picture for teacher excellence award

At the Del James Blessinger Foundation, we not only appreciate the students who love to learn, but we also appreciate the excellent faculty. Teachers at Saint Clair County Community College strive to educate every student no matter the learning curve. If you know a faculty member who has gone above and beyond inside and outside of the classroom please fill out the form below. We would love a chance to honor a faculty member of your choosing. Congratulations!

Nominate a faculty member

Past recipients

WHO MAY NOMINATE: Students, faculty and staff.
ELIGIBLE NOMINEES: Full-time or adjunct faculty. Past
recipients are not eligible (listed to the right).

CRITERIA:
• Excellence in the classroom, including knowledge and
presentation of subject matter
• Ability to inspire and motivate students in the classroom
• Motivation of students to achieve outside the classroom
• Service to the college
• Service to the community
HISTORY: In appreciation of an award given to him while a student at SC4, the late Del James Blessinger, in establishing an endowment for the College, made provision for a portion of the earnings to be set aside
each year to be awarded to a full-time and/or adjunct teaching faculty member in recognition of teaching excellence.

Julie Armstrong
Sharon Armstrong
Paul Bedard
James Berry
William Burgess
Diann Ceglarek
Robert Collins
Marsha Dembosky
Carol DesJardins
Suzanne Doherty
Alora Eovaldi
Linda Flickinger
James Frank
Janice Fritz
Alfred Gay
Michelle Gierman
Jim Guyor
Cathryn Jeffers-Goodwine
Robert Hunckler
William Kenner
Tom Kephart

Robert Kroll
Carol Lambert
Suzanne Langlois
Sharon Llewellyn
John Lusk
Tom Mooney
Thomas Obee
Suzanne O’Brien
Timothy Owens
Virginia Pillsbury
Rob Richardson
Herman Roe
Robert Sandell
Gary Schmitz
David Sheldon
Mary Ann Smith
H.C. Snyder
Robert Tansky
Marilyn VanderEsch
Cynthia Wade
Michelle Watta

    Explain below how this person meets the following five criteria. Provide at least one paragraph per criteria.