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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: 14 Woodring Educator • fALL 2006 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 Courtesy photo 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.”
Woodring College of Education 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 . 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 Courtesy photo 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. Woodring College of Education 15
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