Award Criteria

Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Member of the Year

Each year, College of DuPage selects its Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Member of the Year through a process which begins with nominations from students, proceeds to the submission of written materials by nominees and culminates with a selection committee comprised of faculty members, student representatives, administrators, and a Trustee. The Vice-President of Academic Affairs chairs this committee. Written materials submitted by College-Wide Full-Time Faculty nominees answer the following questions:

• Excellence in Teaching:  Comment on what makes you an excellent teacher, both in and out of the classroom setting.
• Innovation/Leadership:  Describe your non-teaching contributions to COD, emphasizing the following areas – curriculum work, teaching or special committee service, educational associations, awards and honors.
• Community Involvement:  Describe those activities in District 502 and/or in your home community that illustrate your involvement or contribution.
• Professional Development:  Describe those activities you perform to keep pace with new developments and discoveries.

Outstanding Division Faculty of the Year

Outstanding Faculty members from each of the academic divisions of the College are nominated within the unit, and the nominations are reviewed by a screening committee comprised of unit members whose final selection is based on the following criteria:

• Excellence in teaching
• Service to the unit and the College
• Scholarly activity
• Community service
• Advising

Outstanding Part-Time Faculty of the Year

Beginning with the 2005-2006 fiscal year, College of DuPage initiated a new award for a College-Wide Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Member. This process is the same as for Full-Time Faculty members. College-wide adjunct faculty nominees are asked the same four questions as above and submit a curricula vitae or resume.

Outstanding Advisors

In November 2001, College of DuPage chartered the AQIP 2 Action Project: Improving Student Advising. One of the results of the Continuous Improvement (CI) Team’s work was to recognize those individuals who excel in academic advising. Subsequently, in 2005, COD’s “Outstanding Adviser Award” was developed. These awards also begin with nominations submitted by students.

Award Winners

2009 - 2010 College of DuPage Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Member

College-Wide Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Member of the Year and recipient of a $1,000 award from the College of DuPage Foundation is Dr. Julia diLiberti, Professor of Humanities in the Liberal Arts Division, holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in French Literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a B.A. in French from Knox College in Illinois.  She is the College of DuPage nominee for the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) 2010 Outstanding Faculty Member Award.

2009 - 2010 Division Outstanding Faculty of the Year

The College of DuPage Outstanding Division Faculty of the Year and recipients of $500 awards from the College of DuPage Foundation are:

• Mr. Felipe Armas, Professor of Psychology, Health & Sciences Division
• Ms. Ida Hagman, Associate Professor of English, Liberal Arts Division
• Ms. Jennifer Kelley, Reference Librarian, Learning Resources Division
• Dr. Anthony Lenard, Professor of Mathematics, Health & Sciences Division
• Dr. Thomas Ruehlmann, Professor of Anatomy & Physiology, Health & Sciences Division
• Ms. Shannon Toler, Assistant Professor of Business / Management / Marketing, Business & Tech. Div.
• Dr. Larry Ward, Professor of Music, Liberal Arts Division

2009 - 2010 College of DuPage Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Member

College-wide Outstanding Part-time Faculty Member of the Yearand recipient of a $500 award from the College of DuPage Foundation is Dr. Kenneth White, Instructor of General and Organic Chemistry in the Health and Sciences Division, earned his Bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the Illinois Institute of Technology, a Ph.D. from Michigan State University, and is the holder of ten U.S. Patents.

2009 - 2010 Division Outstanding Adjunct Faculty of the Year

The College of DuPage Outstanding Division Adjunct Faculty of the Year and recipients of $250 awards from the College of DuPage Foundation are:

• Mike Dusik, Liberal Arts - Humanities
• Annemarie McDuffee, Liberal Arts - Communications
• Vivian Macht, Business & Technology - Business
• Ted McEnearney, Business & Technology - Technology
• Margaret Colucci, Health & Sciences - Math & Physical Sciences
• Karen Batke, Health & Sciences - Nursing
• A. Michael Zimmer, Health & Sciences - Health & Biological Sciences
• Jane Denniger, Health & Sciences - Physical Education
• Peggy Curran, Learning Resources - Library

2009 - 2010 College of DuPage Outstanding Advisers

The College of DuPage Outstanding Advisers are:

• Carol Giegerich, Counselor, representing the Student Affairs Division
• Dilyss Gallyot, Associate Professor of Nursing, representing the Academic Affairs Division