Bookstore Director Awarded For Excellence In Education

OTC created the Excellence in Education award in 1992 to recognize quality individuals throughout the institution. Excellence in Education candidates are nominated by staff members, selected by a college-wide Recognition Committee, and recognized at the annual College Development Day. Each year, OTC employees are nominated from five different groups: full time instructors, adjunct instructors, administrative, professional support staff, and general support staff.

This year, we're proud to say that the director of the OTC Bookstore, Dave Hoffman, has been given the Excellence in Education Award in the administrative category.

Dave and bookstore employee Tiffany Ketel converse while examining a transaction. (Dave's the one on the left.)

Dave has been the head honcho of the OTC Bookstore since it's grand reopening in 2009, guiding our full-time and part-time staff and acting as the main line of communication between the Bookstore and OTC Administration. He's also a pretty darn cool guy, to boot. From all of us at the OTC Bookstore, we send our boss, as well as all of this year's recipients, a hearty congratulations!


Check out the video here. To learn more about OTC's Excellence in Education Award, click here.

OTC Bookstore Employee Keeping World Cup Fans Jerseyed Up

World Cup fever is in full swing, and fans are flocking to stores to show their support for their favorite teams.

Of course, we're not a sporting goods store, but we do have an employee who works at one.

Image courtesy of KY3 News

Our own Alex Yocum, who has been with the bookstore since Fall 2011 (check out our August 2012 interview with him here), also works at Rally House, where he was briefly interviewed by KY3 for a news story on how the World Cup is driving traffic to the store. You can read the article or watch the news story on KY3.com.

Former OTC Bookstore Employee Has His Own "Duck Dynasty" Going On

OTC Bookstore has had a number of employees come and go over the years, each one with just as wide a variety of hopes, dreams, and aspirations.

Kory Cribb (or "Kowboy Kory" as we often called him) was one such employee, a good ol' downhome country boy with a dream of starting his own successful duck call business. Mind you, this was years before Duck Dynasty became a cultural phenomenon.

Fast forward several years, and Falling Feathers Game Calls has grown into a massive success. Check out this interview Kory had with OzarksFirst.com.

On behalf of the OTC Bookstore, we wish him continued success in his endeavors. Show Kory your support by liking Falling Feathers Game Calls on Facebook, or visit the official website here.