More than a dozen ACC faculty members were honored with Teaching Excellence Awards from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) during its annual convention May 25-28 in Austin. They were:
- Nina Almasy, Vocational Nursing
- Carolyn Cantu, Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Elva Maxine Beach, Creative Writing
- Gloria Evans, Marketing
- Sara Farr, Visual Communication
- Margaret Flemming, Biology
- Deanna Johnson, Developmental Writing
- Femi Onabajo, Computer Information Systems
- Lisa Perez-Nichols, Government
- Gloria Sutton, Student Development
- Bill Tucker, Computer Information Systems
- Roberta Weston, Art
- Diane Whitley-Bogard, English
The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development presented ACC President Stephen B. Kinslow, Ph.D., with its 2008 International Leadership Award, calling him a “tireless proponent of accessible, affordable higher education and training.”
Amardeep Kahlon, assistant department chair of computer information systems/computer science, is participating in a research group exploring the lack of women in computing. As part of her efforts, she will help develop college materials to attract more women into computer science and co-present at the Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education Conference June 30-July 2 in Madrid.
The Building and Construction Technology Department is producing a series of student safety videos for the program. The first video, “How to Avoid a Table Saw Kickback,” features a demonstration by Associate Professor Bradley Boelter. It is posted at youtube.com
The Texas Library Association presented Library Services with a Branding Iron Award for its “Know How” campaign. Awards were presented at the association’s annual convention April 15-18 in Dallas. Winners will be featured in the summer issue of Texas Library Journal.
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education District IV presented Public Information and College Marketing with an award for the “ACC in Jeans” catalog, course schedule, student handbook, and ACC News fall 2007 institutional identity program. Other winners in the category included the University of Louisiana at Monroe and Louisiana State University.
History Professor Mariano Diaz-Miranda, Ph.D., held a mock college class April 11 for students of PRIDE Academic High School in San Marcos. He presented the syllabus and an introductory lesson from the course Mexican-American History I (HIST 2327).
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