Faculty Awarded Tenure in 2021-22
June 15, 2022
The following Seattle Colleges faculty members have been awarded tenure at their college during the 2021-22 academic year. They were recognized during a reception hosted by the Seattle Colleges Board of Trustees on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.
North Seattle College
- Nicole Cook, Information Technology and Application Development
- Lyle Crews, Real Estate Property Management
- Leann Dittmar, Pharmacy Technician
- Erik Jaccard*, English
- Benjamin Roberts, Electronics and Engineering Technology
- Vinod Sastry, Mathematics
- Nausica Zorzi, Business and International Business
Seattle Central College
- Janine Buis, Nursing
- Katie Gourd-Ascencio, Nursing
- Anna Hackman, Humanities
- Ruby Hansra, Counseling
- Janet Hinson, Community Health and Education
- Bliss Holloway, Visual Media
- Scott Moy, Apparel Design and Development
- Nathan Ormsby, Web Design and Information Technology
- Agatha Stavnesli, Dental Hygiene
- William Szigat, Marine Engineering Technology
South Seattle College
- Steve Abercrombie, Sustainable Building Science Technology
- Sheila DeLeon, Basic and Transitional Studies
- David Hatfield*, Culinary
- Moonku Jun, Culinary
- Jill McDonough, Basic and Transitional Studies
- Mark Murphy*, Diesel Technology
- Stephanie Oostman*, Welding Technology
* Awarded tenure at June 9, 2022, meeting of the Seattle Colleges Board of Trustees and will be recognized at the 2023 faculty tenure reception.
Tenure is a form of academic job assurance awarded in recognition of the quality of a faculty member’s teaching, curriculum development, commitment to students and subject area, and service to the community. Those who earn tenure are awarded a permanent teaching position at their college.
At Seattle Colleges, the tenure process generally takes three years. During the three-year process, candidates are observed and evaluated by a committee comprised of faculty peers, staff, and students. Candidates must meet criteria determined by the tenure committee and must be recommended by both the college president and the chancellor.