Dr. Brian Dille has been an MCC residential faculty member since 1999, teaching political science in the Behavioral Health Sciences department. His teaching excellence is evident in his leadership of MCC's Model United Nations program for high school students focusing on efforts to keep the U.N. relevant in today's world.
His leadership of the program has expanded the reach of civic and global education and positioned MCC as a meaningful hub for democratic learning and international awareness.
His stature as an educator and civic leader has been reinforced by his appointment to the Arizona Civic Health Steering Committee by the Flinn Foundation. He was also named to the 2025 ENACT Faculty Fellowship cohort, a national network of professors who teach experiential courses that connect students directly to democratic processes and policymaking.
Trained at Arizona State University, where he earned a master’s and a doctorate in political science, Brian has brought deep disciplinary expertise to the classroom while making complex political issues meaningful and accessible to students.
He has contributed to graduate education through his teaching in political psychology. He authored two textbooks: one for high school and community college Model UN students, and another that supplements U.S. history and government courses with Arizona-specific content.
He also developed the social science portion of ASU's Fulton School of Education Teaching Foundations Project.
Brian co-directs the Arizona Civic Education Project, offering free teaching materials to Arizona educators, broadening access to high-quality civic education across the state. He also convened a working group of Arizona civic organizations to develop a workforce-development tool designed to help individuals and organizations build soft skills, consensus-building capacity, and the ability to navigate difficult conversations. These efforts reflect the kind of service, leadership, and professional influence that the Excellence in Teaching award is intended to honor.