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Edison State Adjunct Faculty Honored at Banquet
Fourteen employees were recognized for instructing a combined total of
2,925 semester hours or approximately 975 classes in their careers at
Edison State Community College’s annual adjunct faculty recognition
banquet on Wednesday, August 21.
Greg Clem, President of Academic Senate and Education Associate
Professor of Fine Arts, served as the event’s Master of Ceremonies, and
Dr. Doreen Larson, President of Edison State provided a keynote address
and presented honorees with gifts.
“I wonder what motivates each of you to be adjunct instructors.
Certainly, you want to contribute to Edison State, but I also know that
is not your critical motivation. As I reflected on that, I realized
that it comes down to one word and that word is passion,” said Larson.
“You’re passionate about the subject matter you’re teaching. Many of
you have other careers during the day, that are then brought into the
classroom. You have a passion for that career, and you want students to
ignite an interest in that career and find success.”
“I would like to thank you on behalf of the Edison State students and
the difference that you make in their lives,” added Larson.
When it came time to honor Larry Rich, who has taught seven hundred
fifty hours or approximately 250 classes, the audience cheered.
Students in Rich’s classes provided positive comments about their
experience with him.
“Mr. Rich is a great instructor, and I would recommend him to anyone. Thank you for being a great teacher.”
Another student stated, “Mr. Rich is the best language teacher I’ve ever had.”
Adjunct faculty hours accrue by the number of credit hours in each
class taught. Each class taught is typically worth three credit hours.
The following employees were recognized for reaching significant milestones in their careers at Edison State:
Seven Hundred Fifty Hours: Larry Rich, Humanities/French;
Six Hundred Hours: Theresa Grilliot, Math;
Three Hundred Hours: Marcia Youtz, Psychology/Social Services;
Two Hundred Twenty-Five Hours: Carin Benning, Sociology; Christopher
Calhoun, English; Michael Houser, Humanities/Computer Information
Technology;
One Hundred Fifty Hours: Keith Barga, Electronics Engineering; Nahreen Rahman, Economics;
Seventy-Five Hours: Craig Gilbert, Communication; Fred Kingrey,
Geology; Richard Monnin, Philosophy; Brian Olson, Biology; Arnold
Streitenberger, Business/Computer Information Systems; Frank Travers,
Arts/Humanities.
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