Four Educators of the Year named by MnSCU Board of Trustees

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees presented the system’s highest academic honor, Educator of the Year Awards, to four faculty members from Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Rochester Community and Technical College and Dakota County Technical College. The four honorees were selected from among 26 Board of Trustees Outstanding Educators in the Board of Trustees Excellence in Teaching award program. They are Paula Croonquist of Anoka-Ramsey Community College; Lori Halverson-Wente and Pam Whitfield, both of Rochester Community and Technical College and Mark Hickman of Dakota County Technical College. Click headline to read more.

Patrick Johns appointed president of Lake Superior College

Patrick Johns, president of Anoka-Ramsey Community College, was appointed president of Lake Superior College in Duluth by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees. Johns, 56, has been president of Anoka-Ramsey Community College in Coon Rapids and Cambridge since 1991. His new appointment takes effect July 1. Click headline to read more.

Jane Giedt receives Minnesota nursing award

Jane Giedt, Nursing, has received the Minnesota Association of Colleges of Nursing (MACN) Outstanding Nurse Educator Award for 2009-2010. Giedt, PhD, RN, CNE, has provided leadership and inspiration to nurses and nursing students for over 35 years in undergraduate and graduate programs locally and regionally. She has taught at every level in nursing education: hospital school of nursing, BSN, RN-to-BSN, MS, and the Doctorate. In addition to her long tenure with MSUM, she recently completed a Fulbright where she taught university-level nursing on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Further international professional travel has included her military service in Desert Storm. Click headline to read full release.

Linda Fuselier named Women’s Studies director

Linda Fuselier, Biosciences, has been named the new Women’s Studies Director. The position provides leadership for the Women’s Studies major and minor and the Women’s Studies programmatic committee. Fuselier has a long record of service to the Women’s Studies program and most recently helped to develop the “Women in Science” certificate. She holds the Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of Kentucky.