Each December, JWMI faculty and leadership travel to sunny Florida to review the previous academic year and plan for the academic year ahead.
This year, the faculty was also celebrating a huge recognition, JWMI faculty were named by Poets & Quants* #1 in all three faculty categories.
- #1 Overall Quality of Professors
- #1 in Accessibility and Quality of Faculty
- #1 in Satisfaction with the Opportunities for Students to Create Good Connections with Faculty
As part of this working retreat, Dean of Faculty and Students, Mike Zeliff, honors select faculty members who champion the values and behaviors of JWMI and who bring the online classroom to life to inspire each student to do his or her very best. Faculty are evaluated based on scorecards that factor in various behaviors as outlined in the Faculty Charter, in addition, student NPS scores. The top 20% of professors for the year were nominated within each category. The leadership team then reviews those professors and evaluates for consistency during each term and Jack Welch’s famous tool for talent evaluation, the 4Es and a P of leadership.
This year, the following outstanding faculty were awarded:
Full Professor of the Year Award
Terrie Pellitteri
Associate Professor of the Year Award
Lou Melocchi
Part-time Course Lead Award
Jeremy Agler
Full-time Course Lead Award
John Shaw
Mission & Values Award
Joseph Anderson
Curriculum Award
Kirstin Leighton-Lucas
The Curriculum Award is awarded to a faculty member who helps to build or improve upon a course in a meaningful way. Kirstin’s leadership to improve JWMI’s coaching process and support and train new communication coaches was instrumental in driving positive results for JWMI students. Her “student-first” mindset is evident in all her work to improve JWMI’s process and curriculum content.
Social Media Award
Blanche Wallace
The Social Media Award is awarded to a faculty member who helps to promote the school through his or her use of social media. Blanche is an active member of our social community across all platforms. Specifically, her engagement on LinkedIn and with JWMI marketing collateral and stakeholders makes her a powerful brand ambassador.
Hustler of the Year Award
Dan Hecht
2019 Team Award: JWI 510
Congratulations to all our outstanding faculty for setting such high standards and for this achievement.