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Mary Cat works diligently to improve retention and success in her A&P courses, and was honored as the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Central Region Faculty Award winner in Seattle in September 2005.  Mary Cat mentors junior and adjunct faculty, and advises pre-professional students at ACTC.  Mary Cat and her students promote numerous community service projects, including Safe Harbor donations and “Operation Christmas Child”.  Mary Cat has served as Academic Team Coach at Holy Family School since 2003.     

At ACTC, Mary Cat serves on several local committees and in KCTCS, she is a 2003 graduate of President’s Leadership Seminar, and a 1998 graduate of Leadership Academy.  She coordinated KCTCS’ Disability Training Workshop, and has served on the Rules Committee and Senate Council for a total of eight years. Dr. Flath has a published textbook supplement (with McGraw-Hill), she and her students serve as reviewers of their textbook, she is a credentialed specialty trainer in Genetics, and is an active community volunteer.

Mary Cat joined Delta Kappa Gamma in 1998 at the invitation of Dr. Barbara Walters-Morris.  She is first Vice-President, and chair of the Scholarship and Program Committees.  Mary Cat is married to husband Al (23 years), and her pride and joy is her son Allen, age 14, an 8^th grader at Holy Family School.   Mary Cat’s passion is gourmet cooking, and she is looking forward to a brand new kitchen any day now.