It's a difficult call because among our 60 full-time faculty we have many outstanding faculty members. We hope students will take a few minutes to nominate an instructor and acknowledge the influence and dedication they've received.

Faculty senate will host a luncheon to recognize the winner. The winner also receives an all expense paid trip to a professional development conference as well as a plaque.

Considering that the majority of the staff are freshmen and earn awards as freshmen it's a good indication of next year. I was also very pleased to see sophomores win, it will help them transition to a four-year school. I also feel they learned that what they do makes a difference.