NISOD winners at Palo Alto College

Congratulations to the faculty and staff who received NISOD awards from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development at the University of Texas at Austin. They were announced at Spring Convocation on Monday, Jan. 14. The awardees are selected by the College and will attend the NISOD Conference and receive their medallions in May. This year’s faculty winners are:

Teaching Excellence for Innovation and Creativity:
Dr. Stamatis Muratidis, Instructor of Chemistry
Sylvia De Hoyos, FT Temp Instructor of Administrative Computer Technologies

Teaching Excellence for Dedication and Persistence:
Veronica Rosas-Tatum, Assistant Professor of Business Management
Brad Chandler, Associate Professor of Biology
Alexis Lowe, Assistant Professor and Chair of Kinesiology
Mariana Ornelas, Professor of Humanities and Sociology

Teaching Excellence by a Librarian or Counselor:
Dr. Yolanda Reyna, Assistant Professor and Chair of Counseling, and
Dr. Dan Rodriguez Professor of Counseling

Teaching Excellence by Adjunct Faculty – Evening/Weekend:
Dr. Irene Keller, English

For the first time, Palo Alto College is recognizing administrators and staff members with NISOD awards. The inaugural honorees are:

NISOD Excellence for Staff:
Chris Delgado, Director of Information & Communications Technology,
Anita Soliz, Multimedia Specialist

NISOD Excellence for Administrators:
Dr. Beatriz Joseph, Vice President of College Services