Category: Luminary Award
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Alta Williams
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Ahmmad Khalil
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Jessica Teliz
When Jessica Teliz graduated from Mother McAuley High School, she wasn’t exactly sure what career path she wanted to take and wanted to find a college where she could explore her options while not breaking the bank. She decided to follow in her aunt’s footsteps and attend Harold Washington College, where she knew students would…
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Dr. Daniel Davis
Dr. Davis takes his love of African American culture and history and uses it to help his students think critically about the world around them. He empowers his students, stressing the value of learning about yourself and your culture. He helps them build a foundation of both knowledge and self-confidence. Dr. Davis always has time…
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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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Patti Paone
Patti Paone is a Nursing Education Specialist at Malcolm X College’s school of nursing. With over four decades of experience as a nurse, her expertise, her positive presence on campus, and her obvious love of helping to educate our students are all appreciated by her coworkers and students alike. She works with students who need…
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Dorothy Johnson
May of 2018 was a big month for Dorothy Johnson. She received CCC’s first ever Luminary Award, graduated with her associate degree and turned 70 on Mother’s Day. Dorothy is the president of the Olive-Harvey College Student Government Association, started a club to support students transitioning from Adult Education to credit classes, and led the…
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Nathan Price
Nathan Price moved to Chicago from Streator, Illinois in search of opportunity. Having worked construction jobs since high school, Nathan was looking for a career where he would not only earn a good living, but enjoy what he did. He had family living in Englewood who pointed him to Kennedy-King College, and his dad suggested…