AVC STANDOUT VETERAN PROFESSOR LAUDED FOR SERVICE AND COMMITMENT.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. professor Neal Weisenberger was named Wednesday as the college's scholar in residence, AVC's top recognition for faculty members. A faculty member for 20 years, Weisenberger teaches landscaping and agriculture courses, writes a newspaper column on gardening and is an Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency board member. ``I'm honored and pleased,'' Weisenberger said of the award. Weisenberger was picked by a vote of the college's faculty governing body Noun 1. governing body - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he , the Academic Senate, based on his commitment to serving students and advancing his profession, college officials said. The 19th person honored as scholar in residence, Weisenberger will receive a $750 stipend sti·pend n. A fixed and regular payment, such as a salary for services rendered or an allowance. [Middle English stipendie, from Old French, from Latin st and be asked to conduct a presentation for the public next year. Weisenberger got his first landscaping job at 14, working for his father who was a farmer and landscaper in the San Joaquin Valley Noun 1. San Joaquin Valley - a vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland Calif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes . He got a set of golf clubs rather than a paycheck. Weisenberger had known since high school that he wanted to teach agriculture. He pursued his dream by earning bachelor's and master's degrees from California State Polytechnic University
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He planned to teach high school, but there was an opening at Antelope Valley College. ``I interviewed on a Wednesday, was hired Friday and started working the following Tuesday,'' he said. The scholar in residence award goes to a full-time instructor who increases knowledge in his or her discipline, brings credit to the college, offers insights to students and is dedicated to innovation and excellence in education, the college says. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Neal Weisenberger, a landscape and agriculture professor, has been named Antelope Valley College scholar in residence for his service to AVC (1) (Advanced Video Coding) The video compression techniques used in the H.264 standard, jointly developed by ISO and the ITU-T. See H.264. (2) (Audio Visual C students. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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