Texarkana College recognized its recipients of the annual National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Awards at the Board of Trustees meeting held Monday. Each year TC recognizes two individuals as NISOD nominees, one faculty member and one staff member, who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment and contribution to their students and colleagues. The recipients attend the NISOD Conference held in Austin, TX, and accept the awards alongside honorees representing technical and community colleges across the nation. TC’s 2024 honorees were Holley Robinson, who serves as faculty in TC’s STEM division an associate professor of biology, and Brandon Washington, who serves as TC’s vice president of campus operations and dean of the workforce training division.
Robinson has worked at Texarkana College for 10 years and was named the Endowed Chair for Teaching Excellence in 2023. Aside from serving our students as an outstanding instructor, Robinson dedicates her time out of the classroom benefitting the College through volunteer work as a member of the TC Faculty Association, Scholarship Committee, a sponsor for student clubs, and many other activities.
Robinson is described by her peers, supervisor, and students as inspiring, encouraging, dedicated, interesting and fun, and amazingly effective. Dr. Catherine Howard, Dean of STEM Division, said, Robinson has a passion for the disciplines of biology & anatomy & physiology and is a respected voice on campus.
