Pellissippi State’s top faculty, staff members named for 2004-05

Seven individual faculty and staff members, and one instructional team, have earned the Pellissippi State Foundation’s 2005 Employee Awards.

Lisa Bogaty, associate professor of E-Commerce/Marketing, earned the Excellence in Teaching Award, the Foundation’s top honor for a full-time faculty member. A graduate of the University of Tennessee with a master’s in business administration, Bogaty helped start the Pellissippi State student chapter of the American Marketing Association, and she has initiated several ties to the business community that benefit students at the College.

Bogaty was cited for rating among the best in the College on student evaluations and for classroom energy and enthusiasm.

Margaret Hicks, associate professor and program coordinator of Biology, received the Foundation’s Innovations Award for creative and original instructional and learning support activities. A specialist in biomolecular modeling, Hicks was cited for her work in the techniques of protein and DNA modeling. She earned an undergraduate degree from Bryn Mawr College and a doctorate from Northern Illinois University.

The College’s Media Technologies team earned the Gene Joyce Visionary Award. The team secured a $2 million grant to start a new program of studies that will combine Communications Graphics Technology, Video Production Technology, Photography and Web Technology. Members of the team are Ron Bellamy, Gay Bryant, David Gilbert, KD Lawson, William “Biff” Farrell, Martha Merrill, Linda Randolph and Margaret Ann Jeffries.

The outstanding full-time faculty member was Carol O’Farrell, associate professor of English and advisor to the College’s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa national student honor society, and the outstanding adjunct faculty member was Judith Gosch, instructor in English, who also recently received the Adult Educator of the Year award from the East Tennessee College Alliance.

College registrar Sheryl Burnette was named outstanding administrator, and Annette ElDridge, technical clerk in Community Relations, was named outstanding support professional.

Travis Watson, maintenance utility worker, was named outstanding technical-service-maintenance staff member.

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