Dr. Rodrique honored by Dallas County Community College District
Dr. Denise Rodrique, President of the Grand Prairie Arts Council, was recently selected as the Outstanding Adjunct in the Dallas County Community College District for 2007-2008, recognizing her sixty consecutive semesters as an adjunct speech communication instructor at Mountain View College.
Dr. Rodrique retired from the Grand Prairie ISD in 2006 where she served as a teacher, theater director, and fine arts coordinator at South Grand Prairie High School. She also was an assistant principle at Austin and Powell elementary schools.
“I retired from Grand Prairie but did not want to give up teaching,” Dr. Rodrique explained. “It’s the hands-on work with students in the classroom that I enjoy most. I am a teacher, and that’s what I do. I love it.”
Her passion for teaching is reflected in her no-nonsense, high energy level approach when interacting with students.
Norman Carros, a speech communication student said, “Dr. Rodrique is extremely creative, gives us lots of valuable information, and she has made me a better speaker and writer.”
Along with teaching at Mountain View College and involvement in the community theater in Grand Prairie, Dr. Rodrique is also a consultant for iTeachTexas, an educational firm that offers degreed individuals a state approved alternative route to full teacher certification.
She said helping others enter a teaching career is her way of giving back to the profession that means so much to her.
