Bucks County Community College’s 2024 Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award honoree, Dr. Charles Beem, with BCCC President & CEO Patrick M. Jones. (Credit: BCCC)
Bucks County Community College is pleased to announce that Charles Beem, Ed.D. has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award which recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in teaching and student impact. The award, which includes a cash stipend, was presented earlier today.
“As a proud graduate of Bucks County Community College, it is truly a joy to work with our students along the pathway of their educational journey,” Beem said. “It is also with a debt of gratitude that I recognize, and wish to thank, everyone at the college who has inspired me to improve my skills in teaching, so that our students can make the world a better place.”
The Linback Distinguished Teaching Award is presented to faculty members at colleges and universities throughout the Greater Delaware Valley through the generous support of the Christian R. and Mary F. Linback Foundation.
Bucks County Community College President & CEO Patrick M. Jones said, “We are blessed to have extraordinary faculty such as Dr. Beem at Bucks. Professor Beem is such an ardent supporter of our students—both inside and outside of the classroom. His passion for student success is infectious and his tireless efforts are remarkable.”
Beem’s teaching career began in 1981 at Bucks County Community College as a part-time instructor and eventually as professor. He began teaching at Delaware Valley University in 2000 and still does so on a part-time basis. He has also taught at the University of St. Francis, Rider University, and La Salle University.
He teaches business courses, primarily marketing and management. He has served 37 years as the faculty chapter advisor of Phi Theta Kappa, an honor society for two-year college students, for which he was recognized with the prestigious Outstanding Advisor Award at both the regional and national levels. He was instrumental in founding BCCC’s Kappa Beta Delta Nu Chapter, an international honor society for business majors, and the College’s Lions International Chapter — the first of its kind among community colleges in the region. He also was the club advisor for the Bucks Business Association and co-advisor for the National Society of Leadership and Success, embodying a commitment to cultivating leadership, scholarship, and community engagement in students.
Beem served as the Management/Marketing Area Coordinator at Bucks from 2000 to 2015 and has enthusiastically served on countless committees throughout his career. In addition, he has planned more than 30 regional and international student trips. According to one letter of recommendation, Dr. Beem always puts students first with a commitment to student engagement and passion for creating learning opportunities outside of the classroom.
A 1974 graduate of Bucks County Community College, Dr. Beem went on to earn his bachelor's and master’s degrees in business administration as well as another master’s degree and his doctorate from Delaware Valley University.
Beem is a resident of Northampton Township where he also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Free Library of Northampton Township.
About the Lindback Award
The Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award was established by the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation. The late Mr. Lindback was the president and principal owner of Abbotts Dairies, Inc., and a trustee of Bucknell University. He, along with his wife, Mary F. Lindback, generously created a foundation that bears their names and the award to honor excellence in education. Since 1961, the foundation has been recognizing outstanding faculty members at colleges and universities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The Lindback is awarded every other year at Bucks.
About Bucks County Community College
Founded in 1964, Bucks County Community College is a two-year, public institution offering more than 90 programs of study that lead to either an associate degree or certificate, as well as many workforce training programs on campus, on site, or online. Successful graduates directly launch a career or transfer to four-year colleges and universities to complete a bachelor’s degree, depending on the major. Classes are offered on campus in Newtown, Bristol, and Perkasie, and worldwide through Bucks Online. To learn more, visit bucks.edu.
