Johnson County Community College
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Julie Haas, Director, ext. 3120
Peggy Graham, Writer, ext. 3425
Tyler Cundith, Sports Information Director, ext. 3122
5/15/07
Story by Julie Haas
BNSF Awards Five JCCC Faculty Members
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Through a gift from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, five cash awards of $1,000 are made each year to recognize outstanding faculty performance at Johnson County Community College. Each instructional division selects nominees, then five recipients are selected from these nominees by an external judge. This year the judge was Sanford Shugart, president, Valencia Community College, Orlando, Florida.
Nominees this year are listed below; asterisks indicate this year’s recipients.
- Brian Baumgardner, professor, science, Louisburg
- Lynne Beatty, professor, science, Lawrence
- * Betty Bullock, associate professor, sociology, Baldwin City
- * Lisa Cole, associate professor, accounting, Kansas City, Mo.
- Csilla Duneczky, associate professor, science, Overland Park
- Donna Hoopes, professor, mathematics, Prairie Village
- * Samira Hussein, associate professor, business administration, Overland Park
- Joan McCrillis-Lafferty, professor and career program facilitator, fashion merchandising and design, Lenexa
- Pete Peterson, professor, psychology, Lawrence
- Bill Robinson, assistant professor, mathematics, Paola
- * David Seibel, professor, science, Lenexa
- * Marilyn Senter, associate professor, English, Prairie Village
