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Wake Tech Foundation Honors Top Faculty and Staff
Two Winners Continue On To Statewide Competition |
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RALEIGH, N.C. (May 7, 2008) —
Wake Technical Community College President Stephen Scott has recognized 13 employees for going above and beyond the call of duty in their roles at Wake Tech.
Eight faculty members received the college’s Excellence in Teaching Award. Five staff members received Excellence in Service Awards. The awards are sponsored annually by Wake Technical Community College Foundation, the college’s affiliated foundation, which receives and administers private sector funds for programs at Wake Tech.
Excellence in Teaching (Faculty)
- Kathryn Tyndall, Academic Support
- Jon Paige Kearns, Applied Technologies
- Jeralyn Valdillez, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- Paula Rosen, Business Technologies
- Linda Larson, Computer & Engineering Technologies
- Raul Herrera, Continuing Education
- Thomas Maynard, Health Sciences
- DeeDee Allen, Mathematics and Sciences
Excellence in Service (Staff members)
- R. Stan Wood, Administrative Services
- Baerbel Schilz, Continuing Education
- Laura Saparilas, Curriculum Education
- Carlos McCormick, Office of the President
- Susan Bloomfield, Student Services
Each faculty and staff divisional winner received a plaque and a $1,000 award. Two finalists, Wake Tech’s Instructor of the Year and Staff Member of the Year, received an additional $1,000 award and the opportunity to represent Wake Technical Community College at the State Competition.
The two finalists are:
- Thomas Maynard, Instructor of the Year
- R. Stan Wood, Staff Member of the Year
In 1993, Wake Technical Community College Foundation established the Excellence in Teaching Awards as a component of its professional development program for Wake Tech’s instructional staff. The awards annually honor outstanding faculty members of each instructional division who have been chosen to participate in the statewide Excellence in Teaching competition. In 1996, Wake Technical Community College Foundation initiated the Excellence in Service Awards for the college’s staff members. Comparable to the faculty awards, the staff awards honor those whose outstanding service advances the mission of Wake Tech in the community.
Time Warner Cable joined Wake Technical Community College Foundation in funding the awards. |
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About Wake Technical Community College:
Wake Technical Community College (Wake Tech) is a two-year, public institution providing an open door to education and training for the citizens of Wake County and surrounding communities. Known as “College for the Real World,” the college provides a comprehensive array of learning opportunities and serves an annual enrollment of more than 57,000 students. Curriculum (for-credit) programs in more than 168 academic, vocational, and technical specialties offer two-year associate degrees in science, applied science, the arts, and general education; university transfer programs for entry into four-year institutions; and diploma and certificate programs that prepare workers to succeed at jobs in high demand in the community. Wake Tech also offers a broad scope of continuing education courses, including training for entrepreneurs and small business owners, public safety officer training (fire, rescue, and law enforcement), high school equivalency classes, and non-credit courses for personal and professional development. As the second largest community college in the state, Wake Tech provides customized workforce training for new and expanding industries and a cooperative education program that interfaces with the corporate community. For more information, please visit http://www.waketech.edu.
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