|
 Phil
Vandiver is the recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Full-Time Faculty
Award. Laura Coughlin is the recipient of the 2024 Outstanding
Part-Time Faculty Award.
One Heartland Outstanding Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty Member are
selected each year from student nominations. The Heartland Community
College recipients are also submitted to the Illinois Community
College Trustees Association for the statewide award.
Phil Vandiver has been teaching for over twenty years in the program
he created for Heartland Community College: Digital Media
Communication. Under Vandiver’s leadership, the DMED program was the
first at the College to deliver content via video lectures to
students, far before it became standard.
During his career at Heartland, Vandiver has served as Faculty
Advisor for the College’s chapters of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor
Society and the SkillsUSA, helped present student film festivals,
led the development of a Faculty Mentoring Program, and served as
Faculty Advisor. He serves as the Program Coordinator for Digital
Media, serving as the Chair of the Assessment Committee for two
terms, and serving on numerous college committees and boards.
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Adjunct Professor of Anatomy and
Physiology Laura Coughlin has taught at Heartland Community
College for four years.
Coughlin serves as a positive role mode for students interested
in health care. She brings 24 years of experience as a licensed
physical therapist and administrator to her classroom. She holds
an M.S. in physical therapy from Touro College, an MBA from the
University of St. Francis, and a BA in Biology from Drake
University.
Both Outstanding Faculty Awardees will be recognized at the
Heartland Community College Board of Trustees meeting on April
16, 2024.
[Steve Fast
Assistant to the President, Public Information and Communication
Heartland Community College] |
