2008 Woodie Awards
Congratulations to newly tenured instructors
Compiled by Katherine Nguyen / La Voz
Twenty De Anza College instructors were approved for tenure at the Board of Trustees meeting on March 6 at Foothill College. Tenure status is given to instructors who have successfully completed a four-year review process. Tenure provides instructors with continuous employment without periodical contractual changes. This information was compiled from a memorandum from the President's Office then submitted to the Board of Trustees on February 23, 2006.
Doli Bambhanaa
Mathematics
Doli Bambhania teaches a full range of mathematic courses at De Anza. As part of her syllabus, students are required to meet with her at least once in the quarter for help or advice. She serves on the department Textbook and Curriculum Committees.
She chaired the committee responsible for the opening of the Math and Science Tutorial Center. The event was fun and informative because of the committee's involvement. Bambhania also organized the division retreat last Spring quarter.
Randy Bryant
Automotive technology
Randy Bryant uses Powerpoint for his lectures as a way to incorporate technology into the classroom. He developed a syllabus to accompany his lectures as well. Bryant also helps with the Automotive Club activities. He is serving on the Academic Senate.
He will be teaching Automotive Brake Systems and Automotive Suspension, Steering and Alignment next quarter. The classes will be held in the Automotive Technology building. Bryant has been teaching at De Anza since 2001.
Christine Chai
English as a second language
Christine Chai is a faculty member on the Communication Across the Curriculum board. She develops and teaches ESL classes for Health Care workers and Child Care providers.
She is a participant in LINCed classes teaching ESL 5 and History 17A. Chai also taught numerous English courses and led the Study Abroad Florence Group in 2004.
She is active in the Asian Pacific American Student Association, Women's History month and Student Equity issues.
Karen Chow
English
Karen Chow graduated with a Ph.D. from University of California Santa Barbara and quickly settled into De Anza life.
She is a specialist in Asian literature and contemporary issues. She serves on the Literature Comittee, Asian Pacific American Student Association Steering Committee and Asian Pacific American Students for Leadership.
Chow also taught a special class about Maxine Hong Kingston. She has worked with late author Iris Chang and filmmaker Timothy Bui.
Carol Cini
History
Carol Cini teaches a full range of American History courses including Women in American History, California Studies and Women's Studies.
She maintains a media-rich classroom with a consistent representation of multicultural pedagogy.
Cini served in various committees at De Anza during her tenure review period.
Cini has a B.A. from Stanford University and a M.A. from San Fransico State University. She has been teaching at De Anza since 2001.
Thomas Dole
Library science
Thomas Dolen is an active member of the Library Services Division faculty. He is responsible for Technical Services, a divison for collection development, acquisitions, cataloging and processing of library materials.
Dolen is involved in campus and district committees and activites including serving as the division representative to the Academic Senate.
He is a member of the District Educational Technology Advisory Committee.
Michele Dubarry
English as a second language
Michele DuBarry supervises and coordinate the ESL Readiness Program. She also trains the Readiness teaching assistants, who help thousands of ESL students every year.
She has served as the curriculum representative for the Language Arts Division. DuBarry also made major contributions to the Developmental Task Force initiated by President Brian Murphy.
DuBarry has a B.A. and M.A. from San Fransico State University. She has been teaching at De Anza since 2002.
Speranta Georgiou
Computer information systems
Speranta Georgiou uses interactive visuals and hands-on activities in her classes. The courses feature relevant and current issues and topics in technology.
Georgiou served on the De Anza Accreditation Self-Study Committee last year. She is also a member of Rotaract, a service organization.
She has a B.S. from Santa Clara University and a M.S. from University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Georgiou has been teaching at De Anza since 2002.
Maurice Geraghty
Mathematics
Maurice Geraghty uses two-way discussions as a way to draw students into mathematics. He also uses Excel and Powerpoint presentations and a Web site throughout his curriculum.
Geraghty has participated on textbook and curriculum committees. He worked with De Anza's professional Workforce and Development Program to teach a training course for research assistants at Stanford University. He has a B.A. from the University of California Berkeley and a M.S. from California State University Hayward.
Marshall Hattori
English
Marshall Hattori pioneered efforts in the Distance Learning Center and in hybrid courses. He also trains other faculty in these areas.
He served on the Asian Pacific American Students' Association. Hattori also created the Asian Pacific American Film Festival on campus and coaches women's basketball. He is the adviser for Circle K, a collegiate community service club. He has a B.A. and M.A. from the University of California Santa Barbara. He was been teaching at De Anza since 2002.
Scott Hertler
Physical education
Scott Hertler led his baseball team to rate in the top 20 of the division. His baseball team was also selected as the California Community College Commission of Athletics Scholar Team of 2004.
He is serving as the Division representative on the Academic Senate and regularly attends division meetings. Hertler is a member of the American Association of Collegiate Baseball Coaches. He has a B.S. from San Jose State Univeristy and a M.A. from St. Mary's College.
Howard Irvin
Counseling
Howard Irvin has been the department chairperson of the Counseling Center for the past one and a half years. As a member of the Counseling and Matriculation Division, he has gained trust and developed rapport with both students and faculty. Irvin approaches counseling from a position of support and understanding.
He has a B.S. and M.S. from San Diego State University. He has been a counselor at De Anza since 2002. He is a former Los Angeles Police Department officer.
Vicki Jennings
Biology
Before coming to De Anza, Vicki Jennings was researching deer habitat utilization in the Diablo Range. Her experiences in the field have helped De Anza's own field courses including Imagery and the Environment.
She also works with other faculty members to develop, plan and implement new courses for the division. Jennings participates in a variety of college activities including the Curriculum Committee, curriculum development and implementation and department and division meetings.
Charles Lee
English as a second language
Charles Lee is going to lead the first Campus Abroad to Beijing and Shanghai in summer 2006.
He is a member of the ESL Department and the Language Arts Division. He created and taught a special class for international and ESL students. He also used a student-centered classroom with successful results.
Lee has worked with the Writing and Reading Center Task Force.
He has a B.A. from Hebei University of China and a M.A. from San Francisco State University.
Maria Marin
English as a second language
In one of her LINCed courses on community service, Maria Martin brought her students to the Gilde Memorial to serve meals to the needy.
She served as a Puente mentor, an organization for Latino empowerment. Marin is involved with the Cross Cultural Partners Program, which pairs native English speakers with non-native English speakers as a way to improve communication and learn about different cultures. She will be a faculty member in next year's Campus Abroad Program to London.
William Nagel
Graphic design
As part of his course, William Nagel encourages his students to become involved in outside service learning projects such as designing a newsletter for Hospice of Sunnyvale Pathways Home Health Bereavement Program.
These projects help students gain professional experience for their portfolios.
Nagel participates in the division and department meetings including the Art on Campus Committee. He has a B.A. from San Jose State University and has been teaching since 2002.
Jill Quigley
English
Jill Quigley is the chair of the Literature Committee and member of the English Faculty.
She co-authored the current text for English Writing 160. She also teaches in the Honors Program.
She is the Writing Club adviser, a member of the Developmental Task Force, the Visiting Speakers' series commitee and the chair of the the Carolyn Keen Essay Prize committee.
She has a M.A. from William Smith College and a B.A. from Boston College.
Becky Roberts
English
Becky Roberts started working at De Anza as an organizer for the Puente Program. Since then, she has served as the co-chair of the Developmental Task Force, winning the Innovator of the Year Award.
She also served on the Curriculum Committee and the Division Equity Team, a campus matriculation committee. She has a B.A. and M.A. from the University of California San Diego and a Ph.D. from the University of California Santa Cruz.
Jefferson Shirley
Mathematics
As part of the classroom experience, Jefferson Shirley believes in establishing a sense of community in the classroom.
He teaches in the Math Performance Success Program. He served on the District Educational Technology Advisory Committee, De Anza's Accreditation Self-Study Committee and the Teaching and Learning Project. Shirley has a B.A. and M.A. from Michigan State University in East Lansing. He has been teaching at De Anza since 2001.
Kristin Sullivan
Biology and Environmental Studies
Kristin Sullivan's expertise in Environmental Studies is because of her fieldwork including research in watershed management in California.
She uses these skills to encourage student participation and to keep the course's topics current.
Sullivan participated in the Academic Senate, the College Environmental Advisory Group, the Kirsch center for the ES Building and as a club adviser.
She has a B.S. and M.S. from San Jose State University.