Herkimer County Community College recently promoted or granted tenure to several faculty members, effective Sept. 1, 2017.
DR. NICOLE MCDANIELS was promoted from assistant professor to associate professor of biology. She was appointed to the faculty in 2011. McDaniels holds a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Buffalo and a Ph.D. from Syracuse University.
BLAKE PITCHER was promoted from assistant professor to associate professor of digital graphics. He was appointed to the faculty in 2006 and holds an associate degree from Herkimer College and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from SUNY Polytechnic Institute.
DR. MARK POLKOSNIK was promoted from associate professor to professor of paralegal. He was appointed to the faculty in 2006 and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees and a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia and a J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law.
JESSICA KELLY, assistant professor of STEM, was granted tenure. She was appointed to the faculty in 2012 and holds a bachelor’s degree from William Smith College and a master’s degree from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
LINDSEY TAUBE, assistant professor of mathematics, also was granted tenure. She was appointed to the faculty in 2007 and holds a bachelor’s degree from Nazareth College and a master’s degree from Utica College.
