2009 Special Award Winners

AAUP Service Award

Mitchell Jarosz, Professor of English

AAUP Governance Award

Margaret E. (Margot) Haynes, Associate Professor of English

Bergstein Award for Teaching Excellence

Jamie Duley, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Larry Butcher, Professor of Art

Don Laughner Award for Creative Change and the League for Innovation Award

Melissa Appold, Virginia Przygocki, Judy Miller, MaryJo Miller, Leslie Myles Sanders, Pam Smith and Carol Wieland; establishment of the Helen M. Nickless Volunteer Clinic (HMNVC) Dental Site at Delta College

Delta Is The Leader In Real Life Education. This is so true in the everyday activities of the HMNVC Delta College Dental Site. The nominated persons have taken leadership roles by pursuing an innovative approach in not only providing additional learning experiences for the students but in serving the needs of the community in which we live and that our graduates will return to as part of the workforce. The HMNVC Delta College Dental Site can serve as a pilot project and a stepping stone for the development of further services for the HMNVC patient. This project has endless possibilities for other disciplines to provide further services to community members in need while meeting outcomes and objectives in the curriculums.

ECAPS Outstanding Teamwork Award

Sheilanthi Chandran, TLC’s Student Development Specialist and Michael Cooper, Disability Services Director

Sheilanthi and Michael worked together communicating and collaborating with many areas of the college to bring the best possible adaptive technology to students with disabilities at Delta College.

ECAPS Outstanding A/P Leadership Award

Galvann Smith, Police Academy Coordinator

Galvann’s community outreach extends into the elementary and secondary schools, local and national media, as well as law enforcement agencies. Galvann’s relationship with a local law enforcement agency led to the donation of laptops and software for each Police Academy student. This donation helps prepare our cadets for the real world by exposing them to software they will someday use in the field, thus contributing to student and program success. This donation was also a huge benefit to Delta College, demonstrating Galvann’s attention to fiscal responsibility. Printed hand out distribution has been significantly reduced and students are accessing Educator for assignments. Valuable time, money and resources are conserved, which supports Delta’s sustainability initiative.

FEC Award for Support Staff Distinguished Service

Christine McCauley, Office Professional, Dental Clinic

Christine is the receptionist in the dental clinic where she interacts with faculty, students, and members of the public on a daily basis. She has been described as the key to the operation and organization of the dental clinic because of her ability to stay focused on problem solving, bringing about positive solutions for the daily challenges in this teaching clinic. She is a vital asset to both the dental hygiene and dental assisting programs here at Delta College.

Lynn Heatley Award for Distinguished Service (Adjunct Faculty)

Michael Jarabek, Instructor, Police Academy and Patricia Kilbourn-Haller, Instructor, Applied Behavioral Studies

Ormond E. Barstow and Ludo K. Frevel Award for Scholarly Achievement

Mary Beth Looby, English Professor

Mary Beth is the 2009 recipient of the Scholarly Achievement award because of her distinguished contributions to the body of knowledge within the English discipline. Her writing and research has helped our community and Delta students understand the world in which we live and work.

Support Staff Excellence Award

Dora Salinas, Administrative Office Professional-COS/Training Specialist, Center for Organizational Success

Dora’s presence is well known and has been seen all around campus and takes great pride in being a Delta College employee. She is a team player, very approachable and overflowing with valuable information. Dora has served as a mentor to many of her co-workers and works very hard to make sure everything runs smoothly in the COS and FTCE offices. 

She is well known for her technical skills, immense smile, and positive attitude, which concludes that Dora is particularly deserving of this award.