St. Clair County Community College
Distinguished Faculty Award Guidelines
The Distinguished Faculty Award conveys upon recipient’s recognition by their peers of excellent professional contributions to St. Clair County Community College. Any recipient returning to teach at the College the following fall will receive a "notable award" to be used for personal professional development. If the recipient is not returning, the monetary award will be given to the returning faculty member receiving the next highest number of votes. All nominees over a three-year period are put into a pool for consideration for funding to attend the annual NISOD Conference. In addition, the nominees for the Distinguished Faculty Award are automatically nominated for the NISOD Excellence in Teaching Award.
Any full-time faculty member may submit a nomination for the award; nominees may be selected from any full-time faculty in any department or division in the College. Such nominations should be made in a one- to two-page letter, detailing the reasons for recommending that person, using the criteria listed below. A nomination letter may be written and signed by no more than three full-time faculty members. A faculty member may nominate only one person each year.
Letters of nomination will be reproduced to present the nominees to the entire faculty for their consideration. The selection will be determined by a vote of the full-time faculty. Signed one- to two-page letters of nomination should begin: “I nominate for the Distinguished Faculty Award.” Following should be a statement in one’s own words why the nominee should receive the Award. The following criteria should be used as guidelines and specific examples included when possible.
I. Job Performance (Teaching or Non-Teaching Faculty)
II. College Service
A. Work within a department/division
B. Active committee work and leadership roles beyond the department within the College
C. Special projects/committees
D. Achievements deserving special recognition
III. Professional Growth
A. Conferences, Institutes, workshops, courses attended (local, state, and national)
B. Professional memberships and leadership roles, including committee work
C. Presentations, publications
D. Recognition by scholarships or awards
IV. Community Service
A, Civic/cultural/community contributions
B. Non-professional organizations: membership and committees and/or offices held
2024 Paul Bedard
2023 Jim Jones
2022 Joe Gibbons
2021 Carrie Dollar
2020 David Webb
2019 Becky Lubbers, Chris Hilton
2018 Laurie Lamont
2017 Suzanne O’Brien
2016 Sue Doherty
2015 Julie Armstrong
2014 Carol DesJardins
2013 Cindie Wade
2012 Janice Fritz
2011 David Korff
2010 James Berry
2009 Jane Lewandoski
2008 Scott Fernandez
2007 Gary Schmitz
2006 James Frank
2005 David “Buz” McNash
2004 Matt Morabito
2003 H.C. Snyder
2002 Robert Collins
2001 John Lusk
2000 Marilyn VanderEsch
1999 James Guyor
1998 Judith M. Martin
1997 Thomas Obee
1996 James Maywar
1995 Linda E. Flickinger
1994 Thomas Mooney
1993 Gail Johnson
1992 Nancy Nyitray
1991 Frederick Adolph
1990 David Korff
1989 Susanna Defever
1988 Richard Colwell
1987 Doris Lloyd
1986 Elwin Hartwig
1985 Marge Boal
1984 Margaret Wedge
1983 Janet Kelly, Wayne Claflin, Susanna Defever
1982 Eleazar Curti, Paul Schmitt, Robert Tansky
