It is with great pride that I announce the recipients of Miami Dade College’s 2023 Endowed Teaching Chairs. This select group of faculty is recognized by their peers as exemplary professionals, dedicated to academic excellence and fostering student success. They embody the highest values of MDC.
These professors will now join the list of more than 300 Endowed Chairs honored since the program's inception in 1992:
Wells Fargo Bank Endowed Teaching Chair Sandra Torres, Professor
North Campus
AT&T II Endowed Teaching Chair Taurie Gittings, Associate Professor
West Campus
The Spillis Candela & Partners, Inc. Endowed Teaching Chair Billy Oliver, Associate Professor, Senior
North Campus
Rosenberg-McIntosh-Leigh Foundations Endowed Teaching Chair Marisol Varela, Professor
Kendall Campus
M. Anthony Burns/Ryder System Endowed Teaching Chair Nelly Delessy, Associate Professor, Senior
North Campus
Dr. John Cordrey Endowed Teaching Chair in Economics Robert Foran, Professor
Wolfson Campus
Citibank of Florida Endowed Teaching Chair in Arts Susan Epstein Garcia, Professor
New World School of the Arts - Wolfson Campus
This important program is made possible because of the generosity of our donors, as well as the ongoing work of the MDC Foundation. I would also like to thank Catherine Hanus-Zank, chair of the Endowed Teaching Chair Committee, for her dedication to this program, as well as the committee members who devoted time and effort to review faculty submissions and portfolios carefully and thoughtfully.
My sincerest congratulations go out to this year’s talented Endowed Teaching Chairs. Your commitment to excellence and innovation is making an impact in the students we serve and changing lives in our community everyday.
