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Yahoo
29-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
EPCC recognizes top staff, faculty for annual awards
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Community College is honoring its top educators and staff 'for their tireless effort and unwavering commitment,' the college said. As part of Community College Month, EPCC has announced the 2024-2025 Excellence in Education Award winners and Professional and Classified Staff honorees. This year's President's Excellence Award winner is Rebecca A. Escamilla, dean of Architecture, Art, Math, and Science at the Valle Verde campus, as selected by EPCC President William Serrata. 'Escamilla is driven by a mission to provide experiences that inspire and help students complete their educational goals, knowing firsthand how transformative education can be,' EPCC said in its announcement. 'I am truly honored and grateful for this recognition. This is a testament of the amazing teamwork that was accomplished, and I am likewise honored to work with such a wonderful group of individuals,' Escamilla said. This year's Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award winner is Lorely Ambriz, librarian at the Northwest campus. 'I am deeply honored and humbly grateful to receive this recognition and award. My love and passion for this institution, which has been my second home for almost 30 years, makes this moment even more meaningful,' Ambriz said. EPCC's Minnie Stevens Piper Professor nominee is submitted into a statewide competition to become one of the 10 annual Minnie Stevens Piper Professors for Texas, EPCC said. The 2025 Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award winners are: Full-time Faculty Achievement Awards Laura Erickson Alvarado, speech, Mission Del Paso Carmen Castillo-Attar, counseling, Valle Verde/Northwest Ivette Chuca, mathematics, Valle Verde Adjunct Faculty Achievement Awards Wendy Alvidrez, dental hygiene, Rio Grande James Fynquist, government, Transmountain Edward Lowrance, art, Transmountain EPCC said it also wanted to recognize the following award winners: Douglas Schirmer, Professional Staff Full-time award winner and IT systems manager; Monica Tarin, Professional Staff Part-time award winner and marketing and community relations graphics designer; Timothy Archut, Full-time Classified Staff award winner and academic resource specialist; and Margaret Torres, Part-time Classified Staff award winner and library clerk. All EPCC Excellence Award winners are selected by their peers. The Excellence Award winners, Professional and Classified Staff honorees, will be recognized at EPCC's Employee Recognition Dinner on Friday, May 2. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Shreveport's Centenary College celebrates annual Founders' Day
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Centenary College of Louisiana will be celebrating and gathering to observe its annual Founders' Day. Shreveport's Centenary College of Louisiana turns 200 Centenary College's annual Founders' will be held on Thursday, February 20, at 11:00 a.m. in the Brown Chapel, it is free and open to the public. The 2025 Founders' Day speakers this year include Edward J. Crawford III, a member of the College's Board of Trustees since 1991; Dr. Jefferson Hendricks '75, a Centenary alumnus and faculty member for over 40 years; Cheredith Rhone '17, Centenary alumna; and Tuyen Chau '25, a current student. Watch Live: Centenary College Sports here The four speakers will offer short reflections on how the college has influenced their lives. President Dr. Christopher Holoman will announce and deliver service pins for faculty and staff along with several special annual awards, the President's Excellence Award and the Outstanding Teacher Award. Faculty and staff receiving service pins include: 35 Years Dr. Scott Vetter, Professor of Geology 30 Years Arthur Henderson, National Dr. Tom Ticich, Professor of Chemistry 25 Years Dr. Maureen Murov, Associate Professor of Spanish 20 Years Mike Diaz, Head Baseball Coach D'An Gates, Sodexo Eddie Walker, Director of Public Safety 15 Years Emlyn Aubrey, Men's & Women's Head Golf Coach Alan Berry, Theater Technical Director Dr. Chad Fulwider, Professor of History 10 Years Dr. Jessica Alexander, Associate Professor of Psychology Bob Blue, VP for Finance and Administration & CFO Ashley Brown, Director of Admission – Operations Charles Regauer, Suzuki School Administrator and String Teacher Dr. Jarret Richardson, Associate Professor of Neuroscience Logan Sledge, Associate Professor of Theatre John Taylor, Sodexo Dr. Kathrine Weeks, Associate Professor of Chemistry The college was founded in 1825, making Centenary the oldest higher education institution in Louisiana and the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi River. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
