We are proud to announce that Joni Pirnot won the National
Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Award. NISOD is a
professional organization that emphasizes the importance of teaching
and leadership excellence in institutions of higher education.
Congratulations Joni!
Two of our colleagues in the mathematics department received
promotions this year. Joni Pirnot was promoted to Associate
Professor and Altay Özgener was promoted to Assistant
Professor.
It is with pleasure that I announce that the
following mathematics faculty are now on continuing contract:
Altay Özgener and Davidson Pierre.
We are pleased to announce we have added three
new members to the MCC Mathematics department next fall. They are
Janet H. Samuels, David Nezelek, and Stacie Badran.
Janet H. Samuels
has her M.A. from USF and a BSE Electrical Engineering from
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. She has a long list of
experiences to bring to MCC including being one of our adjunct
instructors in 2004-2005.
David Nezelek
earned his M.A. in mathematics from USF, B.A. in mathematics from
State University of New York, and he attended New College in
Sarasota after graduating from Pine View High School in Osprey.
While at USF, David was a graduate teaching assistant.
Stacie Badran
earned her Ph.D., M.A., and B.S. degrees from Florida State
University. She started her academic career in Chemical Science
then moved to Mathematics Education for her higher degrees. She
comes to us from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and has a long
list of research and scholarly presentations.
After over
twenty years of service to MCC, we have two members of our
mathematical community retiring. David and Sandra Jessee will
both be retiring at the end of the spring semester 2007. David has
been a member of the mathematics faculty for 26 years and Sandra has
worked in the mathematics office for 23 years. We will miss both of
you and enjoy your retirement.