Pensacola State College honored six faculty at the Academy of Teaching Excellence ceremony recently at the Culinary Dining Room on the Pensacola campus.

Established in 1986 by Charles Atwell during his tenure as executive vice president, the Academy of Teaching Excellence recognizes outstanding faculty who exhibit sustained excellence in teaching. Each year, several full-time and adjunct faculty members are inducted into the Academy. In 1994, the Academy also began honoring one outstanding new faculty member.

A selection committee comprised of former Teaching Excellence winners, students and alumni selected this year’s recipients.

The 2015 inductees are Steve Hecht, adjunct instructor, Mathematics; John Holder, assistant professor, History, Languages and Social Sciences; Donna Shumway, professor, Allied Health; Stephen White, assistant professor, Allied Health; and Elizabeth Yelverton, professor, Biological Sciences.   Barbara Reitz, instructor, Biological Sciences, was honored as Outstanding New Faculty Member.