Montgomery County Community College is pleased to announce the following 2019 League Excellence Award recipients and the 2020 NISOD Award recipients.

League Excellence Award

Congratulations to the 2019 Award recipients:

• Mary Beaver, Director of Enterprise Software Systems
• Kelly Dunbar, Director of Athletics and Campus Recreation
• Rose Makofske, Director of Equity and Diversity Initiatives and Title IX Coordinator
• Jenna Meehan, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
• Philip Needles, Vice President of Student Services
• Diane O’Connor, Executive Director of Human Services
• Denise Prushan, Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Information Technology and College Services

 

National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Award

Congratulations to the 2020 NISOD Award recipients:

Frank Bucci, Accounting Senior Lecturer

Gerald Collom, Mass Media and Sound Production Instructor

Dr. Melinda Copel, Dance Professor

David Doskicz-Ivory, Director of Sound Recording and Music Technology

Sean Hutchison, Coordinator of Integrated Learning

Andrew Kosciesza, Music Associate Professor

Susan Masciantonio, Director of Faculty Success, Instructor

Patrick Rodgers, Galleries Director

Dr. Keima Sheriff, Assistant Dean of Student Programs

Heather Thomas, Accounting Assistant Professor

Brent Woods, Senior Director of Cultural Affairs

Dianne Zotter-Mill, Art Associate Professor & Galleries Liaison

In order to be nominated for the League Excellence or NISOD Award, an individual must be a permanent, full-time or part-time employee of MCCC during the academic year for which they are selected. The employee should exemplify exceptional teaching and/or leadership in more than one of the following areas:

• Participation within a college governance committee, task force, or planning core team.
• High impact practices within teaching and learning, or high institutional impact to the College.
• Demonstration and extraordinary commitment to implementing the College’s strategic plan to support improvements to institutional quality, educational effectiveness, or innovative inter-disciplinary learning.

Additionally, the employee must also be in good standing at the time of selection and may not have received the award within the last five years.

The League for Innovation celebrates innovation in learning, teaching, staff development and student success and recognizes community college leaders who have made a significant difference in the lives of students and in the communities their colleges serve.

NISOD  is a membership organization committed to promoting and celebrating excellence in teaching, learning and leadership at technical and community colleges.