Lone Star College faculty and staff recognized for excellence

HOUSTON, TX -- The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) at the University of Texas at Austin honored 29 Lone Star College faculty and staff members with the NISOD Excellence Award.

“These employees demonstrate an outstanding commitment and contribution to their students and colleagues,” said Stephen C. Head, Ph.D., LSC Chancellor. “Lone Star College has some of the finest instructors and staff anywhere, and I am pleased they are getting the recognition they deserve.”

The NISOD Excellence Award allows its members to acknowledge and honor individuals who have made exceptional contributions at their respective institutions. Receiving a NISOD Excellence Award demonstrates that the recipient’s college identifies and appreciates their educational contributions.

Excellence Awards recipients were recognized and honored during the Excellence Awards Dinner and Celebration held May 28 at the Austin JW Marriott.

The LSC faculty and staff members honored were:

LSC-CyFair

Matthew Backer

Ghazal Bayanpour-Tehrani

Jon Sorensen

LSC-Houston North

Carly Sherwood

Chris Trevino

LSC-Kingwood

Mari Menard

Shuang Xu

Loris Zucca

LSC-Montgomery

Jose Flores

Katie Gruenhagen

Emmy Levine

Amy Tate

LSC-North Harris

Susan Allen

Eduvigis Marrero

David Puller

Rajrani Sharma

LSC-Online

Jillian Moller

Tim Mousel

Erin Ranft

Asitha Sliva

LSC-North Tomball

Gloria Maristany

Amber Mestayer

Sarah Stewart

Sean Tiffee

LSC-University Park

Richard Curry

Jonathan Meair

Jamie Stoops

Amy Young

This is the first time LSC-Online employees have been recognized. LSC-Online began offering classes in fall 2022 and welcomed 3,643 students to its virtual campus that semester.

“Membership in NISOD allows Lone Star College to highlight and recognize the incredible faculty and staff who help our students be successful in the classroom and beyond,” said Head.

In addition, the Excellence Award recipients received a special icon in the conference program and a personalized Excellence Awards Certificate suitable for framing.

The NISOD Excellence Awards were established in 1991. Since then, more than 30,000 recipients have been honored with the Award by their colleges.

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