Endowed Teaching Chairs
Delta College awarded its most recent Endowed Teaching Chairs to 18 faculty and staff members. There are five Endowed Teaching Chairs at Delta, and each one is made possible by an initial investment of $100,000 or more. Faculty members are selected annually and each person receives a $5,000 grant to support professional development activities, teaching materials and travel costs. Multiple individuals received awards this year.
Dr. Bob Zimmermann Endowed Teaching Chair
In memory of an assistant professor of psychology
Presented to Ralph Worthing, professor of psychology; David Baskind, professor of psychology; Chris Curtis, professor of psychology; Maureen Donegan, associate professor of psychology; Jeff Dykhuizen, professor of psychology; Nancy Hartshorne, professor of psychology; Susan Harvey, professor of psychology; and Spring Schafer, adjunct instructor of psychology.
Donald and Betty Carlyon Endowed Teaching Chair
In honor of Delta’s President Emeritus and his late wife
Presented to David Baker, professor of chemistry; Melissa Haswell, associate dean of science and mathematics; and Jill Harrison, professor of child development.
Karen MacArthur Endowed Teaching Chair
In honor of Delta’s retired executive director of institutional advancement
Presented to Lauren Smith, professor of English; and Amee Schmidt, adjunct instructor of English.
Robert DeVinney Endowed Teaching Chair
In memory of a longtime mathematics professor
Presented to Jim Ham, professor of mathematics.
SunGard Higher Education Endowed Teaching Chair
Made possible by SunGard Higher Education (now Ellucian)
Presented to Bernadette Harkness, associate professor of chemistry; Andrea Bair, associate professor of geology; Joshua George, associate professor of criminal justice; and Nicole Rausch, instructional designer in eLearning.