Senior Associate Professor Diane DeFranco-Kling was honored for 40 years of service to Sterling College this fall. DeFranco-Kling is the acting and movement specialist, choreographer, and costume designer for the College. Over the years, she has taught a variety of theatre and dance classes, and has encouraged hundreds of students to pursue acting, whether it is at Sterling College in the yearly musicals and plays, or on to professional acting from New York City to Denver and Los Angeles.