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Mike	
  Su(on
1223	
  Pamlico	
  Drive
Greensboro,	
  NC
Email:	
  mr.su(on@me.com
Phone	
  USA:	
  +1	
  336	
  809	
  8877
I	
  am	
  very	
  happy	
  to	
  write	
  this	
  le(er	
  of	
  recommendaPon	
  for	
  Timothy	
  Owens	
  .	
  I	
  worked	
  with	
  Tim	
  
for	
  four	
  years	
  ,	
  serving	
  as	
  his	
  department	
  chair	
  for	
  one	
  of	
  those	
  years.	
  	
  During	
  that	
  Pme,	
  Tim	
  
accomplished	
  a	
  lot	
  at	
  the	
  College	
  of	
  the	
  Marshall	
  Islands.	
  	
  His	
  many	
  technical	
  proficiencies,	
  
friendly	
  disposiPon,	
  promptness,	
  and	
  professionalism	
  would	
  make	
  him	
  valuable	
  in	
  any	
  
organizaPon.	
  	
  For	
  our	
  department,	
  he	
  combined	
  all	
  those	
  wonderful	
  traits	
  with	
  a	
  singular	
  focus	
  
on	
  student	
  learning	
  and	
  achievement.	
  	
  This	
  	
  made	
  Tim	
  an	
  extremely	
  valuable	
  faculty	
  and	
  
department	
  member.	
  	
  
As	
  a	
  faculty	
  member,	
  Tim	
  readily	
  shared	
  his	
  knowledge	
  and	
  experPse.	
  	
  He	
  administered	
  the	
  
college’s	
  Learning	
  Management	
  System	
  and	
  trained	
  other	
  faculty	
  members	
  in	
  its	
  use.	
  	
  	
  He	
  
pioneered	
  methods	
  for	
  allowing	
  students	
  to	
  work	
  at	
  their	
  own	
  pace,	
  methods	
  for	
  ensuring	
  
mastery	
  before	
  moving	
  on	
  to	
  new	
  material,	
  and	
  methods	
  for	
  the	
  detailed	
  assessment	
  of	
  
learning	
  objecPves.	
  	
  Tim	
  documented	
  outcomes	
  for	
  all	
  of	
  these	
  iniPaPves	
  within	
  our	
  
assessment	
  framework	
  and	
  provided	
  virtual	
  courses	
  in	
  our	
  LMS	
  to	
  help	
  other	
  instructors	
  
understand	
  and	
  implement	
  them.	
  
Tim	
  served	
  in	
  many	
  commi(ees	
  during	
  my	
  Pme	
  at	
  CMI,	
  including	
  the	
  Human	
  Resources,	
  
InformaPon	
  Technology,	
  and	
  Faculty	
  EvaluaPon	
  System	
  Commi(ees.	
  	
  When	
  I	
  served	
  on	
  the	
  
InformaPon	
  Technology	
  Commi(ee	
  with	
  Tim,	
  I	
  was	
  consistently	
  impressed	
  by	
  his	
  preparedness,	
  
technical	
  experPse,	
  and	
  collegiality.	
  	
  During	
  our	
  Pme	
  together	
  on	
  the	
  IT	
  Commi(ee,	
  Tim	
  
contributed	
  both	
  invenPve	
  ideas	
  and	
  a	
  proposal	
  of	
  detailed	
  process	
  guidelines.	
  	
  However,	
  what	
  
really	
  made	
  Tim	
  stand	
  out	
  to	
  me	
  was	
  the	
  natural	
  way	
  he	
  communicated	
  these	
  and	
  other	
  deas	
  
and	
  proposals	
  to	
  people	
  from	
  across	
  cultures	
  and	
  across	
  posiPons	
  at	
  the	
  college.
I’m	
  indeed	
  fortunate	
  to	
  have	
  had	
  Timothy	
  Owens	
  as	
  a	
  member	
  of	
  the	
  STEM	
  Department	
  during	
  
my	
  chairmanship.	
  	
  His	
  experPse	
  helped	
  us	
  improve	
  departmental	
  communicaPons	
  structures,	
  
helped	
  us	
  create	
  effecPve	
  frameworks	
  for	
  so_ware	
  instrucPon,	
  and	
  set	
  us	
  on	
  a	
  path	
  towards	
  
offering	
  internaPonally	
  recognized	
  cerPficaPons	
  for	
  the	
  first	
  Pme.	
  	
  Tim’s	
  technical,	
  instrucPonal,	
  
communicaPons,	
  and	
  people	
  skills	
  will	
  make	
  him	
  much	
  valued	
  in	
  any	
  organizaPon.	
  	
  Please	
  do	
  
not	
  hesitate	
  to	
  contact	
  me,	
  if	
  I	
  can	
  provide	
  any	
  addiPonal	
  informaPon.	
  
Sincerely,	
  
Mike	
  Su(on

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Reference for Tim Owens from Mike Sutton

  • 1. Mike  Su(on 1223  Pamlico  Drive Greensboro,  NC Email:  mr.su(on@me.com Phone  USA:  +1  336  809  8877 I  am  very  happy  to  write  this  le(er  of  recommendaPon  for  Timothy  Owens  .  I  worked  with  Tim   for  four  years  ,  serving  as  his  department  chair  for  one  of  those  years.    During  that  Pme,  Tim   accomplished  a  lot  at  the  College  of  the  Marshall  Islands.    His  many  technical  proficiencies,   friendly  disposiPon,  promptness,  and  professionalism  would  make  him  valuable  in  any   organizaPon.    For  our  department,  he  combined  all  those  wonderful  traits  with  a  singular  focus   on  student  learning  and  achievement.    This    made  Tim  an  extremely  valuable  faculty  and   department  member.     As  a  faculty  member,  Tim  readily  shared  his  knowledge  and  experPse.    He  administered  the   college’s  Learning  Management  System  and  trained  other  faculty  members  in  its  use.      He   pioneered  methods  for  allowing  students  to  work  at  their  own  pace,  methods  for  ensuring   mastery  before  moving  on  to  new  material,  and  methods  for  the  detailed  assessment  of   learning  objecPves.    Tim  documented  outcomes  for  all  of  these  iniPaPves  within  our   assessment  framework  and  provided  virtual  courses  in  our  LMS  to  help  other  instructors   understand  and  implement  them.   Tim  served  in  many  commi(ees  during  my  Pme  at  CMI,  including  the  Human  Resources,   InformaPon  Technology,  and  Faculty  EvaluaPon  System  Commi(ees.    When  I  served  on  the   InformaPon  Technology  Commi(ee  with  Tim,  I  was  consistently  impressed  by  his  preparedness,   technical  experPse,  and  collegiality.    During  our  Pme  together  on  the  IT  Commi(ee,  Tim   contributed  both  invenPve  ideas  and  a  proposal  of  detailed  process  guidelines.    However,  what   really  made  Tim  stand  out  to  me  was  the  natural  way  he  communicated  these  and  other  deas   and  proposals  to  people  from  across  cultures  and  across  posiPons  at  the  college. I’m  indeed  fortunate  to  have  had  Timothy  Owens  as  a  member  of  the  STEM  Department  during   my  chairmanship.    His  experPse  helped  us  improve  departmental  communicaPons  structures,   helped  us  create  effecPve  frameworks  for  so_ware  instrucPon,  and  set  us  on  a  path  towards   offering  internaPonally  recognized  cerPficaPons  for  the  first  Pme.    Tim’s  technical,  instrucPonal,   communicaPons,  and  people  skills  will  make  him  much  valued  in  any  organizaPon.    Please  do   not  hesitate  to  contact  me,  if  I  can  provide  any  addiPonal  informaPon.   Sincerely,   Mike  Su(on