Mini-Grant Recipients

Spring 2021*

• Morgan Tracy (College Libraries): $824.99 for equipment to digitize Seminole State College’s historical materials housed by the library
• Kurt Esser (Athletics): $1,350.00 for a Theragun PRO device to facilitate percussive therapy on Cross Country athletes
• Geoffrey Nelson (Intramural Sports): $2,000.00 for two roll-away bleachers for the Raider Center
• Mark Davis (Automotive): $1,637.94 for a tablet-style diagnostic scanning tool
• Grace Nasnas (Mathematics): $1,339.60 for TI Colored calculator software licenses
• Michele Cuomo (Theatre): $1,320.64 for a professional sewing machine to help with costuming for theatre productions
• Lauri Schoneck (Center for Adult & Workforce Education): $1,988.00 for GED Test Vouchers for GED & Former AHS Students
• Jim Smisek (Music Department): $2,000.00 for Music Department recording equipment
• Michael McCurdy & Jimmy McLaughlin (eLearning & Media Technology Services): $2,000.00 for eGlass Learning Glass transparent whiteboard with built-in camera
• Megan Dickson (Student Life): $1,196.00 for four iPads to assist with event engagement tracking
• Brian Crose (eLearning): $1,500.00 for assistance to support United States Distance Learning (USDLA) National Distance Learning Week initiatives
• Angel Nater (Public Safety): $2,000.00 for Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) instructor certification

*All Spring 2021 Mini-Grant awards were funded by Seminole State College.

Fall 2020

• James Cokos (Automotive): $2,000.00 for Electude International software
• Deborah Lynch (Academic Advising and Counseling): $2,000.00 for mental health first aid training
• Mike Nicholson (Athletics): $961.07 for a camera and accessories to live stream baseball practices
• Debra Socci (Biology): $2,000.00 for a portable interactive display screen to use in the Duke Energy sustainability lab located on the Robert & Jane Lee Campus
• Laila Nimri (Biology): $2,000.00 for a high resolution camera
• Azan Edoo (Automotive): $1,610.49.00 for heavy duty transmission service tables
• Ken Moore (Media Services): $1,680.00 for Elmo document cameras to be used by faculty
• Jimmy McLaughlin (Media Services): $1,875.97 for recording equipment to be used by faculty
• Colin Morgan (Criminal Justice): $,1579.88 for physical fitness equipment for students
• Marshall Bryant (Disability Support Services): $1,840.00 for voice recorders for student note takers
• Carlos Vasquez (Automotive): $1,120.00 for Elmo document cameras
• Kathryn Lee-Hunt (Veteran Affairs): $1,720.00 for commemorative Rally warrior coins for graduating Veterans
• Richard Harmon (Fine & Performing Arts): $1,098.00 for wireless microphone system to present outdoor theatre productions
• Jordan Camenker (Legal Studies): $750.82 for mock trial books

Spring 2020

• Sandy Keeter (Information Technology): $729.00 for a Latitude 3500 Laptop
• Kaverra Brown (Respiratory Care): $1,999.89 for respiratory care supplies
• Christine McKeel (Academic Success Center): $832.80 for pen tablets for online tutoring
• James Cokos (Automotive): $2,000.00 for automotive technology tool upgrades and enhancements
• Azan Edoo (Automotive): $560.00 for an Elmo visual document camera
• Derek Demeter (Planetarium): $1,850.00 for live stacking technology equipment
• Jerome Juska (Business Information Management): $435.00 for facial recognition technology and privacy rights experiential learning software
• James Charles (Criminal Justice): $1,996.58 for grappling dummies, boxing gloves, observation stand, medicine ball kits, and other fitness related supplies
• Michele Cuomo, James Smisek, Billy Williamson, and Michael McCurdy (Arts and Communications): $2,000.00 for portable equipment to record bands, ensembles, and individuals
• Evelyn Edstrom, Grace Nasnas, and Tamara Steffy (Mathematics): $1,680.00 for Elmo visual document cameras
• Josh Jacobs (Theater): $1,999.99 for boom bases to support vertical piping and other functionalities during performances

Fall 2019

• Jaime Magnetico (Allied Health): $1,525.00 for a new respiratory EKG machine
• Geoffrey Nelson / Geraldine Perez (Intramural Sports & Disability Support Services): $299.74 for X-Box adaptive controllers for the student game room
• Shellie Lewis (Center for Public Safety): $785.00 for specialized sledge hammers to help prepare the Fire Academy cadets for the Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT)
• Jim Jollie (Center for Public Safety): $1,448.00 for a specialized glass cutter to allow students work with current equipment being used in the industry
• Christa Teno (Women's Golf): $1,230.00 for Women's Golf Championship Rings
• Jay Spalding (Studio Art): $1,887.17 for art gallery supplies
• Jimmy McLaughlin (CTS): $1,614.00 for three Elmo document cameras
• Kiara Sabina (Academic Success Center): $381.96 for tutoring materials
• Mahesh Peddibhotla, PhD (Enrollment Services): $546.00 for a ChemDraw License to provide higher quality chemical instruction
• Leslie Sammarco & Starla Lowrry (Nursing): $499.95 for a copy of the Clinical Simulations for Nursing Education Facilitator Manual including case study simulations
• Christine McKeel (Academic Success Center): $960.61 for Oviedo Academic Success Center tutoring enhancements
• James Charles (Criminal Justice): $1,700.00 for two handheld patrol car radios
• Jetaime Rolland (Academic Advising and Counseling): $2,000.00 for mental health first aid facilitator training
• Dalia Fox (Academic Advising and Counseling): $2,000.00 for mental health first aid facilitator training
• Angel Nater (Public Safety): $1,725.00 for two Laerdal Compact Suction Units and three SpO2 Sensors
• Azan Edoo (Automotive): $1,890.00 for three Matco Maximus Scan Tools
• Carlos J. Vasquez (Automotive): $1,999.97.00 for six Fluke 87V Digital Multimeters
• Lauri M. Schoneck (ABE/GED): $1,960.00 for GED & TABE Academy Online access
• Dr. James Smisek (Arts and Communication): $1,588.83 for a drum set 

Spring 2019

• Deborah Barr (Biology): $1,930.50 for Supplemental Models for Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory
• Donna Lenahan (Perkins & Workforce Ed Grants): $95.00 for Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association Membership
• Natalie Clark (Perkins & Workforce Ed Grants): $730.00 for International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education Membership
• Richard Harmon (Fine & Performing Arts - Theatre): $1,535.00 for Touchscreen control of Lighting in Harriett's Theatre
• John Werner (Physical Sciences): $1,559.41 for Earth Sciences Supplies
• Derek Demeter (Planetarium): $2000.00 for Real Time Fulldome Player
• Tan Qu (School of Engineering, Design & Construction): $2,000.00 for Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Instructor Laptop
• Marisol De Jesus Berrios, Amee Mehta, Jmmy McLaughlin, & Michael McCurdy (Biological Science & Multimedia Technology Services and eLearning): $1,688.00 for Connecting our Students - Biological Sciences
• Frances Middleton (Enrollment Services): $1,233.77 for Enrollment Services/Transcript Process Enhancement
• Sofronio Agustin, Amee Mehta, & James Henry (Biology): $1500.00 for Epifluorescence Microscopy
• Regina Fontana (Social Sciences): $2,000.00 for Interactive Student Engagement
• Ferol L. Voltaggio (Career and Technical Education): $1,973.75 for Exploring Career Pathways to Seminole State College
• Elena Soltau & Lynn Garrett (College Libraries): $1,830.20 for Increasing number of Seats at Altamonte Campus Library

Fall 2018

• Jaime Magnetico (Allied Health): $995.00 for Virtual Monitor Software
• Turi Christensen (Academic Success Center): $347.50 for Drawing Tablets for Online Tutoring Sessions
• Molly Yanni (Allied Health): $1,488.63 for Classroom Laptop Cabinets
• Christine Mckeel (Academic Success Center Science Tutoring Enhancements): $464.00 for Academic Success Center Science Tutoring Enhancements
• James Charles (Criminal Justice): $1,790.00 for Wellness Equipment Security
• Sandra Dillard (Criminal Justice): $1,122.51 for Supplies for Crime Scene/Forensics Students
• Shellie Lewis (Public Safety): $1,069.27 for Fire Academy Medical Response Kits
• Michele Cuomo (Arts and Communication): $2,000.00 for a Flamenco Del Sol Informance and Performance of Carmen
• Morgan Tracy (College Libraries): $1,000.00 to provide Textbooks on Reserve
• Richard Harmon (Fine & Performing Arts): $1,950.00 for LED Par-Zoom Lighting Instruments
• Kirk Sawyer (Engineering Technology): $1,972.00 for Robotics Equipment
• Alvin Mitchell (Adult Education Student Affairs): $578.00 for Language Translation Devices
• Douglas Anne Taylor (Architecture, Engineering & Construction): $1,000.00 for CTE pathway awareness for students
• Holly Rodwick (Interior Design): $1,000.00 for Interior Design Brochures for FTIC Recruiting
• Beverly Smith (Honors Institute): $1,100.00 for Honors Institute Open House for Students

Spring 2018

• Elena Soltau (Library): $1,036 for the purchase of portable mobile device battery chargers for the College’s campus libraries
• Jamie Magnetico (Allied Health): $1,995 for a Premie HAL Simulator
• Debra Rinne (Biological Sciences): $1,350 to fund the BEGin Professional Development Program for undergraduate genetics faculty
• Lynn Garrett (Academic Administration): $1,676.18 for recording studio equipment for faculty at the College’s Altamonte Springs Campus
• Deborah Barr (Biological Sciences): $965.41 for a segmented lung model for Anatomy & Physiology II classes
• Richard Harmon (Fine & Performing Arts – Theatre): $2,000 for wireless communications infrastructure for theatre students, staff and the faculty production run crew
• Kurt Esser (Athletics): $1,800 for a branded hitting facility windscreen
• Dianna Campbell (Arts & Communications): $2,000 to commission choral work for the Stonewall riots commemoration event
• Grace Gonzalez & Andrea Harrison (Student Affairs – Altamonte Springs): $524.72 for a privacy screen to secure student information
• Terina Nusinov (Biological Sciences): $530.05 for amphibian sampling research
• Rafal Grudzien & Van Quach (Chemistry): $655.59 for classroom response clickers for general chemistry courses
• Jorge Suarez (Automotive): $1,680.70 for a Fluke Digital Multimeter Series 5/MD87S5 device
• Christine McKeel (Academic Success Center): $1,319 for materials for enhanced tutoring sessions

Fall 2017

• Morgan Tracy (Library): $730 for bike desks for campus libraries
• Christine McKeel (Academic Success Center): $1,195.57 for mobile whiteboards and accessories for interactive tutoring
• Deborah Richard (Marketing and Communications): $650 for personnel development and teambuilding DISC team profiles for Marketing
• Tan Qu and Holly Rodwick (School of Engineering, Design and Construction): $2,000 for mobile computer workstation for Design and Construction student projects
• Tan Qu (School of Engineering, Design and Construction): $1,950 for synchronous classroom lecture capture tools for online and on-campus
• Christopher Lörscher (Physical Sciences): $679 for enhancing student retention through the use of online videos
• Tracy Harbin and Aaron Hanlin (Social Sciences/Honors): $1,787.80 for Student Research Symposium support
• Marshall Bryant and Karen Kaufman (DSS/Library): $1,000 for C-Pen reader/exam reader pen
• Shellie Lewis (Center for Public Safety): $1,089 for Fire Academy student fall protection
• Ira Locks (Construction): $1,687 for Seminole County High School student FTIC Recruitment Initiative
• Jim Jollie (Center for Public Safety): $2,000 for Fire Academy state test exterior entry door prop
• Azan Edoo (Automotive): $1,077.30 for PSC-550 S Kit (Midtronics Power Supply and Battery Charger)
• Carlos Vasquez (Automotive): $1,877.97 for MDMAXTPMS Diagnostic Tool with associated modules
• Jim Lee (Center for Public Safety): $2,000 for Fundamentals of Patrol Body Camera project

Spring 2017

• Beverly Smith (Grindle Honors Institute): $320 for rebranding the Grindle Honors Institute Brochure
• Joan Geile (School of Engineering, Design and Construction): $1,645.80 for student-built tiny house branding to showcase during events and tours
• Kurt Esser (Raider Athletics): $2,000 for Raider Student-Athlete Recovery System
• Paul Luby (Arts and Communication): $1,099.90 for Harriett's Theatre handheld and lavalier mics
• Richard Harmon (Fine and Performing Arts): $1,982 for portable vinyl dance flooring for the performing arts program
• Morgan Tracy (Library): $267 for card swipe stations for information literacy instruction
• Eden Donahou (Mathematics): $285.75 for classroom set of VersaTiles for Engage, Enlighten, Empower, and Energize program
• Karen Kaufmann & Hatem Akil (Library, QEP): $1,000 for READ to SUCCEED Student READ Poster Promotion
• Hatem Akil (QEP): $699.99 for QEP Easels for Student Events
• Douglas Anne Taylor (DOL TAACCCT TRAMCON Grant): $1,458.64 for TRAMCON Student/Employer Hiring Events
• Michael McConville (Planetarium): $2,000 for Solar Eclipse Viewing Glasses
• Lina Williams (Mathematics): $2,000 for the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Program (LSAMP)
• Carlos Vasquez (Energy and Automotive Technology): $1,949.85 for General Tools DCS1100 Borescope System with 4.9mm switchable front
• James Cokos (Automotive): $1,955.70 for Advanced Technology Equipment Upgrade and Advancement
  

Fall 2016

• Tod Benedict (Physical Sciences): $600 for Environmental Science field trip support
• Marshall Bryant (Disability Support Services): $2,000 for a Portable Reading, Writing and Distance Video Magnifier
• James Cokos (Automotive Technology): $1,760 for Automotive Driveline Power Flow Theory and Diagnostics
• Mary Colon (Biological Sciences): $995 for Undergraduate STEM Field Research using camera trapping
• Rafal Grudzien (Physical Sciences): $944 for Lewis Structure and VSEPR dry lab used for the general chemistry I laboratory 
• Andrea Harrison (Altamonte Campus Student Affairs): $992.47 for Altamonte Financial Aid Improved Service through enhanced technology project
• Jim Jollie (Public Safety): $698.50 for Fire Academy injury Safety Prevention
• Christopher Lorscher (Physical Sciences): $1,000 for Honors Quantum Mechanics
• Jaime Magnetico (Allied Health): $1,239.86 for Respiratory Therapy Equipment
• Michael Miller (Physical Sciences): $600 for Laboratory Balance Replacement
• Angela Nater (Public Safety): $1,746 for Portable Suction Units
• Laila Nimri (Biological Sciences): $1,551.25 to explore the Central Nervous system of the Human Body
• Holly Rodwick (Interior Design): $1,152.60 for Construction Site Safety Protection Equipment (i.e. hard hats, safety vests, protective eyewear)
• Evodney Speed (Tutoring/Academic Success Center): $326.01 for SOMSO Neuron Models for enhanced academic learning and support
• David Taylor (Biological Sciences): $1,268 for an Anatomy & Physiology Human Model

Spring 2016

• Victoria Ackerman (Digital Media): $986 for digital media student supplies to create special pieces for portfolios
• Jeffrey Adamson (DOL TAACCCT TRAMCON): $500 for TRAMCON Employer Engagement Luncheon
• Natalie Clark (DOL TAACCCT TRAMCON): $1,000 for purchase of National Center for Construction Education and Research wallet cards
• James Cokos (Automotive): $982.27 for automotive driver information and entertainment system operation diagnosis and repair
• Steven de Zwart (Humanities): $600 for humanities resource text grant
• Azan Edoo (Automotive): $600 for power windows system trainer
• Michael J. Foster (Music): $1977.96 for music department social media IPAD initiative
• Cheryl Knodel (Construction): $1,912 for construction toolsets for service learning projects
• Christopher Lorscher (Physical Sciences): $2,000 for Oviedo Campus physics equipment update
• Paul Luby (Arts & Communication): $1,449.13 for front of the house REP Plot Lights
• Michael McConville (Planetarium): $1,693 for Planetarium Binoviewer Eyepiece Kit
• Michael McCurdy (eLearning): $1,902.39 for Lecture Capture - Phase 2 "Capture Anywhere, Anytime"
• Dorothy Mitchell-Danzy (Library): $1,436 for Dell Latitude Laptop
• Michael Staley (Engineering, Design and Construction): $1,600.68 for Lecture Capturing Tools
• Carlos Vasquez (Energy and Automotive Technology): $1,391.06 for Bosch Global Diagnostic Interface Tool
• William (Bill) Warren (Construction and Design): $1,607 for Thunderbolt

Fall 2015

• Susan Aten (Academic Foundations): $500 for manipulatives and technology for Adult High School math classrooms
• Natalie Clark (Engineering, Design and Construction Grants): $1,980 for library of required MSSC-CPT textbooks for students participating in TRAMCON
• Steven DeZwart (Humanities, History and Modern Languages): $1,788 for humanities resource texts grants
• Derek Demeter (Planetarium): $1,974 for safety lighting for Planetarium outdoor programs
• Richard Harmon (Fine and Performing Arts): $1,400 for wireless DMX lighting control Fine Arts Concert Hall and Theatre
• Jim Jollie (Public Safety): $1,938 for Fire Academy Res-Q-Jack
• Kathleen Lynch (Academic Success Center): $1,498.60 for blood cells model set and comprehensive male pelvis model
• Angel Nater (Public Safety): $1,761 for electronic student portfolios
• Terina Nusinov (Biological Sciences): $700 for camera trapping to engage undergraduates in research
• Carlos Spears (Physical Sciences): $1,933 for determination of melting points of various chemical compounds
• Erika Wayne (Library): $699 for interactive research app for students

Spring 2015

• Barbara Greenwell (The Grindle Honors Institute): $1,125 for Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Award preparation for honors students
• Cheryl Ann Sherlock (Adult High School): $1,132 for the innovative interconnectivity utilizing Apple MacBook Air with current technologies
• David Moradian (Center for Business, Legal Studies and Entrepreneurship): $2,000 for Seminole State Business Startup Entrepreneurship Competition
• Diana Wenzel (Physical Science): $978.50 for Articulate Studio 13 Pro
• Erin et al Cosentino (Altamonte Springs Student Servies): $720 for student bus passes
• Evodney Speed (Tutoring Center - Academic Success Center): $722.50 for 27-part muscular model
• Hugh Moore (Center for Business, Legal Studies and Entrepreneurship): $2,000 for Seminole State Business Startup Entrepreneurship Fair
• Javier Du Quesne (Automotive): $1,997.97 for the Fluke 87V Digital Multimeter
• Jeannette A. Steeves (School of Engineering, Design and Construction): $457 for model display lighting
• Jeremy Mosure (Student Affairs): $1,555.02 for the Altamonte Springs Student Services project "iEfficiency," improved services through enhanced technology
• Jessica Shearer (Nursing): $979.10 for the accreditation commission for education in Nursing self-study
• Jim Jollie (Public Safety): $2,000 for fire training tower prop-building equipment
• Lori Theodore (Nursing): $2,000 for the National League for Nursing Education summit
• Loriann Wolff (Arts and Communication): $1,202 for theatre drapery
• Michael P. McConville (Planetarium): $1,831 for a Planetarium Interactive Response System
• Richard Harmon (Fine and Performing Arts): $1,718 for the Fine Arts Theatre video and photo display wall
• Sherry Savrda (Physical Science): $581.91 for high-speed video analysis for the physics labs