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Margaret Lampman honored with 2024 Outstanding Alumni Award, Red Wing Campus, by аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±
Winona, MN (May 20, 2024) - Every year since 2005, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± has honored one graduate from each campus -- Red Wing and Winona -- with the Outstanding Alumni Award, presented in recognition of outstanding personal and professional achievement and service to others.
At its Commencement Ceremony on May 13, 2024, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Jennifer Hawkins presented the 2024 Outstanding Alumni Award for the Red Wing Campus to Margaret Lampman, who earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice at Southeast in 2013.
Margaret Lampman was nominated for the Outstanding Alumni Award by Criminal Justice and Sociology Instructor Greg Cady and Director of Business Relations Katie Hardyman.
Margaret has been employed at Gemini, Inc. in Cannon Falls since 2014. Beginning as a customer service representative, she advanced through increasingly challenging roles before moving into Human Resources in March 2020. In her current position as Training and Development Manager, she designs and develop training programs in alignment with Gemini's organizational objectives and business strategy.
She also serves as chair of the company's Charitable Contributions Committee, a group that strategically distributes charitable funds to organizations in need surrounding Gemini locations.
In nominating Margaret, Greg Cady said, "In my nearly two decades of teaching at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±, this criminal justice graduate is one that I will never forget because of her courage, kindness, and unwavering determination. Margaret not only excelled academically, but she was also actively engaged in building and fostering a positive culture within the criminal justice program, always extended a helping hand to those in need."
Katie Hardyman noted Margaret's continued involvement with аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±. "Margaret has been instrumental in spearheading multiple donations to the college from Gemini, helping set our students up with internships, and serving on employer panels whenever she is asked."
"Margaret is also an active member of the Criminal Justice Advisory Committee," added Greg Cady. "She continues to be actively engaged at our college as an industry advisor and student advocate."
"It means so much to me to know that the work I've done has made such a positive impact. I cherish my time spent at Southeast. I learned so much about myself and about life during those years and I have made countless relationships that have endured over time," Margaret said in accepting the award. "As I look back, I have nothing but positive emotional ties to the school, instructors, and students."
After graduating with honors from аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±, Margaret transferred her credits to Metro State University and continued onward for a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice and Corrections in 2015. She earned a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership and a Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management from Saint Mary's University in 2022. She became a SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) Senior Certified Professional in 2024.
Margaret Lampman serves her community in many ways, and currently volunteers for Goodhue County Habitat for Humanity, serves as a District Advisory Committee Member for Red Wing Public Schools Parent Advisory Council, and is the Communications Director for the Hiawatha Valley SHRM Board of Directors.
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Located in the historic river towns of Red Wing and Winona, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± is a community and technical college that provides a flexible, affordable, inclusive, and equitable college environment and offers a clear sense of direction to all students. College faculty and staff genuinely care about students' end goals, whether that be earning an academic award, transferring to university to complete a bachelor's degree, or attaining career skills. аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½± is a member of the system.