Honors & awards. (faculty lounge).

Lisa Bastiaans, a physical sciences professor at Nassau Community College in Garden City, N.Y., recently received an Excellence Award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development.

Bastiaans has been teaching meteorology and climatology at Nassau for 22 years.

Ron Wright and Charlie Maier, motorcycle-training instructors at Central Florida Community College in Ocala, Fla., were recently named winners of the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Instructor Team of the Year Award for Florida. They were chosen from a group of 230 Florida instructors for their commitment to excellence and for dedication to their program.

Seven faculty members at the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh have been named winners of awards for teaching excellence by file National Institute for Stuff and Organizational Development. The recipients include: JoAnn Avoli, professor of allied health: Dr. Sandra B. Bobick, science professor; Diane Joseph, instructor of vocational training programs; David W. Palcho, professor of English and education; Tim Savina computer information technology instructor; David Steinhart, professor of English and head of communication arts; and Thomas A. Turich, professor of computer information technology.

Addie Kinghorn, a horticulture instructor at Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Neb., has been selected Educator of the Year by the Nebraska Professional Lawn Care Association. The award is given annually to an individual who promotes the turf grass industry through education.

Anne Doolin, a criminal justice administration faculty member at Triton College in River Grove, Ill., has received an award for her work coordinating and hosting Drive Wise, Stay Alive, a mature driver program. The program offers guidance to motorists experiencing physical changes that may affect driving ability.

Professor John Henry Davis, who teaches humanities at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, N.Y., recently won two awards at the Slamdunk Film Festival held in Park City, Utah. Davis was recognized for his first feature film, "Ordinary Sinner."

The California Community Colleges have recognized Dr. Brenda Flyswithhawks, a faculty member at Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa, and Pam Chao, a faculty member at American River College in Sacramento, as the winners of the 2002 John W. Rice Diversity Awards.

Roger Green, an instructor of social science at Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff, Neb., has received the 2001 Faculty Member Award from the Nebraska Community College Association. Green has been teaching economics, political science and history at Western Nebraska since 1964.

Hilda Dallal, a professor of student personnel services at Nassau Community College in Garden City, N.Y., has received a Fullbright Scholar Award for the 2002-2003 academic year. Dallal is also an international student adviser and an English as a Second Language counselor.