An Alvin Community College Speech instructor has been named ACC's 2017 recipient of the League of Innovation in the Community Colleges' John & Suanne Roueche Excellence Award.

Instructor Maria Starling was nominated for the honor by the ACC faculty and staff. Starling teaches Dual Credit courses at Alvin, Manvel and Turner high schools.

Alvin Community College will host a conference to provide local educators with an opportunity to share their methods in the classroom while also learning about how to make improvements.