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We are delighted you have earned a Faculty Award for 2023. These awards underscore the essential role faculty play in the day-to-day steps required to make SLCC work, and to keep quality higher education and community impact at the forefront of SLCC’s mission.

Award First Name Last Name Department
Outstanding First Year Full-Time Faculty Award Sahar Al-Shooubaki Humanities & Languages
Outstanding First Year Part-Time Faculty Award Aaron Rask Coden Interior Design
Outstanding Health Faculty Award Andrew Vogt, PhD Engineering & Engineering Technology Department
Outstanding Wellbeing Faculty Award David Robles Criminal Justice
Outstanding Social Justice Faculty Award Elisa Stone English, Linguistics & Writing Studies
Outstanding Online Teaching Faculty Award Julia Ellis Criminal Justice
Outstanding Book Faculty Award Darin Jenson, PhD English, Linguistics & Writing Studies
Outstanding Article Faculty Award Anthony J. Nocella II, PhD Criminal Justice

This annual award open for nominations November 1 to December 31 each year and announced the following Spring semester, is managed by the Faculty Development, Advancement, and Research Senate Subcommittee.

  • Beginning in 2021, this award has been given to one first year full-time faculty member for their overall exceptional work in professional development and activities, community and college service, and pedagogy and professing practices in their first year at Salt Lake Community College.
  • Salt Lake Community College employees and students may nominate someone for this award, including oneself.
  • The evaluation criteria for this award are based on both the nomination letter(s) and faculty ePortfolio. Each should describe and demonstrate how the nominee is outstanding in the areas of professional community and college service, faculty activities and development and professing practices. The evaluation criteria includes how the nominee relates strongly to SLCC’s vision, values, and mission.
  • In addition to the nomination letter(s), nominees must submit a published ePortfolio describing and demonstrating outstanding work in professional development and activities, community and college service, and pedagogy and professing practices.
  • There is no monetary reward for this award.
  • After the FDAR committee determines the winner for this award, the winner will be notified in the spring via a formal letter and be furnished with a certificate. In addition, an announcement will be provided in SLCC Today and made at the Faculty Convention. The winner will be listed on the SLCC Faculty Awards and Grants webpage.

Nomination Form

Past Award Recipients

  • 2023 - Dr. Diogo Cosme, World Languages
  • 2022 - David Robles, Criminal Justice
  • 2021 - Xin Zhao, Psychology

This annual award open for nominations November 1 to December 31 each year and announced the following Spring semester, is managed by the Faculty Development, Advancement, and Research Senate Subcommittee.

  • Beginning in 2021, this award has been given to one first year part-time faculty member for their overall exceptional work in teaching in their first year at Salt Lake Community College.
  • Salt Lake Community College employees and students may nominate someone for this award, including oneself.
  • The evaluation criteria for this award are based on the nomination letter(s) describing and demonstrating how the nominee is outstanding in their pedagogy and professing practices. The evaluation criteria include how the nominee relates strongly to SLCC’s vision, values, and mission.
  • There is no monetary reward for this award.
  • After the FDAR committee determines the winner for this award, the winner will be notified in the spring via a formal letter and be furnished with a certificate. In addition, an announcement will be provided in SLCC Today and made at the Faculty Convention. The winner will be listed on the SLCC Faculty Awards and Grants webpage.

Nomination Form

Past Award Recipients

  • 2023 - Emily Thompson, Psychology
  • 2022 - Adela Rahmati, Anthropology
  • 2022 - Zachary J. Stickney, History
  • 2021 - Jordan McCormack, English as a Second Language

This annual award open for nominations November 1 to December 31 each year and announced the following Spring semester, is managed by the Faculty Development, Advancement, and Research Senate Subcommittee.

  • Beginning in 2021, this classically nonacademic award, is inclusive to all faculty no matter their mental, physical, or economic abilities.
  • This award recognizes outstanding faculty for their current activities of keeping outstanding physical or mental health through activities such, but not limited to, swimming, therapy, counseling, running, rolling, biking, dancing, diet, meditation, yoga or hiking in the previous academic year.
  • Salt Lake Community College employees and students may nominate someone for this award, including oneself.
  • Someone cannot be nominated for this award in the five-year period after they won this award.
  • The evaluation criteria for this award are based on the nomination letter(s) describing and demonstrating how the nominee has proven exceptional time and energy toward their individual health. The evaluation criteria include how the nominee relates strongly to SLCC’s vision, values, and mission.
  • There is no monetary reward for this award.
  • After the FDAR committee determines the winner for this award, the winner will be notified in the spring via a formal letter and be furnished with a certificate. In addition, an announcement will be provided in SLCC Today and made at the Faculty Convention. The winner will be listed on the SLCC Faculty Awards and Grants webpage.

Nomination Form

Past Award Recipients

  • 2023 - Dr. Nancy Barrickman, Biology
  • 2022 - Nancy Barrickman, Biology
  • 2022 - Anson Xuan, Mathematics
  • 2021 - Deidre Tyler, Sociology
  • 2021 - Marissa Shaver, History
  • 2021 - Autumn Brittney Krogh, Advisor

This annual award open for nominations November 1 to December 31 each year and announced the following Spring semester, is managed by the Faculty Development, Advancement, and Research Senate Subcommittee.

  • Beginning in 2021, this classically nonacademic award, is inclusive to all faculty no matter their mental, physical, or economic abilities.
  • This award recognizes outstanding faculty for caring for themselves, while navigating a physical, mental, and/or biological illness or disease in the previous academic year.
  • Salt Lake Community College employees and students may nominate someone for this award, including oneself.
  • Someone cannot be nominated for this award in the five-year period after they won this award.
  • The evaluation criteria for this award are based on the nomination letter(s) describing and demonstrating how the nominee has proven exceptional time and energy toward caring for their wellbeing in fighting or overcoming a serious illness or disease. The evaluation criteria includes how the nominee relates strongly to SLCC’s vision, values, and mission.
  • There is no monetary reward for this award.
  • After the FDAR committee determines the winner for this award, the winner will be notified in the spring via a formal letter and be furnished with a certificate. In addition, an announcement will be provided in SLCC Today and made at the Faculty Convention. The winner will be listed on the SLCC Faculty Awards and Grants webpage.

Nomination Form

Past Award Recipients

  • 2022 - Antonette Gray, Criminal Justice
  • 2021 - Deidre Tyler, Sociology
  • 2021 - Marissa Shaver, History
  • 2021 - Autumn Brittney Krogh, Advisor

This annual award open for nominations November 1 to December 31 each year and announced the following Spring semester, is managed by the Faculty Development, Advancement, and Research Senate Subcommittee.

  • Beginning in 2021, this award has been given to one part-time or full-time faculty member for going beyond being inclusive and equitable, by working to end oppression in society and/or the campus by addressing harm and reparation for a marginalized group as an activist in the previous academic year.
  • Salt Lake Community College employees and students may nominate someone for this award, including oneself.
  • Someone cannot be nominated for this award in the five-year period after they won this award.
  • The evaluation criteria for this award are based on the nomination letter(s) describing and demonstrating how the nominee has proven outstanding actions on the campus and in their community as a social justice scholar-activist. The evaluation criteria include how the nominee relates strongly to SLCC’s vision, values, and mission.
  • There is no monetary reward for this award.
  • After the FDAR committee determines the winner for this award, the winner will be notified in the spring via a formal letter and be furnished with a certificate. In addition, an announcement will be provided in SLCC Today and made at the Faculty Convention. The winner will be listed on the SLCC Faculty Awards and Grants webpage.

Nomination Form

Past Award Recipients

  • 2023 - Jerri A. Harwell, English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies
  • 2022 - Cindy Fierros, Psychology
  • 2021 - James Singer, Sociology

This annual award open for nominations November 1 to December 31 each year and announced the following Spring semester, is managed by the Faculty Development, Advancement, and Research Senate Subcommittee.

  • Beginning in 2022, this award is given to one part-time or full-time faculty member for excelling in online teaching.
  • Salt Lake Community College employees and students may nominate someone for this award, including oneself.
  • Someone cannot be nominated for this award in the five-year period after they have won this award.
  • Faculty must have completed the Online Teaching Credential for teaching online to be eligible for this award.
  • Faculty for this award should demonstrate and maintain a regular active presence in online courses, such as, but not limited to positive encouragement and announcements to students throughout the course.
  • Faculty nominations should demonstrate important and regular engagement in online courses through innovative discussion posts, student-to-student interaction, and thorough and timely feedback on assignments.
  • Faculty nominations should include specific samples of student engagement and innovative use of existing technology that gives students variety in their assignments.
  • Faculty nominations should showcase how their pedagogical approach and curriculum design of an online course supports justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
  • The evaluation criteria for this award are based on the nomination letter(s) describing and demonstrating how the nominee has proven outstanding teaching in an online environment—paying careful attention to the details above. The evaluation criteria include how the nominee’s pedagogy reflects SLCC’s vision, values, and mission.
  • There is no monetary reward for this award.
  • After the FDAR committee determines the winner for this award, the winner will be notified in the spring via a formal letter and be furnished with a certificate. In addition, an announcement will be provided in SLCC Today and made at the Faculty Convention. The winner will be listed on the SLCC Faculty Awards and Grants webpage.

Nomination Form

Past Award Recipients

  • 2023 - Jessica Curran, Visual Arts & Design

This annual award is open for nominations November 1 to December 31 each year and announced the following Spring semester, is managed by the Faculty Development, Advancement, and Research Senate Subcommittee.

  • Beginning in 2022, this award is given to one part-time or full-time faculty’s outstanding peer-reviewed published open educational resource book, paperback book, hardback book, ebook, and anti-copyright book that was published in the previous three academic years.
  • Salt Lake Community College employees and students may nominate someone’s publication for this award, including their own publications.
  • The nomination must include full title, publisher, date published, and link to the publication.
  • Someone cannot be nominated for this award in the five-year period after they won this award.
  • The evaluation criteria for this award are based on the nomination letter(s) describing the following:
    1. how the nominated publication relates strongly to SLCC’s vision, values, and mission, and
    2. the importance of how the work will/is impact(ing)/influence(ing) society,
    3. the public interest of the publication,
    4. the accessibility for the public to access the publication,
    5. the quality of the content within the publication,
    6. the rigor of the peer-review process,
    7. the ranking of the publisher,
    8. the type of book in this rank order:
      • Tier One
        1. First author
        2. First editor
        3. (unless alphabetical order)
      • Tier Two
        1. authored
        2. co-authored
        3. editor
        4. co-editor
      • Tier Three
        1. Book international publisher
        2. Book national publisher
        3. Book institutional publisher
        4. Book self-published
  • There is no monetary reward for this award.
  • After the FDAR committee determines the winner for this award, the winner will be notified in the spring via a formal letter and be furnished with a certificate. In addition, an announcement will be provided in SLCC Today and made at the Faculty Convention. The winner will be listed on the SLCC Faculty Awards and Grants webpage.

Nomination Form

Past Award Recipients

  • 2023 - David Hubert, Political Science - Hubert, David (2023). Attenuated democracy: A critical introduction to U.S. government and politics. Open Educational Resources.

This annual award is open for nominations November 1 to December 31 each year and announced the following Spring semester, is managed by the Faculty Development, Advancement, and Research Senate Subcommittee

  • Beginning in 2021, this award is given to one part-time or full-time faculty’s outstanding peer-reviewed published article in an open educational resource, handbook, journal, online journal, blog, magazine, ebook, hardback book, paperback book, encyclopedia, anti-copyright publication, or other scholarly periodical, that was published in the previous three academic years.
  • Salt Lake Community College employees and students may nominate someone’s publication for this award, including their own publications.
  • The nomination must include full title, publisher, date published, and link to the article.
  • Someone cannot be nominated for this award in the five-year period after they won this award.
  • There is no monetary reward for this award.
  • After the FDAR committee determines the winner for this award, the winner will be notified in the spring via a formal letter and be furnished with a certificate. In addition, an announcement will be provided in SLCC Today and made at the Faculty Convention. The winner will be listed on the SLCC Faculty Awards and Grants webpage.
  • The evaluation criteria for this award are based on the nomination letter(s) describing the following:
    1. how the nominated article relates strongly to SLCC’s vision, values, and mission, and
    2. the importance of how the work will/is impact(ing)/influence(ing) society,
    3. the public interest of the article,
    4. the accessibility for the public to access the article,
    5. the quality of the content within the article,
    6. the rigor of the peer-review process,
    7. the ranking of the publisher of the article,
    8. the type of article in this rank order:
      • Tier One
        1. First author
        2. (unless alphabetical order)
      • Tier Two
        1. authored
        2. co-authored
      • Tier Three
        1. Article in international journal/book
        2. Article in national journal/book
        3. Article in institutional journal/book
        4. Article in international encyclopedia
        5. Article in magazine
        6. Article in self-published journal/book
      • Tier Four
        1. Top ranked journal
        2. Top ranked book
  • There is no monetary reward for this award.
  • After the FDAR committee determines the winner for this award, the winner will be notified in the spring via a formal letter and be furnished with a certificate. In addition, an announcement will be provided in SLCC Today and made at the Faculty Convention. The winner will be listed on the SLCC Faculty Awards and Grants webpage.

Nomination Form

Past Award Recipients

  • 2023 - Dr. Bernice Olivas, English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies - Olivas, Bernice (2022). Developing academic identity while inventing the university. S. Waite & P. W. Moe (Eds.), Inventing the Discipline. Parlor Press.
  • 2022 - Emmanuel Santa-Martinez - Santa-Martinez, Emmanuel, Cardoso Castro, Cibele, Flick, Andrew, Sullivan, Michael, Riday, Heathcliffe, Clayton, Murray K. & Brunet, Johanne (2021). Bee species visiting Medicago sativa differ in pollen deposition curves with consequences for gene flow. American Journal of Botany. 108(6):1016-1028.
  • 2021 - Pook Carson - Carson, Pook. (2018). How calculative are managers when evaluating signals?: An empirical examination of signaling theory in trust formation. Journal of Business & Economic Policy. Vol. 5, No. 4.