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TRAVERSE CITY — NMC is proud to share that business faculty member Kristy McDonald received the 2025 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Michigan Community College Association for her commitment to experiential learning and transformative student engagement. McDonald also co-directs NMC’s Experiential Learning Institute<\/a> and is renowned for her classes structured around semester-long experiential learning projects. She was the 2012 recipient of NMC’s Imogene Wise Faculty Excellence Award.<\/a><\/p>\n

McDonald was among several award recipients, including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, at the MCCA’s summer conference, held last week on Mackinac Island. The official MCCA<\/a> release includes links to downloadable photos.<\/p>\n

Release date: AUGUST 6, 2025<\/h3>\n

For more information:<\/h2>\n

Cari Noga
NMC Communications Director
cnoga@nmc.edu<\/a>
(231) 392-1800 (Call or text)<\/p>\n

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