TARPLEY TEACHING AWARDS

HISTORY

The Tarpley Teaching Award was initiated in 2007 through the generosity of Mr. Wayne Tarpley in memory of all the teachers in his family. An endowment was made to the San Juan College Foundation to provide twenty (20) full time and ten (10) part-time adjunct teaching awards The twenty faculty awards are peer-selected and the ten adjunct awards are chosen by each School's Deans, Lead Instructors and/or Department Chairs. Each award is in the amount of $1,000 and given each year at the end of the spring semester. Faculty and Adjuncts are awarded in recognition of their commitment to go above and beyond the general expectations and performance of teachers at San Juan College.

The Tarpley Award is given to twenty (20) San Juan College full-time instructors each year who are reviewed and selected by their peers to receive this significant award in the amount of $1,000 recognition for their:

  • Commitment to excellence in the classroom
  • Commitment to students
  • Commitment to the college

To be eligible to vote and/or receive this award you must have a minimum of 50% teaching responsibilities. All faculty and instructional professionals except those winning the Tarpley or another major faculty awards (Friddle, Allison, and/or Distinguished Teaching Chair.) in the past twelve months will automatically be placed on the ballot of potential recipients.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Criteria for receiving this award include:

  1. Eligibility: All full time faculty and instructional professionals, who are at least 50% instructional, are eligible for this award except those individuals who have won a major faculty award in the past twelve months (Tarpley, Friddle, Allison, and/or Distinguished Teaching Chair.) The names of the recipients of the previously mentioned awards have been taken out of the balloting process that follows. There is no "years of service" requirement.
  2. Characteristics:
    1. Excellence in the classroom
    2. Commitment to students
    3. Commitment to San Juan College above and beyond the general expectations of faculty.

PAST RECIPIENTS