February 9, 2010
Passion for subject earns Potter faculty of year honor
By Mike McKibbin
Rebecca Potter, Colorado Mountain College associate professor of English and communications, was chosen as the full-time faculty of the year at the college's Alpine Campus in Steamboat Springs.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – As an associate professor of English and communications at Colorado Mountain College’s Alpine Campus in Steamboat Springs, Rebecca Potter wanted to connect with students instead of just lecturing to them.
Her ability to do just that helped earn her the campus’s full-time faculty of the year honor.
Each year, educators and students from the college’s seven campuses stretching across nine counties in north-central Colorado can nominate one full-time and one adjunct instructor for faculty of the year honors. The highest honor bestowed on faculty members at the college, the award recognizes demonstrated excellence in setting and achieving high academic standards, promoting student success and providing community leadership.
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February 4, 2010
Dedication to students and learning cited
By Mike McKibbin
Joe Maestas, left, CEO of Colorado Mountain College's Aspen Campus, and CMC President Dr. Stan Jensen surprised collegewide recipient of the adjunct faculty of the year award, Caryn Goralka, during a recent biology class. Photo Doug Stewart
ASPEN – Caryn Goralka’s eyes popped wide open – twice – as her students applauded.
Goralka, a science and biology instructor at Colorado Mountain College in Aspen, was astonished Monday to hear she’d been chosen as both the Aspen Campus and collegewide adjunct, or part-time, faculty of the year.
Each year, educators from the college’s seven campuses stretching across nine counties in north-central Colorado can nominate one full-time and one adjunct instructor for faculty of the year honors. Then senior administrators select a college-wide honoree in each of the two categories.
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