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Vickie Kirk and Dr. T.R. Ruddick
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Edison State Faculty
Honored with Excellence in Teaching Awards
Edison State Community College faculty members Vickie Kirk and Dr. T.R.
Ruddick have been named recipients of the 2017 Faculty Excellence in
Teaching Award from the Southwestern Ohio Council for High Education
(SOCHE). The instructors were honored at Faculty Excellence Awards
luncheon on Friday, November 3, 2017, at the Dayton Art Institute.
Each year SOCHE hosts a faculty awards banquet honoring excellence in
teaching at member institutions. Edison State nominated award winners
based on the institution’s criteria, with special consideration of
demonstrated excellence and awards received throughout the past
academic year.
Edison State faculty members joined colleagues from SOCHE’s twenty-two
member institutions honored at the banquet including the Air Force
Institute of Technology, the University of Dayton, Wittenberg
University, and Wright State University.
“I am so pleased that Professor Kirk and Professor Ruddick were honored
with the 2017 Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award from SOCHE; we are
blessed to have them at Edison State,” said Edison State Provost Chris
Spradlin.
“Both Vickie and T.R. exemplify what a faculty member should be: they
focus on student learning first and foremost; they possess an elite
level of knowledge in their respective fields of study, and they are
dedicated to making Edison State a better place through their service
to the institution. They are truly deserving of this award.”
Vickie Kirk, Assistant Professor of Allied Health, is an excellent
faculty who is held in great regard by her students and fellow faculty.
She has participated in a number of service activities including
serving as Academic Senate Secretary and Edison State Education
Association Treasurer, enrollment events for STEM fields and high
school outreach programs. Vickie successfully submitted a grant that
allowed her to purchase new laboratory equipment and she continues to
enhance the Phlebotomy program in order to maintain a 100%
certification student pass rate.
Dr. T.R. Ruddick, Professor of Communication and Humanities, is an
outstanding faculty whose extensive knowledge leads to greater success
for his students and is a continual source of information for his
fellow coworkers. He has presented and chaired discussion panels at the
Humanities Education and Research Association Annual Conference.
Furthermore, he has participated in a significant number of service
activities at Edison State including: admissions, scholarships, SSLI
committees, AQIP systems portfolio generation, and mentoring numerous
College Credit Plus high school instructors, among other activities.
Formed in 1967, SOCHE is a regional consortium of 23 colleges and
universities in southwest Ohio to promote educated, employed, and
engaged citizens. SOCHE is the trusted and recognized regional leader
for higher collaboration, working with college and universities to
transform their communities and economies through the education,
employment, and engagement of nearly 200,000 students in southwest
Ohio. For more information about SOCHE visit www.soche.org
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