Wolfson Professor Receives Florida Teaching Award

Elizabeth Nicoli-Suco, a Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus mathematics professor, was awarded the Florida Professor of the Year award by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.

Nicol i -Suco, a graduate of University of Miami, has a bachelor’s and master’s in mathematics. She teaches all levels of mathematics, from college prep to calculus.

“The one most powerful influence in my life is a desire to help students learn math,” Nicoli-Suco said. “If there is a way to improve their learning process or better help my students, I will pursue it.” Nicoli-Suco has received MDC’s Simon Bolivar Endowed Teaching Chair.

She is also one of 25 English and mathematics professors from various community colleges selected for the Global Skills for College Completion Project.

“I make an effort to get to know my students as people and I give them the opportunity to show me how creative they can be,” Nicoli-Suco said.