Teaching Academy Members
Earning membership in the Teaching Academy
Honorary Member Inducted 2008
Tracy Sterling, Professor of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science, and PI of the NSF–ADVANCE Grant
Previously inducted honorary members
Outstanding Workshop Award 2006–2007
Michèle Shuster, Assistant Professor, Biology
Previous Outstanding Workshop Award winners 2006–2007
Most Distinguished Department 2007–2008
Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management
Previous most distinguished departments
2006–2007 2005–2006 2004–2005 2003–2004
Most Distinguished Members 2007–2008
Francis Rooker, Graduate Student, Family & Consumer Science and Public Health
Robert Paz, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Previous most distinguished members
2006–2007 2005–2006 2004–2005 2003–2004
Distinguished Members 2007–2008
Previous members 2006–2007 2005–2006 2004–2005 2003–2004
| Agriculture & Home Economics | Francis Rooker | Family & Consumer Sciences |
| Elizabeth Albin | Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management | |
| Julie Correa | Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management | |
| Allison Southworth | Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management | |
| Jolie Tixier | Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management | |
| Caiti Steele | Jornada Experimental Range | |
| Adrian Unc | Plant & Environmental Sciences | |
| Arts & Sciences | Randall Carlson | Astronomy |
| Paul Strycker | Astronomy | |
| Aysegul Birand | Biology | |
| William Quintana | Chemistry & Biochemistry | |
| Rebecca Verser | Communication Studies | |
| Inna Pivkina | Computer Science | |
| Jody Crowley | Criminal Justice | |
| Marija Dimitrijevic | Criminal Justice | |
| Timothy Roe | English | |
| Mónica Torres | English | |
| Patti Wojahn | English | |
| Rebecca Wiggins | Government | |
| April Willeford | Government | |
| Gilbert Verser | History | |
| Keith Lamonica | Journalism & Mass Communication | |
| Spencer Herrera | Languages & Linguistics | |
| Amal Mostafa | Mathematical Sciences | |
| Hubert Noussi | Mathematical Sciences | |
| Laura White–Hosford | Mathematical Sciences | |
| Brad Gavle | Military Science | |
| Patricia Hoffman | Sociology & Anthropology | |
| Meredith Martin | Sociology & Anthropology | |
| James Rice | Sociology & Anthropology | |
| Business | Al Berryman | Finance |
| Tim Query | Finance | |
| Joe Gladstone | Management | |
| Yasanthi Perera | Management | |
| Doña Ana Community College | Paula Leighton | Adult Basic Education |
| Nemecio Chavez | Computer Technology | |
| Tamara Gantzler-Woods | Education | |
| Ruth Crispell | English & Communication | |
| Kurt Depner | English & Communication | |
| Michelle Guzman-Armijo | English & Communication | |
| Margaret Loring | English & Communication | |
| Greg Bohm | Health Occupations | |
| Hiranya Roychowdhury | Health Occupations | |
| Tarlochan Dhillon | Industrial Technology | |
| Susan Pinkerton | Library Science | |
| Shakir Manshad | Math & Physical Science | |
| Mary Sletten | Nursing | |
| Sarah Whitaker | Nursing | |
| Tammara Chaffee | Radiologic Technology | |
| Education | Carlos Baca-Chacon | Curriculum & Instruction |
| James O’Donnell | Curriculum & Instruction | |
| Education | Myriam Torres | Curriculum & Instruction |
| Frank Gilpin | Human Performance, Dance & Recreation | |
| Kim O’Connell-Brock | Human Performance, Dance & Recreation | |
| Engineering | Ricardo Jacquez | Civil Engineering |
| Sheila Horan | Electrical & Computer Engineering | |
| Robert Paz | Electrical & Computer Engineering | |
| Hansuk Sohn | Industrial Engineering | |
| Health & Social Services | Laura Dasing | Nursing |
| Kathleen Huttlinger | Nursing | |
| Ruby Salewski | Nursing | |
| Robert Blair | Social Work | |
| Health & Social Services | Martha Roditti | Social Work |
| Library | Sarah Baker | Reference & Research |
| Alisa Gonzalez | Reference & Research |
Sustaining Members 2007–2008
| Agriculture & Home Economics | Ereney Hadjigeorgalis | Ag Economics & Ag Business |
| Rebecca Creamer | Entomology, Plant Path & Weed Science | |
| Tracy Sterling | Entomology, Plant Path & Weed Science | |
| Laura Solberg | Family & Consumer Sciences | |
| Wiebke Boeing | Fishery & Wildlife Sciences | |
| Mohsen Mohseni Moghadam | Plant and Environmental Sciences | |
| Tim McKimmie | Staff | |
| Alamogordo Campus | Carrie Baldwin | Academic Instruction |
| Jim Gallagher | Academic Instruction | |
| Russell Jaskolowski | Staff | |
| Angie Wolf | Staff | |
| Arts & Sciences | Kimberly Benavidez | Biology |
| JoAnne Dupre | Biology | |
| Michèle Shuster | Biology | |
| David Smith | Chemistry & Biochemistry | |
| Marieka Brown | Communication Studies | |
| Joel Hoffman | Communication Studies | |
| Rachel Tofteland | Communication Studies | |
| Amiya Bhattacharya | Computer Science | |
| Karen Villaverde | Computer Science | |
| Carlos Posadas | Criminal Justice | |
| Chris Burnham | English | |
| Jennifer Cervantes | English | |
| Susanna Clason | English | |
| Marc Scott | English | |
| Kathryn Valentine | English | |
| Michael DeMers | Geography | |
| Dulcinea Lara | History | |
| Alyne Fulte | Mathematical Sciences | |
| Michaela Burkardt | Physics | |
| Tessie Abbott | Psychology | |
| Laura Madson | Psychology | |
| Michael Fitzpatrick | Special Education & Communication Disorders | |
| Jackie Wood | Special Education & Communication Disorders | |
| Walter Zakahi | Staff | |
| Business | Bing Xu | Business Staff |
| Mohamed Al–Sufyani | Economics & International Business | |
| Carlsbad Campus | Paula Wallace | Staff |
| Division of Student Success | Jeff Long | Center for Academic Excellence |
| Judy Bosland | Staff | |
| Bethany Bovard | Staff | |
| Doña Ana Community College | Fred Huff | Computer Technology |
| Teresa Brandon | Health Occupations | |
| Jonathan E. Davis | Health Occupations | |
| Vickie Aldrich | Math & Physical Science | |
| Linda Skalic | Office Technology | |
| Education | Rudolfo Chávez Chávez | Curriculum & Instruction |
| David Rutledge | Curriculum & Instruction | |
| Sonia Mahajan | Educational Management & Development | |
| Juana M. Hannan | Educational Research Center | |
| Karen Hostetter | Human Performance, Dance & Recreation | |
| Engineering | Vesna Perovic | Civil Engineering |
| B V N P Kambhammettu | Engineering Technology & Survey Engineering | |
| Leslie Morrell | Engineering Technology & Survey Engineering | |
| John Mullen | Industrial Engineering | |
| Grants Campus | Michael Leach | Academic Instruction |
| Health & Social Services | Sue Forster–Cox | Health Science |
| Iris Mullins | Nursing | |
| Marilyn Pase | Nursing | |
| Library | Charles Stanford | Archives & Special Collections |
| Laurence Creider | Technical Services |
Members 2007–2008
| Agriculture & Home Economics | David Langley | Agricultural & Extension Education |
| Shanna Ivey | Animal & Range Sciences | |
| Jason Turner | Animal & Range Sciences | |
| Ann Bock | Family & Consumer Sciences | |
| Alamogordo Campus | Bette Berry | Academic Instruction |
| Sonja DeVargas | Academic Instruction | |
| Elizabeth Grundhoffer | Academic Instruction | |
| Rosa Rico–Fernandez | Academic Instruction | |
| Jarrold Rupe | Academic Instruction | |
| Lois Knowles | Library | |
| John Adams | Occupational & Vocational Instruction | |
| Robert Pena | Occupational & Vocational Instruction | |
| Matthew Placencio | Occupational & Vocational Instruction | |
| Bryan Yancey | Occupational & Vocational Instruction | |
| Brenda Purvis | Staff | |
| Arts & Sciences | Judy Harmon | Arts & Sciences Staff |
| Daniel Howard | Biology | |
| Michael Johnson | Chemistry & Biochemistry | |
| Sidath Kumarapperuma | Chemistry & Biochemistry | |
| Jing He | Computer Science | |
| Larry Mays | Criminal Justice | |
| Carrie Grinstead | English | |
| Krystal Languell | English | |
| Viola Fuentes | Government | |
| Christina Medina | Government | |
| Jeff Brown | History | |
| Jeff Longwell | Languages & Linguistics | |
| Michael Eydenberg | Mathematical Sciences | |
| Erica Voges | Mathematical Sciences | |
| Shelly Stovall | Music | |
| Shane Summers | Music | |
| Michael De Antonio | Physics | |
| Garrett Strosser | Psychology | |
| Laura Grace Godwin | Theatre Arts | |
| Business | Sherry Mills | Accounting & Business Computer Systems |
| Ed Scribner | Accounting & Business Computer Systems | |
| Dennis Clason | Economics & International Business | |
| Yu-Feng (Winnie) Lee | Economics & International Business | |
| Lizbeth Ellis | Finance | |
| Rich Fortin | Finance | |
| Ken Martin | Finance | |
| Ashish Mahajan | Management | |
| Pia Albinsson | Marketing & General Business | |
| Carlsbad Campus | Patricia Burns | Academic Instruction |
| Douglas Dinwiddie | Academic Instruction | |
| Marie Johnson | Academic Instruction | |
| Paul Johnson | Academic Instruction | |
| Will Anne Ricer | Academic Instruction | |
| Lorie Mitchell | Staff | |
| Mary Ellen Jaco | Vocational Instruction | |
| College of Extended Learning | Kitty Berver | Distance Education |
| Division of Student Success | Terry Cook | Center for Academic Excellence |
| Kevin Chase | Student Support Services | |
| Doña Ana Community College | Julie Treers | Adult Basic Education |
| Ted Nothom | Business & Information Systems | |
| Joaquin Tadeo | Business & Marketing | |
| John Carter | Computer Technology | |
| Tim Chappell | Computer Technology | |
| Donna Saulsberry | Computer Technology | |
| Jon Davis | Digital Imaging & Design | |
| Eugene Hernandez | Digital Imaging & Design | |
| Jose Aranda | Library & Media Center | |
| Ali Ahmad | Math & Physical Science | |
| Lucy Gurrola | Math & Physical Science | |
| Robin Lackey | Math & Physical Science | |
| Paul Mason | Math & Physical Science | |
| Jerry McMahan | Math & Physical Science | |
| Sinnathamby Pankayatselvan | Math & Physical Science | |
| Rene Sierra | Math & Physical Science | |
| Lynn Clark | Nursing | |
| Sharon Noe | Nursing | |
| Darla Matthew | Sonography | |
| Terry Mount | Technical Studies | |
| Education | Eve Adams | Counseling & Educational Psych |
| Lisa Grayshield | Counseling & Educational Psych | |
| Rafael Espinoza | Curriculum & Instruction | |
| Jeanette Haynes Writer | Curriculum & Instruction | |
| Koomi Kim | Curriculum & Instruction | |
| Donna Ruble | Curriculum & Instruction | |
| Eduardo Arellano | Educational Management & Development | |
| Marivel Oropeza | Educational Management & Development | |
| Mary Prentice | Educational Management & Development | |
| Charles Townley | Educational Management & Development | |
| Azaria Wolday | Educational Management & Development | |
| Engineering | Martha Mitchell | Chemical Engineering |
| Nirmala Khandan | Civil Engineering | |
| Sittampalam Sathiskumar | Civil Engineering | |
| Jie Zhang | Civil Engineering | |
| Jeanine Cook | Electrical & Computer Engineering | |
| Muhammad Dawood | Electrical & Computer Engineering | |
| Paul Furth | Electrical & Computer Engineering | |
| Steve Stochaj | Electrical & Computer Engineering | |
| Carmen Boje | Engineering Technology & Survey Engineering | |
| Ruinian Jiang | Engineering Technology & Survey Engineering | |
| Vincent Choo | Mechanical Engineering | |
| Igor Sevostianov | Mechanical Engineering | |
| Graduate School | Luis Vazquez | Staff |
| Health & Social Services | Chuck Kozel | Health Science |
| Amy Trujillo | Health Science | |
| Susan Wilson | Health Science | |
| Yosikazu DeRoos | Social Work | |
| Madeline Gillette | Social Work | |
| Felipe Peralta | Social Work | |
| Las Cruces Public Schools | Paul Bravo | |
| Library | Susan Beck | Reference & Research |
| James Caufield | Reference & Research | |
| Mardi Mahaffy | Reference & Research | |
| Molly Molloy | Reference & Research | |
| Sylvia Ortiz | Reference & Research | |
| Theresa Valko | Reference & Research | |
| Other Campus | Carol Winkles | |
| Staff | Susan Waldo | Campus Activities |
| Joe L. Graham | Indian Resource Development Program | |
| Sharon Lalla | Information & Communication Technologies | |
| Brian Ormand | Information & Communication Technologies | |
| Barbara Chamberlin | Media Productions | |
| Cynda Clary | Office of the Provost | |
| Waded Cruzado | Office of the Provost | |
| Mattie Kannard | Other Department | |
| Michele Auzenne | SW Technology Development Institute |