Faculty SPOTLIGHT

Barton Fort Riley Associate Faculty Member, Blanca Oviedo, Receives Distinguished Instructor Award

Barton Community College Fort Riley associate instructor Blanca Oviedo is one of two Barton instructors who received the Distinguished Instructor Award at Barton’s 40th commencement ceremonies May 13. Barton’s Vice President of Instruction and Student Services Dr. Penny Quinnn presented the Distinguished Instructor Award. Oviedo has taught for Barton’s Fort Riley Learning Services for two years. She teaches both traditional and hybrid classes on Barton’s Fort Riley Campus and she currently is developing a Spanish course for delivery to Barton’s online students. She is a recipient of the 2010 NISOD Instructional Excellence Award.Oviedo earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1989, Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education in 2007 and Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages in 2008 from Kansas State University.  Before coming to Barton, Oviedo taught Spanish courses on the high school and elementary school levels in Kansas and Texas for eight years. She currently is working toward a fourth college degree, a master’s from Kansas State University.  In her non-work time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Sergio, 14-year-old daughter, Leah, and 21-year-old son, Alex. She also volunteers her time in Children’s Ministries at Junction City Church of the Nazarene.