Faculty and Staff

Faculty & Staff News

January 2010

HCC recently recognized five of its outstanding adjunct faculty members for the Academic Excellence in Higher Education Awards.

Each division nominated one adjunct faculty member to receive an award. Nominees included April Crampton, a clinical nursing instructor who has taught at the college for one and a half years; Rodney Martin, an astronomy and physical science instructor who has taught at the college for 21 years; Daniel Webber, a music instructor who has taught at the college for 16 years; William
Young, Jr., a paralegal studies instructor who has taught at the
college for 17 years; and Austin Rinker, Jr., a paramedic emergency services instructor who has taught at the college for seven years.

December 2009

Deb McClain, Instructor, CNA/GNA and CMA Program, was promoted to Nursing Training Grant Director/Program Coordinator.

Anne Rich, Interim Director of Grants, was promoted to the permanent Director of Grants Development.
 

September 2009

Karen Hammond, Assistant Professor, Nursing, was promoted to Director or Nursing.

Monica Hutchins, Academic Advisor, recently earned her second masters degree in Educational Leadership from West Virginia University.
 

August 2009

Joan Bontempo, Instructor, Art Appreciation/Art History, was promoted to assistant professor.

Christopher Lewis, Assistant Professor, Mathematics, was promoted to Associate Professor. Lewis was also granted tenure.

James Niessner, Instructor, Developmental English, was promoted to Assistant Professor.

Thomas Seward, Assistant Professor, Foreign Language, was promoted to Associate Professor.

Ellen Smith, Assistant Professor, Graphic Design Technology, was promoted to Associate Professor. Smith was also granted tenure.

Lori Spessard, Assistant Professor, Economics, was granted tenure.

Jennifer Szczesniak, Instructor, Mathematics, was promoted to Assistant Professor.

Loretta Thornhill, Associate Professor, Paralegal Studies, was promoted to Professor.

Melanie Ulrich, Instructor, Biotechnology, was promoted to Assistant Professor.

July 2009

Tony Campello, Computer Support Technician, part-time, recently obtained his M.S. in Homeland Security Management from the University of Maryland, University College. He is currently pursuing an MBA at the same institution.

Lieba Cohen, CFRE, Director of Institutional Advancement, was appointed to be a member of the CFRE International Advisory Council.

Emily Hollins, Operations Coordinator for Fort Ritchie, recently obtained her M.S. in Counseling from McDaniel College. Hollins also holds a B.A. from the same institution.

Tammy Strite, former Administrative Assistant, took a new position as an Evaluation Specialist in the Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness.
 

College Hour

A College Hour is held each Thursday from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. It is a designated time when no classes are held, in order to allow faculty and students to attend meetings of committees with which they are involved. As such, the following schedule has been developed for each Thursday of the month.
 

First Thursday-     Faculty and staff division/department meetings (as identified on HCC's Organizational Chart)

Second Thursday-     Cross-constituency meetings
(standing committees, Shared Governance committees, etc.)

Third Thursday-     Single constituency meetings
(Faculty Assembly, SGA, Administrative Group, etc.)

Fourth Thursday-     Cross-constituency meetings
(standing committees, Shared Governance committees, etc.)

Fifth Thursday (when it occurs) -    Cross-constituency meetings (standing committees, Shared Governance committees, etc.)