Automotive instructor receives NAACP award

Clackamas Community College (CCC) Automotive instructor Nick Miller has been awarded the NAACP Outstanding Achievement award. The award was presented to Nick Miller on March 14 at CCC.

According to the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), the award honors an unsung hero and “someone who has gone above and beyond expectations to make the world a better place.”

Automotive student Monroe Powell nominated his instructor, Miller, for the award. Miller provided Monroe with assistance that was instrumental in helping him overcome hardship and succeed as an automotive student.

For more information, please contact Janet Paulson at 503-594-3162.

Photo credit: Tamara Barry-Peebles. From left: CCC automotive instructor Nick Miller, CCC automotive student Monroe Powell and CCC President Dr. Joanne Truesdell.