Kellogg Community College recognized several employees with Faculty Excellence awards at the College’s annual all-employee General Session in August.
Faculty Excellence Award recipients are nominated by students in the fall and spring semesters. The awards recognize the outstanding performance of full- and part-time faculty, librarians and counselors who demonstrate excellence and provide outstanding service to students.
The 2026 recipients of the Faculty Excellence Award are:
- Biology Instructor Dr. Austin Begley, Full-Time Faculty Excellence Award
- Photography and Multimedia Professor Ryan Flathau, Distinguished Faculty Award
- Transfer and Pathways Manager Dr. Tony Gillum, Part-Time Faculty Excellence Award
- Nursing Instructor Nancy Saline, Full-Time Faculty Excellence Award
Pictured, from left to right, are Full-Time Faculty Excellence Award winner Dr. Austin Begley, Part-Time Faculty Excellence Award winner Dr. Tony Gillum, Vice President for Instruction Dr. Tonya Forbes, Distinguished Faculty Award winner Ryan Flathau and Full-Time Faculty Excellence Award winner Nancy Saline.
This article first appeared in the September 2026 edition of BruIN magazine. To read the issue online, please visit kellogg.edu/bruinmagazine.
