Tag: Awards
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Genuine Steamboat Story Contest
Last winter, the Genuine Steamboat Story contest, sponsored by Steamboat Group Realty, proposed the question: “Why do you think Steamboat Springs is a Genuine Place to Live or Visit?” The group’s web community voted on their favorite entry, and CMC student Dustin Eldridge was the winner. Dustin’s entry was printed in Steamboat Magazine. We’ve reprinted…
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Colorado Mountain College earns “Top Brass” award
Colorado Mountain College recently won a “Top Brass” award at the Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association’s 2013 Gala and Awards Banquet. The award was bestowed on the college in recognition of its Top 20 rating for student success among over 800 community colleges nationwide. Senior Vice President Dr. Jill Boyle, pictured below, accepted the award…
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Top instructors create optimal learning environments
Sears, Kipfer named CMC faculty of the year for Steamboat By Kristin Carlson [STEAMBOAT SPRINGS] – Colorado Mountain College biology instructor Becky Sears strives for a balance between challenging and supporting the students in her classroom. “I like it when students think I’m tough and I’m fair,” she said. That balance has paid off in…
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Lifelong teacher and adjunct instructor recognized at CMC
McMurry named adjunct faculty of year for Buena Vista By Stefanie Kilts [BUENA VISTA] – Every year, each of Colorado Mountain College’s seven campuses, as well as the college’s department of online learning, can nominate adjunct and full-time instructors for a faculty of the year award. Colorado Mountain College’s center in Buena Vista recently honored…
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Honored instructors bring medical experience to classrooms
Turrin and Walldan named Faculty of the Year at CMC Summit Campus By Stefanie Kilts Going into the health care field is no small feat, but Colorado Mountain College students in Breckenridge and Dillon have two instructors who use their many years of experience and expertise to help students succeed. Carol Turrin, full-time associate professor,…
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Top instructors named faculty of the year at campus
Loes, Caudill awarded honors at CMC – Edwards By Kristin Carlson [EDWARDS] – Colorado Mountain College instructors Tim Loes (full-time) and Tim Caudill (adjunct) have been awarded faculty of the year honors for the college’s campus in Edwards. Loes has been teaching biology, science and environmental science at CMC since 2011. His colleague, Caudill, a…
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Instructor brings innovative approaches to classroom, online
Dr. George Cornwall honored at Colorado Mountain College One of Dr. George Cornwall’s biology classes may involve learning through iPads and iPhones, using “smart” learning software, building Web pages or carting a skeleton onto the lawn of Colorado Mountain College’s campus in Aspen. For Cornwall, her approach to teaching is centered on her philosophy of…
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Faculty of Year honorees focus on students: online and in classroom
Campus recipient receives collegewide award By Stefanie Kilts Jason Vargas owes it to a very special mentor that he is now teaching math at Colorado Mountain College. Dr. Elena Marchisotto, the director of the developmental math program at Cal State University – Northridge where Vargas attended college, recognized his potential and encouraged him to pursue…
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Sterling native earns kudos from faculty peers
Colorado Mountain College honors adjunct instructor Gilliland By Kristin Carlson Sterling-based accounting instructor JoAnn Gilliland was named 2012’s adjunct faculty of the year for online learning, at the college she works for that’s located on the Western Slope. Every year, each of Colorado Mountain College’s seven mountain campuses, as well as the college’s department of…
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Instructors reach new heights for students and peers
Mallozzi, Shelton honored at Colorado Mountain College in Leadville By Stefanie Kilts For two instructors at Colorado Mountain College’s campus in Leadville who continually go “above and beyond” for their peers and students, helping a group of CMC students climb 19,341 feet to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro last month was just another day on…