The Doster Award

The Bill Doster Distinguished Service Award was established in Fall 2000 in memory of Bill Doster, the first chair of TYCA-SE thirty-nine years ago. He received his BA degree from Mercer University, an MA from the University of Florida, and after teaching four years at the University of Georgia, a Ph.D. from the University of Florida. Though he taught at Ouachita Baptist College and Oklahoma Baptist University, Bill spent most of his 40+ years of teaching at two community colleges, Miami-Dade and the College of DuPage in Illinois. Bill was the author of numerous textbooks and journal articles and served his various institutions as Head of Faculty, Department Chair, and Provost. He died on March 23, 1999. His wife of 57 years, Jeanette, died on January 14, 2004 in Decatur, Illinois. Bill and Jeanette have two daughters, Sandy Via and Debbie Wiese, five grandsons, and at the time of his death, two great-granddaughters. A new great-granddaughter was born January 14, 2004. The award established in Bill’s name honors distinguished service to TYCA-SE (or SCETC) by a member of at least five years of membership. The winner of the Bill Doster Award receives a plaque and lifetime membership in TYCA-SE.

Doster Award Nomination Information

Will you be attending the TYCA-SE Conference? Do you know someone who has provided distinguished service to TYCA-SE? Please nominate them for this fine award.

They are eligible if they

  • Have been a member for five or more years
  • Are currently active or retired, posthumous possible, but preference given to those who can attend the next TYCA-SE conference
  • Have not previously received the award
  • Have given distinguished service to SCETC/TYCA-SE.  Evidence of distinguished service to SCETC/TYCA-SE includes one or more of the following:  (1) Increasing organization’s visibility and promoting its positive image;  (2) Significantly aiding the growth and professional representation of the organization;  (3) Responding to “help” requests from the organization’s leadership “beyond the call of duty”; (4) Broadening the organization’s vision and/or philosophy; (5) Working for better programming and/or services for members; (6) Contributing significantly to the financial health and stability of the organization

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