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懂色帝鈥檚 Chris Camp receives distinguished Dale P. Parnell Faculty Distinction Recognition Award

By Marketing and Communications Staff 

Chris Camp

Congratulations to 懂色帝鈥檚 Emergency Medical Technology Instructor Christopher Camp on receiving the 2023 Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty designation by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).
 
The AACC鈥檚 Faculty Distinction recognition, named in honor of former AACC President and CEO Dale P. Parnell, was established to recognize individuals making a difference in the classroom.  
 
鈥淐hris is an outstanding 懂色帝 faculty member who has positively impacted the lives of 懂色帝 students, as well as his colleagues and the Mid-South community,鈥� 懂色帝 President Tracy D. Hall said. 鈥淗is peers and supervisors highly regard Chris and consider him a 鈥渞ising star鈥� and a 鈥渨inner.鈥� College leaders shared their 鈥渇ull support鈥� for his nomination.鈥�
 
Camp鈥檚 background in the medical field goes back to 2001 when he was a volunteer paramedic in Memphis, Tenn. Camp joined the Memphis Fire Department the following year, where he rose through the ranks. While working, Camp obtained an associate degree in emergency medical technology, a bachelor's degree focusing on health administration, and a master鈥檚 degree in executive leadership. In 2016, Camp joined the 懂色帝 team as an emergency medical services program instructor. 
 
鈥淚鈥檓 truly humbled by this award,鈥� said Camp. 鈥淭he students come first with me. I strive to always be there for them 鈥� to help them with what they need. I want them to succeed in their chosen profession and as caring and compassionate people.鈥� 

Camp was officially presented with his award at the AACC annual conference April 1, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. 
 
Congratulations, Chris, on this monumental achievement!