PRESS RELEASE: 2021 Scott Wright Student Essay Contest Winners
For Immediate Release
NISOD Announces 2021 Scott Wright Student Essay Contest Winners
Austin, Texas – April 15, 2021 – The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) is proud to announce the winners of its 2021 Scott Wright Student Essay Contest. Held each year, the competition honors the memory of Scott Wright, past editor of Community College Week and winner of the 1998 Award for Excellence in Higher Education Journalism. Wright’s reporting focused national attention on developmental education and the unique open access mission of community colleges.
The winning students, as well as the featured employees, each receive $1,000. The winning student essays will be published on NISOD’s website, and each winning student’s college receives a complimentary 2021-2022 NISOD membership.
To participate in the contest, students at NISOD member colleges describe a faculty member, staff member, or administrator who encouraged him or her to complete a course, finish a semester, or graduate from college, and describe how that encouragement helped him or her reach that goal.
The 2021 winners include:
- Farkhanda Moin, student, and Christie Knighton, Faculty, English Language/Career and Academic Prep, Highline College (WA).
- Ophanise Gelin, student, and Stephanie Little, Associate Professor, Nursing, Palm Beach State College (FL).
- Allison C. Dugas, student, and M. Amber Carey, Associate Professor, Spanish/Honors Program Coordinator, Pensacola State College (FL).
“Each year NISOD looks forward to awarding students who take the time to thank someone who helped them reach their goal,” said Edward J. Leach, NISOD’s executive director. “Each student who entered the contest is to be congratulated, as are the individuals at our member colleges who continually make a positive difference in the lives of their students.”
More information about the Scott Wright Student Essay Contest is available at www.nisod.org/sec. More information about the 2021 winners is available here. For questions about the contest or NISOD’s 2021 online convenings, contact membership@nisod.org or (512) 471-7545.
About NISOD
NISOD provides budget-friendly, high-quality, and faculty-focused programs and resources for community and technical colleges that want to make the most of their professional development dollars. For over 40 years, NISOD has aligned a wide array of benefits with the needs of our members, which explains why the American Association of Community Colleges named NISOD, “The country’s leading provider of professional development for community college faculty, staff, and administrators.”
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