CCCD Foundation Dr. John D. Renley Faculty Scholarship Winners   COSTA MESA, Calif.—Three Coast Community College District faculty members, Debra Secord, Ron Gibson and Georgie Monahan, were awarded $1,000 scholarships by the District’s foundation to use for a professional development activity of their choosing to improve classroom instruction and/or teaching at their college. CONTACT: Martha Parham District Director, Marketing and Public Affairs (714) 438-4605 May 26, 2006 NEWS Each faculty member’s project had to fall under one of five specific categories: Education New Assignments Publications Production of Educational Materials Professional Organization Activities    Debra Secord, a health professor at Coastline Community College (CCC), created a set of updated health websites and materials for telecourse Health classes.  In addition, she re-wrote the Telecourse Handbook, which includes the new learning outcomes for each unit, as well as changed the assignments to correspond with the new telecourse series.     Secord said the students taking these courses and the faculty teaching them will be able to move from one Health 100 section to the next without encountering major differences in content, outcomes and evaluation methods.    “All instructors teaching the course sections were consulted and briefed on the course website and handbook changes and are ready to start their assignments using the new materials this summer,” Secord said.   Ron Gibson, geology professor at Golden West College (GWC), used the funds to purchase various rocks and minerals that are discussed during geology labs and lectures.   “There is a desperate need of funds in the geology department.  This money will have an immediate impact on the improvement of instruction in Golden West’s geology classes,” Gibson said.  “With all the chemicals and tests done on these specimens, it is only a matter of time until they are worn out.”    Gibson plans to have all the specimens unpacked, labeled and ready for use in the fall semester.    Georgie Monahan, professor at Orange Coast College, attended the annual “League for Innovation” conference in Atlanta, Georgia, which focused on improving student and organizational learning through innovation, experimentation and institutional transformation.     “Attending this conference provided me with exposure to current teaching and learning programs at community colleges from across the country, particularly with reference to integrating student learning outcomes into our curriculum,” Monahan said.    For general information about the CCCD Foundation or to view the 2006 scholarship winners’ reports, visit the District’s website at http://www.cccd.edu/about/foundation.aspx.  To contact the foundation's Executive Director, Erin Curtis, please call (714) 438-4698. ### The Coast Community College District is the ninth largest community college district in the state in credit enrollment, serving 60,000 students each semester. The district is comprised of Coastline Community College headquartered in Fountain Valley, Golden West College in Huntington Beach and Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa.