionals. RADM Trent-Adams has held various positions in HHS, working to improve access to care for poor and underserved communities. As

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Sylvia Trent-Adams

www.thechicagocitizen.com • 52 years of serving the Black community


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