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OCTC Dean Receives University Faculty Award from WKU

Dr. Stacy Edds-Ellis

by Bernie Hale

Owensboro, KY (06/03/2019) — Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Interim Academic Dean, Dr. Stacy Edds-Ellis was selected to receive the University Faculty Excellence in Part-time Teaching Award, from Western Kentucky University (WKU) in April. Edds-Ellis was honored for Excellence in Part-Time Teaching, after being nominated through the WKU College of Education and Behavioral Science from the Department of Education Administration, Leadership & Research. Edds-Ellis has taught in the Leadership program since 2014.

Edds-Ellis has been at OCTC since 2002 where she started her career in academics building the Discover College program. She has held various administrative positions and leads the OCTC accreditation process in addition to the Division of Professional and Technical Studies. Edds-Ellis has a bachelor's degree in Corporate and Organizational Communication and master's degree in Organizational Communication both from Western Kentucky University. She holds a doctoral degree in Administration and Organizational Development from University of Louisville.

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Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.

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The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.

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University Awards Announced,featured in the photo with WKU President, Dr. Caboni: Faculty Teaching Award winner - Melanie Autin, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Ogden College of Science and Engineerin. Faculty Research and Creative Activity Award winner - Rachel Tinius, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, Recreation & Sport, College of Health and Human Services. Faculty Public Service Award winner– Holli Drummond, Professor of Sociology, Potter College of Arts & Letters. Faculty Student Advisement winner– Carol Jordan, Instructor I of Theatre and Dance, Potter College of Arts & Letters. Part-time Teaching Award – Stacy Edds-Ellis, Instructor of Education Administration, Leadership & Research, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences.

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