Suzette Overby - 2008 Award for Excellence in Teaching

Four Excellence in Teaching Award winners named by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees has given the system's highest academic honor, Excellence in Teaching Awards, to four faculty members from Rochester Community and Technical College, Riverland Community College, St. Paul College and North Hennepin Community College.

The four honorees were selected from among 22 Board of Trustees Outstanding Educators. They are Robin Fruth-Dugstad of Rochester Community and Technical College, Suzette Overby of Riverland Community College, Daniel Paulnock of St. Paul College and Eugenia Paulus of North Hennepin Community College.

"The Board of Trustees Excellence in Teaching Awards are designed to acknowledge and reward exceptional professional accomplishments of individuals and to encourage ongoing excellence in teaching," said Dan McElroy, who chairs the board's Academic and Student Affairs Committee. "We know it is becoming increasingly important for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to be able to demonstrate to potential students, to employers, and to taxpayers that our academic programs and services meet objective and high standards for quality."

Suzette Overby teaches in and coordinates the human services program at Riverland Community College in Austin. Reviewers said her teaching methods and syllabi demonstrate her commitment to a student-centered classroom and her awareness of diverse student needs. Her use of assessment strategies displays an exemplary range of techniques to ensure student learning fits her course and program goals. She holds a bachelor's degree in corrections and law enforcement from Minnesota State University, Mankato and a master's degree in counseling and human services from DePaul University in Illinois.

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