Association of Community College Trustees’ (ACCT) 2003 M. Dale Ensign Trustee Award
Raymond H. Bateman, Chairman of the Raritan Valley Community College Board of Trustees, has been awarded the prestigious Association of Community College Trustees’ (ACCT) 2003 M. Dale Ensign Trustee Award for his leadership role in advancing RVCC and community colleges throughout New Jersey.

The national organization annually honors an individual who has made a significant contribution as a lay trustee toward promoting the community college concept. The award is named after one of ACCT’s pioneers and the third president of the association, M. Dale Ensign, who was a trustee for many years at Northwest Community College in Powell, Wyoming.
Bateman had been nominated for the award by the RVCC Board of Trustees and the New Jersey Council of County Colleges because of his outstanding contributions toward strengthening community colleges in New Jersey. Since the Council was created in 1989, Bateman is the first NJ community college trustee to win the national award. The North Branch resident also received ACCT’s Northeast Region “Trustee Leadership Award” in June 2003.

2003 Management Recognition Award
Raritan Valley Community College President Dr. G. Jeremiah Ryan has received the "2003 Management Recognition Award" from the National Council for Research and Planning (NCRP). Dr. Ryan received the award for his commitment to information-based management and for his role in the first-ever economic impact analysis of RVCC, which was based on a comprehensive economic model developed with funding from the Association for Community College Trustees.

The "Management Recognition Award" is given to an institution's chief executive officer who, in the judgment of the NCRP Executive Board, has made a significant contribution to the advancement of research, planning and information-based management.

RVCC Selected as Model of Civic Engagement
Campus Compact, a national organization composed of more than 800 colleges and universities that support Service Learning initiatives, has selected RVCC’s Service Learning program as a model of exemplary practices of civic engagement.

A Campus Compact representative visited RVCC in February 2003 and met with members of the College administration, faculty, students and community members in order to prepare a profile of best practices describing RVCC’s work with service learning and the civic engagement movement. Campus Compact is conducting approximately a dozen similar visits across the country; The visits will form the basis of profiles of the colleges that will be included in a book on civic engagement in higher education.

21st Annual Land Development and Planning Awards
RVCC’s Christine Todd Whitman Science Center was recognized in December 2002 by the Somerset County Planning Board as part of the 21st annual Land Development and Planning Awards. The Center was honored for its design and landscaping in the institutional category.

Award of Excellence—Franklin Township Chamber of Commerce
RVCC received an award of excellence from the Franklin Township Chamber of Commerce in December 2002. The College is one of six companies to receive the honor for its support to Franklin Township and the Franklin Township Chamber of Commerce.