MS HC68

Commends and congratulates Ms. Robin Lyons on being named Instructor of the Year at the Perkinston Campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Recognizes Lyons as an English instructor and Chair of the Language Arts Department who has taught for 10 years at the college and 16 years total as an educator.

Notes that the award was established by the Alumni Association and is based on teaching excellence, college service, community service, and professional development as determined by student, faculty, and administrator nominations.

Acknowledges Lyons' service on the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Planning Council and Instructional Affairs Council, her presiding over the 2013 Creative Writing Awards Competition, and her prior awards including the Humanities Teacher Award and William Winter Scholar Award.

Directs that copies of the resolution be furnished to Ms. Lyons, the Perkinston Campus, and the Capitol Press Corps.