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Rick Helms Recognized for

Writing Talents

Published: 03/17/2011

Psychology instructor and CPCC award-winning mystery author Rick Helms (Levine Campus) has received Short Mystery Fiction Society Derringer Award finalist nominations in two categories. The nominations, announced March 1, came in the Long Fiction (4,001-8,000 words) category, for his story "Silicon Kings" (Back Alley Webzine, April 2010); and in the Novelette (8,001-17,500 words) category for "The Gods for Vengeance Cry" (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, November 2010). This is the second time Helms has received two nominations for the Derringers in the same year. He previously did so in 2008, when he also won both. The winners of the Derringer Awards for 2011, based on voting by the 1,300 members of the Short Mystery Fiction Society, will be announced on

April 1.

Helms' 14th novel, "Thunder Moon," comes out June 15 from Five Star/Cengage.

Reference: http://shortmystery.blogspot.com/2011/03/2011-smfs-derringer-award-finalists.html

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Kudos to Two of Our Own:

Dr. Hugh Dussek, Division Director of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Gary Ritter, History Instructor

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Picture depicting Captain Jack's ride in 1775

Hugh Dussek and Gary Ritter were very instrumental in bringing Captain Jack to 'life' on the CPCC campus with a host of others from various areas around Charlotte

Please visit the link below which tells Captain Jack's story:

http://www.cpcc.edu/tv/programs/cpccprograms/trail-of-history/trail-of-history-captain-jack

CPCC just recently had a dedication ceremony of a bronze statue of Captain Jack. If you would like to see a snipet of the dedication ceremony, please visit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByxTRnKsXSk

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The Retirement of History Instructor, Eillen Woodward

"There are no words to express completely the fact that you are leaving.

Just know that you have added much more than knowledge and

structure.. You have added your heart."