Ivy Tech Community College Honors Top Faculty, Instructors with Annual President's Awards

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Ivy Tech Community College honored 57 faculty, adjunct faculty, and dual credit instructors with its annual President’s Awards.

The President’s Award is a cherished Ivy Tech tradition, celebrating the dedication, innovation, and student-centered excellence of faculty and instructors from Ivy Tech locations throughout the state. The educators honored embody the highest standards of teaching and inspire success across Ivy Tech campuses.

“Every Ivy Tech student has their ‘why’ that inspires them and drives them forward in their education journey, and so often an Ivy Tech faculty member is a part of that story,” said Marty Pollio, Ivy Tech Community College President. “The faculty, adjunct faculty, and dual credit instructors being honored are not simply teaching their students; they are changing lives through education.”

Of those recognized with the President’s Award, one honoree is selected for the Glenn W. Sample Award Founder’s Award for Excellence in Instruction for Faculty, the Gerald I. Lamkin Award for Adjunct Faculty, and the Statewide Dual Credit for Excellence in Instruction Award for Dual Enrollment Instructor.

This year’s winners were:

Glenn W. Sample Founders Award for Excellence in Instruction

Stacy Strand, Program Chair Hospitality Administration/Assistant Professor Baking and Pastry, Bloomington campus

Gerald I. Lamkin Award for Excellence in Instruction

Christine Grice, Adjunct Faculty, Information Technology, Lake County campus

Statewide Dual Credit for Excellence in Instruction

Erin Rauscher, Psychology Instructor, Guidance Counselor, Southridge High School, Evansville campus

Below is a full list of honorees by campus:

Faculty Honorees

• Anderson: Sara Standlee, Healthcare Specialist Program Chair
• Bloomington: Stacy Strand, Program Chair Hospitality Administration/Assistant Professor Baking and Pastry
• Columbus: Eddy Wenzel, Chair and Assistant Professor, Surgical Technology and Medical Imaging
• Evansville: Neena Tresa John, Associate Professor of Nursing
• Fort Wayne: Theresa Bissell, Associate Professor of Life and Physical Sciences
• Hamilton County: Semere Sebhatu, Assistant Professor of Math/Assistant Department Chair for General Studies
• Indianapolis: Rose Wilson, Early Childhood Education Program Chair-Associate Professor
• Kokomo: Mary Applegate, Program Chair, Human Services
• Lafayette: Bryan Thompson, Department Chair, English, Student Success & Communications, Program Chair, Communications
• Lake County: Andie LaCombe, Assistant Professor, Healthcare Specialist
• Lawrenceburg: Kaitlyn Morton, Assistant Professor of Nursing
• Madison: Emy Duke, Assistant Professor
• Marion: Kelly Jennings, Program Chair – Medical Imaging
• Muncie: Mark Wise, Associate Professor, Program Chair, Physical Therapy Assistant
• Richmond: Amanda Sleet, Department Chair and Psychology Faculty
• Sellersburg: Kelly Hampton, Assistant Professor of Nursing
• South Bend/Elkhart: Alf Sanford, Assistant Professor of Cyber, ITSP, INFM, Data & Networking
• Terre Haute: Janet Hagemier, Associate Professor
• Valparaiso: Krystal Madden, Associate Professor

Adjunct Faculty Honorees

• Anderson: Jeremy Cabanez, Adjunct Faculty - Nursing
• Bloomington: Joshua Erlien, Adjunct Faculty - Supply Chain Management & Logistics
• Columbus: Judy Rohlfing, Adjunct Faculty - Early Childhood Education
• Evansville: Nancy Lockyear, Associate Adjunct Instructor of Art History
• Fort Wayne: Dan O'Shaughnessey, Adjunct Faculty - Paramedic Science
• Hamilton County: Deborah King, Adjunct Faculty – Health Sciences
• Indianapolis: Zach Scott, School of IT Instructor
• Kokomo: Scott Maple, Adjunct Faculty
• Lafayette: Katie Chynoweth, Program Director - CNA and QMA programs, Faculty Fellow
• Lake County: Christine Grice, Adjunct Faculty, Information Technology
• Lawrenceburg: Julie Hamby, Adjunct – Medical Assisting
• Madison: Pamela Jackson, Adjunct Instructor
• Marion: Tyler Warren, Adjunct Faculty- Paramedic Science
• Muncie: Debra Saxon, Adjunct Faculty - Arts, Sciences, Education
• Richmond: Patrick Ripberger, Adjunct Faculty – Human Services
• Sellersburg: Nikki Justice, Adjunct Faculty – Nursing
• South Bend/Elkhart: Billie Stamp, Adjunct Faculty – NRSG
• Terre Haute: Andrew Marshall, Adjunct Faculty
• Valparaiso: Marilyn Myers, Adjunct Faculty

Dual Credit Instructor Honorees

• Anderson: David Perrel, Physics, Anderson High School
• Bloomington: Jacob Smith, Industrial Technology, Orleans High School
• Columbus: Aleesa Dickerson, Agriculture, Hauser High School
• Evansville: Erin Rauscher, Psychology Instructor, Guidance Counselor, Southridge High School
• Fort Wayne: Alisa Thompson, CRIM Dual Credit Instructor, Fort Wayne Career Academy
• Hamilton County: Padam Chauhan, English, Options High School
• Indianapolis: Toni Watson, Health Sciences, Health Care Specialist, Area 31 Career Center
• Kokomo: Shane LeFaure, Spanish, Logansport High School
• Lafayette: Brian Turner, Design, Project Lead the Way, Southmont High School
• Lake County: Virgina Sparks, Health Science Education, Hammond Area Career Center
• Lawrenceburg: Cathy Martini, Business, Accounting, Marketing, and CINS, Batesville High School
• Madison: Andie Martin, English, Shawe Memorial High School
• Marion: David Hunt, Entrepreneurship, Marion High School
• Muncie: Sarah Hofmann, Mathematics, Muncie Central High School
• Richmond: Chris Dalrymple, Chemistry, Connersville High School
• Sellersburg: Jennifer Schroeder, Mathematics, Henryville Jr/Sr High School
• South Bend/Elkhart: Grace Allen, Agriculture, NorthWood High School
• Terre Haute: Katie Miller, Science, Terre Haute South Vigo High School
• Valparaiso: William Guinee, Design Technology, Porter County Career Center