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Edison Community College
professor from Piqua earns national recognition for teaching excellence
An Edison Community College professor is being recognized for teaching excellence and joins a select group of higher education faculty throughout the nation.
For the third consecutive time, Jane Salisbury-- an Edison Professor of Biological Sciences-- has been named to “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.”
Salisbury will be highlighted in the publication’s seventh edition early this fall. She was previously recognized in the publication’s fifth and sixth editions in 1998 and 2000, respectively.
In October, according to “Who’s Who” spokesperson Teresa Elizondo, Salisbury will receive special mention among a listing of professors from two-year and four-year institutions who have “made a difference” in their students’ lives.
Elizondo said that only five percent of the nation’s teachers are honored in a single edition of “Who’s Who.” “Less than one percent,” she stated, “have been chosen for as many as three editions.”
She detailed that the opportunity to nominate a professor for “Who’s Who” is given to college and university students, who have already distinguished themselves for academic excellence and been featured in the “The National Dean’s List” publication.
The nomination of Salisbury for the 2002 edition was provided by former nursing student Kimberlee Freeman of Arcanum, whose maiden name while enrolled at Edison was
Fourman.
Now a registered nurse at Wayne Hospital in Greenville, Freeman said that the recognition given to her former college professor is “very well deserved.”
Freeman explained that Dr. Salisbury’s first-year courses in Anatomy and Physiology I and II made her an even better student in second-year, nursing classes-- including those completed in clinical settings.
“I earned two B’s from Dr. Salisbury, who was very challenging, but fair,” recalled Freeman, who totaled just several B’s in her entire associate degree program while graduating with honors.
“She instilled in me the additional drive it took to excel,” Freeman noted. “This extra motivation paid off in later Edison course work and during my career start.”
Freeman thanked Edison, its nursing faculty,
and Dr. Salisbury for “teaching me the skills and knowledge necessary to provide high quality care in my current nursing role in the medical surgical unit.”
Salisbury was employed as an Edison associate professor on a permanent, full-time basis in 1984.
Three years later, Salisbury was promoted to the rank of professor.
The Piqua resident holds a bachelor of arts degree in health, physical education, and biology from the University of Evansville. She earned a master of science in health and safety from Indiana University (IU). From IU, she also earned a doctor of health, safety, and biomechanics degree.
A year ago, Salisbury completed a master of arts degree in conflict resolution from Antioch University McGregor.
In addition to teaching at Edison, Salisbury has served as the college’s coordinator of institutional effectiveness since 2000. In this role, she drives the campus-wide effort that promotes continuous quality improvement.
While recognizing the country’s top teachers, like Salisbury, is the major objective of “Who’s Who,” it is not the only purpose.
Parke H. Davis, the publisher, said that the biographical sketches of honored teachers “serve as a valuable source for new and aspiring teachers who may wish to seek mentors.”
The publication is made available to libraries, educational associations, and organizations traditionally interested in knowing the names of good teachers, their qualifications, and where they are teaching.
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