Category: Faculty
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Dr. Anita Ramirez
Dr. Ramirez is a fantastic example of a professor who cares about her students and who wants to instill in them a confidence and determination that will serve them well at Daley and beyond. Before Dr. Ramirez started teaching at Daley College, she had a career as a mechanical engineer, which offers her students a…
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Dr. Oliver Pergams
Dr. Oliver Pergams is an associate professor of biology whose passion for his field and his students is obvious. He encourages his students to care about the world around them, he is a champion of our college wetlands, he created and is the advisor for the environmental club, has been a STEM scholarship mentor, and…
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Dr. Michael Petersen
Dr. Michael Petersen is an English professor who spends each day, both in and out of the classroom, teaching and guiding students to become better thinkers and better writers, to appreciate literature, and to achieve whatever educational goals they have set out for themselves. His love of literature is obvious and inspiring not only to…
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Dr. Hamed Sarwar
In the spring of 2018, Dr. Sarwar received the faculty/staff Luminary Award at Harold Washington College. Dr. Hamed Sarwar works hard to ensure his biology students don’t just learn the material sufficiently to pass and move on to more advanced courses, but that they are able to understand how biology is a part of their…
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Angela Cotromanes
Angela Cotromanes, Truman’s education department chair, teaches classes in both education and child development. Angela works hard to help her students see their full potential, encourages them not to shy away from challenges, and supports them as much as possible. It is obvious that she loves what she does. One of her students says, “Angela…