Adjunct Faculty Honored at Annual Banquet

Edison State Community College recognized 18 employees for instructing a combined total of 3,900 semester hours, or approximately 1,300 classes, in their careers at the College’s annual adjunct faculty recognition banquet on Wednesday, August 19.

William Loudermilk, Academic Senate Chair and Professor of English, served as the event’s Master of Ceremonies. Edison State President Dr. Chris Spradlin provided a welcome and presented the honorees with gifts.

“It’s a pleasure to honor our adjunct faculty,” Spradlin said. “We do this every year, and this is really a fun event to bring you in, to have this fellowship, this time to talk with you, and to recognize your accomplishments and your contributions to the College.”

He added, “I want to say thank you so much. You are the ones who make the mission happen here at Edison State. We appreciate your expertise, your professionalism, and your dedication to students. As we honor the ones who have hit certain milestones in their teaching journey, it’s amazing to think about all the students who have been impacted by your contributions, leadership, and guidance over the years. That’s why we exist at Edison State—to help students realize their dreams of a better life.”

Loudermilk said, “The strange thing about teaching is we don’t always see our influence when it happens. So colleagues, never, never, never underestimate your power to influence. We introduce students to ideas they may carry for the rest of their lives. We help them discover interests that can become their careers.”

Adjunct faculty hours accrue by the number of credit hours in each class taught, which is typically worth three credit hours.

Edison State recognized the following employees for reaching significant milestones in their careers:

Eight-Hundred Twenty-Five Hours: Theresa Grilliot, Math

Seven-Hundred Fifty Hours: Mark Cowley, Psychology

Three-Hundred Seventy-Five Hours: Christopher Calhoun, English

Three-Hundred Hours: Gail Ahmed, Humanities, Music

Two-Hundred Twenty-Five Hours: Sarah Clements, Geography, Political Science, Sociology; Michele Smith, Humanities, Music

One-Hundred Fifty Hours: Dawn Aronhalt, Psychology; Kristin Dolph, Psychology; Cynthia Frantz, Business, Marketing; Nicholas Golden, Political Science

Seventy-Five Hours: Jason Benning, Interactive Media, Marketing; Tabetha Duckro, Real Estate; Nancy Eben, Accounting, Finance; Ashley Elsner, English; Jeffrey Heinle, Communication; Stephanie Hill Alexander, Communication; Lampra Jones, American Sign Language; Eric Sullenberger, Chemistry