The award celebrated Peters’ innovative approach to instruction that emphasizes practical, technology-based learning
Elizabeth “Liz” Peters, lead faculty for the Yavapai College Electrical & Instrumentation Technology and Applied Pre-Engineering programs, has received the 2025 Faculty Excellence Award for Innovation from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). She was one of nine recipients of the annual AACC Awards of Excellence. Peters accepted the award at the AACC Awards of Excellence Gala on April 15 in Nashville, Tennessee.
The AACC Awards of Excellence honor individuals and institutions that have significantly advanced the mission of community colleges. Winners are selected by a national committee of peers.
In its press release, the College stated that innovation is ongoing in the programs Peters leads and the classes she teaches at the Community College’s Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC), located adjacent to the Prescott Regional Airport.
Since joining Yavapai College in 2014, Peters has chaired the Electronics, Instrumentation, and Automation Advisory Board since 2019, served as Occupational Department Chair from 2017 to 2019, and currently serves as the faculty chair of the Curriculum Committee. She previously earned an Excellence Award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) and was named CTEC Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year. Peters also serves as a peer mentor, is a faculty representative on the College Council, and is frequently called upon to lead STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) events in the community.