engineering technology; Dr. James Leiker, professor of history; Dr. Ellyn Mulcahy, associate professor of science; Marilyn Senter, professor of English; Dr. Lori Slavin, associate professor of chemistry; and Dr. Allison Smith, associate professor/chair of art history. JCCC head baseball coach Kent Shelley was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association Class of 2013 Hall of Fame, along with five others. The selection is the profession’s highest honor. Shelley is the first coach from the state of Kansas, at any level, to be inducted into the ABCA Hall of Fame. Three JCCC faculty members won the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Excellence Award: Dr. Nathan Jones, associate professor of English; Loretta Paldino, adjunct associate professor of English; and Christopher Imm, professor of mathematics. The award recognizes faculty members, administrators and administrative staff who keep their focus on helping students succeed. Dr. Lori Slavin, associate professor of science; Brenda Edmonds, associate professor of mathematics; and Dr. Terry Calaway, former president, received the
John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions in leadership and teaching, from the League for Innovation in the Community College. Six adjunct faculty members won the Lieberman Adjunct Faculty Award, which recognizes outstanding performance by an adjunct faculty member. They are Farrell Jenab, adjunct professor of English; Amy Pace, adjunct professor of English; Gretchen Thum, adjunct professor of journalism and media communications; Helene Perriguey-Keene, adjunct professor of foreign language; Ashley Vasquez, adjunct associate professor of speech; and Mark Foster, assistant professor of nursing. Through a gift from BNSF Railway, five faculty members were recognized for outstanding performance. Recipients were Dr. Michael Hembree, professor of history; Lynne Beatty, professor of science; Dr. Teresa Helmick, professor/chair of speech; Charis Sawyer, professor/chair of reading; and Dr. Heather Seitz, associate professor of science.
members from across Kansas named a 2013 Engaged Faculty Fellow by Kansas Campus Compact. Beginning Aug. 1, the selected individuals will serve a one-year term as part of a cohort from across the state. Each will receive a $6,000 grant to support their efforts to integrate service-learning and civic-engagement into their teaching and research. Carl Heinrich, JCCC athletic director, was selected the 2013 winner of the L. William Miller Award by the National Alliance of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA). The L. William Miller award is NATYCAA’s highest award and is given annually to recognize athletics administration excellence on the twoyear level. Heinrich is the 21st recipient of this award. JCCC faculty formed a new Faculty Senate during the spring 2013 semester. Dr. Vin Clark, professor/chair of history and political science, serves as president. Dr. Deborah Williams, associate professor of science, serves as president of the Faculty Association, and Dr. Nathan Jones, associate professor of English, chaired the college’s Educational Affairs committee.
Anna Page, assistant professor of dietary and hospitality management, was one of three faculty
A passion for birds: Dr. David Seibel Dr. David Seibel, an author and professor of science at JCCC, has a passion for birds, which he was happy to share in presentations for the public, faculty and staff and students as part of the college’s College Scholar program. Seibel’s first scientific publication was at age 11, in the Kansas Ornithological Society Bulletin. He wrote about two Mississippi kites (a type of hawk) nesting just a block from his home in Arkansas City, Kan. Since then, he’s combined a life inside the classroom with time in the field – literally – studying birds not only in Kansas but also all over the world. A JCCC science teacher since 1991, Seibel has been a six-time winner of the Distinguished Service Award for JCCC faculty. His most recent book, Birds of Kansas, is a 528-page authoritative reference written by Seibel and four other ornithological experts. Seibel also co-edited and contributed many of the photos. His latest passion has been in photographing birds. Unlike many photographers, who have the photo-taking skill but little bird knowledge, Seibel said his path of learning about birds first and photography second has produced images other photographers often can’t get.
His presentations rely heavily on the images he’s taken. Some of his 300,000 wildlife photos are at www.davidseibel.com and at www.birdsinfocus.com. The latter is a partnership with photographers Bob Gress and Judd Patterson. “That was probably the single best decision I have ever made in my life. I have learned so much about photography from Bob and Judd,” Seibel said. Seibel only had an hour for the presentation at JCCC. “That’s the joy and the frustration, because I could talk about birds for 20 days and 20 nights without stopping.”
“I understand the birds, I know where they’re likely to be, and once I learned the necessary photo skills, I was able to capture images not easily attained,” he said. 11