Cerritos College professors were treated to lunch Thursday, April 23 as they celebrated the 2014-2015 Outstanding Faculty Awards.
A special video packaged played with both faculty and students congratulating Dr. Frank Mixson for receiving the Most Outstanding Faculty Award.
He has two PHDs and has helped the college implement Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s) across the campus.
He thanked Dr. Lacy for her work to the college and the confidence she gave him. He also thanked his fellow faculty.
Mixson is an English professor that has been teaching at Cerritos College for 17 years.
He said, “It’s kind of overwhelming… I feel moved honestly. You know there’s lots of people on this campus that work very hard and they didn’t get appreciated.
“So I’m going to be grateful for them and help people that are working hard get they’re recognition.”
Outstanding Faculty Award recipients included
- David Betancourt
- Lance Kayser
- Linda Palumbo
- Jeff Fischer
- Madeline Bettencourt
- Michael Farina
- Priscilla Bell
- Angie Conley
Dr. David Betancourt said, “I’m very honored because we have many many outstanding faculty.”
He has been teaching at Cerritos College since 1998 and has been the director of bands and orchestra since then.
Some advice he would give to students is, “Do the things that you can do well and do them every day… Find what you’re good at… there’s no substitute for hard work.”
25 Years of Service Award recipients included:
- Debra L. Schmidt
- Evelyn I. Ryozaki
- Lynn M. Cavallaro
- Kenneth M. Gaylord
- Ruben Leon Jr.
- Raul O. Valenzuela
30 Years of Service Award recipients included:
- Craig A. Breit
- Alice E. Miller
35 Years of Service Award recipients include:
- Mary E. Clarke
40 Years of Service Award recipients included:
- Sally M. Havice
- Terry L. Price
The awards were held at the Student Center and were presented by Dr. Stephen Clifford.
