Arizona Western College names 2024 Teachers of the Year
April 18, 2024Nicole Bethurum and Jane Peabody to be recognized during annual celebration
Yuma, AZ (April 18, 2024) – Arizona Western College’s 2024 Teacher of the Year honorees are Nicole Bethurum, Professor of Mathematics and Head Softball Coach, and Jane Peabody, Coordinator of Physical and Wellness Education.
Arizona Western College names 2023 Teachers of the Year
April 21, 2023Dr. Sara Amani and Rafael Encinas to be recognized during annual celebration
Yuma, AZ (April 21, 2023) – Arizona Western College’s 2023 Teacher of the Year honorees are Dr. Sara Amani, Professor of Multilingual Composition Specialist, and Rafael Encinas, Academic Advisor and Transition Coordinator.
Arizona Western College names 2021 Teachers of the Year
March 18, 2021Full-time and associate faculty members to be recognized during annual celebration
Yuma, AZ (March 18, 2021) – Arizona Western College’s 2021 Teacher of the Year honorees are full-time faculty member Deltrina Grimes, Professor of Choral and Vocal Music, and associate faculty member Katheline Ocampo, Professor of Psychology.
Arizona Western College names 2020 Teachers of the Year
March 11, 2020Full-time and associate faculty members to be recognized at annual celebration
Yuma, AZ (March 11, 2020) – Arizona Western College’s 2020 Teacher of the Year honorees are full-time faculty member Dr. Matthew Smith, Professor of Biology, and associate faculty member Rudy Ortiz, Professor of Early Childhood Education.
Arizona Western College names 2019 Teachers of the Year
March 11, 2019Yuma, AZ (March 11, 2019) - Arizona Western College’s 2019 Teacher of the Year honorees are full-time faculty member Fabiana Bowles, Professor of Nursing, and associate faculty member Alma Barrandey, Director of the Child Development Learning Laboratory.
Arizona Western College selects 2018 Teachers of the Year
April 10, 2018Yuma, AZ (March 29, 2018) - Arizona Western College’s 2018 Teacher of the Year honorees are Sarah Berner, Professor of Agricultural Science, and Cindy Marchant, Adjunct Faculty of Communications.
Arizona Western College’s 2017 Teachers of the Year
April 21, 2017This year’s Arizona Western College 2017 Teachers of the Year honorees are Reetika Dhawan, Professor of Mathematics, and Douglas Pearson, Adjunct Faculty of Business. Both will be recognized at the Yuma County Education Foundation Teacher of the Year banquet at the Yuma Civic and Convention Center on April 25th.
As the Teacher of the Year, one of Reetika’s award responsibilities is to select a student who is a high school senior or a student already attending AWC for a scholarship.