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CONGRATULATIONS
to the recipients of the 2020-21 McPherson Distinguished Teaching Award!
AWARDEE BIOS
The McPherson Distinguished Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching & Outstanding Commitment to Quality Education. The Award is funded through a perpetual endowment
held by the NVC Foundation.
The McPherson Distinguished Teaching Award is funded by the McPherson Endowment established by the founding president Dr. Harry McPherson and his family now held by the Napa Valley College Foundation.
Dr. Harry McPherson, Napa Valley College Founding President
Founding President Dr. Harry McPherson has helped generations of Napa Valley College students. From his vision and institutional leadership to his support of scholarships and encouragement of individual students, he touched many lives. Establishing the McPherson Distinguished Teaching Award is another example of his support of our outstanding faculty and his commitment to excellence in education.
2019 McPherson Awardee Paul Gospodarczyk with past recipients
| List of McPherson Distinguished Teaching Award Winners |
| 1987 | 1998 | 2009 |
Dr. George Hagen* Dolores Fischer | Gary Vann Dr. Jerry Somerville | Michael Conroy Dr. Linda Napholz |
| 1988 | 1999 | 2010 |
John Charlesworth William Blair | Carole Kent Kate Benscoter | Shawna Bynum Dr. Nadine Wade-Gravett |
| 1989 | 2000 | 2011 |
Ernest Abbott* Dr. Chris Burditt | Anne Evans Helen Ortega | Rick Donohoe |
| 1990 | 2001 | 2012 |
Janet Gonzalez-Mena Barbara Klemenok-Rasmussen | Dr. Melody Seymour Lauralyn Bauer | Andrea Bewick |
| 1991 | 2002 | 2013 |
Richard Bremer Sylvia Mastroyannakis | Carole Chassereau, RN Nick Anast | Dr. Tia Madison Martha Elizalde de Pereira |
| 1992 | 2003 | 2014 |
Dr. Roberto Juan Gonzalez Jean Schroeder* | Lauren Coodley Jeff Omodt | Glen Bell William Miller |
| 1993 | 2004 | 2015 |
Gwynne Pacheco John Langenbach | Linda Simpson | Dr. Forest Quinlan Maria Villagomez Dr. Mani Subramanian |
| 1994 | 2005 | 2016 |
Dr. Stephen Krebs Dr. Charles Ray | Laura Ecklin Bill Fried | Dr. Daniel Clemens |
| 1995 | 2006 | 2017 |
Carolyn Fruchtenicht Christy Kling | Noreen Martin Denise Rosselli | Randy Villa |
| 1996 | 2007 | 2018 |
Mignon Stephenson Graham Robert Chudnofsky | Dianna Chiabotti Rebecca Scott | Dr. Steven Fawl Paul Wagner |
1997
| 2008 | 2019
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Peter Wright Emily Cosby | Ann Gross Sable Howard Hughes | Kelly McCann Paul Gospodarczyk
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2020
| 2021
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* deceased