Submitted Photo Award Recipients are from left to right, Stacy Allard, Beth MacDonald and Paige Baade.

Dakota College at Bottineau held its annual faculty and staff recognition luncheon April 30. Excellence awards, which are determined by peers, were presented to faculty, staff and advisers.

The Faculty, Staff and Advising Excellence awards are intended to recognize and reward employee efforts whose job performance adds value to the college experience for students, colleagues and the campus community. Recipients demonstrate qualities that make it clear their contributions are exemplary and go beyond what is required for the routine discharge of their duties. Stacy Allard, Distance Education specialist, is the 2021 recipient of the Staff Award for Excellence. Paige Baade, director of the Nursing Program and instructor, is the recipient of the Faculty Award for Excellence. Beth MacDonald, director of Recruiting and Admission, is the recipient of the Advising Award for Excellence.

In addition to the Excellence Award recognition, DCB honored retirees Russ Gagnon and Janeen Pollman. Gagnon, Business professor, was congratulated on his 24 years of teaching and advising students at DCB in Minot. After 10 years in the Business Office, Pollman managed the bookstore from 2010 until her retirement this spring.