Award Recipients

Faculty Awards

• Burlington Northern Foundation Faculty Achievement Awards
• Judith Bailey Scully Teaching Award
• Rosenthal Outstanding Educator Award
• Garth Shanklin Faculty Leadership Excellence Award
• Garth Shanklin Adjunct Faculty Teaching Excellence Award

Administration/Staff Awards

• Outstanding Administrator Award                                            
• Robert O. Durst Classified Staff Award
  
  
   

Mrs. Gale Alexander [1986]
Mr. James Howard [1986]

Dr. James Milek [1988]
Mr. Robert Moenkhaus [1988]

Mr. Jon Brady [1990]
Dr. Gerald Nelson [1990]

Mr. John Schroer [1992]

Dr. Tom Clifford [1987]                       
Mr. James Best [1987]

Ms. Carolyn Logan [1989]
Dr. James O’Niell [1989]

Mrs. Charlene Davis [1991]
Dr. Ruth H. Doyle [1991]

Mrs. Gretchen Wheeler [1993]

Jodi Youmans-Jones [2005]

Tammy Frankland [2007]

Ebba Stedillie [2009]

Jessica Hurless [2011]

Dale Anderson [2013]

Gretchen Wheeler [2015]

Mickie Goodro [2006]                       

Kendall Jacobs [2008]

Erich Frankland [2010]

Marty Finch [2012]

Paul Marquard [2014]

Judy Cavanagh [1987]                                                                            
Director, Nursing Programs

F.E. “Skip” Gillum [1988]
Chair, Social and Behavioral Sciences

Lynn Munns [1989]
Art Instructor and Division Chair

Albert E. “Al” Allen [1990]
Geology Instructor

James Gaither [1991]
Art History and Painting Instructor

Thomas Empey [1992]
Director, Theater

Gale Alexander [1994]
Director/Instructor, Communication Program

Roger Fenner [1995]
Music Instructor

Willard Robinson [1996]
Biology Instructor

Pete Wildman [1997]
Mathematics Instructor

Ebba Stedillie [1998]
Communication, English Instructor

Joan Bangen [1999]
Early Childhood Education Instructor

David Arndt [2000]
Electronic Technology Instructor

Douglas Crowe [2001]
Biology Instructor

Megan Graham [2002]
Electronics Technology Instructor

Erich Frankland [2003]
Political Science Instructor

Ruth Doyle [2004]
Education/Psychology Instructor

C. Evert Brown [2005]
Biology Instructor

Melissa Connely [2006]
Geology Instructor

William Mixer [2007]
Director, Environmental Training and Resource Center

Chad Hanson [2008]
Sociology Instructor

Richard Burk [2009]
Theatre Instructor

Garth Shanklin [2010]
Psychology Instructor

Shawn Powell [2011]
Psychology Instructor

Liz Ott [2012]
Accounting Instructor

Jared Bowden [2013]
Physics Instructor

Dale Anderson [2014]
Fire Science Instructor

Scott Nolan [2015]
General Business Instructor

Richard R. Means [1987]
Director, Testing

Michael H. Sarvey [1988]
Chair, Business

Jean G. Wheatley [1989]
Director, Athletics/Physical Education Instructor

Paul L. Wolz [1990]
English, German, and Humanities Instructor

Helon H. Raines [1991]
English and Writing Center Director

Lynda Durham [1993]
Spanish Instructor

Mary Kubichek [1994]
Legal Assistant Instructor

Cheryl Wrasper [1995]
Nursing Instructor

Gary Becker [1996]
Physical Education, Business Instructor, Women’s Basketball Coach

Kelly Burch [1997]
Agriculture Instructor

Eric Unruh [1998]
Music (Piano) Instructor

Gerald Nelson [1999]
Physical Science Department Chairperson

Gretchen Wheeler [2000]
Communication, Theatre, Forensics Instructor

Clare Eastes [2001]
Education Instructor

Nancy Wright [2002]
Business Office Technology Instructor

Grant Wilson [2003]
Language and Literature Division Chair

Mark Steinle [2004]
Construction/Welding Instructor

Kerri Mahlum [2005]
Early Childhood Education Instructor

Barbara Mueller [2006]
Anthropology & Sociology Instructor

Ann Rognstad [2007]
English and Reading Instructor

Jianjun He [2008]
Music Theory Instructor

Lesley Travers [2009]
Addictionology Instructor

Jean Tichenor [2010]
Music (vocal) Instructor

Kent Sundell [2011]
Geology Instructor

Patrick Patton [2012]
Music Instructor

Jessica Hurless [2013]
Communication Instructor

Heath Hornecker [2014]
Agriculture Instructor

Laurie Weaver [2015]
Radiography Instructor

Cammy Rowley [2014]
Early Childhood Education Instructor

Claudia Stewart [2015]                                   
Mathematics Instructor

Gail Schenfisch [2014]
Sign Language Instructor

Leon Chamberlain [2015]          
Social Work Instructor

A. LeRoy Strausner [1989]
Dean of Students

Stan McDowell [1991]
Director, Intramurals

R. Lynnette Anderson [1993]
Director, College Library

Jenny Black [1995]
Admissions Coordinator

William Landen [1997]
Director, College Relations

Linda (King) Toohey [2000]
Director, Admission Services

Ron Mathisen [2002]
Buildings Maintenance Supervisor

Mark Robinson [2004]
Campus Security Director

Janet de Vries [2006]
Director, Career Services

Kim Byrd [2009]
Student Success Coordinator

Alison McNulty [2011]
Registrar/Director of Admissions and Student Records

Teresa Wallace [2013]
Director of Counseling

Leanne Sims [2015]
Student Success Counselor

Paul E. Hallock [1990]
Director, Planning and Development                                          

Garth Shanklin (1992)
Director, Counseling

Russell Poppen [1994]
Director, Student Placement/Career Services

Darry Voigt [1996]
Director, Student Financial Aid

Lynn Fletcher [1999]
Registrar/Coordinator Admissions and Student Records

Shirley Jacob [2001]
Grants Coordinator

Jim Ochiltree [2003]
Vice President Student Services

Barb Meryhew [2005]
Director, Housing/Student Activities

Kevin Anderson [2007]
Western History/Automation Specialist

Lois Davis [2010]
Dean, Educational Resources

Robyn Landen [2012]
Director of Financial Services/Controller

Donna Sonesen [2014]
Director of Early Childhood Learning Center

Sarah Sulzen [2007]
Academic Assistant, Life Science

Mary Lewellan [2009]
Student Success Specialist

Glenda Pullen [2011]
Executive Asst. Vice President - Academic Affairs

Belle Stapleton [2013]
Custodial Crew Leader

Russell Hawley [2015]
Tate Museum Education Specialist

Kathy Coe [2008]
Academic Assistant, Language and Literature              

Robert Taylor [2010]
HVAC Technician

Mike McLemore [2012]
AV Media Instruction Technician

Melody Dugan [2014]
Office Assistant Adult Learning Center