Faculty and 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.
Abu Baba
Patrol Officer
Trinity River Campus
Tracy Soto
Public Service Librarian
Trinity River Campus
Student Accessibility Resources Department
Trinity River Campus
Received the 2017 Trinity River Awards Celebrating Excellence (TRACE) Hallmark Award.
Adrian Neely
RTVF Instructor
Northeast Campus
Selected as a National Association of Television Program Executives Faculty Fellow for the 2017 NATPE Marketplace.
Adrian Rodriguez
Vice President for Student Development Services
Trinity River Campus
Invited to serve on the Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color through the University of Texas at Austin.
Alejandro Garza
Associate Professor of Spanish
Northwest Campus
Had six of his world travel photos chosen for the Fort Worth Community Arts Center exhibit.
Alicia Lupinacci
Professor of Management
Trinity River Campus
Michelle Menchaca
Instructor of English
Trinity River Campus
Patrick Tims
Client Support Tech
Trinity River Campus
Received the 2017 Trinity River Awards Celebrating Excellence (TRACE) Disney Award.
Andrew Stalder
Associate Professor of Art
Northeast Campus
Won the $8,000 Purchase Prize from a juried art show at McKinney Performing Arts Center, becoming part of MPAC’s permanent and public art collection.
Arnold Radman
Instructor of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology
South Campus
Received a Certificate of Appreciation from The American Institute of Architects for outstanding contributions to the American Institute of Architects Fort Worth.
Audra Lewis
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Trinity River Campus
Had her article, “Fluency in Nursing Education and Simulation,” accepted for publication by Nursing Education Perspectives.
Barbara Koerble
Professor of Art
Trinity River Campus
Published in the online journal, Glasstire: a Journal of Texas Visual Art, including: April 26, “Frank X. Tolbert: Texas Bird Project at William Campbell;” April 4, “Peter Hiatt at the Oak Cliff Cultural Center;” March 14, “Still Life in Fort Worth: Artspace 111 and William Campbell Contemporary Art;” and January 7, “Stephen Battle and Layla Luna at Gallery 414.”
Bryan Burns
Music Adjunct
Northwest Campus
Authored a new monograph titled, “The Guidonian Guitar,” to be published in fall 2017 by MelBay Publications.
Brent Alford
Instructor of Drama
Northwest Campus
Appeared in the Trinity Shakespeare Festival’s productions of The Winter’s Tale (Leontes) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Quince); played to sold-out audiences as King Arthur in Lyric Stage’s production of Lerner and Lowe’s Camelot.
Bryan Dunham
Instructional Assistant
Northwest Campus
Earned the Federal Aviation Administration “Phase III, Gold Award,” the highest award an individual can earn in the FAA Aviation Maintenance Technician Awards Program.
Cassandra Haskins
Instructor of Radiologic Technology
Trinity River Campus East
Had her article, “Exploring Reflective Writing Among Radiologic Technology Students,” published in Radiologic Technology & Science.
Charlene Perkins
Administrative Office Assistant
Trinity River Campus
Received the Trinity River Campus Spirit award.
Communications, Public Relations & Marketing Department
District
Received gold for the What’s Stopping You? microsite (along with Stephen Fornal, manager of web development and Brandon Tucker, web design coordinator) and bus bench ad at the Collegiate Advertising Awards; received gold for magazine ads, TCC Talk, REACH Magazine, television spots, radio spots and What’s Stopping You? campaign and silver for social media campaign at the Educational Advertising Awards; received platinum for REACH Magazine cover and What’s Stopping You? photography (along with Brandon Tucker), TV Ad Campaign and Marketing Campaign and Gold for REACH Magazine, radio spots and magazine ads at the Hermes Creative Awards; received gold for social media campaign, radio spots and photography (along with Brandon Tucker) and Silver for REACH Magazine at CASE District IV Accolades; received gold for social media campaign and video spots (along with Ralph Bissey, ITV manager) and rose gold for radio spots and advertising campaign at the Muse Creative Awards.
Demesia Razo
Coordinator of Academic Support
Northwest Campus
Chosen by the University of North Texas Higher Education Program faculty to receive the 2017 UNT Higher Education Program Outstanding Doctoral Student Award.
Echo Wilson
Music Adjunct
Northwest Campus
Selected as the practicing pianist for the musical, “Kiss Me Kate” produced by All Saints Episcopal Upper School at the Scott Theater. She was also selected to judge young pianists at Hardin-Simmons University for the Abilene Music Teachers Association.
Erick Cook
Adjunct Instructor
Northwest Campus
Won the 2017 Texas Association of Fire Educators Training Officer of the Year award for North Richland Hills Fire Department.
Greg Dewhirst
Music Professor
Southeast Campus
Selected to perform at the National Alliance of Saxophone Artists in New Mexico.
Iris Duarte-Bazaldua
Associate Professor of Biology
Trinity River Campus
Had her manuscript, “A Broad Host Range Tailocin from Burkholderia Cenocepacia” published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, an American Society for Microbiology journal.
James Ciolek
Associate Professor of Respiratory Care
Trinity River Campus East
Had his article “Improving Health Care in Belize,” published in the American Association for Respiratory Care magazine, AARC Times.
Jason Wooten
Instructor of Health and Physical Education
Trinity River Campus
Received the 2017 Trinity River Awards Celebrating Excellence (TRACE) President’s Award.
Jerry Davis
Adjunct Instructor of History
Southeast Campus
Published his article, “A Decorated 'Yankee' of World War II: Capt. William Wright Evans” in the Alabama Heritage Magazine.
John Hiser
Associate Professor and Program Director
Trinity River Campus East
Served as guest editor for the December 2016 issue of AARC Times. His nine-page article, “International Respiratory Care Update,” documented the various international activities of 12 organizations, institutions or conferences.
Joshua Goode
Assistant Professor of Art
South Campus
Had a solo show titled, "Origin of Myth" presented at Ivy Brown Gallery in New York.
Karmien Bowman
Associate Professor of Art
Northeast Campus
Featured in the Grapevine Convention Center 2017 Texas Sculpture Association Member Exhibit. Was also included in the Texas Sculpture Association Member Exhibit at Grapevine Convention Center.
Kathryn Lambert
Library Specialist
Northeast Campus
Received 3rd place at the Community College Humanities Association Southwestern Division Poetry Competition for her poem “Pomegranate Seeds.”
Kelly Ingleright-Telgenhoff
Biology Adjunct
Northeast Campus
Exhibited her artwork at the RO2 Gallery in Dallas for the “In Search of Meaning” exhibition. She also exhibited at the 414 Gallery in “Material Dialogues: The Objects of My Affection.”
Kenneth Drake
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Northeast Campus
John Opalach
Instructional Associate
Northeast Campus
Linda Wright
Divisional Dean
Northeast Campus
Shewanda Riley
Associate Professor of English
Northeast Campus
Sarabeth Reed
Associate Professor of History
Northeast Campus
Received the 2016 John & Suanne Roueche Excellence Award at the 19th Annual League for Innovation Conference.
John Hartley
Associate Professor of Art
Northwest Campus
Had a painting in a group invitational exhibition at Artspace111 titled, "Still Life".
Larry Rideaux
Vice President for Student Development Services,
South Campus
Inducted into the Texas Hall of Honor for College Administrators and received the Distinguished College Administrator Award by the Texas Region of Phi Theta Kappa.
Magdalena de la Teja
Vice President for Student Development Services
Northeast Campus
Received the 2017 Outstanding Senior Student Affairs Officer Award from the NASPA Latino/a Knowledge Community at the 2017 NASPA Conference.
Maria Delgado
Coordinator of Supplemental Instruction
Southeast Campus
Received the 2017 Research Award for the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department at University of Texas at Arlington.
Marjeanna Burge
Academic Advisor
Northeast Campus
Received the first Friend of Veterans award from the NE Veterans Association.
Melissa Evans
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
Southeast Campus
Elected as Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (TAHPERD) College Division Vice-President at the annual Convention in Galveston.
Michael Kaluya
Associate Professor of Economics
Northeast Campus
Featured on Voice of America - Straight Talk Africa in Washington D.C. to highlight fundamental issues raised in his book, "The Audacity to Change! Breaking the Berlin Wall in Africa."
Patricia Richards
Associate Professor of Photography
Northeast Campus
Had a photograph from Cuba published in the book, Berlin Foto Biennale, Emotions and Commotions across Cultures, page 166. Richards will also have a photograph published in URBAN unveils the City and its secrets Vol. 2.
Peter Jordan
President
South Campus
Appointed as a 2017 board member of the community-based nonprofit organization, Southeast Fort Worth Inc. (SEFWI).
Randall King
Sign Language Adjunct
Trinity River Campus
Received the 2017 Trinity River Awards Celebrating Excellence (TRACE) Faculty Adjunct Award.
Rebecca Balcarcel
Associate Professor of English
Northeast Campus
Won Community College Humanities Association SW Division's Educator of the Year award.
Robert Lee Edmonds
Professor of Physics
Northeast Campus
Selected as a U.S. delegate for the 5th Annual Interreligious Symposium. Edmonds was also named as chairperson of a new national executive committee of the Boy Scouts of America leading a team of the country’s top business, technology and religious leaders.
Robert Munoz
Vice President for Community and Industry Education
Trinity River Campus
Selected to serve a two-year term on the seven-person Educational Council of the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Robert Webb
Adjunct Instructor
Northwest Campus
Won the 2017 Texas Association of Fire Educators Instructor of the Year Award.
Sara Doan
Adjunct Piano Instructor
Northwest Campus
Selected to play piano for the musical “You Never Know,” presented at the PepsiCo Recital Hall at the TCU School of Music.
Sara Tucker
Manager of Marketing
District
Selected as a 2017 Fort Worth Business Press 40 Under 40 recipient.
Serafin Garcia
Director of Campus Strategic Planning and Effectiveness
Trinity River Campus
Nominated to the position of Secretary on the State Board of the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education.
Stacy Musunuru
Instructor of Health and Physical Education
Trinity River Campus
Selected to serve a three-year term on the USA Triathlon’s National Coaching Commission.
Web Communications Department
District
Received gold for the TCC website and mobile site at the Hermes Creative Awards; received gold for the TCC website at the CASE IV Accolades; received gold for mobile apps at the EDU Digital Marketing Awards; received silver for the TCC website at the Educational Advertising Awards.
Will Douglas
Music Adjunct
Northwest Campus
Featured in Weatherford NOW magazine’s April 2017 article, “Purposeful Playing: A hobby turned into a doctorate degree, dream job and a mission for Will Douglas.”
Yizeng Li
Professor of Math
Northeast Campus
Published a book on applied mathematics titled Functional Differential Equations: Advances and Applications.
Yolanda Parker
Professor of Mathematics
South Campus
Selected as one of 10 awardees at the Hidden Figures of Dallas: Top Women of Color in STEM by The National Society of Black Engineers, Dallas/Ft. Worth Professionals Chapter.
Zena Jackson
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Southeast Campus
Recognized in the 2017 class of UTA Alumni by the African-American Alumni Chapter.
2016–2017 Chancellor's Quarterly Excellence Awards
As the College’s highest employee award program, the Chancellor’s Employee Excellence Awards recognize employees who make a significant contribution to the institutional values of the TCC District.
1st Quarter
Southeast Dual Credit Transition Team
- Kristina Robisheaux
- Yutanzia Berryhill
- Vernetta Burkhalter
- Tisherria Starnes
Northwest Community Link Team
- Lisa Benedetti
- Misty Renteria
- Michelle Gasca
- Kenneth Lee
- Rahma Aboutaj
- Denise White
- Irma Molina
SBDC Advisors Team
- Robin Lasher
- Cle Royal
- Efren Villanueva
- Cynthia Harnest
- Ngoc Trinh
- Samuel Emmerson
South Academic Affairs Team
- Dana Grove
- Wendy Jasper-Martinez
- Belvia Moody
- Dionne Bagsby
- Phong Do
- Brenda Byars
- Brittney Clarke
- Felisha Battles
- Staci Otts
- Samuel Hill
Trinity River Academic Triage Team
- Jeronimo Aviles
- Jwanda Smith
- Patavia Whaley
- Erin Bass
Harlan Thompson
2nd Quarter
Larry Davis
Renetta Wright
George Miller
District Process Improvement Team
- Robert Bauer
- Jennifer Waits
- Vanessa Walker
Amanda Sims
Trinity River Math Development Team
- Jason Nguyen
- Christina Heiden
TCC Service Center Portal Team
- Maria Johnson
- Jennifer Craig
- Timothy Hall
- Vicki Hutto
- Megan Peck
- Leah Fenner
- Anthony Queretaro
District Web Communications Team
- Melissa Bowden
- Stephen Fornal
- Laura Schlauderaff
- Brandon Tucker
- Samantha Windschitl
- Charles Eastep
- Barbara Prellwitz
- Kimberly Taylor
- Alejandrio Vasay
- David Wissore
Kristi Noel
South Library Service Desk Construction
- Johnny McElroy
- Randy Graham
3rd Quarter
District Grants Tracking System Team
- Arlisha Hunter
- Heidi Yaple
- Bridget Battles
Rosemary Mendez
Faculty Credentials Team
- Amanda Adkison
- Darrell Rush
- Rosalyn Walker
- Maria Hernandez
- Ramon Moreno
Logen Cure
Lana Addington
Misty Wilson-Mehrtens
Northwest Critical Thinking & Student Success Team
- Angela Chilton
- Zachary Frohlich
- June Relyea
- Rachael McCloskey
- Mishel Kuch
Southeast New Mathways Project Team
- Catherine Costello
- Joel Price
- Kathleen Elberson
- Gregory Shortes
- Glenda Paulesich
- Thomas Awtry
Trinity River Disability Awareness Team
- Kimele Carter
- Leah Hawkins
- Ophelia Bacon
- Ivette Buehler
- Jake Skodak
4th Quarter
O.W. Petcoff
Troy Moran
Crimson Hite
Marlon D. Mote
Gerardo Martinez
South P.A.S.S. Team
- Donna Gohlke
- Christopher Tovar
- Kamille Coleman
- Damonte Jckson
- Rosemarie Hammond
Andrew Castelano