Chef Rinsky Earns Doctorate

Chef Glenn Rinsky Earns Doctorate

Jefferson State Culinary Instructor Glenn Rinsky earned a doctorate in Philosophy from Capella University in November 2012. 

Glenn is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and is a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America. He also holds a B.S. in Business Administration and a M.Ed. in Leadership and Higher Education. 

He apprenticed at La Maisonette, Americas longest running five star restaurant, and has worked as a chef for Cummins Diesel, Marriott and Kroger Corporations. He has also owned and operated a specialty wedding cake business for 12 years. 

Glenn has won numerous culinary awards and accolades including “Best Wedding Cake” by Cincinnati Magazine, Best Tiered Cake and Best 3 dimensional cake by The Retail Bakers Assoc.; 1^st Place with the Michigan Cherry Foundation as well as Best Appetizer by the National Peanut Association. He is a contributing writer for Pastry Art and Design magazine and is co-author of “The Pastry Chef’s Companion” a definitive resource guide for the pastry professional and enthusiast. 

Chef Rinsky is certified by The American Culinary Federation as an Executive Chef (CEC), Executive Pastry Chef (CEPC) and Culinary Educator (CCE). Glenn has taught community culinary classes for over 20 years with Jungle Jim’s of Cincinnati, William and Sonoma, Sur la Table as well as many other prestigious cooking schools. 

Congratulations Dr. Rinsky! We are proud of you! 

Lt. Colonel Hubert Carpenter

Former Jefferson State Instructor Passes Away 

Below is the obituary for LT. COLONEL HUBERT L. Carpenter...

 

An officer and gentleman scholar left this world on December 28, 2013. He was born near Carthage, Mississippi on June 30, 1923, one of 9 children born to Earl Carpenter and Bertie Ganann Carpenter. He lived the life of a farmer's son until graduating from Carthage High School in 1941.

After a short time working, he joined the Army, where he was deployed to the South Pacific and saw his first combat on the island of Peleliu. After the war he was discharged and returned to Mississippi but re-enlisted in 1946. 

While stationed in Washington D.C., he met Mary Alice Pritchett, and they were married on Sept. 1, 1949. This union would produce a son Hugh Carpenter (Lisa), and a daughter Mareena C. Doss (Ricky), and later lead to the birth of 6 grandchildren Shellina, Chad, Edmond, Hugh Lee Jr., Ashland, Michael and four great grandchildren. After the wedding, he deployed to Japan with the Army of occupation, while his bride remained behind before joining him later. 

In 1950 he was stationed off the coast of South Korea when the North Korean Army invaded. During this time, his unit was dropped off in summer uniforms in frigid weather and left for what would be more than 3 years of fighting, where he was seriously wounded and received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his actions. 

While teaching ROTC at Mississippi State University in the early 1960's, he began to attend school. After completing his Masters degree, and after retiring from the army, he found employment at the newly formed Jefferson State Community College, in Birmingham, where he taught economics for the next 23 years. During his tenure at Jefferson State, he had many students that became lifelong friends. He also remained a student, pursuing his Doctorate at UAB in Birmingham. 

It was late in life that he met and married Judy Foder, whose family included daughter Regenia Davison (Bill), granddaughters Grace Church (Keith) and Connie Foder and four grandsons. Judy was a partner for 14 years until her untimely loss. 

Hubert is survived by his two brothers Chad Carpenter (Margaret) and TO Carpenter (Marilyn), and a sister Ernestine Adams, as well as numerous of nieces and nephews. Even with the challenges of age, he remained a warrior soldier, inquisitive scholar, champion of the underdog and a blessing to all that knew him. 

The family would welcome donations to the Jefferson State Community College scholarship in his honor.

Red Mountain Reading Series

Red Mountain Reading Series Presents Irene Latham

Jefferson State’s Red Mountain Reading Series will present a book reading, signing and reception with award-winning author Irene Latham on Tuesday, February 5 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the Health and Sciences Building’s multi-purpose room on the Shelby-Hoover Campus.

Irene Latham is the award-winning author of two novels for children, Leaving Gee’s Bend (Putnam/Penguin, 2010) and Don’t Feed The Boy (Roaring Brook/Macmillan, 2012) and two volumes of poetry, The Color of Lost Rooms and What Came Before. She lives with her husband and three sons in Birmingham, Alabama.

Red Mountain Reading Series is sponsored by Jefferson State, SKD English Honor Society, and the Alabama Humanities Foundation, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Employee Training

Preventing Sexual Harassment Training for 2013

As in the past, the college is providing you with the opportunity to complete the Preventing Sexual Harassment Training on-line. You may access this program one of two ways:

  

(1)   Go to the college’s homepage and click “Human Resources” (which is located on the left side of the screen near the very bottom of the listing) then click Preventing Sexual Harassment (this topic is located  under the heading Employee Training) or 

(2)   Go to Jeffnet and look under “Training Topics” and click Preventing Sexual Harassment.

You should choose the training program appropriate to your position, either faculty, supervisory, or non-supervisory. At the end of each program is a short quiz. All employees are required to complete this training and obtain a minimum score of 70% on the quiz. Your score is automatically sent to Human Resources. You may print your certificate and send it to Human Resources to be placed in your personnel file.

Please complete this training by Friday, March 29, 2013. If you have any questions, please call Ruby Russell at 856-8598.

Marjorie Tolbert

Former Jefferson State Employee Passes Away

Former Jefferson State employee Marjorie Joan Tolbert passed away on January 13, 2013.  Majorie was employed in the  Pioneer Bookstore from 1971 until her retirement in 1991.

Below is the obituary as printed in the Birmingham News.

TOLBERT, MARJORIE JOAN
Marjorie Joan (Cale) Tolbert age 86 of Hoover went home to be with her Lord and Savior on January 13, 2013. She was a long time member of Riverchase United Methodist Church and the Seeker Sunday school class. She was a former member of Huffman United Methodist Church for 45 years. 

She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and a kind friend to all those who knew her. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack, of 55 years; her parents, John Charles Cale and Daisy McCraith Cale; brother, John "Jack" Cale; her sister, Margaret C. Glenn. Left to cherish her memories: her daughter; Leigh Ann Agent (Mike); sons, Thomas J. Tolbert, Jr. and Mark Tolbert (Keiko); grandchildren, Jeff Hunsinger and Mick Tolbert.

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