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OUTSTANDING FACULTY RECOGNIZED AT RIO SALADO COLLEGE

Thirty outstanding Rio Salado College adjunct faculty members will be recognized at a special luncheon Saturday, August 25.

Rio Salado has more than 1,000 adjunct faculty teaching 450 online courses, a variety of in-person courses and courses for business and industry.

The luncheon is designed to recognize and reward outstanding adjunct faculty and their contribution to the college, said Rio Salado College Faculty Development Coordinators Pat Case and Hazel Davis.

“This is our opportunity to say thank you. They are the heart and soul of the college,” said Case.

Outstanding faculty members are nominated by the faculty chairs. Those named as outstanding faculty are listed in the May graduation program and honored at the special luncheon scheduled for Saturday. A short video highlighting each faculty member is part of the Saturday recognition. A list of those named as outstanding faculty members follows.

Outstanding Adjunct Faculty

Leslie Dana-Kirby
Biology

Roxanna Dewey
English

Dawn Farrell
Transportation

Judith Ferra
Mathematics

Terrence Gellenbeck
Physical Science

Marie Gould
Business

Jean Hedberg
Philosophy/World Religions

Debra Hill
Mathematics

Ann-Marie Hyland
Foreign Languages

Dusti Ide
Biology

Jenifer Jensen
Pharmaceuticals

Virginia Krauss
Education

Lisa Linkin
Psychology

Sandra McNally
Chemical Dependency

Daryl Planks
Airlines Operations

Kimberly Pope
English

Celine Price
Law Enforcement Technology

Michael Ritchie
Computer Information Systems

Wendi Rounce
Humanities

Daniel Sager
History

Margo Saum
Nursing

Luis Verger
Corporate Management

Charles Walker
Psychology

Mark Williams
Law Enforcement Technology

Amy Yoder
Communication




OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO ASSESSMENT:

Deborah Clark
Computer Information Systems

Ronald Graham
Education

Melissa Holmberg
Communication

Jess Root
Foreign Languages

Robert Sampson
Humanities

Rio Salado College, Institutional Advancement

EJ Anderson
(480) 517-8472
ej.anderson@riomail.maricopa.edu

Linda Bird
(480) 517-8462
linda.bird@riomail.maricopa.edu