Faculty of the year…

Kelly Martin (front row, left), CNCC Craig campus director of nursing, was recognized as the CNCC 2010-11 faculty of the year recipient at a luncheon held at the Community College of Aurora Campus. Martin was in attendance along with other 2010-11 faculty of the year Colorado Community College System recipients. Kelly Martin-Puleo MS, RN was appointed as director of the nursing program at Colorado Northwestern Community College in September 2010 following three years of service as a full-time nursing instructor. Prior to becoming a nurse educator, Martin-Puleo practiced as a nurse for 17 years. She was awarded a Master of Science in Nursing degree from Regis University in 2007 and is currently a doctoral candidate at Capella University. She and her husband reside in Steamboat Springs with their canine children, Scruffy and Onyx.