It’s always nice to see hardworking criminal justice students earn recognition for their dedication and efforts. While reading through the news this morning, I came across a press release naming Phyllis Washburn as Genesee Community College’s newest Student of the Month for April. After reading the article, there is no doubt in my mind that she deserves this title. While you can read the whole article here, I thought I would recap on the reasons why she was named Student of the Month in hopes of inspiring other criminal justice students to follow Phyllis’s lead.
Phyllis is a non-traditional student pursuing a dual degree in Criminal Justice and Business. She is also a supervisor of the Student Safety Patrol (SSP) and puts in countless hours scheduling SSP members, coordinating events, and leading activities.
She quit high school in 1971 and earned a GED in 1981. She completed a little college at that time, but didn’t have time to complete a degree with four children at home and a full time job. Now that her youngest is also attending Genesee, she decided it was a good time to finish her degree. She completed a Criminal Justice degree in December 2009 with a 3.89 GPA. She is now working on a Business Administration degree and currently holds a 4.0 GPA. She will complete that degree this coming December. Phyllis hopes to one day own her own private security company.
Pretty Impressive Phyllis!
