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Dr. Thomas K. Thomas Endowed Teaching Chair

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The Dr. Thomas K. Thomas Endowed Teaching Chair Program at Illinois Central College recognizes teaching excellence each year. Specifically, the program looks for teachers who exhibit distinction in one or more areas:

Student-centered instructional philosophy
Commitment to teaching
Contribution to ICC’s mission and values
Instructional innovation
Impact on Community

The Endowed Teaching Chair awards a stipend of up to $3,000 or equivalent in release time to the faculty awardee. The stipend supports faculty plans to improve instruction or enhance professional development.

Dr. Thomas K. Thomas Endowed Teaching Chair Application [.doc]
Due March 1, 2009 to Janice Kinsinger
in 239G

2008-2009 Dr. Thomas K. Thomas Endowed Teaching Chair –Elizabeth Baldridge, Ph.D. , English and Language Studies :: photo

Elizabeth’s project is to design a comprehensive “bridge program” for at-risk ICC students who have already been, or are likely to be, unsuccessful in our courses--ranging from incoming recent high school graduates to returning non-traditional students. The highly integrated program will include not only foundational coursework but also support services that will continue through the students' time at ICC.

Former Endowed Teaching Chairs

2007-2008 Dr. Thomas K. Thomas Endowed Teaching Chair – Dr. Michael Boyd, English and Language Studies :: photo

Michael’s project was to complete research on best practices in developmental education, generate a series of professional development modules for faculty and staff here at ICC and present these various learning sessions for our faculty and staff to help meet the needs of developmental learners.

2006 - 2007 Jennifer Costa :: photo

2005 – 2006 Elizabeth Carrico :: photo
Elizabeth compiled a math statistics workbook which includes realistic data sets used by all math instructors teaching General Education Statistics - Math 111 to supplement the text.

2004 – 2005 Pat Ward :: photo
Pat Ward's Project Summary [PDF]

2003 – 2004 Kim Ritchhart :: video[.wmv]

2002 – 2003 Glenn Herold :: video[.mov]