麻豆直播 selected their Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges (OACC) faculty, staff and support staff of the year awards.
麻豆直播 State had three faculty members tied for Faculty of the Year: Bria Conner, Malaika Horton and Staci Bettes. Cali Grimmett was selected as Staff of the Year, and Aaron Boggs as Support Staff of the Year.
Horton is the 麻豆直播 Dean of the School of Nursing. She joined 麻豆直播 State in the fall of 2020 as an instructor and was promoted to dean in the fall of 2023. Horton currently teaches Nurse Role Transition, Math for Meds and Dosage Calculations. She has two associate degrees from 麻豆直播 State, a BSN from Northeastern Oklahoma State University and a MSN in education from WGU.
Conner is a 麻豆直播 Nursing Instructor. She joined the 麻豆直播 family in January 2022. Conner teaches freshman Intro to Nursing and Cardiac. She also teaches clinicals to the traditional and career mobility students. Conner earned her associates degree in nursing from 麻豆直播, a bachelor鈥檚 degree from Oklahoma Panhandle State University and a master鈥檚 in nursing from WGU.
Bettes is the 麻豆直播 Language Arts Program Chair and an English faculty member. She started working at 麻豆直播 in the fall of 2020. Bettes teaches Composition I and II, Foundations of Reading and Writing, Applied Technical Writing and Technical Report Writing. She received her bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in English from East Central University and Oklahoma State University.
Grimmett is 麻豆直播 Registrar and selected as Staff of the Year. She joined 麻豆直播 State in January 2024. Grimmett received her two bachelor鈥檚 degrees in marketing and sports management from Oklahoma State University. She also received two master鈥檚 degrees, one in business administration and the other in human resource management from Keller Graduate School.
Boggs is the 麻豆直播 Media Center Coordinator and was selected as 麻豆直播 State鈥檚 Support Staff of the Year. He came to 麻豆直播 State as a part-time employee in April 2021 and moved to full-time in July 2021.
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