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ForewordSince its beginning in 1978, NISOD has sought to serve, engage, and inspire higher education faculty, administrators,and staff. Our conference, resources, and publications strive to reinforce the importance of teaching and leading and tocelebrate instructors, staff, and administrators who make good on the promise of the open door.The NISOD Excellence Awards were established in 1991 to provide NISOD member colleges with an opportunity torecognize individuals doing extraordinary work on their campuses. Since then, more than 25,000 recipients have beenhonored with the Award by their colleges. Using their own criteria, NISOD member colleges submit the names of men andwomen each year who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment and contribution to their students and colleagues.All individuals whose names are submitted are recognized as NISOD Excellence Award recipients. Each Excellence Awardrecipient receives a unique silver medallion engraved with The University of Texas and NISOD insignias and adorned with aburnt orange ribbon.The Excellence Awards tradition gives NISOD the distinct privilege of honoring so many of our community colleges’ besteducators. We are indebted to NISOD member colleges for their continuing support of this annual celebration. While thepomp and circumstance of the Excellence Awards Program is conducted with a refined touch, the overarching statementis that teaching and leading on the front lines of the community college mission rest on the shoulders of these outstandingindividuals.Congratulations2020 NISODExcellence Award Recipients!Teaching fails to convey the ardent and dynamic practice of creation,re-evaluation, and synergy that we strive for daily. As purveyorsof knowledge and guardians of patience, we should emboldenstudents through playfulness, encouraging a learner spirit that is notperfectionistic, but rather inquisitive, critical, empathetic, and resilient.—Alicia Sanderman, Montgomery CollegeBe the employee that you would want to be there if you needed help.Showing compassion and understanding is never a sign of weakness;it shows that you care about more than just fulfilling the obligations ofyour job description.—Morgan Roberson, Nash Community College

NISOD Excellence AwardsALABAMABevill State Community CollegeKim Ennis, PresidentBeverly Hardison-CarterInstructor, English and PsychologyJennifer KillingsworthInstructor, NursingAmanda SourvelisInstructor, NursingBrad WhisnantInstructor, HVACCalhoun Community CollegeJoe Burke, Interim PresidentJay BeasleyInstructor, Machine Tool TechnologyJohn GolbenInstructor, Physics and AstronomyVanessa LooneyDirector, Purchasing and AccountsPayableRoberta SommervilleAdministrative Secretary,TechnologiesLawson State CommunityCollegePerry Ward, PresidentCharles FowlerChairman/Instructor, MathematicsAnn GuyInstructor, Child DevelopmentSandra HallInstructor, EnglishShelby HayesInstructor, NursingCicely MartinInstructor, MathematicsDarlene MartinInstructor, MathematicsKarl PruittAssociate Dean, College TransferProgramsCharles RaymondChairman/Instructor, Manufacturingand EngineeringJeff SweatmonChairman/Instructor, ConstructionTrades/HVACSouthern Union StateCommunity CollegeEstrella Mountain CommunityCollegePam HornFelipa CastilloWallace State CommunityCollegeRay SurdillaTodd Shackett, PresidentInstructor, EnglishRey Rivera, PresidentStudent Services Specialist Sr., DualEnrollmentVicki Karolewics, PresidentInstructional Lab Coordinator Sr., LifeSciencesJennifer McReaLevi TorrisonKaren MorrisGateWay Community CollegeARIZONAIris CalderonAcademic AdviserInstructor, EnglishArizona Western CollegeDaniel Corr, PresidentHerman CarrollProfessor, Career TechnicalEducation - SolarLorayne ChandlerCoach, Wellness and PhysicalEducation/VolleyballTrina ClarkProfessor, NursingDivision Chair, Physical SciencesMaria Wise, Interim PresidentACE Program Coordinator, StudentAffairsJulie HancockStudent Services Analyst, FinancialAidRyan JohnsonSenior Planning and ResearchAnalyst, Institutional EffectivenessSenadz LubovacTechnology Support SpecialistSupervisor, Industrial TechnologyJulie FlossMichael TapscottDaniel HerreraDanny VingocheaProfessor, EnglishInstructor, MathRenee MacalusoGlendale Community CollegeProfessor, Fine ArtsProfessor, MathematicsMartha MartinezDivision Chair, Modern LanguagesAmanda SmithProfessor, Computer ScienceKara Tucker-MorganSenior Instructor, Massage TherapyTeresa Leyba Ruiz, PresidentJudy BashamResidential Faculty, Early ChildhoodEducationDebbie LeedyLarry Johnson Jr., PresidentTatum BegayStudent Services Analyst, AcademicAdvisingDavid CameronAthletic Head CoachScott EroeTech Support SpecialistJulie HumphreyStudent Services AnalystJason PowellTech Support Specialist SeniorBrooke SextonStudent Services Specialist Sr.,Admissions and RecordsGenevieve WintersFaculty, English CompositionRio Salado CollegeKate Smith, Interim PresidentEarnestine HarrisonAssociate Dean, Instruction andSupportScottsdale Community CollegeChris Haines, PresidentKarryn AllenFaculty, DanceMark BartonFaculty, BusinessSara Beakley-MercillFaculty, Computer InformationSystemsLinda BridwellStudent Services Analyst/TestingCoordinatorProfessor, BiologyDepartment Chair/ResidentialFaculty, ChemistryDubia ZaragozaSean O’BrienResidential Faculty, LibraryBrian DavisCochise CollegeParadise Valley CommunityCollegeMatthew EmrickProfessor, Family StudiesJ.D. Rottweiler, PresidentDouglas SchlarbaumInstructor, Residential ConstructionTechnologyJennifer WantzDirector, Community Relations andCollege AdvancementPaul Dale, PresidentMike HoStudent Services Manager, StudentLife and LeadershipTomi JohnstonFaculty, Art HistoryLynn McClellandFaculty, EnglishYolanda ReynosoAdministrative Specialist, EarlyCollege Programs2Phoenix CollegePhil ClarkFaculty, MathematicsFaculty, CommunicationsTraining and DevelopmentConsultant, Information TechnologyServicesEric HaasFaculty, PsychologyRegina HarrisonTraining and DevelopmentConsultant, Center for Teaching andLearningTracey HaynieFaculty, Mathematics

A Celebration of ExcellenceKaren HobbsFaculty, NursingDrew KochStudent Services Specialist, StudentSuccess and RetentionTawni RachelSupervisor, Student Success andRetentionSerene RockFaculty, Information StudiesPat SerranoProfessor Emeritus, ComputerInformation SystemsJohn ShafferFaculty, GeographyArkansas State UniversityMid-SouthBeverly MontgomerJason GlasnappSherri RobertsCONNECTICUTDebra West, ChancellorDirector, Tutoring Central/Professor,EnglishJohnny PowellAdvisor/VA CounselorLead Faculty, Diesel TechnologyBrad RoeFaculty, Diesel TechnologyEmilee SidesAssociate Vice Chancellor, FinanceArkansas State University ThreeRiversSteve Rook, ChancellorTara BrattonRachel ScottProfessor/Department Chair, MathGail Siddell-NelsonAssistant Director, Financial AidBrandy SloanProfessor/Program Director, SurgicalTechnologyTikeecha SpikesTutor Coordinator, Tutoring CentralJasmine WellsAlbert ShankCoordinator, Concurrent Enrollment/Lecturer, BusinessSara ShuaibArkansas State UniversityNewportUniversity of ArkansasCommunity College at BatesvilleSandra Massey, ChancellorDeborah Frazier, ChancellorEmily PasmoreTiffany GuinnipNational Park CollegeSandee SteinerFaculty, SpanishProgram Adviser, DisabilityResources and ServicesMelissa VerSchageInstructional Designer, Center forTeaching and LearningLisa YoungFaculty, Center for Teaching andLearningSouth Mountain CommunityCollegeShari Olson-Nikunen, PresidentWilliam ChurchProgram Analyst, TechnologyServicesYavapai CollegeLisa Rhine, PresidentVikki BentzProfessor, Business and AccountingThatcher BohrmanManager, Teaching and e-LearningSupportLiz PetersProfessor, Electrical andInstrumentation Technology, AppliedEngineeringARKANSASArkansas Northeastern CollegeJames Shemwell, PresidentRyan PerkinsAssistant Professor/EducationProgram CoordinatorAssistant Professor, EnglishJohn Hogan, PresidentProfessor, PhlebotomyAdministrative Assistant to the ViceChancellor for AcademicsAdjunct Instructor, Physical GeologyFaculty, Physical Therapist AssistantProgramManchester Community CollegeTanya Millner-Harlee, InterimCEOGail Anne ArroyoAssociate RegistrarBenjamin BreaultCoordinator, Enrollment ServicesTim GottierInformation Technician II, InformationTechnologyChristopher HamelinAssociate Professor, MathematicsLucy HurstonProfessor, SociologyPatrick SullivanProfessor, EnglishFLORIDADaytona State CollegeJames MontgomeryShelly WooldridgeThomas Lobasso, CollegePresidentSouth Arkansas CommunityCollegeUniversity of Arkansas HopeTexarkanaAlycia EhlertBentley Wallace, PresidentChris Thomason, ChancellorCindy MeyerKenneth BridgesInstructor, Criminal JusticeProgram Director, OccupationalTherapy AssistantSoutheast Arkansas CollegeSteven Bloomberg, PresidentRodney BallardProfessor, Information TechnologyRussell CarnesProfessor, Industrial MaintenanceMeagan CoatsCoordinator, Distance EducationJanice CookProfessor, Political and SocialScienceMelanie HaasProfessor/Department Chair, EnglishChris HarrodProfessor, HistoryCardell MeadowsProfessor/Department Chair,BusinessInstructor, PsychologyAdjunct Instructor, HistoryAssociate Vice President, College ofArts and SciencesDeborah KirklandProfessor, Building and ArchitecturalTechnologyMelanie DillardCasey KnechtAmanda Ritter-MaggioLinda MilesInstructor, MathematicsInstructor, EnglishCALIFORNIAProfessor, Automotive ServicesSenior Professor, NursingKarla MooreDean, Institutional EffectivenessCoastline CollegeDustin WeeksStephen BarnesFlorida SouthWestern StateCollegeLoretta Adrian, PresidentFaculty, Paralegal and FacultyCenterCOLORADOMorgan Community CollegeCurt Freed, PresidentSherri AmenInstructor, Early Childhood EducationElinor BrownLibrarian/ProfessorJeffery Allbritten, PresidentStuart BrownProfessor, TheatreMary Ellen SchultzProfessor, Student Life SkillsElizabeth WhitmerProfessor, Health InformationTechnologyCoordinator, ManufacturingPathways3

NISOD Excellence Awards2020NISODEXCELLENCEAWARDThe Maricopa Community Colleges are proud tohonor our 2020 NISOD Excellence Award Winners!Paradise ValleyCommunity CollegeMike Ho, Student Services Manager,Student Life and LeadershipTomi Johnston, Faculty, Art HistoryLynn McClelland, Faculty, EnglishYolanda Reynoso, AdministrativeSpecialist, Early College ProgramsEstrella Mountain Community CollegeLevi Torrison, Division Chair,Physical SciencesFelipa Castillo, Student ServicesSpecialist Sr., Dual EnrollmentRay Surdilla, Instructional LabCoordinator Sr., Life SciencesThe Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is an EEO/AA institution and an equal opportunity employer ofprotected veterans and individuals with disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment withoutregard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or national origin. A lack of English language skillswill not be a barrier to admission and participation in the career and technical education programs of the District.NISOD 2020.indd 147/8/20 7:42 AM