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For Immediate Release
Teaching Excellence Awards Recipients
SALISBURY, N.C. — Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is honoring 10 faculty members with 2007 Excellence in Teaching Awards.
Emily
Ward, R.N., an instructor in RCCC’s associate degree nursing program,
has received the Outstanding Excellence in Teaching Award. She joined
the RCCC faculty in 2003. She earned an associate degree in nursing from
Guilford Technical Community College and bachelor’s and master’s
degrees in nursing at Gardner-Webb University.
Ward is also RCCC’s nominee for the 2007 North Carolina Community
College System-R.J. Reynolds Excellence in Teaching Award.
Receiving other Excellence in Teaching Awards with special distinction are:
- Brenda Brady, criminal justice – for support to the mission of the college;
- Donna Ginn, English – for active learning practices; and
- Frank Merrell, construction management, fire protection and industrial engineering technologies – for use of technology in instruction.
The remaining Excellence in Teaching Award winners are:
- Charles Albrecht, business administration;
- Charlotte Grossman, mathematics;
- Denise Madrazo, life sciences;
- Greg Sember, political science;
- Betty Stack, English; and
- Kathy Vestal, foreign languages.
“RCCC is very fortunate to have a dedicated and talented faculty,” said Tim Foley, RCCC vice president of academic programs. “Most importantly, RCCC’s students are fortunate to have at their disposal a group of dedicated and talented professionals committed to teaching and making learning happen.
“The individuals selected this year as recipients of the Excellence in Teaching Awards are examples of the overall excellence of RCCC’s faculty, which is second to none,” Foley added.
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus Counties. RCCC offers approximately 40 programs of study in business, health and human services and engineering technologies at multiple campus locations. RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an enrollment of approximately 20,000 adult students. RCCC programs include an associate degree in arts and sciences, an associate degree in applied science, and diploma and certificate programs focusing on workforce training, continuing education and basic skills education.
In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus, under construction in Kannapolis, N.C.
For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.