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