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MATC FACULTY MEMBER
BARBARA ARNOLD HONORED BY ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES
The
Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) has awarded Madison Area
Technical College (MATC) faculty member Barbara Arnold the 2002 Central
Region Faculty Member Award. The award, presented at an ACCT regional
conference in Las Vegas, recognizes the tremendous contribution made by
teachers to community colleges.
Each
year ACCT recognizes one exemplary faculty member in each of five regions.
The organization selected Arnold, who has taught English at MATC for fifteen
years, as the honored faculty member in the organization’s central
region.
In
describing the award, ACCT stated that Arnold is recognized as a master
teacher by her students, colleagues and the community and that she is
a strong advocate for collaborative efforts. She was nominated for the
award by Brian Jorgensen, a former student who now serves on the MATC
District Board. MATC awarded Arnold its own Distinguished Teacher of the
Year Award in 1997. In 2000, the YWCA also honored Arnold as one of six
recipients of its annual Women of Distinction award.
Arnold
currently serves as MATC’s trustee on the Madison Foundation for
Public Schools and also chairs a joint administrative/faculty team charged
with developing a model for a four-year faculty professional growth process.
She served on the Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education
for nine years, including three years as its president.
A
former Peace Corps volunteer, Arnold is a leader in promoting student
and community awareness of social justice and global issues. Her involvement
in MATC’s Global Horizons series has helped bring internationally
known leaders and community activists to speak on campus and in the community.
Recently, the series brought guest speakers from Chiapas in Mexico and
El Salvadore to events both on campus and in the Madison community.
According to ACCT, “The central purpose of our community is teaching
and learning; and achievement of excellence in that purpose relates directly
to the quality of our
faculty.” The ACCT is a nonprofit educational organization of governing
boards representing more than 6,500 elected and appointed trustees who
govern more than 1,200 community, technical and junior colleges in the
United States, Canada and England.
One
of the largest of the Wisconsin Technical College System’s 16 colleges,
MATC provides a comprehensive curriculum of technical, liberal arts and
science, adult basic education and life enrichment studies and activities,
as well as customized employee training. With training in more than 100
career programs, the college awards associate degrees, vocational diplomas
and certificates, and offers non-degree courses. MATC serves all or parts
of 12 counties located in south-central Wisconsin and offers instruction
through five campuses and other locations throughout the district.
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August 16, 2002
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