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Wendy Garretson Receives 2025 Excellence in Teaching Award
May 27, 2025
Delgado Community College proudly announces that Wendy Garretson, professor of nursing,
is the winner of the 2025 Seymour Weiss Excellence in Teaching Award, the highest
honor the College bestows upon faculty members. Garretson is the 46th recipient of the award, which has been bestowed annually since 1979.
Wendy Garretson
Garretson, who has served Delgado for 20 years, was presented the award at Delgado's
Spring 2025 commencement ceremony.
"I am deeply honored to receive the Seymour Weiss Excellence in Teaching Award for
2025. I am so grateful for the opportunity to help prepare our nursing graduates to
go out into professional practice and positively impact patients’ lives," Garretson
said. "The greatest gift is when graduates share that they made a difference because
of what they learned at Delgado."
From left: Chancellor Larissa Littleton-Steib, Wendy Garretson, and Dr. Tim Stamm
Award nominees for 2025 included Jordan Adams, Clare Giesen, Brenda Hanegan, Ashanti
Cheri La Roché, Karen Menge, Beth Prather, Katie Richard, Joseph St. Paul, Nell F.
Toomer, Richard Vargas, and Kenneth Williams.
Congratulations to Wendy and all the nominees!
