For the first time ever at PPCC, Adjunct Faculty were recognized for their excellence through a nomination and selection process. The nominees, one chosen from within each division, were:

• Business, Social & Behavioral Sciences Division – Mark Painter
• Communications, Humanities & Technical Studies Division - Kathleen Hartman
• Health, Environmental, Natural & Physical Sciences Division - Amy Reed
• Division of Languages – Carla Dolan
• Mathematics & Technology Division - Bob Mitchell

A committee was appointed to select one person from among the five finalists, and Carla Dolan, English faculty, was chosen as the PPCC Adjunct Faculty of the Year. Carla’s nominator has this to say about her….

"Carla has been an integral member of the transfer English adjunct faculty for the past four years.  Joining the English department in 2004, Carla quickly won the respect of her colleagues when they recognized her enormous talents in the classroom.  In addition, because of her love of working with students, she can often be found before and after class, tutoring in the adjunct workstations.

Everyone can depend upon Carla for sharing her lessons and instructional philosophy, and she is one of the first to welcome and guide adjuncts new to the division.   Through her encouragement and assistance, many new adjuncts have quickly become comfortable and successful members of the division.

With more than 25 years of teaching English, you’d think Carla knows all there is about teaching writing and literature, but she continues to educate in her profession and is an active participant during professional development workshops, a willing learner but also often a leader in presenting instructional topics and methods.
 
In addition to her activity within the English department, Carla willingly contributes her time in service to the college as the adjunct faculty representative to Leadership Council.  She has enthusiastically represented adjuncts across the college in this role for the last two years.  

I can’t think of another adjunct at the college who contributes her enormous talents in as many and as diversely influential ways as Carla Dolan." 
Congratulations, Carla!