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passagesAlumniAlumni Association executiveJohn P. “Phil” Griffin Jr., 55, (MED ’77, EDS’77), Sept. 6, 2007, Gainesville. He worked at UFfor 27 years, first in admissions and, since 1986, atthe UF Alumni Association. Board members of theassociation, in his memory, have renamed one of theprograms he created: the Phil Griffin DistinguishedLecture Series at Emerson Hall.Former association presidentLester Milton Sponholtz, 94, (BSE ’40, MAE ’51),Jan. 17, 2007, Tallahassee. He was a lifelong educatorand served as president of the Bradford CountyTeacher’s Association in 1942.Retired USF education deanDr. Jean Allen Battle (EDD ’54 in educationpsychology), first dean of the College of Educationat the University of South Florida, died July 7, 2007.He was 93. During his 12 years as USF educationdean in Tampa, starting in 1959, Battle saw hisfaculty balloon from five to 200 members, as theschool’s academic programs blossomed into 39undergraduate and graduate teacher programs. Afterresigning as dean, he returned to teaching in USF’ssocial foundations of education program until hisretirement in 1989.COE fellowship donorThomas L. Harrow (BSE ’58,MED ’60), of Treasure Island,Fla., who with his wife, Anita,created a fellowship for UFgraduate students in K-12administration and communitycollege leadership, diedMarch 29, 2007. He workedin several Pinellas Countymiddle and high schools as ateacher, assistant principal andHarrowFirst UF married-couple graduateDorothy LockhartMorrison, (MAE ’44), ofJacksonville and formerlyof St. Petersburg, diedNov. 21, 2006. She andher late husband, MathewMorrison, reportedly werethe first married coupleto graduate togetherMorrisonfrom UF. They bothearned master’s degrees ineducation in 1944. She was a longtime teacher inPinellas County schools.Former FacultyEmeritus professor, access advocateMargaret Early, a UFemeritus professor whoquietly set up scholarshipsfor inner city kids, diedJune 28 at her home inGainesville. She was 84.Early served as chair of thecollege’s department ofinstruction and curriculumfrom 1985-1990 and was aEarlypast president of the NationalCouncil of Teachers of English (NCTE). After herretirement, Early used her own money, withoutfanfare, to begin a college scholarship program foran entire class of sixth-grade students at an innercityschool in Syracuse, N.Y.FriendsMajor supporter ofmiddle school reformin memoriamChristine Akers Shewey, of Kermit, W.Va.,and Gainesville, Fla., who with her husband,Fred, contributed $600,000 last year to create anendowment at UF’s College of Education, diedOct. 11, 2007. The couple’s donation supportsnew research and programs aimed at middle schoolreform and enhancement. (See gift story, page 44.)Memorial reception helps boostJames L. Wattenbarger fellowshipA memorial reception last spring at NormanHall honored the memory of James L. Wattenbarger(inset), a UF alumnus, longtime COEprofessor and architect of Florida’s communitycollege system. Wattenbarger(BAE ’43, MAE’47, EDD ’50) died in2006 at age 84. Thereception also servedas a springboard toboost the Dr. James L.Wattenbarger EndowedFellowship at the Collegeof Education. WithWattenbargerinterest earned on giftsfrom 132 donors since the fund’s creation in2004, the endowment today is worth $64,000.The yearly fellowship goes to a deserving doctoralstudent in pursuit of an Ed.D. or Ph.D. inhigher education administration. From 1957-67, Wattenbarger, as a UF education professor,was called on to lead the restructuring ofFlorida’s junior colleges. He used his doctoraldissertation as a model for developing the stateplan for community colleges. He remaineda major presence in the nation’s communitycollege movement until his retirement in 1992.He advised some 180 doctoral students and wasnamed Distinguished Service Professor for hisservice to the college and university.Contributions to the James L.Wattenbarger Fellowship Fund can bemade by mailing a check to: Universityof Florida Foundation, PO Box 14425,Gainesville, FL 32604. On the memoline, write “Wattenbarger EndowedFellowship (Fund #11967).” Call COEDevelopment for more information at(352) 392-0728, ext. 600.Marion Wattenbarger (right) and her sister Margaret Goodrum.Among the reception guests were former UF students of Wattenbarger’s, from left: CarolCopenhaver (PHD ‘86), Pam Maston (MED ‘75), Patricia Rowell (BAE ‘75, PHD ‘86),COE Assistant Dean Theresa Vernetson (MED ‘75, EDS ‘76, EDD ‘81), Donna Miller(PHD ‘86), and Joyce Taylor Gibson (PHD ‘83).principal, and served on the faculty of the Universityof Central Florida as a professor of education from1970-1993. The couple’s donation of $204,000 in2006 established the Thomas L. and Anita J. HarrowFellowship Fund, which covers expenses for selecteddoctoral students to attend a national conference topresent research related to their dissertations.* Notification of all death notices received since last issue published)Photos by Larry Lansford, Ed TimesFormer students of Wattenbarger’s, from left, are Susan Somers, (unidentified guest), Bud Harmsand George Corrick.34 EducationTimes Fall / Winter • 2008 Fall / Winter • 2008 EducationTimes 35
alumniclass notes1947Faith Scripture Smith (MED. ’47) and herhusband, the Rev. Frank D. Smith, celebratedtheir 61st anniversary on May 31.1968Bob Crowley (BAE ’68) is president of CreativeBenefits for Educators, a marketer of insuranceand retirement programs to members of theFlorida Education Association and The FloridaAssociation of School Administrators. He comesto the job after a full career teaching Englishand history in Jacksonville, and subsequent jobsas executive director of Duval Teachers Unitedand later of the Orleans Educators Association(OEA). He engineered the merger of OEA intothe United Teachers of New Orleans, created theLouisiana Federation of Teachers, and worked asits executive director until retirement.1969Howard Rosenblatt (BAE ‘69) was reappointedchair of the Prepaid Legal Services Committeeof The Florida Bar and was recently profiledin the Work Life section of The GainesvilleSun. He recently was reelected president of theGainesville-Ocala Society of Financial ServiceProfessionals.1971EDUGATOR NEWSEunice (Martin) Baros (MED ‘71) of NorthPalm Beach was recently honored as theoutstanding alum from the numerous U.S.alumni chapters of Nova Southeastern University.Baros is a 1980 graduate of the NSU Law Schooland has been an assistant public defender inPalm Beach County for the last seven years. Hermentor at UF was Dr. Hal Lewis, who guidedher in the first UF Women’s Studies degree,recognized through the College of Education in1970-71. She is the founder and first president ofSavant-UF.1972Jon M. Saulson (BAE ’72, MED ’74, PHD’81 in special education) has worked as directorof disability services for Oglethorpe Universitysince January 2007. He retired as coordinator ofspecial education for Gwinnett County, Ga. in2001, after more than 30 years in teaching andadministration. Since retirement, he has servedas an adjunct professor of education at MercerUniversity and Oglethorpe University.1974Jan Irwin Klein (EDS ‘74) left the classroom—after more than two decades teaching English,speech, drama and theater history in Gainesville,Jacksonville and Fort Myers—to become theprevention specialist for Safe and Drug-FreeSchools of Lee County. She is also an adjunctprofessor of public speaking at Florida GulfCoast University.‘Double EduGator’ runningfor North Carolina governorBeverly Eaves Perdue (MED ‘74, PHD‘76) in education leadership), is thecurrent, twotermlieutenantgovernor ofNorth Carolina.On May 6,she won theDemocraticnominationfor governor.If elected in Perduethe Novembergeneral election, she will be the state’s firstfemale governor. Perdue has lived mostof her adult life in New Bern, N.C. Shewas the first woman ever elected to thestate House from her part of the state, andis the first woman elected as lieutenantgovernor. Prior to running for office,Perdue worked as a public school teacherand was the director of geriatric servicesat a community hospital. She earned aPh.D. in education administration at UF.She and her husband, Bob Eaves, have twosons. Perdue’s campaign Web site is: www.BevPerdue.com.1975Bernice Bass de Martinez (PHD, ‘75), chairsthe special education, rehabilitation, schoolpsychology and deaf studies department atCalifornia State University-Sacramento. Sherecently was a finalist for the president’s post atMartin University in Indiana.John Sessums (EDS ’75, EDD ’81) recentlyretired after a career in the HillsboroughCounty School District. He is a memberof the Hillsborough Association of SchoolAdministrators, has been inducted into theHillsborough High School Hall of Fame, and is aGrand Knight in the Knights of Columbus.1978Laurie Luongo (BAE ‘78) is vice-president ofhuman resources for Trump International HotelsManagement. She has been living and workingfor nearly 15 years in Las Vegas, where Trump isopening a new hotel on the Las Vegas strip.1984Diane (Sheagren) Schuman (BAE ‘84) recentlyearned her National Board Certification.1986Nile Stanley (PHD ‘86) is associate professor andchair of childhood education at the Universityof North Florida in Jacksonville. Stanley isaffectionately known as Nile Crocodile, theReading Reptile—author, performance poetand storyteller. Visit his website at www.unf.edu/~nstanley/home.htm.1987Carol Logan Patitu (MED ’87, EDS ‘87) is nowa professor and associate dean in the College ofEducation at Northern Illinois University.Kermit Combs (BAE ‘64) was recently electedpresident of the Heartland Christian Conferenceof Christian Schools of Southern Illinois. Hehas also been elected to the board of trustees ofMidwest University of Wentzville, Mo., wherehe has been associate professor of Christianeducation and leadership for the past 15 years. Heis currently principal/administrator of AgapeChristian High School in Marion, Ill.1996Gigi Morales David (EDS ’96) recentlycompleted her third children’s book, JustMollie and Me. The book is part of a seriescommissioned by the United Way’s “Life: Act2” initiative, which brings senior citizens andschoolchildren together for literary experiences.When she is not touring schools with herbooks, David teaches as a visiting instructor forthe College of Education at the University ofNorthern Florida, and works as a consultant.Holly Werner Lewis (MED ’06) has beenteaching kindergarten in Escambia County sinceJanuary of 2008.Jose Villalba (EDS ‘96) received the 2007University of North Carolina-GreensboroTeaching Excellence Award for UntenuredFaculty. He previously received that school’s2005-2006 School of Education TeachingExcellence Award.1998Steve Malter (MED ‘98) recently completedhis Ph.D. in educational leadership and policystudies with a concentration in higher educationadministration from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Malter is the associate director forundergraduate advising and student servicesat the Olin Business School at WashingtonUniversity in St. Louis. Malter and his wifeFelicia have two young daughters.1999Nancy Gimbel (MAE ’99) is director ofundergraduate programs for the College ofManagement at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.Amy Turner Bonds (BAE ’99) earned herNational Board Certification as a middle childgeneralist in 2005.2003Mechelle De Craene (MED ’03, EDS ’08),a teacher in special and gifted education atJames Buchanan Middle School in Tampa, haswon a national award for teaching leadershipfor the second year in a row. She is one of fourteachers nationwide to receive a 2007 Cable’sLeaders in Learning Award for creativity andexcellence in teaching. The award is presentedannually by Bright House Networks and Cablein the Classroom, the cable industry’s educationfoundation. De Craene was recognized forJeanna Mastrodicasa (PHD ‘04) hasbeen appointed as UF’s assistant vicepresident for student affairs. In the position,Mastrodicasa oversees student judicialappeals, diversityprograms,critical incidentresponses and anumber of otherstudent affairsfunctions for theuniversity. Shealso currentlyserves as aGainesville city Mastrodicasacommissioner.developing Very Special Techies, a project thatencourages students with special needs to applyand showcase their creative uses of digital media.In 2006, she received Technology and Learningmagazine’s Leader of the Year Award for herinventive use of technology in her teaching.2004Anne Manalo (EDS ’04) is teaching in theMacon County school system in Georgia.2005Bob Philpot (PhD ’05) was recently namedexecutive director of the Team-Based LearningCollaborative, a group of educators in the healthprofessions who are dedicated to using teambasedlearning to further health education.2006Ronald C. Thomas, Jr. (EDD ’06) is associatedean for academic affairs for Embry-RiddleAeronautical University Worldwide-Online inDaytona Beach. He has just completed a summerfellowship in higher education administration atVanderbilt University’s Peabody College.Stay connected with coE-News for alumniSign up now to receive the alumni editionof coE-News, the College’s monthly e-newsletter—with up-to-date reports on thelatest news and activities of our faculty,students and alumni. Just send us an emailat news@coe.ufl.edu and include yourname and email address.Alum-author writes:‘My mother wearscombat boots’Tired of parenting advice thatseems to squish every mom and dadinto the same suburban mold? So wasCOE alumna Jessica J. Mills (MED’94, English education) of Albuquerque,NM. Deeply involved in herart (playing saxophone in the bandCitizen Fish, making jewelry by hand)and her politics (feminist), Millsdidn’t want to give up either whenshe became amother. Hernew book“My MotherWears CombatBoots: aParentingGuide for theRest of Us,”offers tips onparenting witha punk (but political) sensibility—includingadvice on how to take kidsto a demonstration, bringing a babyon tour with a band, and organizingcooperative childcare. For moreinformation or to buy the book, go towww.akpress.org.Mills hangs out with her daughter Emma-Joy.36 EducationTimes Fall / Winter • 2008 Fall / Winter • 2008 EducationTimes 37
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