Teaching And Staff Excellence Awards

One faculty and one staff member of Newman were selected from 90 different nominations to receive the 2024 Teaching and Staff Excellence awards. Each award recognizes the honoree for going above and beyond their campus call of duty.

The 2024 Teaching Excellence Award went to Sherry Ewing, instructor and clinical coordinator of the Radiologic Technology program, and the 2024 Staff Excellence Award was given to Icer Vaughan ’98, chief information officer and operations manager.

Ewing was surprised and brought to tears when she received the award, crafted from glass. The token of appreciation motivates her to continue the work she is a part of each day, she said.

“It confirms that what I’m doing is working, that it’s getting through to the students and they appreciate it,” Ewing said.

Vaughan was first a student worker, then began work as a part-time staff member in September 1997. He graduated in 1998 and took on full-time status as a staff member in 1998. He was humbled to receive the excellence award.

“It’s just nice to be recognized and know that people see and feel the aspects of the work I do,” he said.