DACC instructor came a long way to achieve state's top faculty award

DANVILLE – Kathy Sturgeon thought about her acceptance speech, wondering if she should tell her story.

"It's not really appropriate, is it?" she thought, just before accepting the Outstanding Faculty of the Year award at the Illinois Community College Trustee Association's annual convention.

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