The Centralia College Foundation has selected Ann Grande Moody and Jeff McQuarrie to receive the 2025 Exceptional Faculty Awards. They were chosen for their commitment to and excellence in their subject areas and participation in campus activities.
Both will be formally honored at the college’s commencement ceremony on June 18.
Moody was hired in 2017 to teach part-time when Centralia College launched its new bachelor’s degree in teacher education. Within a year, she served as the program director. She is back to teaching bachelor’s degree students full-time.
McQuarrie began teaching communications at Centralia College in 2011 and now teaches nearly all of the communications studies courses available at the college, including public speaking, intro to mass media and debate. He is also the director of the annual Statewide Inspirational Speech Championship, featuring the top five public speakers from the state’s 34 career and technical colleges in July. Centralia students have been state champions three of the last four years.
This is McQuarrie’s second time receiving the Exceptional Faculty Award after previously winning it in 2017.
