Carl Sandburg College names Tina Braun-Smith ‘Faculty of the Year’

Carl Sandburg College has named its Faculty of the Year Award winner as Tina Braun-Smith.

Braun-Smith joined Sandburg as a nursing instructor in 2020 after nearly 15 years in health care and four years as an educator.

In addition to her role at Sandburg, Braun-Smith teaches students at Woodruff Career & Technical Center in Peoria about entry-level health careers and assists with the school’s certified nursing assistant program.

Braun-Smith created a remediation program for nursing students to assist with their success on licensure exams.

She also serves on Sandburg’s Faculty Council and is the faculty advisor for the Student Nurses Association.

Sandburg’s Adjunct Faculty of the Year is Ashely Reaves who herself is a 2008 graduate of Sandburg’s dental hygiene program.

Reaves maintains dental hygiene licensure in Illinois and Iowa and has 15 years of clinical experience in both public and private health sectors, including currently practicing pro re nata for Dr. Adam Sanberg in Monmouth.

She credits her decade of teaching success to her clinical experiences.

Erin Carder was named the Staff Member of the Year.

Carder is an academic advisor and retention coordinator with Sandburg’s TRIO Student Support Services program.

Tina Braun-Smith – Faculty of the Year
Ashley Reaves – Adjunct Faculty of the Year
Erin Carder – Staff Member of the Year

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