Faculty & Staff Brags

This is not an exhaustive list of the many distinguished awards received recently by TCC faculty & staff. Please submit your awards to TCC.Brags@tccd.edu.

• Adrian Rodriguez

  VP for Student Development Services, Trinity River Campus

  Named as a Fort Worth Business Press 40 Under 40 honoree; selected to represent community colleges on National Behavioral Intervention Team Association (NaBITA) Advisory Board; selected to serve as a founding board member of the Student Affairs Community College Association (SACCA).

• Alison Hodges

  Instructor of Culinary Arts

  Katrina Warner

  Coordinator of the Culinary Arts program Southeast Campus

  Featured chefs at the Texas State Fair Culinary Arts Celebrity Kitchen.

• Amanda Jackson

  Dance Adjunct Instructor, Northwest Campus

  Commissioned with Big Rig Dance Collective to restage their evening-length work, Acts of Absence, on Flatlands DanceTheatre (FDT); selected to perform with Big Rig Dance Collective in March 2015 at the University of North Texas.

• Josh Blann

  Associate Professor of Drama, Northwest Campus

  Invited to be a guest artist for Abilene Christian University’s Abilene Shakespeare Festival in Summer 2014 for the title role in Macbeth.

• Angela Pettit

  Chair of Academic Foundations and Professor of English, Northeast Campus

  Selected as a Tarrant County College Distinguished Alumni.

• Anitra Blayton

  Chair of Academic Foundations and Professor of English, Northeast Campus

  Selected as a Tarrant County College Distinguished Alumni.

• Arrick Jackson

  Vice President for CIE Services

  Gail Washington

  Program Specialist for CIE Services

  Ryan Kelly

  Veterans Learning Community Coordinator Northwest Campus

  Selected as new hosts for Alliance for the Brave - a radio show on 1160 AM KVCE that discusses education, employment and training solutions for those who have served or are serving in the line of duty.

• Ava Jenkins

  SPE Instructor, Northwest Campus

  Signed a contract with Pioneer Drama Service for the Last Minute Wishes Christmas play she co-authored with her husband. The play will be added to Pioneer Drama Services’ Spring-Summer catalog.

• Brandon Tucker

  Web Design Coordinator, District

  Exhibited his photography at the 2015 Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival; Won two merit awards for TCC’s Proof of Performance Website and Student Success Mobile Site at the 30th Annual Educational Advertising Awards, along with Stephen Fornal, District Manager of Web Development.

• Brent Alford

  Instructor of Performing Arts, Northwest Campus

  Appeared this summer in the role of the Earl of Gloucester in the Trinity Shakespeare Festival’s production of the monumental tragedy, King Lear.

• Carolyn Brewer

  Librarian, Northeast Campus

  Chosen by the selection committee as an awardee of the 2015 R. Gordon and Louise Appleman Professional Award.

• Casey Ramos

  Academic Advisor, Southeast Campus

  Recently named vice-president of programs for Texas Academic Advising Network (TEXAAN).

• Christi Cook

  Assistant Professor of English, Northwest Campus

  Published an article in the peer-reviewed children’s literature journal, Red Feather, entitled "Hunger: Girls Bite Back, Wanting to Fulfill Their Appetites."

• Christian deLeon

  Associate Professor of Art

  Trish Igo

  Associate Professor of Art Counselor, Northwest Campus

  Exhibited collaborative artwork in the 9 x 12 Works on Paper Show at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center in December.

• Christopher Blay

  Instructional Assistant, Southeast Campus

  His artistic talents were highlighted in "Masterminds," an article in the January 15 edition of the Dallas Observer.

• Chul Chang

  Adjunct Voice Instructor

  Christopher Walker

  Instructional Assistant Northwest Campus

  Performed with the Denton Bach Society this semester in their performance of Bach’s masterwork, "The Passion According to St. Matthew" for double choir and double orchestra. The performance was at Winspear Hall at the Murchison Performing Arts Center of the University of North Texas

• David Sallee

  Instructor of Geography, Northeast Campus

  Scholarship named after him by The University of North Texas, due to his research in biogeography. It will be called the David R. Sallee Scholarship for Applied Biogeography.

• Dennis Floyd

  Adjunct Instructor at Fire Service Training Center, Northwest Campus

  The Texas Association of Fire Educators honored him as 2015 Instructor of the Year.

• District Communications, Public Relations & Marketing Team

  Suzanne Cottraux

  Executive Director of Communications, PR & Marketing

  Sara Rogers

  Manager of Marketing Communications

  DeeDra Parrish

  District Photographer

  Brandon Tucker

  Web Design Coordinator

  Won silver for the TCC billboard series at the 30th Annual Educational Advertising Awards. Also won bronze in magazine publications along with Rita Parson, manager of public relations, Kendra Prince, editorial coordinator and Connie Wiebe, administrative office assistant.

• Edward Hicks

  Success Coach, Southeast Campus

  Selected as the Southeast Campus STAR AWARD recipient in March 2015.

• Eligio Martinez

  Coordinator for Student Success, District

  Selected as a recipient of the 2015 Outstanding Adult Mentor at the Texas Mentoring Summit in San Antonio.

• Jared Cobb

  Director of Student Development Services, South Campus

  Selected to participate in the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) 2015 Institute for Aspiring Chief Student Affairs Officers.

• Jay Adkins

  Instructor of Music, Southeast Campus

  Pianist for three performances for the original one-woman show, Not an Ingénue, at Water Tower Theater.

• Jerry Coats

  Dean of Liberal Arts, Southeast Campus

  Selected as an inductee into the Texas Regional Hall of Honor for College Administrators.

• John Hartley

  Associate Professor of Art, Northwest Campus

  Invited to exhibit in the "Preservation is the Art of the City" exhibition at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center for Fall Gallery Night 2015; Has a solo exhibition, "Tin Toys & Raw Realities," at the Tyler Museum of Art.

• John Phillips

  Instructor of Art, Southeast Campus

  Interviewed by producers of PBS's American Experience for inclusion in a documentary about the outlaws Bonnie and Clyde. In January, he was flown to Montreal to be interviewed by a Canadian production company for another documentary on the same subject. And, part of an episode of a TV documentary series called Strange Inheritance aired February 19, 2015 on Fox Business Channel.

• Joseph Maestas

  Instructor of Health and Physical Sciences, Northwest Campus

  Identified as one of the Top 10 Community College Instructors by Rate My Professors.

• Joan Johnson

  Government Assistant Professor and Department Chair, Northeast Campus

  Was recognized as a 2015 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award recipient.

• Justin Blacklock

  Speech Instructor & Director of the Northeast Forensics Team, Northeast Campus

  Elected to the office of vice president and tournament director for the next two years for TIFA (Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association).

• Karmien Bowman

  Associate Professor of Art, Northeast Campus

  Featured works on the front page of Ceramic Arts Daily, a digital publication.

• LeeAnn Olivier

  English Instructor, Northwest Campus

  Invited to read her original poetry at the Pop Culture Association’s national conference in April.

• Liz Lounsbury

  Instructor of English, Northwest Campus

  Sold her article entitled "Breaking Free of Distraction" to the Romance Writers Report, the professional journal of the Romance Writers of America. The article appeared in the May 2015 issue.

• Mario Cruz

  Adjunct Music Instructor, Northwest Campus

  Released a Jazz CD entitled A View from the Mind’s Eye.

• Mark Wagenaar

  Adjunct Instructor of English, Northwest Campus

  Won 3rd place in a poetry competition for the Narrative journal; Was the 2014 winner of the New Letters Poetry Prize, the Southern Indiana Review’s Mary C. Mohr Prize and the Pinch Poetry Award; Had poems accepted and published by the New Yorker, Chattahoochee Review, Florida Review, Shenandoah, Washington Square, Missouri Review, Hayden’s Ferry Review, Laurel Review, Tupelo Quarterly, Sonora Review, Fugue and Greensboro Review.

• Mayra Olivares-Urueta

  Assistant Professor of English, Northeast Campus

  Published a literature paper entitled "Caribbean Postcolonial Women’s Writings: Bildungsroman in the Diaspora" in the 2014 Conference of College Teachers of English Journal. It also received the World Literature Award for this year’s conference, held in Lubbock, TX.

• Nelda Shelton

  Associate Professor and Chair of Business, Economics, Marketing & Management, South Campus

  Nominated for the 2014 John Robert Gregg Award in Business Education

• Nina Petty

  Vice Chancellor of Real Estate & Development, District

  Received the 2015 Excellence in Leadership award from the Commercial Real Estate Women’s Organization.

• Patricia Richards

  Associate Professor of Photography, Northeast Campus

  Received an honorable mention at the 1st Annual Moscow International Foto Awards. She was also selected to participate in "COLOR SPACES," an exhibition of photography at the Black Box Gallery in Portland, Oregon.

• Penelope Bisbee

  Instructor of Art, Southeast Campus

  Finalist for the Hunting Art Prize. This is an art competition open to artists who are residents of the state of Texas.

• Peter Jordan

  President, South Campus

  Received the Distinguished Service Award at the Greater Fort Worth Area Club of National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club 40th Annual Founder’s Day Celebration in April 2015.

• Rachel Zhang

  Professor of Engineering, Southeast Campus

  Appointed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinator Board as a member of the Engineering Field of Study Advisory Committee.

• Rafael Perea

  Criminal Justice Training Center Coordinator, Northwest Campus

  Promoted to the rank of Major in the United States Air Force on April 8, 2015.

• Robert Munoz

  Vice President of Community & Industry Education, Trinity River Campus

  Honored as Champion of the Year by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Honored by the United Hispanic Council of Tarrant County with a 2014 Hispanic Heritage Award.

• Ron Moore

  Fire Service Training Center Adjunct, Northwest Campus

  Honored by Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) with the Community Hero Award at the Inaugural Awards during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

• Samuel Texas Ruegg

  Registrar, South Campus

  Appointed by the Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers to serve on the Information Technology Committee, the Journal Board and the Program Committee in 2015–2016.

• Sara Rogers

  Manager of Marketing Communications, District

  Had three hand-lettering designs selected for the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) 2015 "Handy Work" exhibit; Won silver in print advertising projects at the CASE District IV 2015 Accolades and silver in print ad design at the 30th Annual Educational Advertising Awards, along with Suzanne Cottraux, Executive Director of Communications, Public Relations & Marketing.

• Suzanne Cottraux

  Executive Director of Communications, Public Relations & Marketing, District

  Honored as a 2015 Great Women of Texas Award recipient by Fort Worth Business Press; elected to the Susan G. Komen Greater Fort Worth Board of Directors.

• Tony Giardino

  Assistant Professor of Government, South Campus

  Received the Fowler Outstanding Police Instructor Award. The award was presented by the cadets of the 165th Police Academy class during their graduation ceremony on March 2, 2015.

• Urania Fung

  Assistant Professor of English, Northeast Campus

  Earned an Honorable Mention for her short story entitled "The Meridian Aid" in the Writers of Future Contest.

• Vicki Sapp

  Professor of English, Southeast

  Chosen as one of two recipients of the R. Gordon and Louise Appleman Professional Development Award.

• Winter Rusiloski

  Associate Professor of Art, Northwest Campus

  Received the Fort Worth Art Dealers Association Award for the painting "Ahab’s Dream" in the juried exhibition, Art in the Metroplex. She was also invited to exhibit in the Preservation is the Art of the City Exhibition at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center for Fall Gallery Night 2015.

Chancellor’s 2014–2015 Quarterly Employee Excellence Awards

First Quarter

• Anna Hinman
• Carol Latham
• Deborah Schall
• Kathy Burks
• Linsey Zimmermann
• Michael Turner
• Natalie Gamble
• Ricardo Coronado
• Ruth McAdams
• The Salzburger’s Team:
  • Alejandro Garza
  • Arnold Radman
  • Cheryl North
  • Cindy Mask
  • Cynthia Baw
  • Diane Thornburg
  • Julie Gale
  • Lisette Blanco-Cerda
  • Stacy Stuewe

Second Quarter

• Byron Hurt
• Darla Hernandez
• Edward Brassart
• Renee Peacock
• Vikas Rajpurohit
• TCC Connect Dual Credit Team:
  • Aubra Gantt
  • Catherine Meyers
  • Elizabeth Chiusano
  • Felisha Battles
  • Jack Dalrymple
  • Jacqueline Hall
  • Katherine Smith
  • Marcia Gonzales Boyte
  • Maria Romero
  • Roxanne Meza
  • Shirley Goodman
  • Stephanie Barnes
  • Tamesha Hilliard
  • Wendy Jasper-Martinez

Third Quarter

• Bill McMullen
• Eileen Hart
• Jason Wooten
• Mary Jo Meloy
• Terrell Shaw
• Timothy Whitley
• Advising by Appointment Task Force:
  • Aubra Gantt
  • Condoa Parrent
  • David Pearse
  • David Ximenez
  • Jade Borne
  • Jeronimo Aviles
  • Joseph Rode
  • Larry Rideaux
  • Louann Schulze
  • Lyvier Leffler
  • Michael Dupont
  • Mike Eke
  • Renetta Wright
  • Richard Sullivan
  • Ricks Edmondson
  • Rosemarie Hammon
  • Sandra White
  • Sheryl Harris
  • Suzanne Cottraux
• NE Business and Social Sciences Division Team:
  • Ashley Dela Rosa
  • Cyndi Whiteman
  • Joy Gaarz
  • Kyra Bruno
  • Mary Snyder
• NW Center of Excellence Team:
  • Anita Biber
  • Daniel Cruz
  • Lisa Benedetti
  • Maggie Row
  • Rahma Aboutaj
  • Robert Rodriguez
  • Suzanne Asfar
  • Willy Tamy Tchamba

Fourth Quarter

• Candy Center
• Demesia Razo
• John Hartley
• Judie Smith
• Maria Valdez
• Main Street Arts Festival Team:
  • Suzanne Cottraux
  • Sara Rogers
  • Brandon Tucker
  • Michael Tribble
  • Angel Fernandez
  • Noemi Vela
  • James Ramirez