EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS - The University of Akron

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EDUCATION
HIGHLIGHTS
2010 – 2011
The Magazine for Alumni and Friends
of the College of Education

Education Highlights
2010 – 2011
Published by the College of Education
The University of Akron
» DEAN’S OFFICE
Dean
Dr. Mark D. Shermis
Associate Dean
Dr. Sajit Zachariah
Assistant Dean, Student Services
Dr. Evonn Welton
Director, Assessment and Accreditation
Dr. Karen Herrington
Director, Graduate Outreach Programs
Barbara Jenkins
Director, Student Teaching and
Field Experience
Pam Spinner
Coordinator, Certification/Licensure
Dr. Jaci Wilbanks
» DEPARTMENTS
Counseling
Dr. Karin Jordan
Curricular and Instructional Studies
Dr. Bridgie Ford
Educational Foundations and Leadership
Dr. Susan Olson
Sport Science Wellness Education
Dr. Victor Pinheiro
For more information, contact:
The University of Akron
College of Education
Dean’s Office
Akron, OH 44325-4201
Phone: 330-972-7680
Fax: 330-972-5636
www.uakron.edu/education
» EDITOR
Jessica Petersen
Susan Olson
2010 QUICK FACTS
COE leads the way
with UA’s first fully
online degree program
The University of Akron made obtaining a top-notch college
education flexible, affordable and convenient when it offered
its first fully online degree program in fall 2010. The program,
a 30- to 36-credit M.S. in Postsecondary Technical Education
through the College of Education, prepares students for
jobs training adults in business and educational settings. The
online program appeals to busy professionals, those balancing
family obligations and those who live far away.
“The average student in our technical education program is
older than 40 and works full time while pursuing a master’s
degree part time,” says Susan Olson, chair of UA’s Department
of Educational Foundations and Leadership. “An online degree
program is exactly what these students want and need.”
CONTENTS
1 Dean’s Message
2 Accreditations
3 COE Speaker Series
4 STEM Grant Initiatives
5 Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching Fellowship Program
6 Students and Technology
7 New Grants
8 Student Success
9 Sport Science and Wellness Education Update
10 Dean’s Dozen
11 Global Student Perspective
12 Faculty Recognition
14 Robert A. Dubick Memorial Scholarship
15 COE Alumni Board
15 Recognition of Donors
» Total enrollment for fall 2010 was 2,820, an 8.6 percent increase over 2009.
» Total number of degrees and certificates awarded in 2010 was 706, a 9.1 percent
increase over the last year.
» 372 graduate degrees were awarded, a 9 percent increase.
» The COE has the highest number of graduate students at UA with 1,326.
» There were 382 teacher candidates recommended for initial teacher licensure
in 2010, a 1.8 percent increase over the last year.
» The COE, in collaboration with several campus partners, garnered $3,945,041
in grants from July 2010 – February 2011.
DEAN’S MESSAGE
Zook Hall,
The College of Education
COE E D U C A T I O N H I G H L I G H T S 2010 – 2011
As a STEM-intensive (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
institution, The University of Akron has invested considerable
time, energy and money in a variety of STEM initiatives. And even
though the College of Education is not technically considered a
STEM discipline, we have much going on in the STEM area.
The college has been a full partner in the
development of the National Inventors Hall
of Fame (NIHF) School that was launched
in the fall of 2009 in conjunction with
Akron Public Schools (APS). Our faculty and
administrators formulated plans for the
school, helped to create the curriculum
and participated in the selection of the
school’s teachers. Read more inside
regarding a large grant that UA secured
to reproduce the STEM school model
across Ohio.
The college is currently involved in designing
the plans for an APS STEMM (the extra “M”
is for Medicine) high school that would
open in fall 2012. The proposed STEMM high
school, which would be located at Central
Hower, adjacent to the north side of campus,
represents an opportunity for high school
students to take early college courses
and participate in college-lab internships
since the plans include establishing UA labs
at the site.
Finally, we are in the midst of designing a
STEM Academy that would be a focal point
for all COE math and science education
initiatives, in addition to its work in training
future STEM educators at the elementary
and secondary levels. I am proud of our
contributions in these areas and of all the
people who make them happen.
I hope that you enjoy reading about the
many accomplishments of the past year in
this issue of Education Highlights.
Regards,
Mark D. Shermis, Ph.D.
Dean
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We are pleased to announce that the Marriage and Family Counseling/
Therapy (MFC/T) programs through the Department of Counseling were
reaccredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family
Therapy Education (COAMFTE) for the next six years. We offer kudos to
Patricia Parr, MFC/T program coordinator, and Karin Jordan, department chair,
for overseeing the yearlong process.
With their accreditation by both COAMFTE
and the Council for the Accreditation for
Counseling and Related Educational
Programs, this makes UA’s MFC/T programs
the only dually accredited programs in
Ohio training marriage and family
counselors/therapists, and one of a few
dually accredited marriage and family
therapy programs in the nation. n
Center for Child Development
earns national accreditation
The Center for Child Development (CCD), jointly sponsored with the COE
and the College of Health Sciences and Human Services (HSHS), earned
accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young
Children. NAEYC is the nation’s leading organization of early childhood
professionals. The accreditation is valid for the next five years.
To earn NAEYC accreditation, the CCD
went through an extensive self-study process,
measuring the program and its services
against the 10 NAEYC early childhood
program standards and more than 400
related accreditation criteria. The program
received NAEYC accreditation after
an on-site visit by its assessors. The CCD
received an excellent rating meeting
all standards and criterion.
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Marriage and
Family Counseling/Therapy
programs attain six-year
accreditation
“The staff worked relentlessly to ensure a
smooth accreditation process. Through their
efforts and dedication, we achieved very
high standards,” says Yetty Michael, center
director. “NAEYC accreditation lets families
in our community know that children in our
program are getting the best care and early
learning experiences possible.” n
Dr. Patricia E Parr
Professor of Education
College of Education
MEET OUR
NEW COLLEAGUES
Patricia Bing
Literacy Coach/Akron Ready Steps
Education: B.S.
Cleveland State University
Sharon A. Brown
Project Director, College of Education
Education: Ph.D.
Cleveland State University
Rachel Boit
Assistant Professor, CIS
Education: Ed.D.
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Diontre Earl
Director of Development
Education: B.A.
The University of Akron
Brian Martin
College Research Data Analyst
Education: B.A.
University of Mount Union
Jessica Petersen
Communications Officer
Education: B.A.
The University of Akron
Varunee Faii Sangganjanavanich
Assistant Professor, Counseling
Education: Ph.D.
University of Northern Colorado
Shelley Waltonen-Moore
Visiting College Lecturer, EFL
Education: Ph.D.
The University of Akron
Linda Reesman
Akron Ready Steps Parent Liaison,
Reading First
Education: Masters +
The Ohio State University
COE E D U C A T I O N H I G H L I G H T S 2 010 – 2 011
COE SPEAKER SERIES
Hosted this spring, three dynamic individuals
discussed topics of relevance through COE’s
Speaker Series.
Dr. Marian Maxfield
Problem-based Learning Seminars
An associate lecturer in the Department of Educational Foundations
and Leadership, Dr. Marian Maxfield gave a three-part seminar
series on problem-based learning (PBL) in March. PBL provides a
learning environment students require to resolve everyday problems
while applying previous and learning new knowledge.
In her seminars, Maxfield taught participants how to develop complex
and real-world problems to allow for knowledge connection.
She introduced learning templates and discussed different types
and methods of assessments, including group, individual, formative,
summative, student and teacher.
Dr. Joanne E. Goodell
CSUTeach
“Transforming secondary teacher preparation: Opportunities and
challenges implementing CSUTeach” was the topic presented
by Dr. Joanne Goodell, an associate professor at Cleveland State
University. She discussed the CSUTeach program, why the model
was chosen, and some of the opportunities and challenges faced
during the planning stages.
CSUTeach focuses on math and science. It features innovative new
professional development courses that combine content material
and pedagogy, the ability to have early and continuing positive
experiences teaching in the classroom, induction support for new
teachers to help ensure success, and financial support for students,
including scholarships and paid internships.
Dr. Diana Biordi and Dr. Elaine Fisher
Academic Career Workshop
The College of Nursing’s Diana L. Biordi, associate dean, and
Elaine M. Fisher, associate professor, taught workshop participants
about setting goals, crafting an academic vision, career mapping,
negotiating and networking.
“I enjoyed Dr. Biordi and Dr. Fisher’s presentation, and I valued
the thoughtful comments that were made during the question-andanswer
session,” says Leisa Martin, assistant professor (CIS).
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STEM grant aimed to develop
initiatives statewide
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The College of Education STEM program, in collaboration with Akron Public Schools (APS)
and UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, received a $560,000 grant from the
Ohio Department of Education and Ohio Board of Regents. Building on the successful
implementation of problem-based learning (PBL) at the National Inventors Hall of Fame
(NIHF) School, the grant aims to develop a Web-based platform for replication of PBL
throughout the Ohio STEM Learning Network (OSLN) and the state.
The NIHF School represents a shift in education from an instructional model to a learning
model where teachers are “coaches” guiding their “learners.” PBL is designed to engage
students in the learning process and to activate ownership. Through discovery, inquiry and
engagement, PBL fosters imagination and creativity while developing in-depth understanding.
The school currently is home to 300 middle school learners in grades five through seven.
To set the PBL replication process in motion,
a professional learning community (PLC) has
been formed at Hyre Middle School and the
Akron Opportunity Center (AOC). The PLCs
will engage in professional development
opportunities, collaboration with experts from
community and industry STEM partners, and
discussions with colleagues from the NIHF
School and UA. The PLCs will then design and
implement a pilot PBL unit in their schools.
Along the way, the process will be documented
by the project team, members of the PLCs,
e-Read Ohio, directed by Lisa Lenhart of the
Department of Curricular and Instructional
Studies (CIS), and the Active Research Methods
Project, co-directed by Sandra Spickard
Prettyman of the Department of Educational
Foundations and Leadership. The information
gathered will provide the data and resources
necessary to build the online infrastructure.
Once launched, the Web-based platform will
serve as a vehicle for others across the OSLN
and the state of Ohio to effectively implement
this approach.
Educators from UA and Akron Public Schools
came together to learn more about the PBL process
from Marian Maxfield, associate lecturer (EFL).
“The STEM Demonstration Project will
enable us to launch our expansion of STEM
strategies to give all students across our
district the opportunity to excel,” says Ellen
McWilliams, assistant superintendent,
curriculum and instruction for APS.
The grant will aid the process by documenting
the multidimensional support STEM learning
requires, including planning, subject matter
expertise, job-embedded professional
learning, mentoring, coaching, structural
supports and resources, data collection and
analysis, and other activities. Once the
process is documented, STEM schools and
PBL will be available to be duplicated in
the region and statewide.
A consortium that includes UA’s Buchtel
College of Arts and Sciences and
College of Education as well as Kent State
University, Hiram College and APS, has
been engaged in ongoing planning and
collaboration to advance STEM learning in
Northeast Ohio. n
top: Students at the NIHF-STEM Middle School
focus on science, technology, engineering
and mathematics, in addition to other coursework.
above: Working as a team is one of the
skills emphasized at the NIHF-STEM Middle School,
where many UA students work in the classrooms.
Members of the first cohort of Woodrow Wilson
Teaching Fellows were honored at a luncheon May 31
at UA. Following the luncheon, a tour was taken of
various teaching and cultural sites in Akron and Canton.
Nineteen students comprise the first UA
cohort of Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching
Fellows. Beginning their programs this
summer are: Elliott Bardun, Pamela Bowers,
Leanna Colosimo, Sara Conry, Duane
Dungee, Yao-Min Huang, Derek Light,
Jillian Little, Lindsay McCorcle, William
Metcalf, Kaleigh Moore, Chad Ostrowski,
Shawn Roberts, Sara Rouse, Karen Smith,
Sanchez Starks, Heather Stoll, Kevin White
and Rachel Widman.
The Fellows will receive a $30,000 stipend
for their concentrated master’s work, with a
three-year commitment to teach in high-need
Ohio high schools thereafter. UA will partner
with Akron Public Schools and the Canton
City Schools to prepare the Fellows for their
three-year commitment through intensive
clinical work.
“We are excited to begin to work with a very
diverse, yet incredibly qualified group of
Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellows,” says
Lynne Pachnowski, UA’s project director.
“This program has the potential to transform
math and science education in Northeast
Ohio, and in urban schools in particular.”
There were many key members from the COE
and other UA colleges who worked to make
the program a success. Under the leadership
of Pachnowski, professor (CIS), the committee
COE E D U C A T I O N H I G H L I G H T S 2010 – 2011
UA selected for Prestigious Woodrow Wilson Ohio
Teaching Fellowship Program
The University of Akron has been tapped as one of the four elite
universities in Ohio to develop and launch a new teacher preparation
program through the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.
The program offers rigorous content and pedagogical preparation,
extensive clinical experiences in the classroom, and ongoing mentoring
to prepare math and science teachers to work in high-need secondary
schools. Other institutions receiving this distinction are John Carroll
University, The Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati.
began meeting in May 2010 to coordinate
UA’s efforts. COE committee members
included Nidaa Makki, assistant professor
(CIS); Francis Broadway, professor (CIS); and
John Milam, assistant professor (CIS). Math
education graduate student Karen Plaster
also helped her COE counterparts.
Other UA participants included arts and
sciences colleagues Chuck Monroe, associate
dean; William Donovan, associate professor
(chemistry); Laurie Dunlap, assistant professor
(theoretical and applied math); David Steer,
professor (geology and environmental
science); and Antonio Quesada, professor
(theoretical and applied math). The College of
Engineering’s Edward Evans, associate
professor (chemical and biomolecular
engineering), also served on the committee.
Arthur Levine, president of the Woodrow
Wilson National Fellowship Foundation,
was quoted as saying, “Why these schools?
They’re the strongest schools we could find
in this state.”
Contributing funds to the fellowship are the
Choose Ohio First Program of the Ohio
Board of Regents, The Cleveland Foundation,
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, The
George Gund Foundation, Battelle Memorial
Institute, Battelle Fund at the Columbus
Foundation and the GAR Foundation. n
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Students in the Instructional Technology Applications
course, a core undergraduate class in the COE,
immersed themselves in an idea that led them to
Columbus to a standing-room only audience.
Juniors and seniors across disciplines take this class taught by John Milam, assistant professor
(CIS). At the onset of the course students determine what their learning path will be. This
particular class wanted to incorporate problem-based learning (PBL) and technology to
showcase the innovation and excellent work at National Inventors of Fame (NIHF) STEM
School in downtown Akron.
Using the PBL approach, six students presented
their integrated technology project idea to the
NIHF-STEM school. Through a collaborative
process, students in the course created an
informational Prezi presentation for the STEM
school parent open house in February.
Prezi is a Web-based presentation tool using
a map layout and zooming to show contextual
relationships. It displays information much
like PowerPoint, but in a seamless, cutting
edge way.
In nine short weeks, the students learned
about Prezi and worked to gather information
and interviews to showcase the school.
Students interviewed officials from the STEM
school, partners such as COE Dean Mark D.
Shermis and Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic, and
also interviewed students and their parents.
The Prezi included STEM school student
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from left to right:
Ben Hymes, Ryan Reed,
Mark Zajaczkowski
from left to Right:
Stephanie Yoder,
Aimee Bassett,
Andrew Weaver, Megan
Knight, Ryan Reed
Students ‘wow’ at
state level
work, the school’s philosophy, approaches
to curriculum using PBL, and local, state and
national recognition of the program, including
a CNN-TV segment.
Upon presenting their Prezi to accolades,
Milam and his students decided to submit
their ideas to the Ohio Educational Technology
Conference. This is the third largest state
educational technology conference in the
country – more than 6,500 educational
innovators gather to share their successes
and challenges. The COE and UA’s Institute
for Teaching and Learning supported the
students’ trip to Columbus.
Students Aimee Bassett, Ben Hymes,
Megan Knight, Ryan Reed, Andrew Weaver,
Stephanie Yoder and Mark Zajaczkowski
represented UA very well at the conference.
Their presentation was so well received that
from left to right: Mark Zajaczkowski, Megan Knight, Andrew Weaver,
Aimee Bassett, Stephanie Yoder, Ryan Reed, John Milam
they were asked to present again at the
conference – almost unheard of!
Sadly, due to the weather, they were not
able to commit.
“Our students were able to advance their
knowledge in technology so much so that
seasoned educators were asking for their
advice on how to implement this in their
classrooms – it was very empowering,”
says Milam. n
Knight Grant recognizes UA’s
diversity and inclusive excellence
UA will work to increase the recruitment, retention and graduation
rates of black male students, with a $425,000 grant from the John S. and
James L. Knight Foundation. John E. Queener, a professor in the
Department of Counseling, was a co-principal investigator on the grant.
Nationally and locally, college retention and graduation rates are starkly lower
for African-American males than their classmates. For example, during the 2006-07
academic year, the first-year retention rate for African-American males at UA was
46 percent, compared to 54 percent for African-American females and 66 percent
for all first-year students. n
COE E D U C A T I O N H I G H L I G H T S 2010 – 2011
GED knowledge to be
strengthened for teachers and
adult learners alike
The College of Education received a $63,262 grant from the Ohio Board
of Regents to strengthen GED and pre-GED teachers’ knowledge of both
pedagogy and content in mathematics education. Project collaborators
include UA’s Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences and Adult Basic Literacy
Education (ABLE) GED programs (Canton City Schools, Project Learn of
Summit County, Massillon City Schools and Wayne County Career Center).
ABLE program educators often work with
limited resources and experiences in
mathematics, yet they devote their time to
work with adult learners who have rededicated
themselves to pursuing a high school
diploma. The comprehensive GED programs
involved support and facilitate students
transitioning to technical, community and
university programs to continue
their education.
Approximately 30 teachers are being
recruited from adult education programs
in Northeast Ohio to provide a series of
workshops with current GED teachers. Their
workshops will engage participants in
learning math content and best practice for
teaching math as well as developing lessons
that reflect differentiated instruction.
Lynne Pachnowski, professor (CIS), and
Denise Stuart, associate professor (CIS), are
grant co-project investigators n
John E. Queener
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College of Education
professor named
fellow in two prestigious
organizations
James R. Rogers, professor (counseling), was named
an American Psychological Association Fellow in
the Society of Counseling Psychology. A fellowship is
an honor bestowed for extraordinary accomplishment
to an individual whose contributions generally
advance and enrich counseling psychology as a field.
Fellows are selected by peers on the basis of evidence
of prolonged higher-level performance that is
recognizable at a national level.
Rogers was also named a Fellow of the International Academy of Suicide Research
by the IASR Board of Directors.
“The recognition of being named a Fellow validates that Jim is an international expert
and a major contributor to the field of suicidology,” notes Karin Jordan, chair of the
Department of Counseling.
Rogers began teaching a new course at UA this spring about suicide. More than 34,000
suicides occurred in the United States in 2007, with an average of almost 95 per day.
The course discusses theories, treatment and prevention efforts for suicide.
Rogers has also assumed direction for the newly created Consortium for Leadership
in Evaluation, Assessment and Research. CLEAR provides quality evaluation and research
services to K-16 schools, mental health agencies, and other educational and mental
health service entities, locally and regionally. n
Four students achieve
perfect score on Praxis II
Four COE students received perfect scores
on their Praxis II, Principles of Learning and
Teaching (PLT) test this academic year.
Kelly Gleason, Jessica Murphy, Brittany
Nielsen and Jennifer Rhodes achieved a
status that not many reach.
The PLT examination assesses a beginning
teacher’s knowledge in such areas as
educational psychology, human growth
and development, classroom management,
instructional design, and evaluation
and assessment.
According to Gleason, she had to doublecheck
her online score to make sure it was,
indeed, perfect! She completed her student
teaching in Wadsworth this spring.
“The College of Education, Office of
Student Services is pleased to recognize
Kelly, Jessica, Brittany and Jennifer for
achieving perfect scores of 200. We are
extremely proud of their demonstration of
excellence on this test,” says Dr. Jacqueline
E. Wilbanks, licensure coordinator.
In addition, 60 COE students received a
score of 190+ out of a possible score of 200
on various Praxis II exams.
Educational Testing Service awards
certificates to honor examinees scoring
in the top 15 percent nationally on
selected Praxis II tests. Twenty-five COE
students received these Recognition of
Excellence certificates. n
STUDENT
SUCCESS
Alison Bartley, Jaclyn Davis and
Andrea Young, students in the COE,
each received a scholarship to the Ohio
Foreign Language Conference in April.
The students were recognized at the
conference for their achievements.
Zach Tocchi, a COE student, was awarded
the NASA/Ohio Space Grant Consortium
Education scholarship for the 2010/2011
academic year. Tocchi is pursuing licensure
in adolescent/adult mathematics.
Several students were recognized at
the Women in Higher Education (WIHE)
luncheon in March. Alison Bartley,
Amanda Holmes, Tiffany Schmidt,
Sharon Stupp and Ashley Zehel were
each awarded a Book Scholarship. Kellie
Geiger, Kathleen Hobson, Jeanette
Russ and Lisa Temsey were awarded
Outstanding Student certificates. WIHE
is a professional organization for women
on UA’s campus.
Elena Yakunina, a counseling doctorate
student, had her dissertation, “Asian
International Students’ Intentions to
Seek Counseling: Integrating Cognitive
and Cultural Predictors,” selected by the
American Psychological Association for
special recognition of excellent graduate
student work. Yakunina has been
invited to speak about her study at the
conference’s fifth annual Psychological
Science Graduate Student Superstars –
Datablitz in August. Her poster is one
of only 20 to receive this recognition.
COE students offered unique
learning opportunities
My Tennis World
Through the Department of Sport Science
and Wellness Education, physical education
and sport study majors are getting a leg up
on their competition upon graduating.
Through an innovative field experience called
My Tennis World, UA students who would
not typically take special education courses
are working, one-on-one, with children, ages
6 to 18, from Akron Public Schools, who have
developmental disabilities. The program’s
goal is to facilitate learning for UA students
as well as the children in a physical exercise
orientated environment.
Under the mentorship of a UA student, each
child participates in individual and group
tennis lessons taught by tennis teaching pros.
They also play on fitness-for-fun lab sessions
with Nintendo Wii Fit, participate in swimming
activities in UA’s Student Recreation and
Wellness Center, and learn computer skills.
“The experience of getting to work with these
kids this semester has been amazing,” says
Samantha Sandmann, a physical education
major in her junior year. “I hope in the future
we can offer a wider variety of sports and
activities for the kids. Overall, I think it is a
great program – not only aspiring physical
education teachers, but for the students that
participate in it as well.”
The program is due in large part to a grant
from the United States Tennis Association
(USTA) and USTA Serves. Since the sponsorship
in 2008, more than 250 children have
participated, matched with an equal number
of UA student-mentors. The program benefits
from a strong support team of UA faculty,
graduate and student assistants, Akron Public
Schools special education teachers, physical
education teachers, teaching assistants, physical
therapists, tennis teaching professionals
and the ongoing support of UA’s Rec Center.
PACE – Growing the
game of tennis
Physical Activity/Tennis and Character/
Health/Nutrition Education (PACE), a
service-learning project funded by the United
States Tennis Association (USTA) and USTA
Serves, has helped more than 2,000 minority
and disadvantaged youth in Akron since
July 2009. Mary Jo MacCracken, professor
(SSWE) and Jada Ransome, undergraduate
student, are the driving forces behind the
dynamic program.
The goal of PACE is to teach Akron Public
School children how to play tennis. A long
the way, they also get lessons in sportsmanship,
help with coordination skills and
character education, and a place to let their
frustrations out – the court. “We are bringing
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something to these students that they
wouldn’t get normally,” says Ransome.
“We are teaching them life skills through the
game of tennis, and educating them about
healthy lifestyles and nutrition.”
Meanwhile, the UA students gain invaluable
community service experience by working
with populations that are often new to them.
The program has been so successful that
USTA asked MacCracken and her students
to replicate it in other Ohio school districts.
She is now working with tennis professionals
in Columbus, Dover and Painesville to
replicate the program.
Quantitative and qualitative evidence gives
support to the view that PACE is one of the
best of its kind in the nation.
“We have big plans and high hopes for the
future of this program,” says MacCracken.
“There are 10,000 students in the Akron
area and we are excitedly looking forward to
expanding this program.” n
» Stacey Buser, senior instructor (SSWE) and Carrie Fister, instructor (SSWE), participated in
Capitol Hill Day 2011, which involved meeting with state legislators in support of HR 469:
Protecting Student Athletes from Concussion, increasing patient access to medical care
via athletic training professionals, and enhancing the profession of athletic training. The event
drew 225 athletic trainers and 150 athletic training students from 42 different states.
Jada Ransome
Undergraduate student
College of Education
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If you build it they will come!
In August 2010, COE students were among the 200 volunteers who built a
new, safe playground at Patterson Park in Akron’s North Hill neighborhood.
Education students Jordan Ferrell, Tiffany Brenner and Julie Humes joined Dr. Shelley
Waltonen-Moore, of the Department of Educational Foundations and Leadership, for
the daylong project. Sponsors for the project were the city of Akron, Kaboom!, John S. and
James L. Knight Foundation, and North Akron Baseball Association.
“This was one of the most rewarding
experiences I have had in my years at Akron,”
says Ferrell. “I got to be a part of making
something that children can enjoy for years
and years to come! I am very glad to be a
part of the build team, and it is an experience
I will never forget.”
The volunteers built the playground in one
day, through planning, teamwork and hard
work. Brenner mixed concrete, which she
says was tough, but well worth the effort.
“Kids from the neighborhood stopped to
stare as we worked to build the playground,”
she says. “It was a great feeling knowing that
I was helping make a place for them to play
and have fun. I love showing people what we
helped build.”
Humes, Ferrell and Brenner represented the
Dean’s Dozen, a group of extraordinary
students who act as ambassadors, spreading
their enthusiasm for the COE and UA at
numerous events for the Office of Admissions,
as well as academic and alumni/donor
activities. They also advise the administration
on key issues facing students and participate in
leadership and service learning activities. n
My time in
France –
A student
perspective
We spent three weeks in Besançon at the
renowned Centre Linguistique Appliquée,
where we took French lessons and learned
the ins-and-outs of the French system of
education. While in Besançon, we stayed
with host families. My family was very
accommodating as they were also hosting
other exchange students. I lived with two
students from Mexico, one from Germany
and one from Turkey. It was a really
incredible multicultural experience!
From there we were sent to our individual
teaching assignments. I was posted for three
months in the city of Reims, which is the
capital of the Champagne region. The city is
home to one of the most beautiful old
cathedrals in all of Europe. The Notre
Dame of Reims is almost 800 years old, and
it is where the kings of France used to be
crowned. There is so much history there that
I sometimes felt as though I had traveled
back in time.
I taught English Language Arts to the
equivalent of seventh, eighth and ninth
graders. My students were in what is known
as “European Section” classes, which are
very advanced and taught in all different
languages. Some students take their history
classes in English, for example, while others
take science in Spanish. These dual language
programs are very competitive. Thus, the
» THE FIRST UA5K:
Run @ the Roo, held Sunday, April 17, was
a huge success. Thanks to the more than
300 runners who came out in support
of the event, which was sponsored by
the Department of Sport Science and
Wellness Education and the Sport
Science Academy.
students were of exceptional caliber. I taught
them as if they were American students and
introduced them to American pedagogy.
They do not practice cooperative learning
nearly to the extent that we do here in the
states, and I believe that they enjoyed
working together.
This project is great for teachers because
it shows them what it is like to be different. In
our increasingly diversified classrooms,
it is imperative that all teachers understand
COE E D U C A T I O N H I G H L I G H T S 2010 – 2011
Ten of us arrived in Besançon, France, in late August. We didn’t know
each other, aside from the three days that we spent together at UA for a
predeparture orientation. We all came from different schools and
backgrounds. There were math, English, French and science teachers.
what it is like to be handicapped due to
disconnects in communication. These
disconnects are not always linguistic, either,
which is the most important lesson that I
learned in the classroom.
I will continue to learn and grow from this
experience for years to come. I am so
thankful to everybody involved in the project.
I don’t know if I will ever be able to thank
them enough. n
– John Casper
Graduate Student,
Integrated Language Arts
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THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
Faculty, students and
alumni make COE proud
Our faculty, students and alumni have been
busily leaving their marks on the world
over the past year. The following is a sampling
of their awards, research and publications.
Congratulations are in order to the following
faculty members on their promotions:
» Promotion to professor
John E. Queener (counseling)
Shernavaz Vakil (CIS)
» Promotion to
associate professor
Megan Moore Gardner (EFL)
Renee Mudrey-Camino (EFL)
Ronald Otterstetter (SSWE)
Qetler Jensrud
Leisa Martin
Cheryl Ward
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John E. Queener
Renee Mudrey-Camino
Renee Mudrey-Camino
Rebecca McElfresh
Shernavaz Vakil
Ronald Otterstetter
» ACCOLADES AND AWARDS
Qetler Jensrud, associate professor (EFL),
Outstanding Teaching Award, and Renee
Mudrey-Camino, associate professor (EFL),
Outstanding Service Award.
Qetler Jensrud, associate professor (EFL),
received the Distinguished eLearning
Educator Award at the eLearning Conference
of the Instructional Technology Council in
February 2011.
Catharine C. Knight, professor (EFL), is a
co-principal investigator for the Geoscience
Affective Research NETwork project, funded
with a $37,000 grant from the National Science
Foundation. The multi-institution, collaborative
research project will examine the interactions
among students’ use of the affective domain,
instructor teaching strategies, learning
environments and class characteristics in
college-level introductory physical geology.
Leisa Martin, assistant professor (CIS), was
the recipient of the 2011 Association of Teacher
Educators Distinguished Research award,
» COE DISTINGUISHED EDUCATORS
We would like to recognize noteworthy alumni for their
achievements in education and their significant contributions
to their community. The following were awarded our
Distinguished Education Alumni Award on April 12.
Alise Bartley ‘05,
founder and president,
The Relationship Center of
Northeast Ohio
Diane Vukovich ‘75,
retired, emeritus director,
Department of Developmental
Programs, The University of Akron
Philomena Vincente ‘72,
elementary principal,
Leggett Community Learning Center
(Akron Public Schools)
Conrad C. Ott,
superintendent emeritus,
Akron Public Schools was honored with
the Dean’s Award. Jeanne Ott accepted
the award posthumously for her husband.
which recognizes and encourages outstanding
investigations influencing teacher education
and/or student learning.
UA’s Pi Lambda Theta chapter was recognized
for having the largest single initiation of the
year. Pi Lambda Theta is the most selective
national honor society for educators. COE
co-advisers are Renee Mudrey-Camino,
associate professor (EFL), and Rebecca
McElfresh, instructor (EFL).
Cheryl Ward, assistant professor (EFL), was
named an Ohio Board of Regents 2011
Faculty Innovator Award winner. The awards
recognize faculty who have found creative
ways to reduce the cost of course materials
for their students while also improving
educational content.
Marisa White, a graduate of the Department
of Counseling’s doctoral program and a
continuing member of Chi Sigma Iota’s Alpha
Upsilon Chapter, won first prize in CSI’s
national leadership essay contest.
Mary Jo MacCracken
James R. Rogers
Ronald Otterstetter
Ruth Oswald
Susan Colville-Hall, professor (CIS); Sandra
Spickard Prettyman, associate professor (EFL);
and Slava Sidorova, graduate student,
presented “Bringing the World to U.S.
Classrooms: The Impact of an International
Teacher Exchange Program.
Leisa Martin, assistant professor (CIS);
Lindsey Morehart, graduate student;
and Alfred Daviso, assistant professor (CIS),
presented “Teachers’ Perspectives on
Adolescents’ Self-Determination and
Citizenship Preparation.” Martin also
presented “Native American Students’
Perspectives on the United States Pledge
of Allegiance.”
Jennifer Milam, assistant professor (CIS),
presented both “Understanding Curriculum in
Context: Exploring the Perceptions, Attitudes
and Practices of White Teachers in Classrooms
With African American Students” and “Autobiography,
Disclosure, and Engaged Pedagogy:
Toward a Practical Discussion on Teaching
Foundations in Teacher Education Programs.”
» PUBLICATIONS
Kristin Koskey, assistant professor (EFL),
published five articles, including “Developing
conceptual understanding about natural
selection: The role of interest, efficacy, and
prior knowledge” for the Journal of
Experimental Education. This was co-athored
with L. Linnenbrink-Garcia, K.J. Pugh and
V.C. Stewart.
Seungbum Lee, assistant professor (SSWE),
published articles in the International
Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing,
Global Business Review, International
Journal of Sport Communication and Sport
Management Review.
Mary Jo MacCracken, professor (SSWE),
published “Sabbaticals: Are They for You?”
in the Ohio Association of Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance.
Evangeline Newton, professor (CIS), had her
article, “The Latin-Greek Connection Building
Vocabulary through Morphological Study,”
accepted by “The Reading Teacher.”
American Educational Research Association
AERA is the most prominent international professional organization,
with the primary goal of advancing educational research and its
practical application. Seventeen faculty members and students presented
at the 2011 AERA annual meeting in Louisiana.
Jane Beese, instructor (EFL), and Xin Liang,
associate professor (EFL), presented
“Fundamental Challenges Using Program for
International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006 as
a Comparative Data Source Between Countries.”
Mark D. Shermis, dean, presented “erater ®
Feature and Holistic Score Correlates.”
Kristin Koskey, assistant professor (EFL),
presented “Evaluating the Impact of a
Comprehensive School Reform in an Urban
Junior High School: The Need for Mixed
Methods” and “A Collective Instrumental Case
Study of the Qualitative Meaningfulness of
Absolute Magnitude Estimation Scales in Survey
Research” with Kathleen Benson and James
Pontau, graduate students.
Lori Vargo, project/grant consultant; Linda
Collins, graduate student; Jacki Gordon,
visiting assistant professor (CIS); and Lisa
Lenhart, professor (CIS), presented “Insights
into E-Learning Facilitators’ Views of Their
Own Learning: A Q Methodology Study.” n
COE E D U C A T I O N H I G H L I G H T S 2010 – 2011
Co-authors were T. Rasinski, N. Padak
and J. Newton.
Ronald Otterstetter, associate professor
(SSWE), published “College Students
Perceptions and Experiences with Health
Insurance” in the Journal of The National
Medical Association. There were 13 co-authors.
Otterstetter was also quoted in the
July 2010 issue of Runner’s World regarding
thermoregulatory adaptations during the
Marathon de Sables, a 155-mile race across
the Sahara Desert in Morocco.
James R. Rogers, professor (counseling),
published “The Role of Affect in Suicidal
Thoughts and Behaviors” in The Official
Journal of the American Association of
Suicidology. Co-authors were C. Yamokoski
and K. Scheel.
Lynn Smolen, professor (CIS) and Ruth
Oswald, associate professor (CIS), published
a book titled “Multicultural Literature and
Response: Affirming Diverse Voices.”
Leisa Martin
Jennifer Milam
Jacki Gordon
Alfred Daviso
Mark D. Shermis
Lisa Lenhart
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14
Robert A. Dubick
Three scholarship recipients
were chosen, based on a juried
paper competition:
Robert A. Dubick
Memorial Scholarship – giving to
the next generation
In 2002, the Robert A. Dubick Memorial Scholarship for Ethical Leadership
in Education was created to aid graduate students who possess high ethical
leadership qualities. It was established to honor Dr. Dubick’s personal and
professional commitment to ethical and principled educational leadership.
Dubick was a longtime member of the UA family and, in 1993, was named an associate
professor in the Department of Educational Foundations and Leadership. “He had a
respect and passion for his students’ intellectual growth and leadership successes,” says
his widow, Constance Dubick. “He was a true gentleman and lived his entire life with
the highest ethical standards.”
» First place – Frank D. Rable – “Ethical Dilemmas and Sibling Incest”
» Second place – Serife Fulya Doslovich – “Unexamined Feelings of Countertransference”
» Third place – Elizabeth Terrill – “Teaching Bioethics in Secondary School”
“I consider it a great honor to be one of the
recipients of the Robert A. Dubick Memorial
Scholarship,” says Rable. “I appreciate all
those involved in the process, including the
faculty members who judged the submissions
and Mrs. Dubick, who has continued to
support the scholarship in the memory of her
late husband. The scholarship will certainly
help me continue my graduate education.
I hope to further explore the ethical dilemma
that I discussed in my paper.”
Serving on the COE committee that selected
the winners were Megan Moore Gardner,
committee chair (EFL); Renee Mudrey-
Camino, interim committee chair (EFL);
Renee Mudrey-Camino
Jennifer Milam Ronald Otterstetter
Jennifer Milam (CIS), Ronald Otterstetter
(SSWE) and Robert Schwartz (counseling).
The committee considered several factors,
including the overall significance of topic,
critical thinking exhibited and timeliness.
“The competition this year was outstanding,”
says Mudrey-Camino. “There were 16
submissions from students in all departments
of the College of Education. The committee
members commented on the excellent
submissions and were very pleased to
deliberate over such exceptional work. We
would like to thank Mrs. Dubick for this
continued support to aid our students to
continue their graduate pursuits.” n
COE Alumni Board
The COE is strong and proud with 28,768 living alumni.
To help give our alumni a voice, the COE Alumni Board was formed.
The purpose of this board is to:
» Promote and enhance advancement, image and the stature of
the COE and UA community.
» Act as an advisory service to the COE, UA and COE alumni.
» Provide support and resources for current students (graduate
receptions, Educator for a Day Program, philanthropic gifts, etc.).
There are many benefits to being a board member – opportunities to
reconnect with the institution and COE leadership personnel, meetings
with the dean and former faculty, and giving back time, talent and treasure
to the institution. The board also helps to educate and provide information
on the programs and scholarships available to education students.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ALUMNI BOARD
Don Welch ‘73, ‘80 – Chair
Jan Chordas ‘70 – Secretary
David Cooper ‘68, ‘75
Nicole Douglas ‘07
Donna Loomis ‘69, ‘73
Megan Mannion ‘91, ‘93
Debra Manteghi ‘90
Marian Maxfield ‘01
David Rubens ‘99, ‘09
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Courtney B. Gonser ‘99, ‘06
John A. LaGuardia ‘70, ‘74
Dean Mark D. Shermis
If you would like more information on our Alumni Association or
on becoming a member of our COE Alumni Society,
please contact Courtney Gonser at 330-972-8484 or cbw@uakron.edu.
Don Welch ’73, ’80 –
Chair of the alumni board
COE E D U C A T I O N H I G H L I G H T S 2010 – 2011
Many thanks to
the generous
donors of the COE
(July 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011.)
ORgANizATiONS
» PRESIDENTS’S CLUB
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Charles J. and Salome Reymann Foundation
Virginia R. Ewald Trust
» LAMPLIGHTER’S CLUB
Council of American Italian Society
State Teachers Retirement System, Inc.
» LOYALTY CLUB
American Electric Power-Matching Gift Program
FirstEnergy Foundation
IBM Corporation
Lubrizol Foundation
iNDiViDUALS
» LAMPLIGHTER’S CLUB
Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Bevilacqua
Mrs. Ramona M. Botzum
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Boyes
Mrs. Susan Cianciola
Mrs. Constance Dubick
Dr. and Mrs. Robert N. Gandee
Mr. James H. Hower
Mr. and Mrs. Allen E. Loomis
Mr. Richard L. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Strickler III
Drs. Thomas J. and Diane Vukovich
» DEAN’S CLUB
Dr. Melba Kay Alderman
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Cain
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Bame
Mrs. Carol Barden
Dr. and Mrs. John R. Cochran
Dr. Reuben R. McDaniel Jr.
Ms. Nancy Meadows
Ms. Vicki L. Perfect
Drs. Mark D. and Becky Shermis
Mr. and Mrs. Robert VanDine
Dr. William J. Zelei
» CENTURY CLUB
Ms. Carol A. Adams
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Allman
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Barr
Mrs. Jean S. Bartley
Ms. Maryann Beck
Ms. Alice Becker-Collier
Dr. and Mrs. Obie Bender
Mrs. Phyllis C. Berry
Mrs. Mary Beth Bonenberger
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Bonezzi
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Borza
Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. Campbell
Mrs. Marie Sue Carroll
Mr. Paul A. DiMascio
Mr. David K. Dornfeld
Mr. G. Jack Dover
Mr. Andrew R. Emanuele
Mr. and Mrs. Carleton Endemann Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ensworth
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Dr. Fred J. Fedorko
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ferenczi
Mr. Robert G. Fogler
Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Fresch
Mr. and Mrs. Dale A. Garrison
Mr. Howard J. Genet
Drs. Richard and Carol Gigliotti
Mr. Jack G. Greenfield
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Grossi
Mrs. Lori Haag
Mrs. Kathleen M. Hager
Dr. Sharon R. Hall and
Mr. James G. Fogarty
Mrs. Nancy W. Hanna-Galster
Mrs. Terry E. Henretty
Mr. Paul A. Herold
Dr. Karen and Mr. William Herrington
Dr. Richard E. Hronek
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Hudson
Dr. Herbert W. Hunt
Mrs. Kay M. Hunt*
Dr. Glenn W. Jackson
Dr. and Mrs. Eric E. Johnson
Mrs. Francine Kennedy
Dr. Martin F. Kohn
Mrs. Mary Kostas Anasson
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Krueger
Drs. James and Rubie Malone
Mr. and Mrs. Mark P. Maloney
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Marhevsky
Ms. C Irazema Matos
Mrs. Eleanor McDowell
Ms. Emilie R. Mesenburg
Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Moore Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Murphy
Mrs. Christine L. Myeroff
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Natoli
Dr. and Mrs. Mike I. Omoregie
Mrs. Mae Packan
Mr. and Mrs. Ivars Palks
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Peter
Mrs. Vickie J. Pfost
Mrs. Lana Rahe
Mr. Joseph Recktenwald Jr.
Dr. Mary E. Rice
Dr. John V. Richard
Dr. and Mrs. Stanley E. Rittgers
Dr. James E. Robinson Jr.
Ms. Janet E. Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Seal
Mrs. Freda S. Seavert
Mr. and Mrs. Gary S. Shamis
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Jack W. Sheppard
Mrs. Sandra J. Sunderland
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Surace
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Tatman
Mrs. Jacqueline Thomas
Mr. Edward C. Tyrrell
Dr. Virginia L. Van DeWater
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Vassalotti
Mr. George N. Verlaney
Mrs. Diane L. Walter
Mrs. Sandra Weaver
Ms. Mary Lou White
Ms. Madella L. Williams
Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Wolff
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis C. Woods
Mr. and Mrs. Randall K. Young
» LOYALTY CLUB
Ms. Mary Ann Aardema
Ms. Margaret A. Adams
Mr. William R. Adams
Mr. Dana W. Addis
Mrs. Linda C. Aigler
Mr. John R. Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur F. Amacher
Dr. Amy Louise Anderson
Ms. Cheryl L. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Russell M. Anderson
Ms. Jean M. Andrick
Ms. Elizabeth N. Angeli
Mrs. Janet L. Anthony
Mr. John M. Asente
Mr. and Mrs. William J Austin
Mrs. Kathryn J. Auxter
Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Bailey Jr.
Dr. Carol L. Baird
Mrs. Kathryn L. Bales
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry J. Baley
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Balogh
Mrs. Roseann M. Bandelow
Mrs. Jennifer L. Banker
Mr. and Mrs. James V. Barbieri
Mr. William R. Bauer
Mr. Jere D. Baughman
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Baxter
Mr. Gene E. Beard
Mrs. Susan Jane Bedall
Mrs. Christine Bedell
Mrs. H Laverne Belcher
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Belden
Mr. Leslie E. Bell
Dr. Donna M. Bennett
Mrs. Linda L. Berry
Ms. Wendy Berry
Ms. Margaret M. Bertin
Mrs. Maryann E. Betz
Mrs. Rosemary Bible
Ms. Carol A. Bichsel
Mrs. Marian L. Bickley
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bier
Dr. Patricia L. Biggs
Mrs. Cindy A. Bishop
Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Sutter
Dr. Ronald F. Bobner
Mrs. Barbara J. Bobrowski
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Bocka
Mrs. Janice K. Bosu
Mrs. Diane L. Boswell
Dr. Elizabeth A. Bowser
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Boyd
Mrs. Joyce D. Brant
Mrs. Loraine J. Braschwitz
Mr. Dennis M. Brawley
Mrs. Esther Brenneman
Mrs. Kathleen Brent
Mrs. Kimberly W. Bricker
Mrs. Deborah J. Brink
Mrs. Jennifer M. Bronstrup
Ms. Mabel E. Brown
Mr. Virgil L. Brown
Mr. Bruce E. Brubach
Ms. Hollie M. Bryson
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Buchheit
Mrs. Mary E. Bucklew
Mr. and Mrs. Allen M. Buhoveckey
Mrs. Masami Y. Burgner
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Burke
Mrs. Christine M. Burkhart
Mrs. Jeanine A. Butkovic
Mr. David F. Butz
Mrs. Evelyn H. Calhoun
Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Capitena
Ms. Judith A. Carl
Mr. Edwin J. Carlin Jr.
Ms. Joanne M. Carlini
Mrs. Thelma R. Carlson
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel R. Carson Jr.
Mrs. Mary June Casto
Dr. Jane F. Cavanaugh
Mr. Charles J. Cetnarowski Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Challis
Mrs. Patricia L. Chambers
Ms. Karen J. Chapman-Miller
Mr. Frazier R. Cheyney
Mrs. Carol J. Chiorian
Mr. Ralph E. Christ
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Christy
Mr. Martin R. Cingle
Mrs. Karen L. Clark
Mrs. Patricia J. Cleary
Ms. Nancy M. Clem
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Clement
Mr. Charles E. Cochran
Mr. John J. Cochran
Mrs. Laurie A. Colbert
Mrs. Jean E. Cole
Ms. Jean L. Colebank
Dr. Polly D. Collins
Dr. Norma L. Conner
Mr. Ronald E. Coons
Mr. and Mrs. Basil Correale
Mrs. Susan A. Costonis
Mrs. Mary Cotturo
Mr. Kevin R. Coy
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. Crane
Ms. Veronica Craven
Mrs. Amanda K. Curfman
Mrs. Donna R. Curfman
Ms. Julia L. Cutler
Mr. Christopher T. Dague
Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Dain
Mrs. Jacqueline Dallara
Ms. Kimberly A. Dambrogio
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Daniels
Ms. Valerie A. Dapp
Mr. John R. Davies
Mrs. Judith K. Davis
Mrs. Judy Anne Davis
Mr. and Mrs. James Daymon
Mr. Terry E. Deems
Mr. Robert A. Demooy
Mr. and Mrs. Eric M. Dessecker
Dr. Mary Lou T. Di Pillo
Mr. and Mrs. David A. DiDonato
Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Dillon
Mrs. Anne Dlugo
Mrs. Margaret Dodge
Mrs. Judith Doerschuk
Mrs. Ruth M. Doll
Ms. Constance L. Duff
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Dyser
Mrs. Marilyn Easley
Ms. Rebecca L. Ebie
Mrs. Beth E. Eggers
Ms. Dawn Y. Eick
Mr. Richard L. Elefritz
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Elliott
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Elsner
Mrs. Amy E. Emler
Mrs. Julia M. Englehart
Mr. Daniel C. English Jr.
Dr. Janis and Mr. Timothy J. Enright
Ms. Charlotte A. Erbe
Ms. Sue Ann Esker
Mr. and Mrs. Lambert J. Essary Jr.
Mrs. Michelle Leigh Evans
Mrs. Debra A. Farmer
Mr. Brian S. Fedor
Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Felldin
Mr. Jeffrey W. Ferguson
Mr. Kenneth L. Ferguson
Mr. Warren Ferrell
Ms. Toni Ferritto
Mrs. Lynn V. Fete
Dr. Grace E. Figley
Mr. Nicholas A. Filing
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick E. Finan
Mrs. Sandra S. Fink
Mrs. Cynthia G. Finley
Sr. Beatrice Fitzgerald
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Flad
Mr. William V. Flynn Jr.
Mrs. Cathy Fondren
Mrs. Mary Lou Ford
Mrs. Judith Franks
Mr. Donald G. Fraraccio
Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Fry
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Fulton
Mrs. Colleen M. Furry
Mrs. Thenice P. Gall
Dr. John P. Galovic
Mr. Thomas F. Gary
Mr. Donald E. Geib
Mrs. Michelle M. Geisinger
Dr. Robert A. Geisler
Mr. Philip Gertz
Mrs. Merlene A. Gillam
Mr. Alan H. Gillmore, III
Mrs. Marcia R. Gisser
Mr. David M. Givens
Mrs. Janice E. Godlaski
Mr. Gregory L. Goerke
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Goff
Mrs. Isabelle Gordon
Lt. Co. and Mrs. Timothy C. Gorrell
Mr. George H. Gould
Mrs. Nancy Ann Graham
Mrs. Christina Green
Mrs. Linda G. Green
Ms. Mary Lou Griffiths
Mr. Terry H. Grimes
Dr. Delores E. Groves
Mrs. Sandra L. Gruneich
Mr. John A. Haas
Dr. Christine O. Hackett
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Hagen
Mr. William L. Hagey
Mr. Frederick A. Haldiman
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hall, II
Mrs. Susan D. Hamblen
Dr. and Mrs. Ted H. Hamilton
Mrs. Laura S. Hancock
Mrs. Debra L. Haren
Mrs. Kathleen R. Harper
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick A. Harrington
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund K. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Hartz
Mr. Roger L. Havens
Mrs. Laurie E. Hayes
Mr. Onley W. Heath
Dr. Thomas E. Henry
Mrs. Rose Amelia Herdon
Mrs. Judy A. Hexamer
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Hickson Jr.
Mr. John A. Hill
Dr. Patricia G. Hilton
Mrs. Sarah J. Hirt
Mrs. Linda M. Hollinger
Mrs. Cheryl Holloway
Dr. Marshall L. Holmes
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Hooper
Mrs. Patricia J. Hoover
Mrs. Robbin A. Hopkins
Mr. John P. Horrisberger
Mrs. Cheryl L. Hossler
Mrs. Mary K. Howard
Mrs. Sarah Ann Hudson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Huffman
Mr. Harry Ifantiedes Jr.
Ms. Ruth B. Jadeed
Ms. Melissa A. James
Mr. William F. Jeffries
Mrs. Karen S. Jenkins
Mrs. Nancy E. Jennings
Dr. Richard M. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence K. Jones
Mr. Jeffrey R. Jones
Mr. Kenneth P. Jones
Mrs. Nora Jones
Mr. William I. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Judge
Mr. Joseph P. Jurczyk
Mr. James F. Kaiser
Ms. Kristen B. Kalinowski
Mr. Jerry J. Karp
Mrs. Kathleen Kato
Mrs. Ellen L. Keith
Ms. Lisa S. Kelsay
Mrs. Janice Kennerly
Mr. Theodore Kepenash
Mr. Michael Kermizis
Mrs. Diane E. King
Ms. Judith Kirman
Mrs. Julia Kiser Long
Mrs. Carol Kline
Mrs. Gail R. Klingensmith
Mrs. Lori A. Knapp
Dr. Catharine C. Knight
Mrs. Cynthia M. Knippenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd F. Knudsen
Mrs. April S. Koenig
Mrs. Teresa L. Kolodzy
Mr. Thomas J. Kopec
Mrs. Bonita S. Korodi
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey C. Koslov
Mrs. Karen H. Koslowski-Cahoon
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Kostko
Dr. Dennis J. Kowalski
Mr. Robert J. Kubick Jr.
Mrs. Laura Lach
Mrs. Carol Lally
Mrs. Rebecca A. Lamancusa
Mrs. Patricia Larson
Mrs. Sandra J. Larson
Dr. Donna C. Lavdis
Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. League
Ms. Carol Leahey
Mr. Alfred D. Lehman
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Neidert
Mrs. Susan Lenzer
Mrs. Linda C. Leonard
Ms. Emilia R. Leone
Mr. John E. Letcher
Mrs. Sandra R. Levenson
Mrs. Barbara L. Lewis
Mrs. Carol A. Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Likavec
Mr. Michael S. Linscott
Mrs. Debora A. Lipaj
Mr. Roger C. Lisy
Mrs. Gladys D. Long-Parker
Mr. Bruce A. Lorincz
Mrs. Linda C. Lorkowski
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lou
Mrs. Dorothy J. Lower
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert B. Lytz Jr.
Mr. Richard C. Mack
Mrs. Jeanne E. MacManus
Mrs. Linda L. Mahan
Mr. Richard J. Malecky
Mrs. Rae F. Mandel
Ms. Melanie C. Mangan
Mrs. Lillian E. Mardis
Mr. John A. Markworth
Mrs. Sally M. Marley
Mrs. Mary Marmaduke
Ms. Barbara J. Marshall
Mrs. Mary Marshall
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Martau
Mrs. Denice M. Martenet
Mrs. Sharon K. Martin
Ms. Cheryl A. Maruniak
Mrs. Bethanny A. Mast
Mr. James S. Mast
Dr. Brandi Gibble and Dr. Robert
Timothy Mathers
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony N. Mattei
Ms. Mary G. Maul
Mrs. Lois J. Maust
Mr. and Mrs. Tadd J. Maxfield
Mrs. Patricia A. Mayer
Mr. Dale R. McCain
Ms. Paula E. McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Crossen
Dr. Dawn Hamlin McCombs
Mr. Michael P. McCrory
Mr. Charles McDermott
Dr. and Mrs. James E. McDonald
Mr. Kevin J. McDonald
Mrs. Marie L. McDougal
Mrs. Marjorie L. McDougal
Dr. James L. McElroy
Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. McFrederick
Ms. Donna L. McKlveen
Mrs. Jerrilee Meadows
Mrs. Carol A. Meehan
Mrs. Kathria A. Melody Priest
Ms. Bobra J. Merrill
Mrs. Betty K. Miller
Mrs. Katherine P. Miller
Ms. Marianne Miller
Mrs. Ruth L. Miller
Mrs. Rosemarie Millin
Mr. Edward C. Mills
Mr. and Mrs. David Hodgkinson
Mrs. Diane M. Mirro
Mrs. Audrey J. Mitchell
Mrs. Kara Lynn Mitchell
Mr. Jeffrey S. Moats
Mr. and Mrs. Gary T. Moffet
Mr. James A. Montaquila
Mr. Howard R. Morris
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Morris
Mrs. Jennifer C. Mosher
Mr. Frederick J. Mosser
Mrs. Nancy J. Moushey
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Muldoon
Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Muren
Mr. Jonathan M. Muro
Mrs. Darlene M. Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Musick
Mrs. Catherine L. Myers
Mr. and Mrs. R. Dale Myers
Dr. and Mrs. John W. Myers
Ms. Mary A. Nahas
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Narotski
Dr. and Mrs. Phillip F. Nasrallah
Ms. Jennifer A. Nemet
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Nettling
Ms. Molly F. New
Mr. Brian E. Nichols
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Oelschlager
Mr. Raymond Olivera
Dr. Bradley W. Orville
Mr. Kevin F. O’Shea
Mr. Robert F. Otte
Mrs. Pamela J. Oviatt
Mrs. Susan Booth Pallini
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Palombi
Mr. Gregory J. Papp
Mr. Raymond B. Parks
Mrs. Elaine Parsons
Mrs. Sara A. Paulich
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Pavlovicz
Mrs. Joan Peery
Mrs. M Elizabeth Peppard
Ms. Angeline Perris
Mrs. Lindsey Marie Peters
Mrs. Pamela Peters
Mr. Steven L. Peters
Mrs. Dorothy L. Peterson
Mrs. Eleanor M. Peterson
Ms. Penny L. Phipps
Dr. Georgia A. Pinis
Mrs. Penny L. Pletikapich
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Pletzer
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Postle
Ms. Janet R. Price
Dr. Diana L. Priest
Mr. Gary L. Prough
Mrs. Michele A. Quarm
Mr. Michael J. Rachocki
Mr. Michael J. Radigan
Mrs. Angela M. Raesler
Dr. and Mrs. Teodoro Raponi
Mrs. Deborah L. Redding
Mrs. Kim G. Reed
Mrs. Lynn P. Reed
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rensel
Mrs. Kristin J. Rickus
Ms. Judith E. Ridgley
Ms. Pamela S. Riggs
Ms. Kathleen A. Riley
Mrs. Suzanne R. Rinehart
Dr. Lee E. Roach
Mr. Scott S. Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Robinson
Mrs. Marjorie R. Robinson
Mrs. Nancy A. Rohr
Mrs. Renee D. Rohrey
Mrs. Susan A. Rollins
Mr. and Mrs. John Ross III
Mrs. Cornelia A. Roth
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W. Roth
Mr. Dennis Rothacker
Dr. Amanda M. and Mr. Jeff Rovnak
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence F. Rozewicz
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Rueger
Mr. Richard M. Ruhlin
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rulnick
Ms. Wilma E. Ruman
Ms. Ann M. Salva
Dr. Evelyn E. and Mr. Luis A. Sanchez
Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel B. Saraceno
Mrs. Carol A. Sarmir
Dr. Gail A. Saunders-Smith
Mrs. Janet Schaeffer
Dr. Duane F. Schafer
Mrs. Marilyn A. Schafer
Mrs. Ruth I. Schieb
Ms. Cynthia L. Schiltz
Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Schmidt
Mrs. Elizabeth Schnegg
Ms. Judith A. Schneider
Mrs. Martha A. Schray
Mrs. Patricia R. Scofield
Mrs. Arlene J. Secrist
Mr. Jack E. Secrist*
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Shadeed
Mrs. Lucy J. Shaheen Figg
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Sheeks
Ms. Kathleen S. Shisler
Mr. David M. Shorie
Mr. James T. Shrake
Mrs. Susan M. Shuff
Drs. Scott Shih-Ching and
Wendy Hwang Shyu
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley B. Silverman
Mrs. Goldie M. Sites
Mrs. Joyce A. Skeggs
Mr. and Mrs. Jason M. Sloan
Mr. William J. Smerglia
Mrs. Beverly A. Smith
Mrs. Debbi A. Smith
Ms. Linda M. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Snyder
Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Snyder
Mr. Albert R. Sole
COE E D U C A T I O N H I G H L I G H T S 2010 – 2011
Mrs. Leslie R. Soltis
Dr. Francois Song
Mrs. Helen M. Sopko
Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Soukup
Mr. Vojislav Spasic
Ms. Sonja N. Spencer
Mrs. Joyce L. Sprowl
Ms. Linda M. Squires
Mr. David G. Stacko
Ms. Konni J. Stagliano
Mrs. Donna Steffens
Mrs. Joyce D. Stewart
Mrs. Sharlene M. Stouffer
Ms. Diane M. Sviatko
Mr. and Mrs. Georgia M. Swanson
Mrs. Mary J. Taljan
Mrs. Valerie J. Tasker
Mr. Robert M. Taub
Mr. and Mrs. Terence S. Tenorio
Mrs. Barbara L. Thackeray
Mr. Joseph P. Triola
Mrs. Tina Trombley
Ms. Patricia A. Tucker
Mrs. Genevieve H. Turlik
Mr. Murray A. Van Epp
Mrs. Millicent C. Vetnar
Mrs. Judith A. Vincent
Ms. Rosemary Vitavec
Mr. and Mrs. Jack G. Wagar
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Waldecker
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Walker
Ms. Zoe A. Walsh
Mrs. Robbyn L. Watkins
Dr. and Mrs. John S. Watt
Mr. Charles Weber
Mrs. Heidi L. Weber
Mr. Joseph M. Weigand
Ms. Rose Mary Weigand
Mrs. Janis K. Wendelken
Ms. Phyllis J. Werner-Fuehne
Mr. Paul T. Werstler
Mr. James A. Wertz
Ms. Debra J. West
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Westover
Mr. and Mrs. Allen M. White
Mrs. Deanna C. White-Hebert
Ms. Sandra E. Whitmore
Mrs. Joyce E. Whittaker
Mrs. Julie L. Wichert
Mr. Harold J. Wilson*
Mrs. Marilyn A. Wilson
Ms. Stacy I. Winer
Mr. Gregory A. Wittman
Ms. Susan A. Wolak
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Wolfe
Mrs. Louise M. Worsencroft
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Wright
Mrs. E. J. Wulf
Dr. Lora L. and Mr. William R. Wyss Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis P. Meek
Mr. Greg A. Yarman
Mr. and Mrs. John Yilling
Mrs. Peggy L. Youdath
Mrs. Mary Beth Young
Mrs. Nancy M. Zabawa
Mrs. Joan M. Zacharias
Mrs. Lisa A. Zamberlan
Mrs. Marilyn C. Zeleznik
Mrs. Marilyn A. Zelovic
Mrs. Michelle R. Zerrer
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Zimmerman
Mrs. Caroline M. Zito
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Zogakis
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence V. Zufall
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley A. Zurowski
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