Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award
About the award
Created in 1999 as a companion to the Imogene Wise Faculty Excellence Award. Chosen by a student selection committee, award criteria includes teaching excellence, rapport with students, innovation in the classroom, and a sense of dedication.
All recipients
- 2026: Daniel Grim
- 2025: John Lutchko
- 2024: Sam Boase-Miller
- 2023: Sarah Montgomery-Richards
- 2022: Cary Godwin
- 2021: Diane Bolton
- 2020: Frank Jabour
- 2019: Cathy Warner
- 2018: Julia J. Sheerin
- 2017: Robert George
- 2016: Jim Bensley
- 2015: Brian Heffner
- 2014: Julie Puckett
- 2013: Jim Szczechowski
- 2012: John Biolchini
- 2011: Mark Holley
- 2010: Lisa Blackford
- 2009: Gary Sanborn
- 2008: Stephen Lockman
- 2007: Jason Teichman
- 2006: Karl Sporck
- 2005: Peter Baumeler
- 2004: Ted Reese
- 2003: Jerry Gates
- 2002: Jerry Dobek
- 2001: Regis McCord
- 2000: Susan Odgers
- 1999: Gregory LaCross
Nominate your instructor
Have you had instructors this semester who you feel really excelled?
NMC has a way for you to recognize those instructors: Nominate them for a Faculty Excellence Award! Tell us what makes your nominees so great using this nomination form.
2026 Recipient:
Daniel Grim, Communications
Student nominators said of Grim, who has taught two years at NMC:
- “Professor Grim made everything relevant and interesting. He spoke authentically and had real-world examples and stories that were compelling. He listened to the experiences and ideas of others and he would take it a step further adding an insight onto it that stayed with me all semester long.”
- “He creates a sense of community by encouraging open discussions where everyone feels comfortable sharing their thoughts. He takes time to respond to students’ ideas and builds conversations with them, which makes people feel heard and included. He's also very patient with students, which is something I wish other professors could incorporate into their teaching methods.”