DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 18, 2015) – Each fall, just before classes commence, Daytona State College faculty announce recognition awards to peers chosen for outstanding service to students and their professions. This year, 12 faculty and one staff member earned accolades from the college’s Faculty Senate.
Photography Prof. Eric Breitenbach, of Ormond Beach, was awarded the Dr. John Gutherie, Jr. Award for Research and Professional Development, lauded for his ability to demonstrate for students what it takes to be successful, working filmmakers and photographers.
Nursing Prof. Andrea Angel, of Palm Coast, received the James R. Johnson Teaching Excellence Award for her ability to use creativity, active learning and simulation to bring to life the challenges and responsibilities of nursing.
DeBary resident, Faculty Senate President Richard Vollaro, English professor, received the Faculty Advocacy Award for support of peer efforts.
Flagler resident Prof. John McNeeley, Behavioral and Social Sciences, was presented the Les Simons Award for Student Advocacy for his constant work on students’ behalf.
Palm Coast resident Martha Osorio-Cediel, World Languages, earned the Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award for teaching excellence.
And Director of Records Carri Hudgins, of Orange City, won the Instructional Support and Encouragement Award for her work ethic, professional demeanor, positive attitude and strong leadership.
Each spring the Faculty Senate Nominating, Elections and Awards Committee seeks nominations for award recipients, who are then chosen through a faculty-wide vote. Awards are presented to recipients during Fall Planning, an opportune time to celebrate as the new school year opens.
Seven faculty also received Professor Emeritus Awards based on their years of meritorious and significant contributions to the areas of teaching and service to the college, community and profession during their careers. This year’s award winners are:
· Elizabeth (Lynn) Blanton – Humanities and Communication (resident of Daytona Beach)
· Sarah (Casey) Blanton – Humanities and Communication (resident of New Smyrna Beach)
· Evelyn Delaney – Applied Business (resident of DeLand)
· Julie Miller – Mathematics (resident of Ormond Beach)
· Barbara Murray – Humanities and Communication (resident of DeLand)
· Molly O’Neill – Mathematics (resident of Daytona Beach)
· Carolyn West – Humanities and Communication (resident of Ormond Beach)
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
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DSC faculty and staff shine at AFC annual convention
The college’s head librarian, Mercedes Clement, was elected AFC’s 2015 Vice President-Elect for Regions and Chapters. The 33-year Daytona State veteran had served as Region III Director, which includes DSC, Valencia College, Seminole State College, College of Central Florida, Lake Sumter State College and Eastern Florida State College. As the incoming vice president, she will support collaborative and professional development activities within all five AFC regions during her three-year term.
Region III, for which Clement served as director this year, also earned Region of the Year honors, and Daytona State’s AFC Chapter advanced two chapter levels, from silver to platinum designation, based on increasing its membership by five percent and leading various fundraisers throughout the year. English Professor Kathleen Lazarus serves as chapter president.
Sharon Crow, who served Daytona State for 39 years prior to her retirement this fall, most recently as senior vice president of governmental relations, received the association’s Honorary Life Membership Award.
Dr. Trey Orndorff, a political science professor, earned runner-up status as Professor of the Year. The Miami University of Ohio graduate joined Daytona State in 2011 and has quickly become one of the college’s most regarded professors by students and faculty alike.
Daytona State’s Director of Equity and Inclusion Lonnie Thompson was elected to lead AFC’s Equity Commission for the coming year. And School of Student Life Skills chair Charlene Latimer retained her seat on the AFC Board of Directors.
The college also had a strong showing in AFC’s Communications and Marketing Commission’s Awards of Excellence competition, taking home 10 awards, including Best of Show and four first-place awards.
Best of Show went to a series of short videos or “vines” the Marketing Department produced as part of its Get there Faster campaign. The six videos also earned the association’s first-place Trendsetter Award.
The college also took home first place in Specialty Advertising, Radio Advertising and Print Brochure categories, second place in the Outdoor Advertising, Viewbook and Student Handbook categories, and third place in the Website and Story Resulting in Publication categories.
All totaled there were 277 entries submitted by 20 institutions in 34 categories.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Daytona State earns top honors in AFC marketing excellence competition
The awards were announced at the association’s 64th annual convention held Nov. 13-15 in Orlando. Daytona State competed in 10 of the 31 competition categories, coming away with three first-place and three second-place awards and one third-place award.
Among the first-place winners was a series of brochures about the college’s one-, two- and four-year programs, taking top honors in the Best Brochure category. The brochures, which are a useful tool for college recruiters, work as a set, covering all types of programs and completions students can earn.
The college’s internal micro-site, Falcon Central, earned top honors for Best Website. This unique approach to communicate news, announcements and events to college faculty and staff on a daily basis originally launched in 2011, after Daytona State President Carol W. Eaton tasked the department with an exciting challenge to enhance internal communication at the college.
A series of innovative and inexpensive flashcards that present concise descriptions of DSC programs and services won the top award in the Best Bang for the Buck category.
Earning second-place honors in the Direct Mail Piece category was a series of postcards developed to promote Daytona State’s on-campus enrollment events slated at various times throughout the year. A set of 17 posters featuring testimonials by faculty, staff and alumni as they describe what has come to be known as the “Daytona State of Mind,” won second place in the Best Poster category. Taking second place in the Best Display/Presentation Board category was an eye-catching three-panel tabletop board promoting Daytona State’s STEM Scholars program.
An image featured in the college’s viewbook that depicts a student outdoors on campus posing with her laptop computer earned third place in the Best Photography in a Published Piece category.
More than 220 entries were received by 20 participating AFC colleges.
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