Exceptional Faculty Awards
The Clark College Exceptional Faculty Awards are presented annually to full-time and part-time faculty members. Nominations can be submitted by Clark College students, faculty, classified employees, administrators, alumni, Board members, and Foundation directors. Students are particularly encouraged to submit nominations.
Full and part-time faculty members are eligible for the award -- this includes instructors,
librarians, counselors, and department heads -- as long as they have not received
the award in the past four years. Members of the Exceptional Faculty Awards Committee
will not be eligible. See below for a list of past winners and current committee members.
Congratulations to the 2023-2024 Exceptional Faculty Award Recipients!
Clark College’s 2023-2024 Exceptional Faculty Award recipients are: Sarah Blanchette, Human Services; Halina Brant-Zawadzki, Nursing; Tanya Diaz-Kozlowski, Women’s Studies; Rebecca Engel, American Sign Language; Catherine Johnston, English as a Second Language; and Sarah Luther, Mathematics.
Past Exceptional Faculty Award Recipients
Clark College is proud to honor the full-time and part-time faculty members who have
received this prestigious award.
→ Visit our archives to learn about past recipients.
2022-2023
Dan Alberghetti, Network Technology
Earl Frederick, Cuisine
Dr. Jacob Funk, Music
Rebecca Herman, Dental Hygiene
Dr. Julian Nelson, English
Michiyo Okuhara, Japanese
2021-2022
Dr. Amy Castellano, Phlebotomy
Steven Clark, Biology
Erielle Lamb, Surveying & Geomatics
Luanne Lundberg, Career & Academic Prep
Gail Robinson, English
Kathryn Anastasi, Librarian
2020-2021
Kayoko Barnhill, Mathematics
Tony Chennault, Biology
Nami Inoue, Japanese
Michelle Mallory, Childhood Education
Joshua Patrick, English
2019-2020
Dr. Don Appert, Music
Adam Coleman, Computer Technology
Molly Lampros, Communications Studies
Ken Luchini, Mechatronics
Thomas Stevenson, Communications Studies
Lauren Zavrel, Adult Basic Education
Exceptional Faculty Award Committee:
Kathryn Anastasi (CLASS)
Karl Bailey, Chair (STEM)
Kushlani de Soyza (SOFA)
Bruce Elgort (WPTE)
Sara Gallow (BEECH)
Layne Russell (BUS/HS)
Heidi Summers (AVP Designee)
The awards are made possible through an endowed trust fund established by the Washington State Legislature and the Clark College Exceptional Faculty Endowment Fund, which was established in 1993. That fund provides recognition of exemplary work performance, positive impact on students, professional commitment, and other contributions to the college.