Former DELTA Grant recipients Suzie Goodell and Natalie Cooke were awarded the Gertrude Cox Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching and Learning with Technology alongside DELTA Instructional Designers Cathi Dunnagan and Jessica White. From left to right: Suzie Goodell, Natalie Cooke, Cathi Dunnagan and Jessica White.

Staff Accolades

The Staff Accolades section captures the achievements and expertise of our staff, from presentations to certifications and awards. This is how we Think and Do both locally and across the globe — in-person and virtually.

Due to COVID-19, most conferences were transitioned to virtual events and others were canceled or postponed again this fiscal year. Many DELTA staff members still presented virtually and continued to work hard to share their knowledge and expertise.

Outreach

Presentations

2020 NCAIR Summer Virtual Conference

July 21, 2020

  • Willis, Chris; and Salam, Jakia. “Data vs. Hunch: Letting Data Lead Innovation in Course Design.” (~48 attendees)

EduWeb Digital Summit 2020

August 5, 2020

  • Gyalog, Laurie; and Bean, Katie. “Boost Your Efficiency with Project Management and Agile.” (60+ attendees)

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Communicators Meeting

August 19, 2020

  • O’Neal [now Stallings], Sherry; and Stanard, Suzanne. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Communications Workshop, “Communication Resources Around Campus.” (16 attendees)

2020 Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI) Fall Virtual Conference

September 30, 2020

  • Colvin, Shawn; and Pearson, Tony. “Deploying SMPTE ST 2110 in a Distributed Campus System.” (240 Attendees)

UNC CAUSE

October 6-22, 2020

  • Petherbridge, Donna; Hazelhurst, Gwen; Bell, Mardecia; Carroway, Debbie; and Sexton, Jill. “Leadership in a Crisis: Lessons Learned.” (60+ attendees)
  • Petherbridge, Donna; and White, Jessica. “Competency-Based Education Design with the End in Mind: Course Maps, Accordions, and Connections.” (30+ attendees)
  • Salam, Jakia; and Willis, Chris. “Data vs. the Hunch: Letting Data Lead Innovation in Course Design.” (70+ attendees)
  • Smith, Bethany. “Leading Online Conferences and Events: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.” (60 Attendees)

EDUCAUSE

October 27-29, 2020

  • Petherbridge, Donna; Hazelhurst, Gwen; Bell, Mardecia; Carroway, Debbie; and Sexton, Jill. “A Women in Tech Starter Kit: Starting on Hip, and Keeping Things Hopping.” (on demand, attendance not captured)
  • Weber, Tracey; Petherbridge, Donna; Shankar, Sowmya; Gacharná, Felipe; Turner, Ashley; Perezcastaneda, Tana; Casarez, Robert; Moeller, Ashley; and Eddins, Lamont. “Courage and commitment: Starting a diversity and inclusion program.” (on demand, attendance not captured)

Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Accelerate Conference

November 9-18, 2020

  • Bartlett, Michelle; and White, Jessica. “Designing competency-linked courses for critical thinking and workforce readiness.” (50+ attendees)
  • Phelps, Christin; Cranford, Christine; and McKeown, Caitlin. “Can I get in on that?: Building a program repository of online learning materials.” (attendance not captured)
  • White, Jessica; and Bartlett, Michelle. “Development of a competency-linked online graduate program.” (20+ attendees)

UPCEA Marketing and Enrollment Management Seminar

December 2, 2020

  • Gyalog, Laurie; and Bean, Katie. “Enhancing Organizational Alignment with Agile Project Management.” (50+ attendees)

International Teaching and Learning Cooperative Lilly Online Conference

December 4, 2020

  • Dunnagan, Cathi; and Gallardo-Williams, Maria. “Design of Virtual Reality Experiences to Replace In-Person Chemistry Laboratories.” (attendance not captured)

NC State University Human Resources Annual Conference, Raleigh, N.C.

December 20, 2020 (rescheduled from March 2020)

  • Sova, Adalia; and Laing, Wendy. “Essential Leadership Skills to Remain Relevant in a Changing Higher Education Environment.” (65 attendees)

Duke Department of Anesthesiology Grand Rounds CEU series, Duke University, Durham, N.C.

February 4, 2021

  • Petherbridge, Donna. “Future Directions in Teaching and Learning with Technology: Strategies for Engaging Adult Learners in a post-COVID Environment.” (120 attendees)

Higher Education Technology Managers Alliance (HETMA)

February 10, 2021

  • Colvin, Shawn; and Pearson, Tony. Panel discussion about the integration, interaction, and convergence of Presentation AV and Production AV. Spring ’21 Virtual Conference: The Hybrid Life. (120 attendees)

NC State University 2021 Teaching and Learning Symposium

February 26, 2021

  • Dunnagan, Cathi; Tredwell, David; Paye, Ciana; and Gallardo-Williams, Maria. “Building Bonds: Interactive Lewis Structures.”

University Global Partnership Network virtual conference

March 22, 2021

  • Khan, Osama; Petherbridge, Donna; Gregori, Fabio; Mason, Alyce. “Innovations in Remote Learning and Hybrid Education.” (100+ attendees)

Accessible Annual Reports panel

April 8, 2021

  • O’Neal [now Stallings], Sherry. Accessible Annual Reports hosted by NC State OIT. (15+ attendees)

Building Future Faculty

April 13, 2021 (Virtual)

  • Smith, Bethany. “Making the Most of Virtual Teaching.” (50 attendees)

EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting

May 2021

  • Beeson, Christopher; Buker, Todd; Colson, Cassidy; Dunnagan, Cathi; Gordon, John; Gurnsey, Rich; Petherbridge, Donna; Spencer, Dan; and Zellweger, Merranie. “Wicked Problems Require Interdisciplinary Solutions: The 10-Week Sprint to Create an Innovative Incoming-Student Experience.” (on demand, attendance not captured)

Publications

Published

AERA (2020) Conference Proceedings

  • Heckman, Sarah; Presler-Marshall, Kai; Parnin, Christopher; Shen, Yan; Spencer, Dan; and Willis, Chris. Promoting Cognitive and Social Awareness during Collaboration Using Group Regulation Guidance: An Exploratory Study. (June 2020)

American Journal of Management.

  • Gyalog, Laurie; and Bean, Katie. “Boost Your Efficiency with Agile in Online and Distance Education.” Vol. 20, No. 2 (2020)

Education in the Health Professions, 3(2), 54-62

  • Sheats, Katie; Temple, Traci; and Spencer, Dan. (2020). “Veterinary student experiences in a community-and competency-based primary care rotation: A case study.”

eLearn, 2020(12)

  • Spencer, Dan; Willis, Chris; Tredwell, David; White, Jessica; and Briska, Kayla. (2020). “Facilitating Inspiration: Design of the Textiles Archive Design Application (TADA)”

Tech and Learning.

Journal of Experimental Education (Published Online — Awaiting Journal Issue)

  • Spencer, Dan; Nietfeld, John; Cao, Li; and DiFrancesca, Daniell. (2021). “Exploring the interplay between student attributions and metacognitive monitoring skills in a post-secondary classroom environment.”

Online Learning, 25(2), 233-261

  • Spencer, Dan; and Temple, Traci. (2021). “Examining students’ online course perceptions and comparing student performance outcomes in online and face-to-face classrooms.”

Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Accelerate Conference, Online, November 2020

  • Phelps, Christin; Cranford, Christine; and McKeown, Caitlin. (2020). “Can I get in on that?: Building a program repository of online learning materials.”

Teaching Online Preparatory Repository

  • Sanchez, Rebecca; Cranford, Christine; Tobey, Bethanne; Beeson, Christopher; Mendoza-Moran, Arlene; and Smith, Bethany. (2021). “Set the Stage with a Start Here Section: Orient Students to Course Purpose, Structure, and Expectations.”

In-Progress

The American Biology Teacher

  • LePrevost, Catherine; Cope, W. Gregory; Shen, Yan; and Wrights, Donnie. “A New Open-Source Web Application with Animations to Support Learning of Neuron-to-Neuron Signaling.” (Accepted for publication in The American Biology Teacher)

The Journal of Chemical Education

  • Gallardo-Williams, Maria; and Dunnagan, Cathi. “Designing Diverse Virtual Reality Labs as a Vehicle for Inclusion of Underrepresented Minorities in Organic Chemistry.” (Accepted for publication in The Journal of Chemical Education)
  • Paye, Ciana; Dunnagan, Cathi; Tredwell, David; and Gallardo-Williams, Maria. “Connecting the Dots: Lewis Structure Builder Web App as a Review Tool for Organic Chemistry.” (Accepted for publication in The Journal of Chemical Education)

Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education

  • Bunds, Kyle; Thompson, Austin; and Tobey, Bethanne. “Adaptation by Creating Communal Constructivism: The Quick Switch to Online Learning.” (Accepted for publication)

Journal of Statistics Education

  • Spencer, Dan; Griffith, Emily; Briska, Kayla; Post, Justin; and Willis, Chris. “The Role of Non-Cognitive Factors in the Introductory Statistics Classroom.” (Returned for revisions)

Conferences with NC State DELTA Presentations

2020

  • 2020 Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI) Fall Virtual Conference — Sept. 29-Oct. 1
  • 2020 NC State University Human Resources Annual Conference – Dec. 2
  • iLRN 2020: 6th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network – June 25
  • 2020 UPCEA Marketing and Enrollment Management Seminar – Dec. 2
  • HighEdWeb Annual Conference – Oct. 19
  • EduWeb Digital Summit – Aug. 5
  • UNC CAUSE – Oct. 6-22

2021

  • Higher Education Technology Managers Alliance (HETMA) Spring ’21 Virtual Conference – Feb. 9-11
  • OLC Innovate (Virtual Conference) – March 15-19
  • TriAgile 2021 – March 23
  • FITC Toronto 2021 – April 19-21
  • Building Future Faculty – April 12-14
  • ELI Annual Meeting 2021 – May 18-20
  • Enterprise Connect
  • ePhotoshop + Illustrator Conference for Designers 2021 – May 17-21
  • Maine Media Workshop
  • Moodle Moot Global
  • NC ACE Women’s Network Conference – June 11
  • Agile Alliance 2021 – July 19-22
  • Lacron 2021 Conference

Additional Conferences with NC State DELTA attendees

2020

  • MoodleMoot Global Online, July 6-10
  • Mountain Moot 2020, July 15-17 (moved online)
  • An Event Apart: Human-Centered Design, July 20
  • WPCampus 2020, July 29-31 (online)
  • National College Testing Association (NCTA) Aug. 25-28 (online)
  • Percona Live Online
  • CUPA-HR, Oct. 5-7 (online)
  • WorkHuman Live Online, Oct. 22
  • HR Professionals at NC State Virtual Conference
  • OLC Innovate (moved online)
  • Maine Media Workshop (moved online)
  • Triagile 2020 (moved online)
  • ELI 2020 (moved online)
  • UNC Student Success Conference
  • IDIG/DELTA/DUKE DLI Professional Exchange Day
  • UNC System QM Council Annual Summit
  • UPCEA Summit for Online Leadership
  • Enterprise Connect Virtual Aug. 3-6
  • VMWorld 2020, Sept. 29-Oct. 1 (moved online)
  • ASU+GSV Summit, Sept. 29-Oct. 1 (moved online)
  • JAMF Nation User Conference 2020, Sept. 29-Oct. 1 (online)
  • Oktober Tekfest 2020 Virtual Event Oct. 1-2
  • UNC CAUSE 2020, Oct. 6-22 (moved online, staggered days)
  • MoodleMoot US 2020, Oct. 6-8 (moved online)
  • Zoomtopia 2020, Oct. 14-15 (moved online)
  • All Things Open 2020, Oct. 19-20 (online)
  • Adobe MAX 2020 The Creativity Conference Oct. 20-23 (moved online)
  • Educause Annual Conference, Oct. 27-29 (moved online)
  • UPCEA South Region Conference (moved online) Oct. 27-29
  • Social Media Strategies Summit (online) Oct. 27-29
  • AECT (moved online)
  • 2020 CCUMC Annual Conference Nov. 9-12 (moved online)
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges annual meeting (online)
  • Assessment Institute: IUPUI (online)
  • LILLY-Asheville (moved online)

2021

  • Higher Education Technology Managers Alliance (HETMA) Spring 21 Virtual Conference Feb. 9-11
  • 6th Annual Conference on Building Diversity, Feb. 24 (online)
  • TriAgile 2021, March 23 (online)
  • Enterprise Connect – Communications and Collaboration: 2021 March 9-10 (online)
  • Laracon 2021, Mar 17 (online)
  • Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE) 2021 (online)
  • UPCEA, April 4-7 (online)
  • American Educational Research Association April 8-12 (AERA – moved online)
  • NAB Show Premiere Virtual April 12-23
  • Confab (online) May 5-7, 2021
  • WorkHuman Live Online, May 18
  • Remote: The Connected Faculty Summit, June 8-10 (online)
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) 2021 Virtual Session Series! February — June 2021
  • American Marketing Association Higher Ed Virtual Conference, June 22-24 (online)

Awards and Recognition

2021 NC State University Awards for Excellence (Provost’s Unit)

  • EHRA Category:
    • Christopher Beeson, Customer Service
  • SHRA Category:
    • Todd Buker, Outstanding State Government Service
    • Dan Deter, Efficiency and Innovation
    • Rich Gurnsey – nominee

2021 Pride of the Wolfpack Recipients:

  • Christopher Beeson, Instructional Technologist
  • Christine Belledin, Project Manager
  • Jennifer Capps, Interim Assistant Vice Provost and Director of Student Learning and Faculty Development, NC State Entrepreneurship
  • Michael Castro, Technology Support Technician
  • Brian Dyer, Technology Support Technician
  • Rich Gurnsey, Lead Multimedia Designer
  • Robert Holloman, Technology Support Analyst
  • Tim Hinds, Networking Analyst
  • Tim Petty, Associate Vice Provost, Online and Distance Education
  • Donna Petherbridge, Interim Vice Provost, DELTA
  • Brandon Pope, Classroom Support Technician
  • Kenneth Proseus, Event & Operations Coordinator, NC State Entrepreneurship
  • Rebecca Sanchez, Lead Instructional Designer
  • Bethanne Tobey, Assistant Director of Course Quality
  • Bob Wilkerson, Technology Support Technician
  • Merranie Zellweger, Associate Director, Project Management

2021 Cheers for Peers:

  • Cassidy Colson, Digital Marketing Content Specialist
  • Educational Technology Services (ETS) Team (Bryan Aldridge, Stephen Bader, Rick Beasley, Jonathan Champ, Laura Chen, Drew Davidson, Dan Deter, Sean Ervin, Tremayne Grimes, Bill Hicks, Robert Holloman, Scott Leonard, Alan McCoy, Katie Richardson, Alex Stacy, Alan Surrette and Jeff Webster)
  • Instructional Support Services (ISS) Team (Jill Anderson, Christopher Beeson, Emanuel Brunson, Yiling Chappelow, Blake Cholerton, Marty Dulberg, Stacy Gant, Arlene Mendoza-Moran, Charlene Pettiway, Jenn Scoggins, Bethany Smith, Scott Watkins and Sarah Weatherman)

2021 DELTA Staff Support 2021 Gertrude Cox Award Recipients

  • Natalie Cooke and Suzie Goodell, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Kudos to Instructional Designers Cathi Dunnagan and Jessica White for their work on this grant.

2021 Paid Parental Leave Working Group

  • Special Chancellor’s Recognition at the Council on the Status of Women 2021 Sisterhood Dinner Awards Reception to Jonathan Champ, Janna Martin and Donna Petherbridge

2021 UPCEA South Regional Conference

  • Presentation, Boost Your Efficiency with Project Management and Agile, designated as “Best in Show”, Katie Bean and Laurie Gyalog

2021 NC State OIT Spring Accessibility Champion Awards

  • Caitlin McKeown, Instructional Designer

Ph.D. in Adult Education

  • 2021 Caitlin McKeown completed her Ph.D. in Adult Education from the University of South Florida

2020 NC State Service Awards recipients

  • 5 Years:
    • Lakendrell Albritton
    • Alan McCoy
  • 10 Years:
    • Dan Deter
    • Bill Stancill
    • Donnie Wrights
  • 20 Years:
    • Sherry O’Neal Stallings
    • Adalia Sova
  • 25 Years:
    • Larry Evans
    • Darren Ley
  • 30 Years:
    • Tim Petty

2020 QM Making a Difference for Students

  • “Outstanding Impact by an Individual in Higher Education” award, Bethanne Tobey, Assistant Director, Course Quality

2020 NC State Wellness Champion

  • Angela Hallman, HR Consultant

2020 NC State, IT Community Awards

  • Extraordinary Project Team Impact Award Nominee
    • Faculty visionaries: Rob Dunn, Louis Hunt, Jane Lubischer, Maria Oliver-Hoyo, Melissa Ramirez
    • Creators: Christopher Beeson, Todd Buker, Cassidy Colson, Cathi Dunnagan, John Gordon, Rich Gurnsey, Sherry O’Neal Stallings, Traci Temple, Chris Willis, Merranie Zellweger
  • Team Player Award Nominee
    • Donna Petherbridge
  • Extraordinary IT Team Impact Award Winners
    • ClassTech and DELTA Lecture Capture Team
      • DELTA Members
        • Christine Belledin
        • Leisa Bolles
        • Dan Copher
        • Shawn Colvin
        • Brian Dyer
        • Larry Evans
        • Tim Hinds
        • Tony Pearson
        • Brandon Pope
        • Peter Watson
        • Bob Wilkerson

2020 NC State Chancellor’s Creating Community Awards nominee

  • Donna Petherbridge, Interim Vice Provost, DELTA

2020 NC State OIT Spring Accessibility Champion Award

  • Christopher Beeson, Instructional Technologist

2020 NC State OIT Fall Accessibility Champion Award

  • Kara Marschalk, Associate Director of DELTA Testing Services

2020 QM Making a Difference for Students

  • “Outstanding Impact by an Individual in Higher Education” award, Bethanne Tobey, Assistant Director, Course Quality

Certifications

Agile Coach Certification

  • Katie Bean, March 25, 2021

Certified Product Owner®

  • Christine Belledin, Sept. 17, 2020
  • Janna Martin, Sept. 17, 2020

Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) Certification Renewal

  • Brandon Joyner, Dec. 17, 2020

CITI Program Human Subjects recertification

  • Chris Willis

Crestron Master Technology Architect

  • Dan Copher, Aug. 21, 2020

Diverse Recruiting Certification

  • Angela Hallman, Aug. 19, 2020

Executive Women in Leadership Certificate, Cornell University

  • Donna Petherbridge, Feb. 2021

Graduate Certificate in Teaching, Learning, and Educational Technology

  • Jill Anderson, Dec. 2020

ICAgile Certified Professional – Agility in Marketing

  • Katie Bean, June 25, 2021

ITIL4 Managing Professional

  • Dan Deter, Feb. 5, 2021

Networking for Shure DSP and Audio Interfaces

  • Dan Copher, Sept. 16, 2020

Project Management Professional (PMP)

  • Julie Talton, Dec. 29, 2020

Quality Matters APPQMR Certification

  • Jennifer Tagsold, Aug. 6, 2020

Shure MXA310 Table Array Technical Enablement

  • Dan Copher, Oct. 28, 2020

Shure MXA710 Linear Array Technical Enablement

  • Dan Copher, Dec. 16, 2020

Shure MXA910 Ceiling Array Technical Enablement

  • Dan Copher, Feb. 8, 2021

Leadership

Campus and National Leadership Roles

  • Katie Bean, Vice Chair, Annual Conference and Events, MESS Network, UPCEA
  • Sharon Broere, Vice President, North Carolina Association of Testing Professionals (NCATP)
  • Shawn Colvin, Staff Senator 2018-2020
  • Tony Pearson, Member, AVIXA’s Diversity Council
  • Tony Pearson, Member, AVIXA’s Technology Managers Council
  • Sherry Stallings, Board of Directors, College News Association of the Carolinas

New Employees

  • Cassidy Colson, Digital Marketing Content Specialist (2021)
  • SarasChandrika Grandhi, Software Testing and Evaluation Analysis (2021)
  • Mildred Nicaragua, Lead Project Manager (2021)
  • Jenn Scoggins, Program Coordinator (2020)
  • Dan Spencer, Research Scholar (2021)
  • Julie Talton, REPORTER Coordinator (2020)
  • Brenda Vienrich, Multimedia Web Designer (2021)

Professional Organizations

  • Agile Alliance
  • Association for Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE)
  • Association for Talent Development – Research Triangle Chapter (ATD-RTA)
  • AVIXA, the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association
  • College News Association of the Carolinas
  • Consortium of College and University Media Centers (CCUMC)
  • EDUCAUSE
  • EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI)
  • Higher Education Technology Managers Alliance (HETMA)
  • Moodle Users Association
  • National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
  • National Association of University Business Officers (NACUBO)
  • North Carolina Association of Test Professionals (NCATP)
  • National College Testing Association (NCTA)
  • Quality Matters (QM) and UNC System Quality Matters Council
  • Southern Association of University Business Officers (SACUBO)
  • UNC CAUSE
  • University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA)