Staff Development coordinates this program with the Academic Senate.  The Committee is primarily responsible for selecting the Full-Time Faculty, Part-Time Faculty, and Staff Member of the Year.  It is also involved in the nominations for the Hayward Award and the AACC David R. Pierce Technology Award.  Voting for Faculty and Staff Members of the Year takes place in the fall and the celebration is held in the spring.  Students are encouraged to join in the nominating process.

                  OUTSTANDING COAST COLLEAGUES OF THE YEAR
                                       
                                
   Recognition Nominee and Voting Information for Full-Time, 
       Part-Time, and Classified Member of the Year

       Voting will take place, dates below, on the OCC Portal under   Recognition Committee.
An all-user e-mail will be sent notifying you voting has begun 


     The Week of November 9-16, 2009 
      Voting Ends November 16 at 3 pm 

        Absentee Ballots will be available in the Staff  Development           Office, Division Offices, and Watson Hall, and the Academic Senate office during the voting period 

DETAILED NOMINEE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE RECOGNITION COMMITTEE PORTAL
http://occportal/sites/recognition_committee/default.aspx

Full-Time Faculty Nominees
Denise Cabanel-Bleuer – Assistant Professor, Spanish
Literature & Languages Division

Nick Contopoulos – Professor, Astronomy
Mathematics & Sciences Division

Dr. Rendell Drew – Instructor, Social & Behavioral Sciences
Social & Behavioral Sciences Division

Alex Guillen – Professor, Counseling Services
Counseling Division

Bill McClure – Associate Professor, Mathematics
Mathematics & Sciences Division

Robin O’Connor – Associate Professor, Physical Education & Athletics
Physical Education & Athletics Division

Part-Time Faculty Nominees
Jan Goerrissen – Ecology
Mathematics & Sciences Division

Denis Jana – History
Social & Behavioral Sciences Division

Caryn Plum – Part-Time Counselor
Counseling Division

Classified Staff Member Nominees
Leticia Arroyo – Office Coordinator – Counseling

Renza Bricca – Division Office Coordinator – Library

Chastity Dutro – Equipment Room Manager – Physical Education & Athletics

Cynthia Erger – Instructional Food Service Cafeteria Steward, Cafeteria

Clara Fitzgerald – Clerk Typist Senior – Math & Sciences/Technology

Neil Hong – Instructional Associate – Computer Applications, Disabled Student Program & Services

Karen Kao – Instructional Program Asst, Disabled Student Program & Services

Margie Kopack – Division/Area Office Coordinator, Consumer & Health Sciences Div.

Jennifer LaBounty – EOPS/CARE Specialist – EOPS

Jennifer Menchaca – Instructional Food Service Cafeteria Steward – Cafeteria

Joe Milunas – Instructional Designer, Information Technology

Jane McLaughlin - Allied Health Program Assistant – Consumer & Health Sciences

Thuy Nguyen – Division/Area Office Coordinator, Mathematics & Sciences Division

Dan Pegausch – Maintenance & Operations Receiving

George Peters – Lab Coordinator

Shirley Radford – Division/Area Office Coordinator, Business, Computing, & Career Services Div

Mary Roda – Publications Coordinator – Publications

Betty Rodriguez – Division/Area Office Coordinator, Literature & Languages Division

Teresa Scarbrough – Office Coordinator Honors Program

Rita Schulte – Staff Specialist – Administrative Services

Lynnette Stiles – Staff Assistant – Administrative Services

Michael Wong – Information Systems Technician – Information Technology 

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Full Time Faculty, Part -Time Faculty and Classified Member of theYear Criteria

• For Faculty-no nominating student can be currently enrolled in the class of his or her nominee
• For Classified-no one nominating can be currently under the nominee's supervision.  Hourly employees are not eligible.
  
  Full-Time Faculty Member of the Year Criteria

¨       Inspires student to strive to reach their full potential.

¨       Inspires and promotes the value of teaching amongst his or her colleagues.

¨       Demonstrates commitment to fair and accurate assessment of student learning.

¨       Demonstrates effective teaching of the diverse student population of students at OCC.

¨    Inspires student learning and promotes academic excellence.

¨       Demonstrates involvement and commitment to the college beyond his or her assignment.

Part-Time Faculty Member of the Year Criteria

¨       Inspires students to strive to reach their full potential

¨       Inspires and promotes the value of teaching amongst his or her colleagues.

¨       Demonstrates commitment to fair and accurate assessment of student learning

¨       Demonstrates effective teaching of the diverse student population of stuents at OCC.

             ¨     Inspires student learning and promotes academic excellence.
          ¨    Demonstrates involvement and commitment to the college beyond his or 
                 her assignment.

Classified Staff Member of the Year

¨       Demonstrates principled behavior both in his or her job performance and beyond.

¨       Demonstrates a commitment to effective communication within the college.

¨       Demonstrates behavior that embodies OCC's commitment to its students and their success.

¨       Demonstrates involvement in and commitment to the college beyond his or her assignment.

¨       Demonstrates respect for all individuals he or she has contact with regardless of the position or role.

¨       Recognizes and demonstrates an appreciation for the rich diversity of the college and its community.

Recognition Committee

Full-Time Faculty
Eduardo Arismendi-Pardi, Bill Breece, Steve Goetz, Georgie Monahan,
Joy Myers, Vida Shajie

Part-Time Faculty
Rachel Ridnor

Administrator
Bob Mendoza

Classified
Kye Daniels, Earleen Dunn, Nicole Lloyd, Allison Paine

Students
Jade Chiu, Anais Gharibjanians

Enjoy the Recognition display in the mailroom highlighting our current Outstanding Coast Colleagues, as well as past recipients.

This award honor community college faculty members who demonstrate the highest level of commitment to their students, college, and profession. Recipients are nominated by their local peers and selected as winners by representatives of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. In addition to excellence in teaching, they must have a record of outstanding performance in professional activities, as well as a record of active participation on campus.

Kudos

This is a program designed to recognize employees who represent the Orange Coast College values of service, integrity, compassion, collaboration, and innovation, and for extending an extra measure of care.  

Nominations for Kudos Awards are ongoing.

Kudos Committee Members: 
Classified:  Florence Crumsey, Julie Clevenger, Shawny Dutro,
Kye Daniels, Rene Goode, Patti McDonald, Mary Ann Spears

            Make a Kudos Committee Nomination

             
 2009-2010 Kudos Recipients

Spirit of OCC:  You Made My Day Award, Traveling Rower

The Strong Rower is a traveling award that is presented to a person who makes a simple, thoughtful gesture that makes someone's day.  A notation is made in the Captain's Log when forwarding the award on to the next person.

Recipients include Joyce Etherton, Connie Haw, Wanda Doty, Judi Lagerlof, Olivia Martinez, Chastity Dutro, Marie DeNunno, John MacDonald, Mark Goode, Mary Ann Spears, Julie Clevenger, Mary Roda, Anna Katsuki, Cynthia Erger, and Shirley Macy

Carisa Montooth in the President's Office currently has this award