The following members of the ACC community are among those scheduled to present at the NISOD (National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development) annual Teaching & Leadership Excellence Conference May 26-29 at the Austin Convention Center.

ACC President/CEO Dr. Richard Rhodes and Trustee Barbara Mink: “Preparing for Senior Leadership Positions in Community Colleges.”

Stephanie Hawley, associate vice president of college access programs, and Molly Beth Malcolm, intern to the president: “Reinventing the Community College: A Leader’s Guide to Systemic Change.”

Raymond Gerson, adjunct associate professor of human development: “Strategies for Increasing Student Retention and Success.”

Christina Michura, interim director of faculty development: “Grow Your Own: Different Perspectives on Institutional Leadership Academies.”

Charlotte Gullick, chair of the Creative Writing Department, and Shirin Khosropour, professor of psychology:Â “Exploring Humanitarian Law and Engaging Your Students as Global Thinkers.”

The following ACC recipients of NISOD Excellence Awards also will be recognized during the conference:

• Sheila Ammons, professor of accounting
• Shawn Amorde, associate professor of chemistry
• Jill Brockmann, adjunct assistant professor of business and technical communications
• Sarah Finney, professor of computer information technology
• Oralia Guerra, adjunct professor of developmental math
• Dawn Haley-Woodard, adjunct professor of management; associate, student life
• Linda Haywood, Cypress Creek Campus manager
• Thom McFarland, adjunct professor of English
• Jose Milan, associate professor of physical therapist assistant
• Missi Patterson, associate professor of psychology
• Pete Soto, district police patrol officer
• Gary Stewart, adjunct professor of computer information technology

NISOD Excellence Award recipients were selected from the nominees for ACC teaching and leadership awards.

More than 700 community colleges worldwide are NISOD members, including almost every large community college district, most urban and technical colleges in the U.S. and Canada, and more than 200 small, rural colleges worldwide. Visit the NISOD website for the conference schedule and additional information.