QUICK TAKES - APRIL 2022

Evangeline DeLeon_retired Nurse Educagtion Department Chair_BOR Meeting_041222

• Retired faculty member and Nurse Education Department Chair Dr. Evangeline “Vangie” DeLeon was granted the status of Professor Emeritus of Nurse Education. Dr. DeLeon was deemed an exemplary educator among her peers and students during her 26-year tenure from 1995 through 2021. Dr. DeLeon first started as an instructor, working her way through the tenure track process to the rank of professor and served as the Nurse Education Program Director beginning in 2010 before becoming the department’s Chair in 2012.

In 1997, the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development, better known as NISOD, recognized Dr. DeLeon’s dedication to education with their Excellence Award. Her leadership included collaboration among peers and outside resources to secure external funding to support the needs of the Nurse Education Department, building the exceptional program that it represents today. Grants she helped secure include the Texas Workforce Commission’s Nursing Mentorship Grant, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s (THECB) Nursing Innovation Grant: Building Lab and Simulation Capacity for Nurse Education, the THECB’s  State-Wide At-Risk Tracking and Intervention for Nurses Grant and the Nursing Shortage Reduction Program Grant.

Dr. DeLeon was an active member of the College’s Chairs Council during the time she served as the Nurse Education Department’s Chair as well as served on the Academic Standards Committee. She also served on numerous other institutional committees supporting the mission of Del Mar College and its students.

While Dr. DeLeon’s contributions to DMC were invaluable, she also participated in several activities that supported the community, including the City-Wide Health Fair, State-Wide Health Occupations Students of America Conference, the American Heart Association  “Go Red for Women” campaign, Corpus Christi Hypertension Collaborative, Family Ministries, Moody High School Health Science Academy Advisory Committee and the Coastal Bend Regional Science Fair.

She also enhanced her own knowledge and skills by maintaining active membership with notable organizations such as Sigma Theta Tau and the Texas Community College Teachers Association, along with other nurse-related organizations.

Congratulations, Dr. DeLeon!

NGLA Class 3_BOR Regular Meeting 041222

The NGLA Class 3 includes Michelle Avalos, Director of the Northwest Center with Off-Campus Programs; Dara Betz, Director of NCCER & Workforce Programs with Workforce Programs & Corporate Services; Michael Bratten, Communication Manager with College Relations; Charles Campbell, Business Administration Department Chairperson; Kiwana Denson, Director of Strategic Initiatives with Strategic Planning; Sharon Dunnivan-Mitchell, Assistant Professor with the Physical Therapist Assistant Program; Jessica Edwards, Counselor with Student Engagement & Retention; Angelica Gomez-Johnson, Curriculum Manager with Planning & Institutional Effectiveness; Chad Hector, Technology Support Coordinator with Information Technology; Renee Hundley, Disability Specialist with Student Engagement & Retention; Katherine Kennedy, Assistant Instructor at the Stone Writing Center with Library Services; Lucy Kernan, Director of Corporate Services with Workforce Programs & Corporate Services; Albert Longoria, Veterans Affairs Specialist with the Veterans Center; Kayla Lopez, Financial Aid Outreach Coordinator with Financial Aid Services; Celeste Morales, Student Enrollment Specialist with Outreach & Enrollment Services; Mandi Overby, Transcript Evaluator with Outreach & Enrollment Services; Luis Robles, Technology Support Coordinator with Information Technology; Robert Ruiz, Advance Coordinator/Instructor of Emergency Medical Services with the Public Service Department; Shane Stewart, Research Associate II with Institutional Research; Jeannette Viera, Office Manager with Business & Registration; Anna Villegas, Testing Examiner with the Testing Center; and Kathleen Westergren, Learning Resources Instructor with Library Services.

DMC History Faculty Dawson Barrett

Book Co-authored by DMC History Professor Named 2022 Book of the Yea by Illinois State Historical Society

 The Illinois State Historical Society recognized “Punks in Peoria: Making a Scene in the American Heartland,” co-authored by DMC Associate Professor of History Dr. Dawson Barrett, as its 2022 Book of the Year.

The Russell P. Strange Memorial Book of the Year Award is presented annually to an author or authors whose scholarship and research have made significant contributions to the study of Illinois history. The award’s judges called “Punks in Peoria” “a surprisingly solid study, offering multitudinous perspectives on music, class, economics, culture, politics, and urban history as well in 20th century Illinois.”

Published last year by the University of Illinois Press, “Punks in Peoria” examines the underground music scene of a mid-sized Midwest city, amid the backdrop of de-industrialization in the 1980s and 1990s. Known for its middle-of-the-road politics and culture, Peoria offered very little for its misfit youth, who built a music scene from scratch in a series of unusual music venues, including a YWCA, American Legion halls and area church basements.  

In conjunction with the book’s release, Dr. Barrett and co-author Jonathan Wright also shared their research in the Washington Post, Bandcamp Daily and the Chicago Reader.

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Piano Duo Sutanto and Chen Performing in France in May

DMC piano professors Dr. David Sutanto and Dr. Shao-Shan Chen have been invited to perform a Duo Piano Recital at Théȃtre Municipal Ducourneau in Agen, France on May 26. 

The event is sponsored by the Sister City Committee from City of Corpus Christi as part of the Cultural Exchange Program.

Agen is one of Corpus Christi’s Sister Cities, part of a program that promotes citizen diplomacy, cultural understanding and economic development opportunities. Other sister cities include Yokosuka, Japan and Keelung, Taiwan.

While in France, Chen and Sutanto will also present master classes at Lycée Bernard Palissy and Agen Conservatory of Music.