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Holmes Community College is proud to announce that William Chad Moorer, a faculty member in the English Division on the Goodman Campus, has been named the 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Moorer has been an integral part of the college for over 12 years, where he teaches Developmental English, Composition, Creative Writing and American Literature. He also serves as the director of the Goodman Campus Writing Center.
The prestigious Humanities Teacher Award is presented by the Mississippi Humanities Council to recognize excellence in teaching and contributions to the humanities in higher education. Holmes is honored to have Moorer receive this accolade, and he will be formally recognized at the Mississippi Humanities Council’s annual spring Humanities Gala in Jackson.
In addition to his classroom contributions, Moorer is a leader in the academic community. He is a state board member and past president of the Mississippi Community College Creative Writing Association, and he has served as Holmes’ representative to the executive council of the Two-Year College English Association of Mississippi. He also organizes and judges the Goodman Campus Creative Writing Contest. In 2018, he was recognized as a William Winters Scholar and in 2017, he was named a Sally Wilson Distinguished Educator, as well.
Moorer will deliver his scholarly presentation, “Traditional Poetry: I’m Not Dead Yet,” on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 2 p.m. in McMorrough Library on the Goodman Campus. This presentation is open to the public and is part of his recognition as the 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year.
Moorer holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Alabama and a bachelor’s degree in English from Rhodes College. Prior to teaching full-time at Holmes, he served as an adjunct instructor at both Hinds Community College and Holmes.
“We encourage the campus community and the public to attend Chad’s lecture,” said Vice President for Academic Programs Dr. Jenny Bailey Jones. “His work as an educator and leader in the humanities has already enriched our campus, and this presentation will offer further insight into the relevance of traditional poetry in modern times.”
For more information about the Mississippi Humanities Council, visit https://www.mshumanities.org/.
