Employees and staff came from across the college on Dec. 5 to wish Anthony Coppin a happy retirement in which he will embark on after this semester. Along with employees, Anthony's family were a part of the get together at Manzanillo Hall.
Many of Anthony's colleagues shared how much Anthony meant to them as a mentor, colleague and friend. It was said that many of the math classes taught at NVC had Anthony's imprint because he mentored other math teachers on how to be successful in the classroom. Many of his colleagues also nicknamed him “St. Anthony” for his patience in tutoring and mentoring math students.
Anthony won many teaching awards, including the Minnie Stephens Piper Award twice and the NVC STAR award.
A student previously said this about Anthony: