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Written 11/30/05
Story by Julie Haas

JCCC professor honored with teaching excellence award

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Carolyn Neptune, professor, mathematics, at Johnson County Community College, was one of five recipients of a teaching excellence award given by the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) at its annual conference in San Diego, Calif., in November.

Neptune, selected from nominees from the AMATYC central region, received an AM ATYC medallion and $500 from the publishing company Houghton Mifflin.
  
The Teaching Excellence award recognizes educators who have made outstanding contributions to mathematics education at two-year colleges. In addition, nominees are ranked on their professional activities, professional development and leadership.

Neptune has been a full-time professor of mathematics at JCCC for 23 years. Active in AMATYC, she served as the central region vice president for two terms and was AMATYC’s first consulting professor, writing the book Opportunities for Excellence. She has numerous other publications and presentations to her credit. She is currently serving on the AMATYC’s nominating committee and is on the writing team for the book Beyond Crossroads. Active in her state affiliate, Neptune is one of the three founding members of KAMATYC for Kansas, serving on its executive board for more than 10 years.

One of the committee members wrote, “I was amazed and humbled at Carolyn Neptune's record of accomplishments.” One of her former students gave the professor a great compliment when she wrote, “Carolyn makes a difference in her students’ lives.”

AMATYC serves the professional needs of two-year college mathematics faculty from the United States and Canada with approximately 2,800 individual members and more than 100 institutional members.