Nancy Blane Guerra Award - Employee Awards

Meg Dawczak

macejak — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:02:59 +0000

Meg Dawczak started at Moraine Valley as a part-time instructor in the Intensive English Language Program in 2009. She later taught English as a Second Language (ESL) classes and became the coordinator of Records and Assessment before assuming her current role as manager of Transition and ESL in 2017. Her nominators, Dr. Nina Shoman-Dajani, assistant […]

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Tamima Farooqui

macejak — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:08:08 +0000

For nearly 17 years, Tamima Farooqui has dedicated her time, talents and passion to helping students, coworkers and the community through her positions at the college. That service and excellence earned her the Nancy Blane Guerra Award. Farooqui began her career at Moraine Valley at the end of 2007 as a job resource specialist in […]

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Dr. Alicea Toso

macejak — Mon, 01 May 2023 17:18:33 +0000

When selecting a recipient for the Nancy Blane Guerra Award, several attributes are considered key: loyalty, dedication, flexibility, being a team player, excellent work ethic and having a positive outlook. It’s a fitting description of Dr. Alicea Toso, manager of the Honors Program and Liberal Arts Student Support Services, who is this year’s award recipient. […]

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Rick Sand

macejak — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 15:42:46 +0000

Noted for his value to the Academic Advising Department and beyond, Rick Sand received the 2022 Nancy Blane Guerra Award. Sand started at the college as a part-time advisor 10 years ago before becoming the advising resource coordinator after two years. Since then he has implemented many technological changes to help his department while benefiting […]

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China Dostal

macejak — Wed, 19 May 2021 16:24:42 +0000

She works behind the scenes on the web details that many people take for granted, including some of the most important forms for students. That attention to detail earned China Dostal the 2021 Nancy Blane Guerra Award. Since 2011, Dostal has worked on the web side of Information Technology (IT) in one way or another. […]

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Jodi Marneris

macejak — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 21:37:46 +0000

Jodi Marneris is passionate, considerate, detail-oriented, engaging and a talented storyteller. For these reasons, and so many more, she is receiving the Nancy Blane Guerra Award. First and foremost, Marneris loves talking with students and telling their stories. She is a strong writer with a natural ability to make people feel comfortable and open up […]

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