Outstanding faculty and staff were recognized at Southwestern College by the college’s board of trustees.  Four awards were presented Friday, April 15, for outstanding service to the college, and 38 employees were honored for years of service.

Presented were the Fassnacht Outstanding Administrator/Staff (Campus) Award to Stephannie DeLong, family financial planner; the Fassnacht Outstanding Administrator/Staff Award (Professional Studies) to Marilyn Clements, coordinator of instructional and information technology at the Wichita East location; the Fassnacht Outstanding Faculty Award to Rick Cowlishaw, assistant professor of biology; and the United Methodist Exemplary Teacher Award to Melinda Current, associate professor of nursing.

“These are wonderfully talented people who exemplify the best of the Builder Spirit,” says Andy Sheppard, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Southwestern.  “The awards express the community’s appreciation for the subtle leadership and service that these colleagues provide to others on a daily basis.”

Awards for years of service were also presented for:

• 25 years: Barbara Kaiser, Martha Butler;
  
• 20 years: Brenda Hicks, Cheryl Rude, Martin Rude;
  
• 15 years: Renna Cable, David Denly, Candyce Duggan, Lisa Lowery, Kathy Mignone;
  
• 10 years: Donna Boese, Pat Boggs, Marie Greene, David Helsel, Jill Johnson, Sheila Krug, Stan Nichols, Holly Peterson;
  
• 5 years: Jennifer Atkinson, Rodney Baker, Amanda Beadle, Dennis Bryant, Lai-L Clemons, Ken Crandall, David Hofmeister, Jean Gabriel Jolivet, Linda Kissire, Ed Loeb, Nili Luo, Jack McNickle, Mary Passmore, Crystal Peng, Zhiqun Qian, Joni Rankin, Joel Reinoehl, Stacy Sparks, Daniel Stevens, Nikki Thiel.