凯蒂布兰特 will receive the 2024 Ozark Ambassador award presented by the bg真人游戏注册基金会. She will be honored during the 基金会’s annual 广场之夜 dinner on Thursday, 4月18日, 2024, 下午6:30.m. 在签名银行社区室. The dinner will be preceded by a reception at 6:00 p.m. 在心房. 这个特别的活动是为了庆祝1974年成立的BG真人大游APP50周年.
成立于1990年, 奥扎克大使奖每年颁发给在以下一个或多个领域代表阿肯色州北部在全国取得杰出成就的人:农业, 金融, 医学, 教育, 艺术, 政治, 法律, 业务, 社会服务, 铁道部, 或行业.
Cathy was surprised when she attended the selection committee meeting. “当评选委员会在10月下旬开会讨论和选择奥扎克大使和先锋影响奖的提名者时,委员会成员查尔斯·阿代尔, 肯·里维斯和丹·鲍尔斯, Dr. 里克·马森格尔突然告诉我,奥扎克大使奖的获得者已经被选定了,而且是我. I tried to decline but there was no saying no to those guys.”
She was overwhelmed and did not feel worthy of the award. 然而, 那些多年来依靠她领导的人坚定地认可了她在当地的许多贡献, 横跨整个州,甚至到其他国家. She has been president of Arkansas State Chapter of Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O),然后担任P.E.O. 国际基金会理事会工作6年. 她还曾任职于阿肯色浸信会基金会和阿肯色浸信会州大会执行委员会. She traveled with church and Baptist state mission teams to Germany, 巴厘岛, 巴西, Canada with hand chime choirs and taught hand chimes to children and adults on those trips. 她在当地的社区服务包括在哈里森学校董事会任职20年,退休后她与Dr. Charles Adair to establish the Harrison Public School 基金会. 凯西说, “我为这个组织感到骄傲,为教师提供资金补助,为学区的项目提供资金.”
Cathy received a Presidential Citation from bg真人游戏注册 in 2006 and the Pioneer Impact Award in 2019. 她在2011年被选为杰出女性,并继续领导杰出女性校友,以支持bg真人游戏注册的奖学金.
She taught Accounting and Economics at bg真人游戏注册 as an adjunct faculty member for 24 years, 2006年退休. “我喜欢在课堂上的时光,也喜欢在课堂上与教职员工和学生们的交往,”她说。. “看到我的学生们,看到他们中有这么多人成为商界和社区的领袖,我感到很有成就感.”
Cathy’s mother, Wanda Coffman was on the 基金会 board. After her death in 1988, Cathy was asked to serve. She has now been on the 基金会 Board for 36 years and has served in all the offices, as chairman of the 广场之夜 event, chairman of the Investment committee and other board committees. “我很荣幸在原委员会成员去世后被邀请担任奥扎克大使委员会主席, 约翰·保罗·汉默施密特, Dr. 比尔·贝克,J. E. Dunlap, Richard Hudson and Frank Lee Coffman, Jr.” Following the death of 约翰·保罗·汉默施密特, John Arthur Hammerschmidt asked her to serve on the JPH讲座系列 Committee. She has served three times on the Presidential Selection committee for the college president.
凯西和她的丈夫, Larry have been an important part of the growth and advancement of the college. 他们支持一项捐赠奖学金,为非传统学生提供经济支持,并为先锋别墅宿舍提供资金. Her work with Boone County Economic Development Corporation allowed for a $700,为学院正在建设中的机器人与制造中心捐赠了1000万美元.
凯西和拉里有两个儿子. Dr. Jason Brandt and wife, Jana of Jonesboro and Jeff Brandt and wife, Wendi of Harrison. They enjoy five grandchildren: Will Brandt, Samantha Brandt Favre, Grace, Ella and J Henry Brandt.