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Endowed Chair
Pam Smith, a Natural Science Department instructor,
was presented the Endowed Chair for Teaching Excellence and Student
Learning Jan. 20 during a faculty inservice meeting in the Brown Center.
Smith, in her eighth year at Cowley, was selected for the award from
a field of six nominees.
The five others are David Bostwick, Humanities; Marlys Cervantes, Humanities;
Beverly Grunder, Business and Service Technology; Jafar Hashemi, Natural Sciences;
and Todd Shepherd, Social Sciences. All six candidates received gifts.
Dr. Pat McAtee, Cowley president, introduced Smith as the 2004-2006 recipient. “Pam
demonstrates leadership both in and out of the classroom,” McAtee said. “She
is a valuable member of a team as her contributions are always offered with what
is good for the college and our students as her focal point.” Smith expressed
gratitude toward her colleagues at Cowley. “This award is as much yours
as it is mine,” she said. Smith teaches all levels of chemistry at the
college, and was instrumental in the remodeling of the chemistry lab on the main
campus. She is involved in a Title III grant pilot program integrating the use
of technology in her classroom. Most recently, she received a $1,000 grant from
the National Computational Science Institute. The money was used to purchase
software to allow chemistry students to build molecules on computer. In 1999,
Smith received a Master Teacher award from the National Institute for Staff and
Organizational Development in Austin, Texas.
On campus, she is president of the College Education Association, has been a
sponsor for the Math and Science Club and Mu Alpha Theta (a national mathematics
honor society) for the past five years, chairs the Site Safety team, and serves
on many other committees and teams at the college. The Endowed Chair for Teaching
Excellence and Student Learning was established in 1998 and is sponsored by Corner
Bank of Winfield and Arkansas City. Jana Dobbs, senior vice president for relationship
management, and Joyce McArtor, vice president and manager of the Corner Bank
branch in Arkansas City, presented Smith with a check for $2,000. Smith will
receive another check for $2,000 next year. Award recipients are to use $1,000
of the award for professional development. The remaining $3,000 is a cash stipend.
