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Distinguished Nevadan

Dr. Dwyer Recognized by NSHE

The 13-member Board of Regents recognized the retired history professor with the Distinguished Nevadan Award.

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Niki Gladys Receives Achievement Award from Chamber

Honoring Women of Achievement

WNC Advancement Executive Director Niki Gladys is among 10 women from the community that the Carson City Chamber of Commerce honored.

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Outreach and Access Awarded

Outreach and Access Team Honored

Nevada Association of School Boards has recognized Western Nevada College

WNC’s Outreach and Access Team collaborates with high school administrators, counselors, and teachers to offer the best opportunities for students. 

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Great Colleges Awards WNC

Great Colleges Program Award

WNC Recognized for its Leadership

WNC was recognized for its Confidence in Senior Leadership, Mission & Pride, and  Supervisor/Department Chair Effectiveness.

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CDC wins Best of Carson City

Child Development Center Earns Sixth Straight Best of Carson City No. 1 Honor

Acosta-Rogers and her team of childcare providers are regularly responsible for the safety and the education foundation of 90 children.

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Community Hero

Greater Nevada Credit Union Recognizes WNC Disability Support Services Director as Community Hero

As Western Nevada College’s Disability Support Services director, Susan Trist has provided access to higher education to students with disabilities, for nearly two decades.

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Community Hero

WNC Professor of Mathematics Tim Mayo, a veteran, has been chosen by Greater Nevada Credit Union as a Community Hero

Mayo began teaching Mathematics and Statistics classes at WNC Fallon in 2018 and became tenured in 2022.

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Dr. Dana Ryan Honored

The Nevada Women’s Fund Salute to Women of Achievement

Western Nevada College is pleased to announce that Dr. Dana Ryan, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, was recognized at the 2023 Nevada Women’s Fund Salute to Women of Achievement.

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Carson City Club of Soroptimist International 

Soroptimists to Honor WNC's Child Development Center Director

As a leader in the predominantly women’s field of early childhood development, Anna Lisa Acosta-Rogers has been able to impact the lives of many young women.

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Regents’ Teaching Award

History Professor Dr. Amy Ghilieri Honored with Regents’ Teaching Award

These teaching and human qualities are only some of the admiring comments that have been shared about Dr. Ghilieri and why, in part, the history professor has been selected as the Regents’ Teaching Award recipient for Western Nevada College.

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Regents' Creative Activities Award

Regents' Creative Activities AwardRegents Recognize WNC Fine Arts Professor Rachel Stiff with Creative Activities Award

A year after receiving tenure, Western Nevada College Fine Arts Professor Rachel Stiff has again been recognized by the Nevada System of Higher Education.

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Extraordinary Woman

Chamber Recognizes Professor Arrigotti as 'Extraordinary Woman'

Western Nevada College Professor of Music Stephanie Arrigotti and 11 other Carson City-area women were recognized by the Carson City Chamber of Commerce on Sept. 15 during a luncheon event titled “Shining a Light on Carson City’s Extraordinary Women” at the Gold Dust West.

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Successful Student Award

Online Graphic Design Certificate Program Rated 9th

A higher education consulting organization has recognized Western Nevada Colleges online Graphic Design Certificate Program among the top 10 in the United States.

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Nevada Nursing Foundation Honors Nursing Director

Ingraffia-Strong has been an Important Part of the Nursing Program Since 2005

Nursing Professor Deborah Ingraffia-Strong works with Julia Guier in a nursing lab at Western Nevada College in Carson City.

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