Congratulations to Dr. Girija Shinde on being named
Community College Faculty Member of the Year at the Statewide Outstanding
Achievement Recognition (SOAR) celebration in Nashville last night. Professor
Shinde has been teaching Biology
at Vol State at Livingston since 2002.
The SOAR Awards are designed to highlight student, faculty,
and staff achievement in the TBR system.
“The mission of our College System and each of our community
and technical colleges is the success of all our students and the development
of Tennessee’s workforce. It’s appropriate that we recognize the outstanding
students – and the outstanding faculty and staff members on our campuses who
work with students daily to help them succeed,” said TBR Chancellor Flora W.
Tydings.
Eighteen finalists for the individual awards advanced
through college- and regional-level competitions in East, Middle and West Tennessee
to the final interviews with a panel of judges this week. One winner was
announced in each the three categories for the Community Colleges and for the
Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCATs) – for a total of six
individual award winners.
Pictured: TCAT Faculty of the Year, Rebecca Russell of
Knoxville, and Girija Shinde, Community College Faculty Member of the Year.