Staff Accolades

As COVID-19 restrictions lessened, DELTA staff members were able to attend and share their experiences and expertise at conferences this fiscal year. We celebrate the publications, leadership and awards that contribute to building the reputation of DELTA and NC State.

Presentations

Publications

Staff Recognition

Certifications

Leadership

New Staff Appointments

Professional Organizations

Presentations

Bartlett, Michelle and White, Jessica. Benefits and Challenges of Competency-Linked (Based) Education in Online Programs. Presented at the Distance Learning Administration conference. July 2021.
Bartlett, Michelle and White, Jessica. Designing Competency-Linked Courses for Critical Thinking and Workforce Readiness. Presented at the Distance Learning Administration conference. July 2021.
Belledin, Christine and Bolles, Leisa. Panopto or Bust: Why NC State Replaced Their 15-Year Hardware-Based Video Provider. Webinar presentation. December 7, 2021.
Bolles, Leisa and Bradley, Ron. Crossing Organizational Boundaries for a Successful Large-scale Implementation. Presented online November 3, 2021 to IT Community Event.
Brown Parker, Kerri. Is it okay to teach without slides? Support materials for instructional presentations. Online session presentation at ITLC Lily Online Conference. April 2022.
Carraway, Debbie and Petherbridge, Donna. Loss Leaders: When the Unthinkable Happens. Online poster presentation at EDUCAUSE. October 28, 2021.
Carraway, Debbie; Petherbridge, Donna; Sexton, Jill; and Bell, Mardecia. Moving Up. Online panel presentation at UNC CAUSE. October 6, 2021.
Chapman, Diane; Gallardo-Williams, Maria; Gant, Stacy; and Mendoza-Moran, Arlene. Supporting Students’ Academic Integrity in a Challenging Online Landscape. Online session presentation at ITLC Lily Online Conference. April 2022.
Fusaro, Robyn; Oertwig, Dejah; Spencer, Dan; and Willis, Chris. Changing the “face” of education: How do perceptions, attitudes, and academic outcomes differ between online and F2F education? EERA Conference presentation, Clearwater, Fla. February 2022.
Khan, Sarah and Shen, Yan. Blended Learning Design with Time Boxes: An Agile Learning Environment. Recorded online presentation at the 2021 Teaching Professor Conference. Available June – September 2021.
Ladrie, David and Smith, Bethany. Active Learning Spaces at NC State. Online presentation at IT Quick Hall. September 2021.
McKeown, Caitlin. Accessible Course Design. Presented at the North Carolina Higher Education Digital Accessibility Collaborative’s Join the Journey: 2022 Digital Accessibility Conference. June 2022.
McKeown, Caitlin. Creating and Designing E-Learning Templates to Support Rapid Instructional Development. Presented online at the AACE EdMedia + Innovate Learning Conference. June 2022.
Shen, Yan and Spencer, Dan. Integrating Cognition, Self-Regulation, and Motivation: A Framework for Post-Pandemic Flipped Classroom Design and Research. Presented virtually at the 2021 Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) conference. November 2021.
Singletary, Nicola; Sanchez, Rebecca; Spencer, Dan; Fogleman, April; and Chetwynd, Ellen. Immersive Clinical Lactation Videos Improve Student Self-Efficacy. NC State Teaching and Learning Symposium, Online. February 2022. (Poster Presentation — Selected Outstanding Poster Award).
Smith, Bethany. Trends in Virtual Teaching. Presentation at Building Future Faculty. April 2022.
Smith, Bethany. Designing Tips for Hyflex Learning. Presented online at ATD Research Triangle Area eLearning SIG. March 2022.
Stallings, Sherry and Velk, Helen. Hired an Intern! Now What? Presented virtually April 8, 2022 to the Internal Communications Affinity Group.
Zellweger, Merranie. Being Agile-ish at NC State. Presented May 26, 2022 to EMAS.
Zellweger, Merranie. Competing Values Framework. Presented May 12, 2021 to Project Management and Agile Community (PMAC) interest group.

Publications

Anderson, Jill. (2021). “Out of Crisis, Compassion: Using Instructional Technologies to Alleviate Student Stress.” EDUCAUSE Review.
Bartlett, Michelle and White, Jessica. (2021). “Designing Competency-linked Course for Critical Thinking and Workforce Readiness.” Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 24(2), Summer 2021, University of West Georgia, Distance Education Center.
Gallardo-Williams, Maria T.; Dunnagan, Cathi L. (2021). “Designing Diverse Virtual Reality Labs as a Vehicle for Inclusion of Underrepresented Minorities in Organic Chemistry.” Journal of Chemical Education 2022, 99, 1, 500–503.
LePrevost, Catherine; Cope, W. Gregory; Shen, Yan; and Wrights, Donnie. (2021). “A New Open-Source Web Application with Animations to Support Learning of Neuron-to-Neuron Signaling.” The American Biology Teacher, 83(9), 600-602.
Paye, Ciana L.; Dunnagan, Cathi L.; Tredwell, David A.; and Gallardo-Williams, Maria T. (2021). “Connecting the Dots: Lewis Structure Builder Web App as a Review Tool for Organic Chemistry.” Journal of Chemical Education 2021, 98, 8, 2704–2708.

Staff Recognition

2022 NC State University Awards for Excellence (Provost’s Unit)
- EHRA Category:
  - Christine Belledin – nominee
  - Alex Stacy – nominee
- SHRA Category:
  - Alexis Lockett – Provost’s Awards for Excellence Recipient 2022; University Awards for Excellence Recipient 2022
  - Kaitlyn Tarley – nominee

2021 NC State Service Awards Recipients
- 5 Years
  - Cortney Hagans
  - Brandon Joyner
  - Janna Martin
  - Jennifer Scoggins
  - Julie Talton
  - Christopher Willis
- 10 Years
  - Katie Bean
  - Angela Hallman
  - Merranie Zellweger
- 15 Years
  - Leonard Brothers
  - Brian Dyer
  - Sharon Broere-Ferguson
  - Beth Monroe
  - Jakia Salam
  - Traci Temple
- 20 Years
  - Michael Cuales
  - Martin Dulberg
  - Stacy Gant
  - Bill Hicks
  - Bob Klein
  - Robert Pence
  - Scott Watkins
- 25 Years
  - Jeff Webster
  - Cathi Dunnagan

2021 Pride of the Wolfpack Recipients
- Angela Hallman
- Stephen Waddell
- Sarah Weatherman
- Jill Anderson
- Scott Leonard

2021 Cheers for Peers: At DELTA, we believe employee recognition is critical to our collaborative culture. Therefore any nomination for a competitive award is not lost, it is awarded as a “Cheers for Peers” certificate of recognition and in the form of a newspaper article in the “Good Times” as reported by the nominator.
- Recipients of “Cheers for Peers” Award:
  - Alexis Lockett
  - Caitlin McKeown
  - Brenda Vienrich
  - Kaitlyn Tarley
  - Traci Temple

2021 Gold Wellness Certification, DELTA
- 2021 Wellness Certification Requirements
2021/2022 Gertrude Cox Award Recipients
- Terri Billeisen received the Gertrude Cox Award in 2022 for her course, Entomology and Plant Pathology.
  - DELTA Team: Rich Gurnsey, Bethanne Winzeler and Stephen Waddell
2021 NC State, IT Community Award Ceremony
- Leisa Bolles, DELTA nominee for the Team Player Award for leadership in Panopto transition/deployment
2021 Distance Learning Administration, Jekyll Island, Ga., Best Paper Award
- Jessica White and Michelle Bartlett
2021 NC State OIT Spring Accessibility Champion Award
- Mary Estrada, Rapid Design Grant Recipient (Project Lead: Jennifer Tagsold)
- Caitlin McKeown, Instructional Designer
2022 Equity for Women Awards, Donna Petherbridge nominated for Women in Tech leadership

Certifications

Jeff Webster, ITIL4 Foundations, 2021
Jonathan Champ, ITIL4 Foundations, 2021
Kara Marschalk, Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Foundations, 2021
Stacy Gant, EDUCAUSE Senior Directors Institute Certification, July 2021
Angela Hallman, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging for HR Professionals and Leaders Certification, July 2021
Jessica White, LEAD Foundations, August 2021
Jessica White, LEAD Advance, September 2021
Tony Pearson, Certified Departmental Purchasing Representative (CDPR), October 2021
Rebecca Sanchez, Quality Matters Teaching Online Certificate, November 2021
Rebecca Sanchez, LEAD Advance, November 2021
Christine Belledin, Agile Project Management (ICP-APM), December 2021
David Howard, ITML Institute Information Technology Management and Leadership Executive (ITMLE), December 2021
Rebecca Sanchez, Mental Health First Aid Certification, December 2021
David Howard, LinkedIn Learning Become an Inclusive Leader, January 2022
Britnique Hodge, Certified Departmental Purchasing Representative (CDPR), February 2022
Angela Hallman, Mental Health First Aid Certification, February 2022
Cortney Hagans, Mental Health First Aid Certification, February 2022
Tim Hinds, Certified Departmental Purchasing Representative (CDPR), March 2022
Katie Bean, Agility in Marketing (ICP-MKG), March 2022
Jiakaira Dixon, Certified Departmental Purchasing Representative (CDPR), April 2022
David Howard, EDUCAUSE Senior Directors Institute Certification, April 2022
Sherry Stallings, The Credential (OIED), April 2022 (OIED)
Sherry Stallings, LinkedInLearning:
- How to Be More Inclusive, Nov. 2021
- Inclusive Mindset for Committed Allies, May 2022
- Driving Change and Anti-Racism, May 2022
- Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, May 2022
- Difficult Conversations: Talking About Race at Work, May 2022
- Confronting Bias: Thriving Across Our Differences, May 2022
Sherry Stallings, Project SAFE Certificate (NC State), June 2022
Katie Bean, Digital Marketing Institute (DMI) Certificate, June 2022
Katie Bean, Professional Certified Marketer, AMA, June 2022
Jakia Salam, LEAD Advance, June 2022
Sherry Stallings, Inclusive Excellence Certificate (OIED), 2021-2022
Tony Pearson, Inclusive Excellence Certificate (OIED), 2021-2022
Shawn Colvin, Inclusive Excellence Certificate (OIED), 2021-2022
Emanuel Brunson, Knowledge Centered Service v6 Fundamentals Certification
Sarah Weatherman, Knowledge Centered Service v6 Fundamentals Certification
Scott Watkins, Knowledge Centered Service v6 Fundamentals Certification
Ethan Walgran, Knowledge Centered Service v6 Fundamentals Certification
Ethan Walgran, Knowledge Centered Service v6 Practices Certification
Bethanne Winzeler, EDUCAUSE Manager’s Institute 2022
Rebecca Sanchez, EDUCAUSE Manager’s Institute 2022
Daniel Davis, EDUCAUSE Manager’s Institute 2022

Leadership Roles

Internal to NC State

1-2-1 Device Initiative Task Force –
- DELTA members
  - Daniel Davis, Marty Dulberg, Stacy Gant, David Howard, Tom Miller, Donna Petherbridge, Bethany Smith, Merranie Zellweger,
Academic Materials Affordability Committee – Exchange information about various efforts on campus to lower or control what students pay for course materials (textbooks, access codes, etc) and to increase the visibility of those costs
- David Howard, organizer
- Donna Petherbridge, Marty Dulberg, Stacy Gant – members
Academic Continuity Team
- DELTA members
  - Bethany Smith, Donna Petherbridge, and Stacy Gant participated on this team throughout the year, attending regular meetings and collaborating with colleagues from the NC State Libraries, the Office for Faculty Excellence (OFE) and the Office of Information Technology (OIT).
Alt-Textbook Committee
- Stacy Gant served on this NC State Libraries committee.
Campus IT Directors (CITD)
- Leisa Bolles, Jeff Webster – DELTA representatives
- Jeff Webster – chair-elect
Educational Technology Committee (ETC)
- Bethany Smith, committee member and co-lead of the Active Learning Spaces Task Force
- Rebecca Sanchez, committee member
- Marty Dulberg, committee member
Employee Engagement Advisory Committee
- Cathi Dunnagan – committee member, staff representative
Enterprise Applications Committee (EAC)
- Jessie Sova – DELTA representative, chair
eXtended Reality Interest Group (XRIG)
- Mike Cuales and Stephen Waddell reconnected with NC State Libraries to host the first XRIG meetup in May 2022. The session was well attended by faculty, students and staff from across the university. DELTA is helping drive conversations around the development and integration of immersive media in course design and student engagement.
- Ben Huckaby shared the development of an XR repository (xr.ncsu.edu) which is one of the deliverables from a current DELTA Grant with the College of Education
Google Service Team (GST)
- David Tredwell, Jeff Webster – DELTA representatives
IDM Service Team
- Jeff Webster – DELTA representative
IT Accessibility Working Group
- Jonathan Champ – member
IT Policy and Compliance working group
- Jeff Webster – DELTA representative
IT Risk Management working group
- Jeff Webster – DELTA representative
Infrastructure Technology Advisory Group (InTAG)
- Dan Deter – DELTA representative
Information Security Advisory Group (ISAG)
- Jeff Webster – DELTA representative
NC State DEI Collaborative
- Angela Hallman, Sherry Stallings and Brenda Vienrich
OIT Web Services team
- Steve Bader, Jonathan Champ, Katie Richardson – DELTA representatives
Packapalooza™ Planning Team
- Cathi Dunnagan – super volunteer, Staff Senate Past Chair
Physical Master Plan Committee
- Bethany Smith, Stacy Gant: Task Force 3 (Elevate the Student Experience)
- Donna Petherbridge, Leisa Bolles: Task Force 4 (Aligning Facilities with Mission)
Post-COVID-19 Task Forces
- Donna Petherbridge, co-chair; Post-COVID-19 Instruction and Student Success Task Force
- Jessie Sova and Donna Petherbridge, members; Post-COVID-19 How We Work Task Force
Project Management and Agile Community (PMAC) group
- Co-facilitated by Christine Belledin and Merranie Zellweger.
- 142 members, approx 15-20 participants at monthly meetings
- Topics have included: Competing Values Framework and how to talk about Agile, Clifton Strengths inventory, Project Starter Kit – What are your essential elements, Case Study: Panopto Implementation, Reporting and Measuring Success, Open Lab: People and conflict, and more!
Security Technology Working Group
- Jonathan Champ – member
Strategic IT Committee
- Donna Petherbridge – DELTA representative, chair
- Jeff Webster – CITD representative
- Jessie Sova – EAC representative
University Communications Bulletin Advisory Committee
- Sherry Stallings – active member
University Communications Internal Communications Affinity Group
- Sherry Stallings – member and co-leads meeting facilitation
University Communications Writing and Web Affinity Groups
- Sherry Stallings – member
WolfWare Governance Committees
- WolfWare Steering
  - Marty Dulberg, Committee Chair
  - Arlene Mendoza-Moran, David Howard, Jeff Webster, Donna Petherbridge, Leisa Bolles, Peter Watson, Tony Pearson, Stacy Gant and Tim Petty
- WolfWare Best Practices and Support
  - Arlene Medoza-Moran, Co-Chair.
  - Cathi Dunnagan, David Howard, Emanuel Brunson, Kerri Brown Parker, Peter Watson, Marty Dulberg, and Leisa Bolles
- WolfWare Technical Concerns
  - Jeff Webster, Co-Chair.
  - Dan Deter, Brian Dyer, Sarah Weatherman, Stephen Bader and Marty Dulberg
- WolfWare Customer Needs and Policy
  - David Howard, Co-Chair.
  - Scott Watkins, Marty Dulberg and Leisa Bolles
Women in Tech (WIT)
- Donna Petherbridge, NC State Women in Tech Executive Leadership Committee
- Since July 1, 2021, WIT has sponsored multiple online Coffee & Conversation meetups for the community, and the following presentations:
  - Loss Leaders: When The Unthinkable Happens
  - How To Be A Good Mentee
  - How To Be A Good Mentor
  - Oh, So You Want Me To Do That? Responses To Emotional Labor

External to NC State

AVIXA Diversity Council
- Tony Pearson
AVIXA Technology Managers Council
- Tony Pearson
CCUMC Emerging Tech Interest Group
- Tony Pearson
CCUMC Program Committee
- Tony Pearson
CCUMC Professional Development Committee
- Tony Pearson
College News Association of the Carolinas
- Sherry Stallings, board member
Cooperating Raleigh Colleges, Faculty Professional Development Committee
- Stacy Gant, member
Moodle Users Association
- Jeff Webster – member, Committee of Management
UNC Faculty Area Development Committee (FADC)
- Bethany Smith, Communications Chair 2020-2022
- Bethanne Winzeler, committee member
UNC QM Leadership Council
- Bethanne Winzeler, Chair – Course Reviews, By-Law Task Force member
- Arlene Mendoza-Moran
- Christine Cranford, By-Law Task Force member

New Staff and Appointments

New Staff

Cortney Hagans – Human Resources Specialist, August 16, 2021
Karen Liu – Junior PHP Developer, October 11, 2021
Kerri Brown Parker – Instructional Technologist, October 18, 2021
Jessica Benton – Networking Technician, November 29, 2021
Ethan Walgran – Lead LearnTech Support Technician, December 7, 2021
Latoya Howard – Finance and Business Accountant, January 10, 2022
Kathy Harper – Assistant Vice Provost, Marketing and Communications, February 21, 2022
Mariana Gallegos – Project Manager, April 25, 2022
Jessica Lama – Online and Distance Education Program Specialist, April 25, 2022
Britnique Hodge – ServiceNow Administrative Workflow Coordinator, May 11, 2022
Andrew Wiedner – Multimedia/Web Developer, May 30, 2022
Q Peiffer – Lead LearnTech Support Technician, June 1, 2022

Position Changes

Donna Petherbridge – Vice Provost, October 1, 2021
Sarah Weatherman – Lead LearnTech Support Technician, November 8, 2021
Michael Castro, Broadcast and Emerging Media Specialist, November 23, 2021
Todd Buker, Broadcast and Emerging Media Specialist, November 23, 2021
Dan Deter, IT Manager – Systems, November 30, 2021
Katie Bean, University Program Manager, January 1, 2022
Merranie Zellweger, Director of Project Management, January 10, 2022
Brandon Pope, IT Instructional/Classroom Professional I, January 27, 2022
Leisa Bolles, IT Manager II, February 1, 2022
Brandon Joyner, IT Instructional/Classroom Support Professional I, February 28, 2022
Stacy Gant, Senior Director, March 1, 2022
David Howard, Senior Director, March 1, 2022
Angela Hallman, Human Resources Consultant, March 17, 2022
Brian Dyer, Implementation Professional, April 1, 2022

Professional Organizations

Membership and Participation

Agile Alliance
Association for Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE)
Association for Talent Development – Research Triangle Chapter (ATD-RTA)
Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association (AVIXA)
College News Association of the Carolinas (CNAC)
Consortium of College and University Media Centers (CCUMC)
College and University Professional Association – HR
EDUCAUSE
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI)
Higher Education Technology Managers Alliance (HETMA)
Moodle Users Association
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)
North Carolina Association of Test Professionals (NCATP)
National College Testing Association (NCTA)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Southern Association of College and University Business Officers (SACUBO)
UNC CAUSE
- NC Higher Ed Digital Accessibility Collaborative
UNC Video Summit
University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA)