Pulaski Technical College: two year community college in central Arkansas

Employee Recognition

Pulaski Technical College faculty and staff represent the institution's richest resource. Pulaski Tech’s employee recognition program was established in an effort to recognize and reward faculty and staff for their contributions to the success of the overall mission of the college.

Each year, Pulaski Tech honors its faculty and staff with an Employee Recognition Luncheon during the week of commencement. During the event, awards are presented to faculty and staff in recognition of their years of service to the college in five-year increments, and faculty and staff are honored for their excellence and achievements during the year.

The college also presents the following awards to outstanding faculty and staff:

Star Award – This award recognizes exemplary performance by Pulaski Technical College faculty and staff. All regular full-time faculty and staff are eligible for nomination. The Employee Recognition Committee will select one faculty member and one staff member to receive the Star Award each month. Nominees who are not selected for an award are eligible for future consideration and/or re-nomination. Monthly Star Award recipients will be eligible for consideration for the Susan K. Reid Award for Teaching Excellence and the Quenton C. Burge Award for Service Excellence, which are presented at the Employee Recognition Luncheon in May. Click here to view the Star Award recipients.

Quenton C. Burge Award for Service Excellence – For more than 40 years, Quenton C. Burge has been a dedicated employee of the Physical Plant department of Pulaski Technical College. In 2004, the college’s annual Award for Service Excellence was named in his honor. Now in his eighties, Burge remains an integral part of the Pulaski Tech family. Each year, this award is presented to a staff member that provides quality service to the students, faculty, staff and community.

Susan K. Reid Award for Teaching Excellence – Susan Reid taught mathematics at Pulaski Tech for many years until her death in 2001. She truly defined the word excellence, and this award, which recognizes outstanding teaching, is a tribute to her many years of devoted service to Pulaski Tech students and the community. Reid was the first recipient of the college’s outstanding faculty award in 1996. In 2002, the Award for Teaching Excellence was renamed in her honor.

Barbara Peters Adjunct Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence – Barbara Peters taught English at Pulaski Tech for many years until her death in 2007. Her legacy at the college is one of popularity, outstanding teaching ability and devotion to student success. In 2008, the Adjunct Award for Teaching Excellence was renamed in her honor.

Past Honorees

Quenton C. Burge Award for Service Excellence
(Formerly Outstanding Employee Award. Renamed in 2004.)

Jerry Thrower
Physical Plant
1997

Linda Yelder
Student Services
1998

Kim Wilkerson
Business Office
1999

Quenton C. Burge
Physical Plant
2000

Tena Carrigan
President’s Office
2001

Billie Egli
Business Office
2002

Cindy Nesmith
Division of Fine Arts and Humanities
2003

Beth Trafford
Counseling and Advisement
2004

Robert Smith
Campus Police/Public Safety
2005

Judy Huckeba
Student Services Representative
2006

Lennon Parker
Public Relations and Marketing
2007

Lilly Dixon
Office of Instruction
2008

Larry Lewallen
Technical & Industrial Programs
2009

Brandi Coleman Hutsell
Student Services
2010

Lisa Fisher
Counseling and Advising
2011

Donna McSpadden
Counseling and Advising
2012

Susan K. Reid Award for Teaching Excellence
(Formerly Outstanding Faculty Member Award. Renamed in 2002.)

Susan K. Reid
Instructor of Mathematics
1996

Jason Martin
Instructor of History
1997

Carolyn Walker
Instructor of Business
1998

DeAnna Davis
Instructor of Dental Assisting
1999

Tom Hunt
Instructor of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology
2000

Gail Fry
Instructor of English
2001

Calvin White
Instructor of History
2002

Augusta Farver
Instructor of Paralegal Technology
2003

Danny Fisher
Instructor of Diesel Mechanics Technology
2004

Vondra Armstrong
Instructor of Business
2005

Ulrike White
Spanish Instructor
2006

Candace Pierce
Instructor of Sociology
2007

Jimmy Davis
Instructor of Respiratory Therapy
2008

Nicki Feldman
Mathematics/Natural and Social Sciences
2009

Johnny Dollar
Instructor of History
2010

Dr. Martha Eshleman
Instructor of Anatomy & Physiology
2011

Cheryl Moody
Instructor of Spanish
2012

Barbara Peters Adjunct Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence
(Formerly Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member Award. Renamed in 2008.)

Lauren Garland
Instructor of Respiratory Therapy
2003

Antoinette Brim
Instructor of English
2004

Janet Naylor
Instructor of Business
2005

Mary Walla
Instructor of Business
2006

Dr. Milton Lites
Instructor of Music
2007

Donnie Ferneau
Instructor of Culinary
2007

Paula Long
Instructor of Business
2008

Brenda Aycock
Education & Academic Success
2009

Sheila Glasscock
Instructor of Theatre Arts
2010

John Gregan
English Skills/Composition Instructor
2011

Patricia Reed
Early Childhood Education
2012

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