AACC congratulates the recipients of the Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty designation. Named in honor of former AACC President and CEO Dale P. Parnell, this designation has been established to recognize individuals making a difference in the classroom.
Recipients for the faculty distinction recognition:
- Demonstrate passion for the students and the classroom.
- Show willingness to support students, inside and outside of the classroom.
- Be inclined to participate in college committees.
- Go above and beyond what is required to ensure that students are successful in their academic endeavors.
View the Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty designation ceremony PDF.
Sarah (Kate) Abromaitis
Assistant Professor in Mathematics
Community College of Baltimore County

Antonio Acevedo
Program Director and Assistant Professor
Hudson County Community College

Felicidad Archila
Assistant Professor
Broward College

Tammy Ball
Professor of Human Services
Big Sandy Community and Technical College

Anne Brackett
Professor
Everett Community College

David Lloyd Bradley
Art Faculty
Paradise Valley Community College

Tracie Brady
Business Faculty
Pittsburgh Technical College

Karen Bridges
Associate Professor
Howard Community College

Kathy Buckelew
Department Chairperson, English & Humanities
Wallace State Community College

Ann Burghardt-Dieck
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Delgado Community College

Anthony Cameron
Computer Programming & Development Department Chair
Fayetteville Technical Community College

Tom Carter
Professor of Physics
College of DuPage

Samuel Chinnis
Associate Professor, Supply Chain Management
Guilford Technical Community College

Sara Csaky
Faculty
Chemeketa Community College

Heather Dy, PhD
Department Head, Life Sciences; Professor
Long Beach City College

Janet Eber
Chairperson, Department of English and Philosophy
County College of Morris

Ronald Egson
CIS Instructor
JF Drake State Community and Technical College

Sydney Elliott
Humanities, Faculty & Department Chair
Tillamook Bay Community College

Sarah Hand
Associate Professor of Mathematics
College of Southern Maryland

Bridget Ingram
Professor
Clark State Community College

James Jones
Criminal Justice Professor
St. Clair County Community College

James Jones
Faculty
Richland Community College

Anil Kapoor
Residential Faculty
Phoenix College

Carol Kent
Professor
Richland College

Steven Leake
Culinary Arts Program Coordinator
Southwest Tennessee Community College

Erin LeGrand
Business and Accounting Department Chair
Wayne Community College

Brad Lentz
Agriculture Program Director
Edison State Community College

Angela Martin
Associate Professor Nursing
College of Central Florida

Virginia Massey-Holt
Associate Professor of Nursing
Columbia State Community College

Chad Montuori
Faculty
Metropolitan Community College

Amanda Morrison
Associate Professor of History/Government
Navarro College

Brian "Doc" Murphy
Residential Faculty
South Mountain Community College

Scott Nolan
Adjunct Faculty
Bristol Community College

Jack Norton
Faculty in History
Normandale Community College

Connie Ogle
Assistant Professor, Foundational Studies
Harrisburg Area Community College

Wanda Parham-Payne
Associate Professor
Prince George's Community College

Andrew Pegman
Associate Professor and Chair, Joint Faculty Senate
Cuyahoga Community College

Carin Platt
Developmental Studies Department Chair/Study Skills Instructor
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

John Porter
Professor
Sinclair Community College

Traci Rowe
Associate Professor, Communication
Wake Technical Community College

John Sands
Professor
Moraine Valley Community College

Brigham Scallion
Assistant Professor
Dyersburg State Community College

Pascal Scoles
Professor
Community College of Philadelphia

M. Vali Siadat
Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
Richard J. Daley College

Cherie Snyder
Professor
Allegany College of Maryland

Lacritia C. Spanel
Instructor
Central Community College

Denise Strohmayr
Associate Professor
Reading Area Community College

Cara Tang
Faculty member, Computer Information Systems
Portland Community College

Brad Thorpe
Faculty
Hennepin Technical College

Sherry Tshibangu
Professor, Department of Business Administration & Economics
Monroe Community College

Sarah Webb
Associate Professor of Life Science
Arkansas State University - Newport

Stephen Wells
Professor of English
Community College of Allegheny County

Thomas Whalen
Professor of Art
Lincoln Land Community College

Melanie Young
Faculty and Chair, School of Arts and Humanities
Laramie County Community College - Cheyenne, WY

Steven Zusman
Associate Professor
Waubonsee Community College

Sharon Zygowicz
Counseling Faculty
GateWay Community College
