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Expanded Math Education Program 

Models Effective Student Learning 

Michael Naylor, left, proves to his Math 381 students that learning and teaching student-centered 

mathematics can be fun. 

By Michael Naylor 

Teacher certification students work earnestly 

in small groups, sliding colored 

plastic pieces around the table. The 

animated groups have been solving 

difficult problems involving multiplication 

and division of fractions, and they 

are preparing to present their solutions 

to the class. 

As they explain their methods, the professor 

and students marvel at the many 

different methods and patterns emerging 

- patterns connected by algebra, 

geometry, and number 

operations. The discussion 

shifts to the development of 

fraction sense in preschool 

to eighth grade children, 

and explores key ideas about 

pedagogy and cognitive 

development. They then 

try out short activities to 

exemplify their ideas. 

The students are enrolled 

in Woodring’s newlyexpanded 

elementary mathematics 

education sequence 

at Western Washington 

University, and they’re not 

only learning the math 

needed to become confident 

and competent math teachers, 

but learning the skills 

to manage a diverse range 

of teaching and assessment 

strategies in a classroom of 

diverse learners. It’s not an 

easy task; many have had a lifetime of 

traditional algorithm-based math classes. 

In fact, most think of mathematics as following 

a step-by-step set of rules to generate 

a numerical solution. 

Rules and algorithms, however, are 

only a very tiny part of the mathematics 

currently being taught in schools. 

Mathematics is not only about numbers, 

but also measurement, probability, statistics, 

geometry and algebraic reasoning. 

Learners are no longer being asked to 

memorize procedures, but rather to (1) 

understand concepts and create and 

justify procedures, (2) reason mathematically, 

(3) solve problems, (4) make 

connections, and (5) communicate 

about and with mathematics. These five 

processes form the basis of the National 

Council of Teachers of Mathematics 

Standards which is the model for 

Elementary Education students use colored plastic pieces to quickly solve 

fraction problems in Michael Naylor’s Math 381 Teaching K-8 Mathematics 

class spring quarter. 

Washington’s Essential Academic 

Learning Requirements (EALRs) and for 

the state’s K-12 mathematics curriculum, 

and teachers are held accountable 

for their students’ achievement in these 

strands. 

Beginning teachers must not only deeply 

understand the broad range and scope of 

the mathematics curriculum, they must 

learn to shift the focus from a teachercentered 

“do as I show you” model, to 

a student-centered model where making 

sense is the primary goal and children 

develop as independent mathematical 

thinkers. They must learn new assessment 

and questioning strategies, and 

learn how to support and challenge students 

who have a wide-range of backgrounds 

and abilities. 

To meet these needs, Western has 

expanded its elementary math education 

sequence, providing 50% more contact 

time than before. Students take a full 

year of elementary mathematics education 

and are supported during their 

internship year with weekly mathematics 

teaching seminars. 

Unlike most math education programs 

which teach mathematics and pedagogy 

in separate courses, Western’s math 

education sequence is unique in that it 

combines them so that what to teach 

is learned along with how to teach it. 

Effective math teaching requires understanding 

what students know and need 

to learn and then challenging and supporting 

them to learn it well. 

This principle of high-quality mathematics 

education expressed in the NCTM’s 

Principles and Standards for School 

Mathematics (2000) is the primary focus 

of the three-quarter sequence. In line with 

Washington’s EALRs in Mathematics, the 

sequence addresses four 

process strands: problem 

solving, communication, 

mathematical reasoning, 

and connections. 

The Western Mathematics 

Education faculty are: Edna 

Arthurs, Linda Cave, Jerry 

Johnson, Millie Johnson, 

Janet Mock, and Michael 

Naylor. The coordinator of 

the math education lab is 

Harold Hansberry. 

One soon-to-be teacher 

enrolled in the sequence 

recently remarked, “I 

finally understand this. 

Why weren’t we taught this 

way when we were in elementary 

school?” She will 

be leaving Western with the 

knowledge and experience 

to help the next generation 

of learners make sense of 

mathematics, and with the understanding 

that becoming a quality mathematics 

teacher is an on-going commitment and 

process. 

For more information about the new 

math program, email: 

Michael.Naylor@wwu.edu. 

www.wce.wwu.edu 

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Note from Dean Salzman; 

Summer Literacy Program at 

Birchwood Elementary 

Highly Qualified Teacher 

Standards; State Board Report 

Regional Continuing Education 

Board Meets; Human Services 

Alumni in Uganda 

Human Services Curriculum 

Aligned with Standards; 

Students Go Global 

Report from Alaska; 

Sustainability Education 

Woodring College of Education 

Annual Report 

Student Achievement Recognized 

and Celebrated 

New Faculty 

College News; Science 

Education Summer Academy 

Alumni Profile: Wayne Massie; 

New Superintendent’s Certificate; 

Harold Heiner to Retire 

In Memoriam: John Utendale, 

Carol McCann and Frederika 

Bond; Planned Giving: Avis J. 

Stewart Scholarship 

Student in Oak Harbor Inspires 

Community-Built Playground 

Above: Diane Olsen, Bay View Elementary 

(Burlington-Edison School District) teacher, 

was one of about 200 teachers and 37 

administrators from all over the northwest 

region, who participated in a Summer 

Academy on science education at Western. 

(see page 13) 

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Michelle Mobraten, Woodring Dean Stephanie Salzman, Karna Nelson, and Christine Bron 

during Scholars Week 2006. Photo by Joanne Carney 

Preparing Leaders for a Global Future 

As emphasized in the recently released 

Washington Learns report, our world 

is being drawn closer together by an 

interconnected global economy and 

through advances in transportation 

and telecommunications. Boundaries 

of time and distance are being erased. 

Insightful understanding of issues such 

as poverty, literacy, lifelong learning, 

cultural pluralism, and health and wellbeing 

require highly skilled and caring 

professionals who are prepared to 

address the complexity of these issues. 

Over the last 100 years, beginning 

with our tradition as a state normal 

school for the preparation of teachers, 

Woodring College of Education has 

aspired to address these challenges. By 

preparing our graduates to embrace 

change and to play an active role in 

the international world, we have the 

power to shape the future. 

At Woodring College of Education, 

we are passionate about our role as 

agents of change – and so are our 

graduates. They are not only responsive 

to change, they are wise enough 

to see the need for it - and dedicated 

enough to see it through. In addition 

to dreams and vision, they have 

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practical insight. Woodring College 

of Education helps graduates become 

pathfinders and leaders, providing 

them with learning opportunities and 

resources that go well beyond the walls 

of our institution. Our faculty and students 

are actively engaged in research, 

scholarship, and practice. They possess 

the skills to serve as effective leaders of 

change at all levels of society. 

In this issue of the Woodring Educator, 

we profile some of the programs and 

individuals in our College community 

who promote the highest ideals of 

learning and achievement for all students 

and the positive development 

and well-being of children, adult learners, 

and families. You will see our work 

is shaped through teaching, research, 

policy analysis, and service. And you 

will see how our alumni and friends are 

supporting our missions to prepare and 

support educators and human services 

professionals. Embracing Mahatma 

Ghandhi’s concept, Woodring College 

of Education is committed to becoming 

the “change we want to see” in and 

beyond our community. 

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Editorial Board 

The Woodring Educator is compiled by 

the Educator Advisory Board. Members 

are: Bonnie Drewes, Debbie Gramm, 

Michael Henniger, William Lay (Chair), 

Carole Morris, Stephanie Salzman, 

Linda Schleef, Jane Verner. 

Three Woodring College of Education 

students in the Bellingham Post- 

Baccalaureate Certification program 

helped out in classrooms during the 

Birchwood Elementary summer school 

program. 

Krista Gordon, Amy Steele, and Tara 

Vaughan were among the 28 Woodring 

students working with Birchwood classes 

on literacy. They used this opportunity to 

gain experience with elementary teaching 

as they enter fully into Woodring’s 

Post-Bac program. 

The Birchwood summer program is in 

its third year and, after this year’s success, 

the Bellingham School District 

would like to see more opportunities 

for Woodring students and the district’s 

summer school program to collaborate, 

said program director Laurie Phelan. 

Birchwood Elementary principal Dave 

Adams and his summer school assistant 

and teacher, Kelly Morgan, were a great 

source of support, Phelan said. 

“This summer was very successful in 

terms of the additional instructional 

support that the Bellingham Post-Bac 

program gave the children, as well as the 

mentoring the summer school teachers 

gave the Woodring students,” Phelan 

said. 

Western student Krista Gordon, who has 

lived in Bellingham for 13 years, participated 

in the Post-Bac program this 

summer and felt she gained useful experience 

at Birchwood Elementary. 

“It is an excellent opportunity to get 

some experience under our belts while 

assisting in a classroom situation under 

CoNtriBUtorS 

In addition to members of the Educator 

Advisory Board, this issue includes 

contributions from Amy Harder, Irene 

Hinkle and Woodring faculty, staff, 

and students. Photos not credited were 

taken by Carole Morris. Submit items 

to William.Lay@wwu.edu. 

Students Help Teach Literacy 

in Local Elementary School 

Courtesy of 

University Communications 

the guidance of a professional teacher,” 

Gordon said. 

Interning at Birchwood this summer 

allowed these aspiring teachers to 

“get their feet wet” before they begin 

yearlong internships fall quarter, 

Gordon said. 

“I chose to become involved with the 

Post-Bac program because it is an effective 

and expeditious means to kindergarten 

through eighth-grade teaching 

certification in Washington state,” said 

Tara Vaughan. 

Amy Steele worked with the youngest 

students at Birchwood Elementary, 

where she met children of diverse backgrounds, 

experiences and skill levels. 

“Working at Birchwood was yet another 

experience that touched my heart in 

ways I will remember throughout my 

career,” Steele said. 

The Post-Baccalaureate program is part 

of the new Department of Teacher 

Education Outreach Programs (see page 

13). Other options are listed on the 

department’s web page: 

www.wce.wwu.edu/Depts/TEOP 

Krista Gordon helps a student with his writing skills at Birchwood Elementary summer school through a 

Post-Baccalaureate program in Woodring. She is in the first quarter of the five-quarter program. 

For more information about the 

summer Birchwood program, please 

email Laurie.Phelan@wwu.edu or call: 

(360) 650-2737. 

An informational session about the 2007- 

2008 Elementary Education Post-Baccalaureate 

program will be held at 7 p.m. 

Nov. 7 at the Bellingham Public Library, 

210 Central St. For more information, contact 

Sandy Dentinger at (360) 650-7358 or 

Sandy.Dentinger@wwu.edu.


P r e p a r i n g t h o u g h t f u l , k n o w l e d g e a b l e , a n d e f f e c t i v e e d u c a t o r s f o r a d i v e r s e s o c i e t y . 

Project Offered Students 

Ideas for Summer Fun 

Woodring senior Jaclyn Smalley and Whatcom Middle School students. Courtesy photo 

Jaclyn Smalley, Special Education/ 

Elementary Education program senior, 

presented her resource bulletin board 

to Tad Lews’ Whatcom Middle School 

7th grade class. Smalley was enrolled 

spring quarter in a special education 

course, SPED 468, which focuses on collaborations 

between school personnel 

and families. 

“Highly Qualified” Teacher 

Requirements Revised 

By Dana Edward 

The requirement that all teachers of core 

academic subjects be “highly qualified” 

is arguably the most dramatic policy 

change in the federal No Child Left 

Behind Act of 2001. The federal definition 

of Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) 

is one who has full state certification, 

holds a minimum of a bachelor’s degree, 

and has demonstrated subject area competence 

in each core academic subject 

the teacher is assigned to teach. 

Recent revisions to Washington State 

definitions and procedures for meeting 

HQT requirements identify how 

teachers may demonstrate subject area 

competence. The revised requirements 

summarized below (in bold) consider 

the assignment level and whether the 

teacher is new to the profession. 

The Washington State subject knowledge 

test for most core academic subjects 

is the Washington Educator Skills 

Test – Endorsements (WEST-E/Praxis II). 

Available only to veteran teachers is a 

High Objective Uniform State Standard 

of Evaluation (HOUSSE). 

Elementary Level – Grades K-5 and 6 

Self-contained Classroom: State-required 

subject knowledge test or a HOUSSE. 

Secondary Level – Middle (including 

departmentalized Grade 6), High 

School, and K-12 content area special- 

The resource board, her final class project, 

covered ways in which students could 

spend their summer vacation. Included 

were educational and leisure activities for 

youth in the Bellingham area. 

ists: Endorsement, state-required subject 

knowledge test, major, 45 quarter credits, 

graduate degree, or National Board 

Certification in the academic content 

area; or a HOUSSE. 

The HQT definition identifies 14 core 

academic subjects including Civics/ 

Government, Economics, History and 

Geography. Teachers with a broad area 

Social Studies endorsement may meet the 

HQT requirement to teach these subjects 

or an integrated Social Studies classroom 

at the secondary level, by passing the 

grade level-appropriate WEST-E/Praxis II 

test for Social Studies. Veteran teachers 

also have the option of meeting HQT in 

these subjects through a HOUSSE. 

Special educators who teach core academic 

content are required to meet 

HQT for the applicable grade level, 

or if assessed exclusively under an alternative 

assessment, at the highest assessment 

level. HQT does not apply to 

special educators who are serving in a 

consultative role. 

Determining how to meet the HQT 

requirement can be complex, and does 

not address Washington State classroom 

assignment policies. 

For more information, email: 

Dana.Edward@wwu.edu or review the 

Woodring HQT webpage at 

www.wce.wwu.edu/Resources/Certification 

Report From 

the State 

Board of 

Education 

By Shiela Fox 

The newly restructured Washington 

State Board of Education is serious 

about improving student performance 

and has met once a month since its 

first meeting in March of this year. 

The board, now focused solely on P-12 

education, has set four goals for itself 

designed to dramatically raise student 

achievement, including focusing on 

a statewide accountability system, 

creating a meaningful high school 

diploma, and reviewing the collection 

of evidence equivalent to the 10th 

grade Washington Achievement of 

Student Learning (WASL) exam. 

Tenth grade math WASL results are of 

concern to board members and will 

continue to be until Washington’s 

students have demonstrated mastery 

of math associated with success in a 

trade, vocation, or college. At future 

meetings the board will consider 

potential joint initiatives with the 

Superintendent of Public Instruction 

(OSPI) and the Professional Educators 

Standards Board (PESB) to help more 

students succeed in math. 

The issues related to K-12 mathematics 

performance is a good example 

of teamwork on the part of the State 

Building on a strong tradition of collaborative 

partnerships and a mission 

to serve schools and community and 

human service agencies, Woodring 

College of Education announces the 

opening of a Professional Development 

Resource Center to serve as a clearinghouse 

for requests for professional 

development for educators and human 

services professionals in Western’s service 

area. 

The Center receives and processes 

requests from school districts, individual 

schools, community and human 

service agencies, and other education 

entities. The Center then matches 

requests with expertise and resources 

at Western, assists with contracting 

personnel and, if needed, arranges for 

continuing education credit. 

Examples of possible resources and 

supports are listed below: 

• Teacher professional development 

through workshops or courses on 

ESL, special education, assessment, 

Sheila Fox 

Board of Education, Professional 

Educator Standards Board and the 

Office of the Superintendent of Public 

Instruction, and is congruent with 

recent Washington Learns recommendations 

related to the creation of 

a seamless and articulated education 

system. 

Future agendas of the State Board of 

Education will also include considering 

recommendations from Governor 

Gregoire’s Washington Learns initiative. 

Board members understand that 

creating a “world class educational system” 

in Washington State will require 

cooperative and sustained efforts that 

range from early childhood programs 

to institutions of higher education. 

A full record of the board’s vision, mission, 

goals, current agenda topics, and 

an invitation to provide input about 

critical topics is available on its website 

at http://www.sbe.wa.gov/. 

Sheila Fox is the Director of Woodring- 

School Partnerships. She was named the 

first higher education representative to 

serve on the Washington State Board of 

Education. She is a past member of the 

PESB, which now provides oversight for 

higher education. 

New Professional Development Resource 

Center Caters to Practicing Educators 

mathematics and literacy instruction, 

and technology integration. 

• Principal professional development via 

leadership symposia and workshops 

on topics related to standards-based 

education, assessment, and school 

improvement. 

• Professional development workshops 

and courses for human services 

professionals in the areas of community 

networking, grant-writing, and family 

support principles. 

The Professional Development 

Resource Center is administered by a 

director, Larry Marrs, and a half-time 

grant-funded support staff position. A 

Center Advisory Board comprised of 

representatives from each Woodring 

College of Education department and 

Extended Education and Summer 

Programs serves as a review and advisory 

body. 

For more information, contact Larry 

Marrs at (260) 650-3317 or 

Larry.Marrs@wwu.edu. 


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Rehabilitation Providers 

Plan for Coming Year 

Woodring College Associate Dean 

Michael Henniger welcomed members 

of the Regional Continuing Education 

Program (RCEP) Advisory Board to an 

annual meeting at the Lakeway Inn in 

Bellingham August 7-9. 

The RCEP is a grant-funded program 

within Woodring’s Center for 

Continuing Education in Rehabilitation 

(CCER) designed to train and educate 

rehabilitation providers. Region X of 

RCEP includes Washington, Idaho, 

Oregon and Alaska. 

The 14 board members, all from different 

rehabilitation organizations, 

discussed the annual RCEP Work Plan, 

which guides the activities of the RCEP 

for the year. 

The members work together to provide 

advice and guidance to the Region X 

RCEP on issues such as needs assessment, 

evaluation procedures, training 

content and format, and policies 

regarding the administration of the 

overall program. 

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The board members traveled to the 

Northwest Indian College for dinner 

with representatives of the Lummi 

Tribe. Sally Jefferson of the Lummi 

Vocational Rehabilitation program 

arranged the event. 

The advisory board members also 

met with Woodring Dean Stephanie 

Salzman during a campus luncheon 

August 8. They discussed the work 

plan and what has been happening in 

each of their respective rehabilitation 

organizations. 

CCER employs 10 staff members and 

houses three grant-funded programs 

— the general RCEP, the Community 

Rehabilitation Program (CRP) and the 

Leadership Institute. CCER is administratively 

housed in the Department 

of Human Services and Rehabilitation 

and is located in offices at Mountlake 

Terrace. 

For more information, please contact 

RCEP Director Kathe Matrone at 

Kathe.Matrone@wwu.edu. 

Regional Continuing Education (RCEP) 

Program Boards and Members 

Center for Continuing Education in Rehabilitation (CCER) staff members: 

• Laurie Ford - Director of Region X 

CRP-RCEP 

• John McClure - Training Specialist 

• Kathe Matrone - Director of Region 

X RCEP 

• P a u l D z i e d z i c - D i r e c t o r o f 

L e a d e r s h i p D e v e l o p m e n t 

Region X RCEP Advisory Board: 

• Wilma Bob - Career Renewal Program 

Manager at Coeur D’Alene Tribe 

• Cheryl Furrer - Oregon VR 

• Jerry Johnson - Client Assistance 

Program 

• Tim Kopczynski - State Rehabilitation 

Council Representative 

• Patrick Dymond - WA State Services for 

the Blind 

• Harvalee Hess - Oregon Commission for 

the Blind 

• Kurt Johnson - Dept. of Rehabilitation 

Medicine at University of Washington 

Community Rehabilitation Program: 

• Noemi Ortega - Washington Migrant 

Council 

• Lee Ruddy - Washington DVR 

• Velja Elstad - Alaska DVR 

• Lonnie Pitt - Idaho DVR 

• Kim Bickler - Oregon VRS 

• Betty Welden - Southern Oregon 

Goodwill (Medford) 

• Becky Simpson - Assets (Anchorage) 

• Nancy John - New Day (Pocotello) 

• Lori Magnuson - Training Specialist 

• Conrad Kuehn - IT Specialist 

• John Dineen - Training Specialist 

• Katie Cissell - Training Specialist 

• Susan Bonnell - Fiscal Specialist 

• Tammi Olson - Program Coordinator 

• Noemi Ortega - Washington State 

Migrant Council 

• Chuck Paeth - Washington Vocational 

Rehabilitation 

• Teresa Pitt - Alaska Division of Vocational 

Rehabilitation 

• Renee Smith - Idaho Division of 

Vocational Rehabilitation 

• Sue Payne - Idaho Commission for the 

Blind 

• Patrick Reinhart - Alaska SILC 

• Elizabeth Swett - Assistant Professor 

in Rehabilitation Counseling Program 

at Western 

• Cindi Kirchmeier - Morningside 

(Olympia) 

• Jim Kenney - Valley Cities Counseling & 

Consultation (Auburn) 

• Mark Leeper - Disability Action Center 

(Moscow) 

• Karen Ward - University of Alaska 

• Karen Craven - Oregon Rehabilitation 

Association 

• Kathe Matrone - CCER 

Resiliency of Ugandans 

Living with AIDS Touches 

Human Services Graduates 

By Tammy Berg 

Justine is 8 years old and her brother is 

6. Her parents were victims of AIDS. She 

and her brother, Bazanya, were left alone. 

Lonely and afraid, they didn’t know 

where to turn. A kind neighbor, already 

raising seven kids in a small hut, took 

these children in. 

This is the setting and these are some of 

the people whom Woodring graduates, 

Laura Thiel (Human Services) and Tammy 

Berg (Adult Education & Human Services) 

encountered as they worked together on 

a project that served orphans and caregivers 

on the island of Bugala in Uganda. 

As tragic as Justine’s story is, this scenario 

continually plays itself out on the island 

of Bugala. 

AIDS devastates families and orphans 

children. It is the community that is 

left with the job of caring for and raising 

these destitute kids. 

Laura graduated in winter 2005 with a 

B.A. in Human Services. Tammy completed 

her B.A. in Human Services in 

summer 2003, and an M.Ed. in Adult 

Education in winter 2004. 

The Orphan Caregiver Training Project 

developed as a result of a needs assessment 

that Tammy conducted while in 

graduate school at Woodring. 

After months of curriculum development 

and preparations, Laura and Tammy 

found themselves sleeping under mosquito 

nets on an island with no running 

water and no power. The intent of the 

project was to affirm and support caregivers 

while providing information to 

enhance their understanding of the needs 

of the children within their cultural context. 

Through relationship, dialogue, stories, 

and group competitions, they looked 

at child development, and issues of grief 

and loss within the various stages of child 

development. 

In addition to providing useful information, 

this project encouraged the caregivers 

by helping them realize that many of 

the behaviors and group dynamics that 

challenge them are experienced all over 

the world. 

A few months after the implementation 

of the project, Alex Oboi, who served as 

the group’s translator stated, “The house 

parents were surprised to know that kids 

around the world go through the same 

problems or hardships. This encouraged 

them to give their all in performing their 

duties to the kids.” 

This cross-cultural human services and 

adult education experience was included 

with the opportunity to participate in 

food distribution to families in need. 

While the long, hot days provided many 

opportunities to meet needs, the resiliency 

of the people was a constant source 

of encouragement throught the project. 

Everywhere the project members went, 

effects of the AIDS epidemic were evident. 

It was the gentle and caring nature of 

Ugandan people, like the neighbor who 

accepted Justine and Bazanya into her 

home, that will remain with Laura and 

Tammy for years to come and will impact 

their involvement with future projects in 

developing nations. 

Laura recently left her case manager 

position at Brigid Collins, a non-profit 

agency in Bellingham, to pursue a Master 

of Social Work degree at Portland State 

University. 

Tammy is currently writing phase two of 

the Orphan Caregiver Training Project 

curriculum, and hopes to implement the 

entire project in various communities 

in Africa. 

For more information about this project, 

email tammyberg@comcast.net. For more 

information about the Human Services 

major, call (360) 650-7759 or visit the Human 

Services Web site at www.wwu.edu/HS. 

Western Human Services graduates Laura Thiel (middle) and Tammy Berg (right) spent two weeks 

in Uganda in February working with families and children whose lives have been affected by 

AIDS. Nakanwagi (known as Vicki) (left) worked with Thiel and Berg counseling housemothers 

and tutoring children. Courtesy photo



Global Immersion Experiences Alter Lives of Woodring Students 

By Amy Harder 

Western senior student Libby Lautman 

spent a month this summer in Kenya 

working with adults and children 

whose lives will never be the same again 

because of AIDS. Lautman’s immersion 

in a completely different culture and 

societal system is something the Human 

Services program in Woodring College 

promotes. 

“Whether it’s Seattle, Bellingham or 

Kenya — it’s still helping and understanding 

what people are like,” Lautman 

said. “Most people don’t live in a society 

like ours, and I wanted to understand 

them. It helps me understand and makes 

me be a better service provider when I 

can be in that different beautiful and 

painful environment.” 

Lautman is one of many students in 

the program who have traveled abroad 

to participate in global human services 

organizations. 

Studying global systems is the culmination 

of a six-quarter sequence in the 

Human Services major, which progresses 

from personal through global systems. 

Susan Kincaid, Human Services faculty 

member and Cyber Program Director, 

said one of the goals of the program is 

to understand how societal systems contribute 

to problems of individuals. 

“Human services students learn expertise 

in processes to facilitate change and how 

to advocate for change at all levels of 

society,” Kincaid said. “So, if they don’t 

understand how global systems work, 

they really don’t know how to advocate 

at the community level either.” 

Human Services Curriculum Aligned with National Standards 

By Jacquelyn Baker-Sennett 

and Jane Verner 

As political, economic, and social issues 

become increasingly complex, new 

knowledge, skills, and ways of thinking 

are being demanded of Woodring 

Human Services graduates. The Human 

Services Program faculty responded to 

these challenges with a recent revision 

to the B.A. curriculum that is aligned 

with national standards as outlined by 

the Council for Standards in Human 

Service Education (CSHSE). (Visit the 

CSHSE web site at www.cshse.org for 

information about the standards and 

corresponding specifications.) 

The revised curriculum remains 

grounded in a core series of six sequential 

courses that move from an emphasis on 

individual through global systems. This 

sequence provides an interdisciplinary 

and systems-oriented theoretical lens by 

which to view the profession. Students 

also enroll concurrently in required 

One of the courses Kincaid teaches 

is Human Services Professionals and 

Global Systems (HSP 406), which focuses 

on advocacy, change, and social justice 

on a global level. Lautman will take the 

class this spring and said she is eager to 

learn more about how her experience 

in Kenya fits into the larger picture of 

human services. 

“A third world country is extremely different,” 

Lautman said. “They would let 

me draw blood and take children to 

the clinic without any paperwork. It’s 

interesting to see the way different systems 

work. I think the class will help me 

understand my trip a little bit better. I’m 

still processing it.” 

Other Human Services students and 

recent graduates have helped abroad — 

both as part of the program and on their 

own. Western senior Laura Fitzgerald 

interned in Barcelona, Spain this summer 

and senior Patrick Hastings is in 

China until winter quarter. Fitzgerald 

is working with a human services organization 

as a cultural events organizer, 

student consultant, and support team 

member. Hastings is interning with Jian 

Hua, a social service Non-Governmental 

Organization (NGO). 

Fitzgerald, who studied abroad in Spain 

a year prior to her internship, said 

experience abroad helps her see societal 

problems and issues from a global 

perspective. 

“A local internship opens your eyes 

locally,” Fitzgerald said. “When you 

intern abroad it really opens your eyes 

(to) the impact you can make globally. 

knowledge and skills-based coursework 

that prepare them for careers in both 

direct service delivery and human services 

administration. 

Included in the revised curriculum is an 

optimal balance between course content 

and experiential learning, using a 

practicum/internship model that meets 

national standards of 360 hours of field 

study spread across three quarters in 

the major. Each student must qualify 

to enter a field placement by successfully 

completing a benchmark exam. In 

addition to providing students with the 

opportunity to apply theory, knowledge, 

and skills within real-world settings, 

practica and internships encourage professional 

networking. 

With more than 300 students enrolled 

in Woodring’s Human Services major in 

Bellingham, Everett, Bremerton, and via 

web-based learning (Cyber), students 

within and across locations have many 

opportunities to connect with one 

Western senior Libby Lautman worked with children at a day orphanage and HIV/AIDS clinic 

in Kenya this past summer. She is a Human Services student who will graduate this spring. 

Courtesy photo 

The main benefit is that it makes the 

scale you see things on grander.” 

Fitzgerald, who will take HS 406 spring 

quarter, said she will be able to offer 

insight about global systems in class 

discussions. 

“My trip will help me in my class,” Fitzgerald 

said. “I will understand more and be able 

to contribute more in class discussions.” 

Fitzgerald said the trip has influenced 

another and form long-lasting professional 

relationships. 

Whether working with small nonprofit 

agencies, for-profit businesses, 

or large government entities, human 

services professionals are being called 

on to design programs and evaluate 

outcomes. As a result, the revised curriculum 

incorporates a new required 

course in program planning and evaluation. 

Similarly, case managers are rapidly 

moving toward more sophisticated 

methods of coordinating services and 

managing information. In a required 

course in case management, students 

acquire the knowledge and skills necessary 

to coordinate services in technology 

rich environments. 

Students demonstrate their learning 

through a cross-curriculum academic 

portfolio. This process begins with an 

introduction to portfolios during the 

first quarter in the program and culminates 

in a capstone portfolio course dur- 

her plans following graduation in the 

spring. She now is considering a human 

services career with a global focus, such 

as volunteering with the Peace Corps. 

“It’s a global world,” Fitzgerald said. “For 

so many people their worlds end at the 

city borders, and that’s not reality. If you 

can extend that reach, you can really 

take advantage of the possibility that 

your life has to offer.” 

ing the final quarter in the major. By 

including course assignments, academic 

writings, completed internship projects, 

and other relevant artifacts in their portfolios, 

students demonstrate ways they 

have met all of the National Standards 

prior to graduation. 

Applicants to the Human Services major 

have a variety of interests and plans, 

including work in diverse fields such 

as counseling, law enforcement, education, 

social work, management, and law. 

What draws students together throughout 

their course of study is the common 

goal of wanting to make a difference in 

communities, in organizations, and in 

the lives of people. The revised curriculum 

builds on students’ initial enthusiasm 

and commitment by insuring that 

graduates possess the tools necessary to 

accomplish this vital goal. 

For more information, call 

(360) 650-7759 or visit the Human 

Services web site at www.wwu.edu/HS. 


5

For the past several years, my students 

and I have been working closely with 

the high school students of Nunivak 

Island, Alaska. Nunivak is located in the 

Bering Sea, roughly 300 miles due west 

of Anchorage. Mekoryuk, a subsistence 

fishing village on the island, is home 

to approximately 200 humans who 

share the isolated environment with 

musk ox, reindeer, and the occasional 

beluga whale. 

Our work with the high school students 

at NIMA School (Nunivak Island, 

Mekoryuk, Alaska) began as a literacy 

project through which we could explore 

the vital connection between “place” 

and pedagogy that makes learning “real” 

and meaningful for the learner. Students 

from NIMA would send samples of their 

writing to my graduate students enrolled 

in the Secondary Master’s in Teaching 

(MIT) program. In return, my students, 

who were learning how to assess student 

writing using a six-trait analytic 

scoring rubric, gained valuable experience 

responding to “real” students with 

“real” assignments. 

During the course of the project, my 

students got to know the students of 

NIMA, all of whom are native Cup’ig 

Eskimo. Much of the Alaskan students’ 

writing dealt with their “place,” and the 

way that things are done on their island, 

which is much the way things have been 

done there for hundreds of years. This 

was fascinating to my pre-service teachers, 

many of whom had never consid- 

6 Woodring Educator • fALL 2006 odring Educator 



Twenty Miles from Tomorrow: 

A Dispatch from Nunivak Island, Alaska 

By Lauren McClanahan 

Teaching for a Positive Future: Education for Sustainability 

By Victor Nolet 

Sometimes it seems that the list of 

“things to worry about” grows longer 

every day. The long litany of impending 

catastrophe includes global climate 

change, gross inequities in the distribution 

of resources among the rich 

and poor, natural resource and critical 

habitat depletion, human overpopulation, 

shrinking supplies of clean water, 

and the loss of vital biodiversity. What 

many people find most discouraging is 

that all of these are, to a large extent, 

human-created problems! There is also a 

growing recognition that many of these 

impending disasters can be lessened or 

even averted if we live in a way that 

allows the current generation to meet 

its needs without jeopardizing the ability 

of future generations to meet theirs. 

Teaching and learning the knowledge, 

skills and dispositions associated with 

this realization may be the most pressing 

challenge of our time. 

A worldwide educational reform movement 

with this focus has been steadily 

ered the importance of “place” in the 

lives of their future students. 

In May of 2006, the college funded my 

travel to Mekoryuk. It’s difficult to know 

where to begin describing the landscape 

of a place so different from any that 

I had ever seen before. I think what 

impressed me the most was the lack of 

trees. When sitting on the edge of the 

island, the snow-covered tundra and 

still-frozen Bering Sea blended into a lost 

horizon. The vastness. And the silence! 

Such silence! 

The students told me that for them there 

was no better place to be. Many of them 

had ventured off the island from time 

to time to visit relatives in Bethel or 

Anchorage, but all had the same thing to 

say about those cities, “There’s nothing to 

do there. Here, we have the tundra, and 

in the summer, we hang out at the fish 

camps, ride our dirt-bikes, pick berries 

and make Eskimo ice cream!” (Eskimo 

ice cream, I later learned, is a combination 

of snow, berries, and Crisco.) The 

kids truly loved their “place,” and the 

bounty that it provided for them on a 

daily basis. How could I, as a teacher 

from “somewhere down there,” make 

their “place” a relevant part of my curriculum, 

informing my own students on 

such issues? 

The state of Alaska does a wonderful job 

of situating curriculum within a community 

context—a model that all school 

districts should follow. Place matters, 

because all knowing and all knowledge is 

contextual. As our society becomes more 

gaining momentum and credibility during 

the past few decades. This movement 

has coalesced around a constellation of 

ideas generally associated with the term 

“sustainability.” For example, UNESCO 

launched the Decade of Education for 

Sustainable Development (DESD) in 

2005 and published a draft framework 

for implementation that includes recommendations 

focused on all levels of 

education, including the preparation 

of teachers. 

Teaching for a Positive Future is a pilot 

project at Woodring funded by a grant 

from The Russell Family Foundation to 

investigate ways to infuse education for 

sustainability into the preservice preparation 

of teachers. The premise of the 

project is that effective teachers are critical 

to the creation of a positive, sustainable 

future. Teachers in all areas and at 

all levels need to be “sustainability literate” 

to better understand and teach 

about the complex interrelationships 

among environment, economy and society. 

The Teaching for a Positive Future 

project will help explore ways to incor- 

Secondary Education professor Lauren 

McClanahan (right) is working on a literacy 

project at the NIMA School in Nunivak Island, 

Alaska (below, from student/faculty parking 

lot). Photos by Lauren McClanahan. 

and more interested in “going local,” 

this is especially important for educators 

to understand. My pre-service education 

students began to understand this 

through our work with the students of 

Nunivak Island. They began to consider 

what we mean when we say “place,” and 

what a place-based pedagogy might look 

like in their own future classrooms. 

Before my return to Bellingham, one of 

porate education for sustainability in the 

day-to-day work of teaching, research, 

and service. 

A number of faculty members have 

joined the project. Bill Lay (SPED) is 

planning to include readings and assignments 

related to sustainability in EDUC 

109, a General University Requirement 

(GUR) class that explores the scholarship 

of teaching and learning. Lauren 

McClanahan (SEC) is conducting research 

and using place-based writing among K- 

12 students living in circumpolar regions 

to explore the impact of climate change 

in their communities. Suzanne Krogh 

(ELEM) is exploring environmental and 

sustainability themes in early childhood 

curricula. She is working with faculty 

at Geneva Elementary School to identify 

ways of including sustainability 

in Elementary methods classes. Chris 

Schaefer (SEC Seattle) is examining the 

way her personal interest in organic gardening 

in the Seattle P-Patch program 

informs her work in preparing high 

school teachers. Ray Wolpow (SEC) is 

exploring the role education for sustain- 

the NIMA high school students, Aaron, 

remarked about his village and it’s proximity 

to the International Date Line. “Do 

you realize,” he told me, “that you’re 

only, like, twenty miles from tomorrow?” 

I had not realized that. But upon reflection 

… aren’t we all living in a “place” 

just a few miles from tomorrow? 

For more information on the project, 

email Lauren.mcclanahan@wwu.edu 

ability plays in the preparation of teachers 

who foster resilience among teachers 

and their students. 

Teaching for a Positive Future is also 

working in conjunction with the Center 

for Educational Pluralism (CEP) to 

sponsor a series of teaching/ discussion 

events throughout the year. Each event 

will involve model lessons presented by 

teacher education students and an interactive 

panel discussion featuring local 

and regional experts. These events will 

focus on topics such as food security and 

local agriculture, consumerism and consumption, 

ecological footprint, environmental 

justice, and inter-generational 

responsibility. A schedule of topics and 

events can be found at the Teaching 

for a Positive Future website, accessible 

through the WCE homepage. 

For more information about the project, 

contact Victor Nolet or one of the 

students working for the project: Christine 

Funk, Sean Brandenberg, or David 

Frame at the project’s email address: 

Positive.Future@wwu.edu.

Annual Report 

W O O D R I N G C O L L E G E O F E D U C A T I O N 2 0 0 5 - 2 0 0 6 

Scholarships Recipients 2006-2007 

Ashlee Agtuca, Special Education with 

Elementary Endorsement, Avis J. Stewart 

Scholarship 

Sarah Allen, Elementary Education, 

Communications, Paul & Jeannette Woodring 

Scholarship 

Cody Arashiro, Education interest, Woodring 

College Promise Scholarship 

Shilo Arrendale, Secondary Education, Post- 

Baccalaureate, Edward Tilden Mathes Memorial 

Scholarship 

Bethany Baughey-Gill, Elementary Education, 

Avis J. Stewart Scholarship 

Adessa Churape, Woodring Promise Scholar, 


Jillian Comrie, Secondary Education, Music 

Education, Preuss-Wasisco Memorial 

Scholarship 

Sara Conat, Elementary Education, Psychology 

- Human Development, Paul & Jeannette 

Woodring Scholarship 

Andrei Davis, Certificate in Community and 

Technical College Teaching Program, John and 

Elizabeth Terry Scholarship 

Teresa Doherty, Elementary Education, 

Woodring Promise Scholar, Avis J. Stewart 

Scholarship 

Gina Dorn, Florine Wheeler Memorial 

Scholarship, Elementary Education, English, 

Alpha Delta Kappa Fidelis Book Scholarship 

RaJeanna Foxx, Special Education, MarSon 

Promise Scholarship 

Jared Gillis, Secondary Education, Physics/ 

Math, Paul & Jeannette Woodring Scholarship 

Krista Gordon, Elementary Education, Post- 

Baccalaureate, Catherine Ruth Jarvis Annual 

Scholarship 

Jerry Grisham, Elementary Education 

– Everett, Post-Baccalaureate, Elizabeth Rider 

Montgomery Annual Scholarship 

Elizabeth Gross, Elementary Education, Post- 

Baccalaureate, Mann Challenge Scholarship 

Christopher Hamilton, Special Education with 

Elementary Endorsement, Paul & Jeannette 


Karen Hasenoehrl, Secondary Education, 

General Science, Departmental Undergraduate 

Tuition & Fee Waiver, Paul & Jeannette 


Melissa Hawkins, Elementary Education - Oak 

Harbor, Interdisciplinary Child Development, 


Dawn Hlavacek, Secondary Education, Art 

Education, Departmental Undergraduate 

Tuition and Fee Waiver(IT), Paul & Jeannette 


Samantha Hubbard,Secondary Education- 

Masters in Teaching, DeYoung Scholarship, 

Secondary 

Katelyn Johnson, Elementary Education Avis J. 


Khalilah Jones, Elementary Education, 

Interdisciplinary Child Development, Mary 

Barnes & Violet Malone Scholarship, Ralph & 

June Rohweder Annual Scholarship 

Douglas Judge, Secondary Education - Masters 

in Teaching, Social Studies, Special Education, 

Max & Priscilla Higbee Memorial Special 

Education Scholarship 

Tod Klundt, Educational Administration, 

Principal Certification, John & Marilyn Warner 

Graduate Fellowship in Education 

Meghan Kreft, Elementary Education, Warner 

Promise Scholarship 

Barbara Lohman, Elementary Education 

– Bremerton, Interdisciplinary Child 

Development, Florine Wheeler Memorial 

Scholarship 

Cynthia Mathai, Human Services, Mary Barnes 

& Violet Malone Black American Women 

Scholarship 

Molly McGraw, Elementary Education, French, 

Florine Wheeler Memorial Scholarship 

Laura McKenney, Elementary Education, 

Mathematics, Alpha Delta Kappa PSI Alpha 

Book Scholarship 

Nikolaus Olsen, Elementary Education, 

Mathematics, Paul & Jeannette Woodring 

Scholarship 

Erin O’Moore, Special Education, Early 

Childhood Education, Mary Ann Smith 

Memorial Endowment Scholarship, Max & 

Priscilla Higbee Memorial Special Education 

Scholarship 

Melissa Oscarson, Elementary Education, 

Anthropology, Ted & Jean Mork Scholarship 

Lacey Phillips, Special Education, Early 

Childhood Education, Horn Teacher Education 

Scholarship 

Cora Reeves, Education interest, Woodring 


Toni Rocco, Special Education with Elementary 

Education Endorsement, Fred & Ellen Agee 

Memorial Scholarship 

Rebecca Rodriguez, Special Education with 

Elementary Education Endorsement, Avis J. 


Katie Rowlett, Elementary Education, English, 


Chad Schillinger, Student Affairs Administration 

program, Ray S. Romine Memorial Scholarship 

Jonathan Scott, MIT interest, English, Avis J. 


Brittany Serna, Special Education with 

Elementary Education Endorsement, Avis J. 


Susan Shin, Education interest, Woodring 


Alexandria Skagen, Education interest, Avis J. 


Jaclyn Smalley, Special Education with 

Elementary Education Endorsement, 

Departmental Undergraduate Tuition & Fee 

Waiver 

Joshua Smalley, Secondary Education, English 

– Literature, Edward Tilden Mathes Memorial 

Scholarship 

Katherin “Kacey” Smith, Special Education with 

Elementary Education Endorsement, Florine 

Wheeler Memorial Scholarship 

Victoyra Spears, Education interest, Avis J. 


Jocelynne Starmer, Special Education 

with Elementary Education and TESOL 

Endorsements, Corinne Werder Special 

Education Scholarship 

Bethany Stead, Elementary Education, History, 

Departmental Undergraduate Tuition & Fee 

Waiver 

Jason Stillwaugh, Elementary Education 

– Seattle, Interdisciplinary Child Development, 

Woodman Family Scholarship 

Rosemary Tanksley, Elementary Education 

– Seattle, Interdisciplinary Child Development, 

Elizabeth Rider Montgomery Annual 

Scholarship, Mary Barnes & Violet Malone 

Scholarship 

Megan Turner, Elementary Education, 

Psychology, Hazel Lowrey Anderson Memorial 

Scholarship 

Michelle Ulke, Elementary Education – Everett, 

Interdisciplinary Child Development, Avis J. 


Chelsea Vellema, Elementary Education, 

Spanish, Irene & Lloyd Williams Education 

Scholarship 

Mahogany Villars, Education interest, Woodring 


Elizabeth Watson-East, Elementary Education 

– Everett, Interdisciplinary Child Development, 

Lucille McGhee Linn Memorial Scholarship 

Jeanette Wickell, Secondary Education, Music 

Education, Aftermath Scholarship 

Keiosha Williams, Education interest, Avis J. 


Outstanding Students Graduate 

Ann Stabbert (at right) graduated cum 

laude winter quarter 2005 with a Bachelor 

of Arts in Education degree in Spanish- 

Elementary Education. She is one of 

seven students university-wide to be honored 

as a Presidential Scholar. Western 

President Karen Morse recognized each 

of the seven students at a ceremony 

in June for their academic excellence, 

extracurricular activities and community 

involvement. Stabbert is also this 

year’s Elementary Education Department 

Outstanding Graduate. During her time 

at Woodring, Stabbert also completed 

an endorsement in Teaching English to 

Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). 

Her community involvement included 

volunteering at soup kitchens, collecting 

care packages for Hurricane Katrina survivors 

and soldiers, and participating in 

mission trips to Mexico. Stabbert plans to 

substitute teach and seek a position as a 

bilingual educator in either Skagit Valley 

or Latin America. She is the daughter of 

Debra and Gary Stabbert of Edmonds. 

The Special Education Department’s 

Outstanding Graduate, Tabetha Fuller, 

graduated fall quarter with a Bachelor 

of Arts in Education. Fuller received two 

academic achievement awards during 

Scholars Week, which is a universitywide 

event that highlights scholarly work 

of undergraduates. She also worked as a 

live-in caregiver, as a Special Olympics 

coach, and a drop-in helper at the Max 

Higbee Center for adults with disabilities. 

She plans to teach special education in 

the Granite Falls School District. Fuller is 

the daughter of Karen and Herb Fuller of 

Lynnwood. 

Jennifer Hudson is the Department of 

Human Services and Rehabilitation 

Outstanding Graduate. She completed 

her Bachelor of Arts in Human Services. 

Hudson completed an internship with 

Robert Hyung-Chan Kim, professor emeritus 

of Educational Foundations, received 

Western’s Diversity Achievement Award 

at the June commencement ceremony. 

Kim has been involved with Western for 

more than 30 years, including positions 

as lecturer, tenured professor and chair. 

Kim taught courses in Educational 

Foundations, American Cultural Studies 

and East Asian Studies. He returned to the 

Ann Stabbert Courtesy photo 

the Foster Care Citizen Review Board 

while at Western and plans to pursue 

graduate study in applied behavioral 

science at the Leadership Institute of 

Seattle at Bastyr. Hudson is the daughter 

of Connie and Gordon Preecs of Juneau, 

Alaska. 

Sally Unger is the Outstanding Graduate 

for the Secondary Education Department. 

Unger graduated winter quarter with a 

Bachelor of Arts in secondary education 

and English language arts, and a minor 

in Spanish. During her time at Western, 

she studied abroad in Costa Rica. Unger 

is the daughter of Becky and Tim Unger 

of Bellingham. 

Professor Emeritus Kim Wins Diversity Award 

university after retiring in 2001 to set up 

and direct an exchange program between 

Western and Korea University. 

Kim has participated in many organizations 

on campus, including the Faculty 

Senate and the Affirmative Action 

Program Advisory Committee. He was 

also an advisor for student organizations, 

including the Korean Student 

Association and the Asian American 

Student Association. 

Woodring’s First National e-Journal Launched 

Woodring’s first national e-Journal, the 

Journal of Educational Controversy, was 

recently launched. The electronic journal 

can be found on the Center for Educational 

Pluralism’s Web site at http://www.wce. 

wwu.edu/Resources/CEP/eJournal/. 

Each issue of the journal, which will 

be published twice a year, focuses on a 

particular author’s work as it relates to 

a specific educational controversy, such 

as segregation in schools. Other invited 

educational leaders and professors write 

introductory essays that set up the main 

author’s paper. The journal, which is being 

read in 55 nations, also includes a section 

for comments on previous essays. 


Lorraine Kasprisin, Director of Center for Educational 

Pluralism and editor for the journal 

at Lorraine.Kasprisin@wwu.edu. 


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Outstanding 

Freshmen Enter 

New Woodring 

Scholars Program 

The first cohort of students in the 

new Woodring Scholars program 

has been named. The program is 

designed to encourage students 

from high need areas to enter 

teacher education and human services 

by inviting a select group of 

entering freshmen to participate as 

scholars. 

The program will provide a distinctive, 

small-group experience for 

these students who have demonstrated 

superior academic achievement 

and interest in teacher 

education or human services. 

Students will be able to pursue their 

interest in Woodring College of 

Education programs early in their 

college experience, while gaining a 

network of academic and social support 

through Woodring students, 

faculty, and staff. 

The following students are the first 

cohort of Woodring Scholars: 

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Nicole Bobadilla / Marysville 

Micah Bockstruck / Cheney 

Ann Burton / Bothell 

Janette Casolary / Sammamish 

Saranjit Kaur / Tacoma 

Krysta Berrios / Kent 

Shannon Kehoe / Snohomish 

Ashley MacGavin / Burlington 

Marissa Michaelson / 

Bellingham 

Valeria Orbegozo / Seattle 

Wandaya Terry / Lakewood 

Theresa Warren / Olympia 

Anndrea Hahn / Buckley 

Carl Hausauer / Mount Vernon 

Kelly Barefield / Seattle 

Mitchell Yi / Port Orchard 

Kathryn Ko / Bellevue 

Melissa Mead / Redmond 

Wiebe Boersma / Maple Falls 

Marie Dennehy / Kenmore 

Kunteang Som / Tacoma 

Sarah Coleman / Vancouver 

Jessica Dettmer / Arlington 

Haley Hatch / Seward, Alaska 

Yu Hye Kang / Sammamish 

Chris Kim / Bellevue 

Erin Nakamura / Mililani 

Karena Rounsaville / Kodiak, 

Alaska 

Emily Shimaura / Kent 


Annual Report 

W O O D R I N G C O L L E G E O F E D U C A T I O N 2 0 0 5 - 2 0 0 6 

SAA Program Receives National Recognition 

The Student Affairs Administration in 

Higher Education graduate program has 

gained recognition as an outstanding 

program. 

Successful graduates of the 30-year-old 

program foster student learning and success 

through effective design and delivery 

of services and programs in higher 

education. The impressive positions 

they obtain upon graduation is an indicator 

of the effectiveness of the program 

in facilitating high levels of competence 

in its graduates. 

Recent graduates accepted student 

affairs professional positions at Harvard 

University, Texas A & M, North Seattle 

Community College, UC Davis, 

University of Arkansas, Washington 

State University, Stanford University, 

Whitman College, University of Puget 

Sound, Northwest Indian College, 

Western Washington University, and 

many other academic institutions. 

What accounts for the highly qualified 

graduates? Critically important is the 

set of 15 learning outcomes and lengthy 

internships that shape and guide the 

curriculum. 

“We are very intentional about how 

2005-2006 Major Grants Received 

• $421,012 - from the State Office of the 

Superintendent of Public Instruction 

and the U.S. Department of Education to 

the Whatcom and Skagit Mathematics 

Partnership to help educators relate math 

to everyday applications, such as sports, 

to teach students more effectively. 

• $300,000 - From the U.S. Department of 

Education to the Center for Continuing 

Education in Rehabilitation (CCER) for 

long term training and rehabilitation 

counseling. 

• $166,000 - From the Higher Education 

Coordinating Board for increasing 

enrollment in Woodring’s graduate 

every component of the program 

enhances student learning,” according 

to Susan Mancuso, chair of Woodring’s 

Department of Educational Leadership 

and director of the SAA program. 

In addition, there is a nine-month internship 

in a student affairs office, quarterly 

conferences or field trips, an engaging 

applied Master’s research project, quarterly 

retreats, and a program culture in 

which the cohort of students and faculty 

are highly collaborative as a community 

of learners. 

An acknowledgement of the program’s 

excellence was a peer review by University 

faculty this past spring in which the evaluators 

lauded the positive opinions of 

students and graduates of the program, 

the highly integrated curriculum, and 

the strong connection of the program to 

professionals in the field. 

Shasta Cano, a student in the two-year 

track program, said she pursued this 

career because of how helpful student 

affairs professionals have been to her 

throughout her college experience. 

“I’m a first-generation college student,” 

Cano said. “Reflecting on my college 

experience, the people who have helped 

2005 National Board Certified Teachers 

As part of a state-wide initiative to 

assist teachers seeking National Board 

Certification, Woodring College of 

Education provides support for teachers 

throughout their rigorous year-long 

application and review process. This certification 

upholds rigorous standards in 

the field of education and gives teachers 

national recognition. 

Support facilitators for Woodring’s program 

were Scott Smartt, Joan Beardsley, 

and Julianne Mach. 

Successful candidates and their school 

districts were: 

Jonathan Anderson - Mt. Baker S.D. 

Robin Bruntil-Eastman - Mt. Baker S.D. 

Shannon Carey - Bellingham S.D. 

Judy Dietzen - Mt. Baker School S.D. 

Debra Edgbert - Snohomish S.D. 

Fadia Elkadi - Sedro-Woolley S.D. 

Diane Leigh - Mt. Baker S.D. 

Elonia Loewen - Everett S.D. 

Mary Obee - Oak Harbor S.D. 

Donald Pringle - Ferndale S.D. 

Adrienne Somera - Mt. Baker S.D. 

Kristina Schaffler - Everett S.D. 

Successful candidates from the 2005- 

2006 cohorts will be announced by the 

National Board in November. 


Sheila Fox at (360) 650-3332. 

teaching program for middle and high 

school math and science teachers 

• $112,000 - From the Educational 

Testing Service to William Demmert 

for development of a pilot project and 

research model to assess the effectiveness 

of culturally-based education. 

• $100,000 - From the State 

Superintendent of Public Instruction for 

“NO Limit! Evaluation ‘05-’06,” a statewide 

initiative to integrate technology 

in the middle level math classroom. 

me and assisted me the most were student 

affairs professionals. They were my 

role models (helping) get me into the 

field and want to help other students.” 

Cano, who received the Ray S. Romine 

Memorial Scholarship last year, said the 

scholarship allowed her to remain in 

school while working and raising her 

children. The scholarship is designed 

specifically for two-year track students. 

“I applied for the scholarship out of recommendation 

from my professor, Susan 

Mancuso,” Cano said. “She has been a 

great support and puts to practice what 

she teaches. She is a living example of 

the student affairs career.” 

For more information, please email Susan. 

Mancuso@wwu.edu. or visit the program’s 

Web site http://www.wce.wwu.edu 

/Depts/SAA/ 

CEP Awards 

Woodring’s Center for Educational 

Pluralism honored 23 students 

at its third annual Multicultural 

Education Awards Ceremony and 

Reception in May. The students 

were nominated by faculty for 

their outstanding multicultural 

education projects. 

The 2005-2006 award winners are: 

Educational Leadership 

Sarah Hamilton 

Kathy Mullins 

Heidi Wilson 

Elementary Education 

Diana Begeman 

Christine Bron 

Holly Donovan 

Kelly Evans 

Heather Holcomb 

Marina iyerusalimets 

Ashley Ng 

Molly Olsen 

Megan Sylvester 

Michelle Ulke 

Secondary Education 

Leah Anderson 

Christopher Daeley 

Jennie Fabian 

James Lehman 

Laura Southern 

Maggie Witecki 

Jennifer Woo 

Joe Wooding 

Special Education 

Holly Rutledge 

For more information about the 

Center for Educational Pluralism, visit 

the Center’s Web site: http://www. 

wce.wwu.edu/Resources/CEP/

Scholarship Helps Student 

Develop Leadership Skills 

By Amy Harder 

Elizabeth Pulliam came to Western from 

Spokane as a freshman with the dream 

of becoming a teacher. Fortunately, 

her dream is about to come true, partly 

because of the help she received through 

the Madsen Future Teachers of Color 

Promise Scholarship. Pulliam was one 

of the original students to receive a 

Woodring Future Teachers of Color 

Western senior Elizabeth Pulliam will graduate in spring. 

Promise Scholarship in 2003. She will 

graduate in the spring with a degree in 

elementary math, and hopes to teach 

elementary education in Vancouver, 

Washington. 

The scholarships, which have been 

awarded to 19 students, were initially 

funded by three donors: Dennis Madsen, 

John and Marilyn Warner, and an anonymous 

contribution. Pulliam says getting 

the Madsen Promise Scholarship gave her 

the opportunity to make the most of her 

time at Western. 

“I met a lot of people who I felt I 

wouldn’t have met without the scholarship,” 

Pulliam said. “I was introduced to 

a lot of people, my needs were met and 

I could sign up for the right classes. The 

money part was important, but I got the 

most out of the communication with the 

faculty.” 

Pulliam said the support system behind 

the scholarship provided encouragement, 

helped her schedule classes and 

connected her to faculty and other students 

in the program. 

“The scholarship gave me a lot of support 

from faculty as well 

as provided me with useful 

information to help me succeed 

in my chosen area of 

study,” Pulliam said. “I was 

provided frequent reminders 

of important workshops 

on campus that would help 

me in my quest toward getting 

into the education 

department.” 

As a freshman, Pulliam also 

started Western’s step team, 

an Associated Students club, 

whose members practice 

and perform step routines, 

a series of choreographed, 

synchronized physical 

movements. Pulliam credits 

this acivity with helping 

her create a personal niche 

at Western and increasing 

her academic success 

at Woodring. 

“The team has really helped 

me improve my leadership 

skills and allowed me 

to work with a very diverse 

group of people,” Pulliam 

said. “I believe that the 

scholarship was designed 

to help minorities succeed 

in education and I feel that 

the step team has truly 

helped me strengthen many 

of the skills necessary for 

educators.” 

Pulliam said she thinks 

scholarships like this have 

both short-term and longterm 

benefits. 

“I think that it’s a really good scholarship 

to have because a lot of students who are 

minorities tend not to have the funds to 

go to school,” Pulliam said. “And it’s a 

good way to get more minority teachers 

in our classrooms.” 

The Promise Scholarships continue to 

be funded through annual donations. 

The 2006-2007 awards contributors were 

John and Marilyn Warner; State Farm 

Insurance; and Woodring faculty and 

staff. Scholarships are awarded to sophomores 

pursuing admission to one of the 

three Woodring teacher education programs, 

and are renewable for one year. 

For more information on this scholarship 

visit the Woodring Scholarship website: 

www.wce.wwu/Resources/Scholarships 

Student Achievement is 

Recognized and Celebrated 

Throughout the year, Woodring sponsors 

events that highlight and promote 

student projects, leadership 

initiatives and academic achievement. 

Many of these events are student initiated 

through groups such as the 

Center for Educational Pluralism and 

the Student Washington Education 

Association. Others, like Scholar’s 

Week and the newly-initiated all 

College commencement reception, 

are open opportunities for the campus 

and surrounding community to meet 

and congratulate students who have 

worked hard throughout the year on 

individual projects and culminating 

degrees. 

Special Education students present class projects to faculty and other visitors during 

an open house in May for Scholar’s Week 2006. The week is a University-wide event 

designed to highlight the importance of undergraduate research and creative activity. 

Woodring invites students from all programs, including those at the graduate level, 

to participate. 

Woodring’s Associate Dean, Michael Henniger, congratulates Jessica Armstrong at Woodring’s 

2006 Winter Commencement reception, the second hosted by Woodring and the Community 

Leadership Advisory Council (CLAC). The Council brings together members of the community 

and Woodring faculty, staff, and students to create partnerships that support the learning 

and well being of children and families. The CLAC initiated the idea of expanding Human 

Services department commencment receptions to include all Wooding graduates, their 

families and friends. Armstrong, who majored in Elementary Art Education, is employed at 

The Power of Hope, an organization that fosters learning through creativity. 


11

Woodring Welcomes New Faculty 

Eugene “Geno” Pichette is the new 

Chair of Woodring’s Human Services and 

Rehabilitation Department. Pichette has a 

Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology from 

the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 

and an M.S. in Vocational Rehabilitation 

from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. 

He came to Western from Wisconsin- 

Milwaukee, where he was an Assistant 

Professor and Director of the 

Rehabilitation Counseling Program. 

Pichette’s particular interests include 

Native American history and cultures, 

homelessness, social justice, community 

intervention, and rehabilitation counseling. 

In addition to his administrative 

responsibilities, he will be teaching a class 

in the Rehabilitation Counseling graduate 

program this fall. 

Catherine Collier is a new faculty in the 

Teaching English to Speakers of Other 

Languages (TESOL) program. Collier has 

more than 40 years experience in crosscultural, 

bilingual and special education. 

She completed her Ph.D. with research 

into the referral of limited English-proficient 

Hispanic students to special education 

programs. Collier’s past positions 

have included teacher for the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs in Arizona and Alaska, 

school psychologist for a Child Find 

project in Southwest Alaska and director 

of teacher training at University of 

Alaska. 

Collier has been instrumental in starting 

bilingual programs at numerous 

schools, including Navajo National and 

the White Mountain Apache. She established 

the Chinle Valley School, a school 

offering bilingual services for Navajo 

students with disabilities. She also 

started and directed the Yup’ik Bilingual 

Teacher Training program for University 

of Alaska. 


Mary Lynne Derrington is joining the faculty 

in the Educational Administration 

program, Department of Educational 

Leadership. She was most recently the 

Blaine School District superintendent 

and has more than 22 years of experience 

in school administration and teaching 

educational research, superintendent 

leadership, principal leadership, curriculum 

administration and social foundations. 

Her publications focus on topics of 

women in the superintendency, shared 

decision-making and charter schools 

professional development. Derrington’s 

area of research interest are team leadership, 

principal evaluation and principalsuperintendent 

teaming for success. 

John Korsmo is a new full time faculty 

member in the Department of Human 

Services and Rehabilitation and is the 

founding director of the Northwest 

Training Institute in Bellingham. John 

was previously at the University of 

Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he conducted 

research and taught courses 

relating to adolescent development and 

youth work practice. With more than 14 

years of experience working in the nonprofit, 

human service and education 

fields, he has filled many roles including: 

coach, counselor, and teacher for private 

and public school systems; program 

coordinator, and executive director for 

various non-profit organizations; and 

teaching on a number of human service 

related subjects throughout the United 

States, Canada, and Europe. 

John received his B.A. in Social Studies 

from Portland State University, a Master’s 

Degree in Educational Psychology from 

the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 

and is in final stages of the dissertation 

for his Ph.D. in Urban Education at the 

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 

Nandini Gunewardena has joined the 

faculty of the Department of Human 

Services and Rehabilitation to teach in 

the Bremerton Human Services program. 

She is an applied anthropologist with a 

Ph.D. earned from UCLA. Her professional 

experience includes more than a 

dozen years of experience working on 

behalf of low-income communities. Her 

work included the implementation of 

community development projects, policy 

design and ethnographic research. 

Her specific areas of expertise include 

poverty and health, particularly as they 

affect women and children. She has eight 

years of teaching experience on these 

and related subjects. Her recent research 

focuses on suicide among impoverished 

populations in Sri Lanka. She is the 

co-editor of a forthcoming publication 

(SAR Press 2007) on gender and globalization, 

and is currently launching a 

second book project analyzing disaster 

assistance strategies in a globalized era. 

Eileen Hughes is a new faculty member 

in the Elementary Education department. 

As a Professor at the University 

of Anchorage for 13 years in the Early 

Childhood Education program, she 

designed early childhood education 

teacher preparation programs. She 

worked closely with early childhood 

educators, traveling throughout Alaska 

working with Head Start programs, 

childcare centers and public schools. 

Prior to her work in the university, she 

taught in the public schools and was a 

speech therapist in early intervention 

programs. Her research interests include 

early childhood curriculum, professional 

development and the study of principles 

of the Reggio Emilia approach. Her Ph.D. 

is in Early Intervention/Early Childhood 

Education from the University of 

Oregon. 

Christina Reagle was hired last spring 

as the Educational Foundations 

Lecturer for the Department of Teacher 

Education Outreach Programs at North 

Seattle Community College, Everett 

Community College, Bremerton, Oak 

Harbor, and Bellingham. She teaches in 

both the Elementary Education and MIT 

Secondary Education programs and lives 

in Lake Stevens, Washington. 

She has been in education for 40 years 

- teaching in California and rural Alaska 

schools and in the teacher education at 

the University of Alaska, as well as consulting 

for 33 years. She holds a Master’s 

in Cross Cultural Education and will 

complete her dissertation in Educational 

Leadership and Change through the 

Fielding Graduate University. 

Yung-Hwan Kwon, a professor of English 

Education from Pusan National University 

of Education in Korea is a visiting faculty 

member in the Elementary Education 

department. Dr. Kwon obtained his M.A. 

in English Literature at Slippery Rock 

University of Pennsylvania and Ph.D. in 

Teaching English to Speakers of Other 

Languages (TESOL) at Indiana University 

of Pennsylvania. 

His year at Woodring will be spent 

studying and comparing effective 

methods of teaching, with a focus on 

TESOL, cross-cultural communications, 

and differences between Western and 

Korean educational systems. He chose 

Woodring because of the welcoming 

atmosphere and support from Suzanne 

Krogh, Elementary Education department 

chair. He hopes to continue his 

professional development at other 

western U.S. universities in the future. 

His wife, Hye-won Lee, an elementary 

teacher, and daughters Hyunkyung and 

Jenny, accompanied him to Bellingham.



Summer Academy Propels 

Science Education Skills 

Elementary teachers work on improving their earth science teaching skills in the Environmental 

Studies Building at Western during the Summer Academy this August. 

K-12 teachers from around the region 

completed their third science education 

leadership Summer Academy at Western 

this August. The academies are a central 

component of the North Cascades and 

Olympic Science Partnership (NCOSP), 

a five-year National Science Foundation 

The Department of Teacher Education 

Outreach Programs has been created to 

serve as the administrative and operational 

unit in the Woodring College of 

Education for self-sustaining teacher 

education programs. 

These programs include the BAE in elementary 

education with the special education 

major, and the special education 

endorsement in Bremerton, Everett, Oak 

Harbor, and Seattle; the elementary education 

post-baccalaureate program in 

Bellingham; and the Master in Teaching 

(MIT) in Secondary Education program 

in Seattle. 

Larry Antil, former director of self-sustaining 

teacher education programs, is 

Miller Hall, which has been the home 

to the Woodring College of Education 

for more than 60 years, is going to be 

renovated. 

The renovation is divided into three 

phases — pre-design, design, and construction. 

In the already-completed 

predesign phase, such aspects of the 

building as air quality, lighting, flexible 

classroom spaces and disablility access 

were targeted for renovation. 

The design phase begins with the 2007- 

2008 academic year and will include more 

formal plans and feedback from building 

project awarded to Western in 2003. 

Its focus is improving the teaching 

and learning of science at all levels. 

The academy also endeavored to foster 

collaboration between teachers and 

administrators. 

Teacher Education Outreach 

Programs are Centralized 

the new department chair. The department 

office is located on campus in 

Miller Hall 324D. 

The new designation will improve communication 

between self-sustaining 

programs and other departments in the 

College and University, and Extended 

Education and Summer Programs. It 

also designates an administrative and 

operational structure within the College 

responsible for curriculum articulation, 

faculty and staff performance evaluation 

and professional development, outcomes 

assessment, and accountability 

to University and College accreditation 

standards. Creation of the department 

does not require additional faculty, 

administrators or staff. 

Larry Antil, Chair of the Department of 

Teacher Education Outreach Programs. 

He may be reached at: (360) 650-7505 or 

Larry.Antil@wwu.edu 

Photo by Sheila Pennell 

Woodring prepares for Miller Hall Renovation to Begin in 2009 

occupants. This is a two-year process. 

The third and final phase is the actual 

construction, slated to begin in 2009. 

State funding of the project for the 2009- 

2010 biennium will allow the year-anda-half 

long renovation project to begin. 

While this is a long and arduous process, 

the end result will be a much-needed 

upgrade of the teaching and learning 

environment of future teachers, educational 

leaders, and human services 

professionals. The college is excited and 

pleased to have this important work 

underway. 

Center Expands 

Name, Scope 

The Northwest Center for Holocaust, 

Genocide and Ethnocide Education, 

housed in Woodring College of 

Education, is a project at Western 

Washington University that began in 

1998. 

The Center, formerly The Northwest 

Center for Holocaust Education, is 

designed to assist educators in the design 

and implementation of Holocaust, 

genocide and ethnocide-related studies. 

It is dedicated to remembering and 

learning from the past in order to promote 

the human rights of all people. 

The name has been expanded to reflect 

the Center’s increased dedication to 

genocide and ethnocide education. 

The Center’s initiatives and activities are 

consistent with House Bill 2212, which 

encourages the inclusion of curriculum 

on the Holocaust and other examples of 

the eradication of human populations 

in a reaffirmation of the commitment 

of free peoples to never again permit 

such occurrences. 

For more information visit the website at: 

www.wce.wwu.edu/nwche/mission 

shtml. 

For more information on the project, contact 

Mike Henniger at (360) 650-3979 or 

Michael.Henniger@wwu.edu. 

New Tenure Track 

Faculty Named 

Tracy Thorndike-Christ has accepted 

a tenure track position in the 

Deparment of Special Education. She 

has been a Lecturer in the Department 

of Psychology at Western since 1994 

and joined Woodring as a Specialty 

Faculty member in 2005-06. 

Faculty Notes 

Marsha Riddle Buly, Elementary 

Education, published a chapter in 

a book titled “Caught in the Spell 

of Writing and Reading: Grade 3 

and Beyond.” It was published this 

year by Richard C. Owen Publishers, 

Katonah, N.Y. 

Joanne Carney, Elementary Education 

and Instructional Technology, wrote 

an article titled “Analyzing Research 

on Teachers’ Electronic Portfolio: 

What Does It Tell Us about Portfolios 

and Methods for Studying Them?” 

that was published in the spring 2006 

Journal of Computing in Teacher 

Education. 

Sandra Ratcliff Daffron, Educational 

Leadership, worked with Continuing 

and College Education graduate 

student Mary Wehby North on a 

research project on transfer of learning 

for software professionals. This 

project, “Learning transfer: Lessons 

learned from software company professionals,” 

was published in Volume 

15 of PAACE Journal of Life-long 

Learning. 

Cecilia Siu-Wah Poon, Education 

Librarian, attended the 130th 

American Library Association 

Annual Conference in New Orleans 

June 23 to 27. Poon participated in 

the “Librarians Build Communities!” 

event in which about 1,000 volunteers 

helped rebuild areas of New 

Orleans. 

Geri Hansen, Center for Continuing 

Education in Rehabilitation director, 

retired in August. She had been 

director of CCER since in 1999 and 

helped grow the Master’s Degree in 

Rehabilitation Counseling program. 

Hansen was also involved in developing 

and implementing initiatives, 

such as the Direct Service Provider 

demonstration project and the distance 

graduate program. 

William Demmert, Elementary 

Education, served as Guest Editor 

for a special edition of the Journal of 

American Indian Education, Volume 

435, Number 2, 2006, Arizona State 

University, Tempe, Arizona with a 

second special edition (as a guest editor) 

scheduled for distribution in the 

next month. These articles are from 

the March 2005 Colloquium held in 

Santa Fe, New Mexico, in Partnership 

with National Institute of Health and 

WWU. 

Bridget Kelley has accepted a tenure 

track position in the Department 

of Special Education. She has been a 

Specialty Faculty in the Special Education 

Department at Western since 1995. 

Shelby Lorraine Sheppard has accepted a 

tenure track position in the Deparment 

of Secondary Education. She has been a 

Secondary Education Visiting Assistant 

Professor and Specialty Faculty at Western 

since 1997. 


13

Superintendent’s Certificate Program 

Graduates First Cohort 

By Amy Harder 

Woodring celebrated the graduation of 

its first cohort in the Superintendent’s 

Certificate Program with three out of 

nine completers already hired into 

superintendent positions. 

The two-year program started in 

2004 and is part of the Educational 

Administration Program. It is specifically 

designed for aspiring superintendents 

and school district leaders. 

The first cohort included Wayne Massie 

(Ferndale School District), David 

Tomlin (Lummi Schools/Ferndale 

School District), Kathy Ehman (Sedro- 

Woolley School District), Laurel 

Browning (Burlington-Edison School 

District), Graham Cook and Susie Baier 

(Lake Stevens School District), Wally Lis 

(North Kitsap School District), Ed Serra 

(North Kitsap School District) and Linda 

Johnson (Shoreline School District). 

Massie secured a superintendent position 

in Tekoa School District, Johnson 

is the new superintendent of Colton 

School District in Oregon, and Serra 

secured his superintendent position 

with Clatskanie School District in 

Oregon. 

The Educational Administration 

Program is the largest school administrator 

certification program in the 

state and has undergone changes in the 

past year to maintain its exceptional 

reputation. The program includes the 

Superintendent Certification program 

as well as the Principal Certification 

program. 

Alumni profile: 


The first graduating cohort of the Superintendent’s Certification Program are as follows: Back 

from left: Graham Cook (Lake Stevens School District), Susie Baier (Lake Stevens School District), 

Wally Lis (North Kitsap School District), Laurel Browning (Burlington-Edison School District), 

Wayne Massie (Ferndale School District) Front from left: Ed Serra (North Kitsap School District), 

Linda Johnson (Shoreline School District), Kathy Ehman (Sedro-Woolley School District), David 

Tomlin (Lummi Schools/Ferndale School District) Courtesy Photo 

Whatcom C.C. 

President Will 

Retire in June 

Harold Heiner, Bellingham, 

(B.A.E. ‘65), announced he will 

retire as Whatcom Community 

College (WCC) president in 

June 2007. He has been president 

of the college since 1984. 

Prior to that he was WCC’s 

Dean of Instruction for six 

years. 

Under Heiner’s administration, 

the college grew from a student 

body of about 1,000 students 

with no campus to approximately 

7,000 students and a 

70-acre campus. 

Heiner’s education includes a 

Bachelor’s degree from Western 

Washington University, a master’s 

from Washington State 

University and a doctorate in 

educational psychology from 

the University of Washington. 

Other positions Heiner held 

were Director of Student 

Services for the State Board for 

Community College Education 

and Dean of Instruction at 

WCC. 

Wayne Massie Excited About New Superintendent Job 

By Amy Harder 

According to Richard McCullough, one 

of the instructors in the new Woodring 

Superintendent’s Certificate program, 

the qualities of an exceptional school 

superintendent are character, competence, 

and passion. Wayne Massie 

appears to have all three. Massie is one 

of three recent graduates of the program 

who immediately gained superintendent 

positions. Massie (pictured above) is the 

new superintendent of Tekoa School 

District in Eastern Washington. 

“Becoming a superintendent is the next 

challenge in my career in education,” 

Massie said. “I believe I can make a difference 

in the education of children at a 

system’s level. I like change and there is 

never a day that is the same in this role. 

Many challenges arise and you need to 

be able to be flexible and be able to deal 

The modifications in the Principal 

Program include developing and 

expanding program-level assessments, 

revising the comprehensive exam, 

improving recruitment and marketing, 

developing culmination portfolios for 

students, and improving connections 

with professional associations and practitioners 

in the field. 

with situations whenever they occur,” 

notes Massie. 

Massie said his experience in the 

Certificate Program helped him because 

of the educational experience and knowledge 

both the instructors and fellow students 

offered. Program faculty for the 

cohort were Richard McCullough, Carol 

Whitehead, Kristine McDuffy, Gary Wall 

and Rick Jones. 

“I believe the (Superintendent’s 

Certificate) program has started in a 

very positive direction,” Massie said. 

“The individuals (cohort members) in 

the program are all excellent administrators 

with a wide range of experiences. 

The instructors were outstanding, each 

bringing her or his expertise to the class 

sessions, which provided a rich learning 

experience full of valuable discussions.” 

Faculty changes and additions have 

also impacted the program. Kristine 

McDuffy replaced Marv Klein as director. 

Donald Larsen, previously at the 

University of the Pacific, and Mary 

Lynne Derrington, former Blaine School 

District Superintendent. were hired as 

full-time faculty. 

For more information, please email 

Kristine.McDuffy@wwu.edu. 

The program helped Massie build relationships 

with fellow educational 

leaders, which he said he wants to maintain 

throughout his superintendent 

experience. 

“People involved in this program should 

realize that the support and relationships 

with cohort members and the 

instructional staff does not end at the 

culminate of two years,” Massie said. 

“The instructors are available to answer 

questions or to offer advice. It is reassuring 

as a new superintendent to know I 

can contact any of the instructors (who 

were or still are superintendents) to get 

an answer.” 

Massie’s previous positions include planning 

principal and principal at Horizon 

Middle School in the Ferndale School 

District from 1999 until he accepted 

the Tekoa position. Prior to that, he 


was assistant principal of Vista Middle 

School in the Ferndale School District 

from 1991 to 1999. 

Massie said he is excited about his new 

position and community. Since Tekoa 

is a small, rural disrict, Massie said his 

duties as superintendent are broad. Two 

crucial aspects Massie learned through 

the certification program - fiscal management 

and board relationships - will help 

him manage the district, Massie said. 

“I enjoy challenges and the job of superintendent 

offers ample challenges,” 

Massie said. “I enjoy planning programs 

and developing new ideas, and look forward 

to the time when I can do more 

work in development of successful programs. 

Right now, I am getting to know 

the district and the community so I can 

have a better idea of the future direction 

of the district.”



Alumni notes 

Dirk Adkinson, Everett, (M.Ed. ’03) 

was named principal of Challenger 

Elementary School in South Everett in 

the Mukilteo School District. Before 

this appointment, Adkinson was the 

assistant principal of Woodmoor 

Elementary in the Northshore School 

District and principal of that school 

district’s Summer Academy. 

Linda Anderson, Issaquah, (Elementary 

Education), was recently featured in the 

Snoqualmie Valley Record. Anderson 

and her husband of 34 years, Jerry, 

moved back to Washington state in 

2002 after living in Oregon for 11 years. 

Anderson now teaches fifth grade in the 

Snoqualmie Ridge School District at the 

new elementary school, Cascade View 

Elementary School. 

Dominick “Dick” Cvitanich, Sandpoint, 

Idaho, (M.Ed. ‘80) recently assumed the 

superintendent position of Lake Pend 

Oreille School District in North Idaho. 

Cvitanich has an extensive background 

in education, including serving as principal 

in elementary, middle and high 

schools, superintendent at Highline 

School District at SeaTac, Wash., and 

assistant superintendent of teaching 

and learning in the Puyallup School 

District. 

Dave Dandurand, Lake Quinault, Wash. 

(B.A in Biology, ’74), retired in July after 

31 years of teaching at Lake Quinault 

High School. Throughout his threedecade 

tenure at Quinault, he primarily 

taught science and math. Dandurand 

contributed to the school in other ways 

also, including coaching girls’ volleyball 

and assisting the girls’ basketball 

coach. Because Quinault is a rural 

school, Dandurand often taught many 

different subjects, including horticulture, 

geometry, photography, biology 

and computer science. 

Lloyd Goodrich, Battle Ground, Wash., 

(Cert. ‘82), was recently honored at 

a retirement party for his 30 years of 

teaching. In 2000, Goodrich toured 

educational establishments ranging 

from preschool to the university level 

in China with a Washington State 

Educators delegation. He has also served 

as president of North River Education 

Association and vice president of 

Kalama Education Association. 

Chuck Larson, Honolulu, Hawaii, (M.Ed. 

’69), is executive director of a first school 

(preschool) organization called Seagull 

Schools, Inc. Larson established the first 

school, Seagull School to place more 

emphasis on early education so more 

students come into primary education 

prepared. He is planning on opening 

more preschools in Hawaii under the 

same organization. 

Read the latest news on many more friends 

and colleagues on the on-line Alumni Notes 

at: www.wce.wwu.edu/alumni. 

Send your news to: 

Carole.Morris@wwu.edu. 

Donor profile: 

Avis Joanne Stewart Left Teaching Legacy 

Avis Joanne Stewart Gerould was a 

beloved middle and high school teacher 

and counselor with whom dozens of former 

students continued to correspond 

until her death in 2005. 

She attended the University of 

Washington for three years before 

completing her teacher training in 

Bellingham in 1938 at what was then 

known as Western Washington College of 

Education. She was immediately hired to 

teach in Auburn, Wash., where she stayed 

for 10 years before moving to Hawaii as a 

teacher and family counselor at Waipahu 

High School. In 1961 she moved again 

Planned Giving Programs Support Research, Scholarships for WWU 

Each year dozens of alumni, parents 

and friends show their deepest loyalty 

for Western Washington University by 

leaving a portion of their estates to the 

University. The Avis Joanne Stewart 

Scholarship Endowment Fund, described 

above, is a good example of this type of 

planned giving that supports Woodring 

College of Education. 

Last fiscal year alone, Western Washington 

University received more than $2 million 

IN MEMORIUM 

John F. Utendale 

John F. Utendale died from cancer on 

August 24 in Bellingham. He was 69 

years old. Utendale was the first black 

faculty of Woodring College and led 

the Student Personnel Administration 

(SPA) graduate program for more than 

25 years. 

Utendale contributed to both academics 

and athletics — he was a professional 

hockey player for four years — throughout 

his time at Western. 

Utendale, who came to Western in 1972 

and retired in 2001, helped increase 

enrollments of minority students at 

Woodring through his SPA program. 

He also held many leadership positions, 

including president of the State 

Higher Education Personnel Board and 

Western’s Faculty Representative to the 

National Association of Intercollegiate 

Athletics for 11 years. 

He served as head of the Higher 

Education Administration program, 

chair of the Department of Educational 

Administration and Foundations, 

director of the Seattle Urban Center, 

program chair of Human Resources 

Development and president of the 

Northwest Association of Student Affairs 

Professionals. 

While at Western, Utendale coached the 

WWU Vikings hockey club and acted 

to Palmdale, Calif., where she established 

a home economics department. She met 

her husband, Donald Gerould, the same 

year and traveled with him on Navy 

deployments to Japan and Guam. 

Throughout her life, Mrs. Gerould 

remembered her experience as a Western 

student with gratitude. She felt that the 

continual support and encouragement 

she received were critical elements in her 

lifelong success as an educator and supporter 

of her own students. It was important 

to her that the same opportunity 

be available to future students seeking a 

career in teaching. To that end she and 

through bequests. The majority of these 

legacy gifts came to the university without 

restriction, allowing WWU to direct 

the dollars where they were most needed. 

In addition, restricted bequests helped the 

university fund vital areas such as scholarships, 

internships, faculty research, and 

many important educational programs. 

Planned gifts provide creative and flexible 

strategies as you pursue your charitable 

and financial goals. Among the 

financial benefits you may receive are 


as Western’s regional director of the 

Amateur Hockey Association of the U.S. 

He also helped found the Bellingham 

Area Minor Hockey Association. 

Before coming to Western, Utendale 

pursued degrees at three colleges while 

playing in the NHL. He received his 

teaching certificate from the University 

of British Columbia, a bachelor’s 

degree from University of Alberta and 

Master’s degree at Eastern Washington 

University. 

Born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1937, he 

is survived by wife Maryan “Mickey”, 

sons Richard and Robert (Lewis); daughter-in-law, 

Pattie-Anne; grandchildren, 

Joshua and Jordan; sister, Sue; brother, 

Paul (Diane); sister, Beth and many 

other relatives and special friends. 

her husband established a family trust in 

1988 with the intent of giving the first 

gift to Western. 

The Avis Joanne Stewart Scholarship 

and the Avis Joanne Stewart Scholarship 

Endowment Fund were established for 

sophomores and juniors pursuing a career 

in teaching through Woodring College of 

Education. The scholarship will provide 

$20,000 annually in awards beginning 

this academic year. 

life income for yourself or another and 

substantial tax savings. However, the 

greatest benefit of a planned gift to 

the university lies in knowing that you 

are supporting work that is important 

to you, your community, and future 

generations. 

For more information, please contact Deborah 

DeWees, Assistant Director for Charitable 

Gift Planning at 360-650-3622 or Deborah. 

DeWees@wwu.edu 

Carol S. McCann 

Carol S. McCann (B.A.E. ‘86, M.A. 

‘90), a member of Woodring’s Teacher 

Professional Education Advisory Board 

(PEAB) for several years, died August 25. 

During her 19-year teaching career, primarily 

at Sedro-Woolley High School, 

McCann taught English, speech, service 

learning and other courses, as well as 

participated in numerous conferences, 

panels and committees, including the 

Teacher PEAB. In 2005, she achieved 

National Board Teacher Certification. 

She is survived by her husband William 

R. “Bill” McCann and three children. 

Fredericka Bond 

Fredericka Bond, 92, died August 6 in 

Bellingham, where she had lived since 

1969. She and her husband, Guy Bond, 

were alumni of Columbia University. 

She endowed scholarships at three universities, 

including two at Western — the 

Fredericka H. Bond College of Education 

Scholarship and E.A. Bond Scholarship, 

in honor of her father-in-law, for whom 

Bond Hall is named. 

In 1999 she established the Bayview Fund 

at Whatcom Community Foundation, 

which provides continuing benefits to 

several local charities. 


15



Oak Harbor Student Inspires Community to Build Playground 

By Amy Harder 


Office of the Dean 

516 High Street 

Bellingham, WA 98225-9088 

Watch for more news and updates 

coming winter quarter to www.wce.wwu.edu! 

When Woodring College senior Adam 

Johnson attended an Oak Harbor City 

Parks Board meeting in the summer of 

2005, he didn’t expect to be a catalyst 

for a community-wide project stimulating 

the school administration and students 

throughout the area to become 

involved in building a playground. 

Johnson, who is enrolled in the Oak 

Harbor Teacher Education program, went 

into the meeting as a mere observer, and 

came out as a co-coordinator of the playground 

project and an alternate member 

on the Parks board. 

From July 12-16 more than 1,500 volunteers, 

approximately 350 a day, helped 

build the playground in a portion of the 

40-acre Fort Nugent Park. 

“We had some people come every day for 

14 hours a day,” Johnson said. “Learning 

how to talk to people, how to bring people 

together for one common goal was 

amazing. I know it sounds like a Utopian 

kind of thing, but it was really neat to see 

people come together for something like 

this.” 

Johnson helped form a steering committee 

that was responsible for organizing 

the volunteers, materials and other 

plans for the playground. 

Design Day, Jan. 24, 2006, was the crucial 

time when Johnson and the committee 

traveled to every elementary school in 

the Oak Harbor School District to inter- 

view students. The committee gathered 

student ideas, sketches and designs that 

would lay the groundwork for the custom-built 

playground. 

“The biggest challenge was the practice 

of standing up and talking in front of 

people,” Johnson said. “Doing all these 

presentations and trying to sell the 

whole project was really important.” 

Johnson said he attended as many big 

events, such as rotary club meetings, 

PTA meetings and Kiwanis club gatherings, 

as he could to help encourage 

involvement. 

“After Design Day, things really took 

off,” Johnson said. “We had to find buyers, 

donations for materials and volunteers. 

Between the whole committee and 

myself, we probably did 50 to 60 different 

presentations at clubs and meetings.” 

Johnson and the committee raised 

approximately $90,000, which exceeded 

their initial goal of $75,000. 

Johnson said one of the most important 

things he learned through this project 

was interacting with so many different 

schools and school administrators. 

“The experience - the practice working 

in the school system and working with 

large groups of people and parents of 

kids - was a great experience,” Johnson 

said. “That’s going to be major down the 

road - to be able to work with people, 

motivate people and encourage people 

to do things they may not know about 

Elementary students in the Oak Harbor School District help other volunteers create the custombuilt 

playground during the week of July 12-16. Courtesy photo 

or want to do.” 

Another student in the Woodring program, 

Hardy VanRy, and three instructors, 

Jeff Stady, Duane Sisto, and Ric Packard, 

also volunteered for the project. 

Johnson said the combined effort of 

students, school administrators and 

community members helped make the 

playground an overwhelming success. 

“It’s going to last forever,” Johnson 

said. “The volunteers will be able to say 

‘right there is the board that grandpa 

put down.’ People of all ages came out 

to work on it, which was very rewarding 

— to see all the hard work we put into 

it pay off.” 

For more information about the Oak Harbor 

Teacher Education program, please contact 

Marissa.Walde@wwu.edu.

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