June 1, 2006

Mann Selected as Dana College Professor of the Year

Dana College junior Lisa Schneider (left) presents Dr. Diane Mann, assistant professor of special education, the 2005–06 Professor of the Year Award.

Dr. Diane Mann, assistant professor of special education, recently was chosen by the student body of Dana College as the 2005–06 Professor of the Year.

“ Dr. Mann always makes herself available to answer students’ questions,” said junior Lisa Schneider, who presented the award. “She gives 110 percent in the classroom.”

Mann has taught at Dana since 2001. She served as co-chair of the Education Department and also coordinated the department’s recent successful effort to be recertified by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.

Mann holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Education degree from Millersville University of Pennsylvania and a Doctor of Education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is also a pilot and a former exchange teacher in Australia.

Dana’s Professor of the Year is chosen by a vote of the entire student body. Recipients must have demonstrated excellence in teaching, positive interpersonal relationships, organization and classroom management, intellectual stimulation and desirable behavior outside the classroom. Professors who have received the award within the past five years are not eligible.

Dana College is a private, liberal arts institution in Blair, Neb. To learn more, visit www.dana.edu.