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Faculty Receive Awards, Publication Throughout 2016

Many Salt Lake Community College faculty and staff members have received awards and recognition over the past year. Several are listed below.

  • Leslie Seiferle—Winner of bronze medal, ACF Sanctioned Culinary Competition
  • Maria Ammar—Published “Ingredients of an Effective ESL Curriculum at an Urban Community College” in ESL Quarterly
  • Eric Heiser—Published articles in Journal of Competency Based Education and Association of Career and Technical Education
  • Connie Spanton-Jex—Recipient of the Kim Maibaum Lifetime Achievement Award at the Utah Registry of Interpreter’s for the Deaf Biennial Conference
  • Tiffinay Rousculp—Recipient of the Outstanding Book/Major Work award at the International Writing Centers Association Biennial Meeting
  • Melissa Schaefer—Published articles about lemurs in Anthrozoos, Folia Primatologica and American Journal of Primatology
  • Deidre Tyler—Published (collaboratively) “Teaching for Social Justice: Motivations of Community College Faculty in Sociology” in Teaching Sociology
  • School of Science, Mathematics and Engineering (multiple authors)—Authored 10 pieces in various publications throughout 2016.

Congratulations, to all faculty members for their hard work, dedication and award-winning performance throughout each year.

We’re glad you’re here! Our students are the better for it!
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