Ivy Tech’s Kokomo Region names Hardin its 2009-10 President’s Award winner
KOKOMO, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Region recently named Fran Hardin its 2009-10 President’s Award recipient for her excellence in instruction. As a President’s Award winner, she joins thirteen others from across the state in being nominated for the prestigious Glenn W. Sample Award — an annual statewide honor bestowed upon an outstanding faculty member who exemplifies the mission of Ivy Tech Community College. The recipient of the Glenn W. Sample Award will be announced in June.
Hardin, the Kokomo Region Science Program Chair, has 35 years of teaching experience in middle school, high school and college classrooms. Before joining Ivy Tech as a full-time instructor, she taught part-time for the college, earning the honor as the region’s outstanding adjunct in the spring of 2007. She became chair of the science program in the summer of 2007 and last year earned the regional Rising Star Award.
Hardin has made an impact on campus by going above and beyond her day-to-day responsibilities. She has been involved with statewide curriculum and distance education committees and serves as co-chair for the fall instructional conference, she has recruited advisory members and adjunct faculty for the college from regional high schools and universities, and she has worked with others in the college to utilize grant funds for lab and course development. Hardin has been instrumental in both presenting and procuring speakers and facilitators for professional development events and community initiatives and she recently established the BEAKER (Bringing Eco-Awareness to Kokomo and Environmental Responsibility) Science Club for students, faculty and staff. A current service goal of the group is to increase and improve recycling efforts on campus.
Hardin has been involved in many campus and community service efforts. Each summer, she works closely with Glenn Grundmann, program director and faculty member at IU Kokomo, serving as a mentor and coordinator to deliver the Vision of Industry and Schools In Ongoing Networks (VISION) program to teachers in Miami, Howard, and Tipton counties. She currently is working on developing the college’s 2010 summer camps for elementary and middle school children, and she has initiated discussions with Kokomo High School and IU Kokomo regarding extra-curricular science opportunities for students. Other campus and community service efforts include support for the following groups:
Student Life
Stars and Stripes Club
Business Administration Student Organization
Ivy Players
Phi Theta Kappa
Student Government Association
United Way
Annual Toy Drive
We Care Christmas Tree
Mental Health America
American Technical Education Association
Hoosier Association of Science Teachers
Professional Development Committee
Mentor Committee
Living in the Real World
Each year the Kokomo Region solicits nominations for the President’s Award with a committee of faculty and staff selecting a President’s Award winner and runner-up. This year’s runner-up was Jay Hall, chair of the Academic Skills Advancement Department.
Ivy Tech Community College is the state’s largest public post-secondary institution and the nation’s largest singly-accredited statewide community college system with more than 130,000 students enrolled annually. Ivy Tech has campuses throughout Indiana. It serves as the state's engine of workforce development, offering affordable degree programs and training that are aligned with the needs of its community along with courses and programs that transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.
Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Region serves Cass, Fulton, Howard, Miami, Tipton and Wabash counties and includes campuses or instructional sites in the communities of Kokomo, Logansport, North Manchester, Peru, Rochester, Wabash and Winamac. To learn more about Ivy Tech, visit www.ivytech.edu.
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