By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director
A sophomore Presidential Scholar from Scroggins and President of Alpha Mu Chi became the second winner of the Dr. Charles B. Florio Award for Leadership. Lambie will receive $200, given by an anonymous donor, in memory, of Northeast Texas Community College’s longest-term president.
Lambie is the Vice President of Texas Region III in Phi Theta Kappa, and the Honors Student Council at NTCC. He was the Director of the Adina De Zavala honors film shot last summer, and the Unit Production Director of the Caldwell-Award winning film on Barbara Conrad. Lambie is the second Presidential Scholar in NTCC history to win the Pearson Award, a $5,000 yearly citation for only ten community college scholars in the nation, which he received this fall. Isaac Burris was the other recipient of this award in 2015.
Dr. Charles Florio served as President of NTCC for thirteen years, from 1995 to 2008. During his tenure, enrollments, building, credentials of the faculty, and the stature of the college showed a steady increase.
“Lambie is an exceptional speaker, and a student leader with notable reserves of empathy and patience,” noted Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director. He has succeeded as a scholar to the point of being able to address a professional meeting, and has been a marvelous recruiter for NTCC and its honorary associations.”
