WCC Recognizes 2017 Outstanding Adjunct Instructors
Wytheville Community College (WCC) recently awarded two adjunct faculty members with the 2017 Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member of the Year Award at the WCC Honors Convocation ceremony held on April 28, 2017, at the Wytheville Meeting Center.
Deanna Bradberry of Wytheville was named as Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member in the Transfer, Business, and Social Science Division. She has served as an Instructor of English at WCC since 2006. Bradberry is also a full-time teacher at Wythe County Public Schools.
During the fall of 2016, Bradberry attended the First-Year and Adjunct Faculty Institute that is hosted by Virginia Community College System. She implemented several strategies that she learned during training related to the Blackboard online learning platform, Open Educational Resources, and other innovative technologies to improve her instruction. This also allowed her to collaborate with other instructors at WCC to ensure alignment of her course content with the requirements of program needs. Her approach as an involved and invested instructor has made a positive, lasting impact on WCC students and the college community.
David Carpenter of Wytheville was recognized as Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member recipient from the Health and Occupational Programs Division. Carpenter is an instructor in the Machine Technology Program and has taught at WCC since 2011. As owner of Southwest Specialty Heat Treat, he is a national leader in the industry of metal composition and manipulation of metal for industrial and commercial use.
Carpenter brings the perspective of a business owner and machinist to the classroom. He also has professional experience in total quality management and is a recognized business leader in the Wythe County community.
Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member of the Year Award recognizes adjunct faculty who have made notable contributions to the improvement of instruction while working as an adjunct faculty member of WCC. Nominees must be in at least their second semester of teaching credit courses at the time of nomination and must have taught an accumulated six credits at the college to include the second semester of teaching. Selections are based on student evaluations; special contributions of time, effort, and creativity to student learning; exemplary human relations skills; community involvement; and participation in professional development activities. Recipients of the award receive a monetary award and a plaque.