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EDUCATION FOCUS 2006 – 2007<br />

A Community <strong>of</strong><br />

Educators<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Miami</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong>


FOSTERING MULTICULTURAL WELL-BEING Our <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> has a clear and<br />

compelling mission to promote multicultural well-being in families, schools, and communities. Our<br />

faculty members specialize in the strengths and challenges <strong>of</strong> families from diverse backgrounds.<br />

We nurture the gifts <strong>of</strong> students with special needs and unique abilities, and make sure students<br />

from all backgrounds have a chance to thrive and excel.<br />

Message from the Dean<br />

MENS SANA IN CORPORE SANO<br />

We are fortunate to have three departments<br />

that complement each other in<br />

vital aspects <strong>of</strong> well-being. Teaching and Learning fosters social and intellectual development,<br />

whereas <strong>Education</strong>al and Psychological Studies concentrates on emotional health. Exercise and<br />

Sports Science, in turn, promotes all aspects <strong>of</strong> physical wellness, fitness and sport. The Latin<br />

phrase Mens Sana in Corpore Sano, a healthy mind in a healthy body, says it all.<br />

CONNECTIONS Well-being is about connections:connections among physical,psychological and<br />

educational competencies; connections among families, institutions and communities;<br />

and connections among groups <strong>of</strong> diverse backgrounds and talents.Our school<br />

is about linking all <strong>of</strong> those crucial components <strong>of</strong> well-being.Our mission is to integrate<br />

the physical with the psychological, what goes on in families with what goes<br />

on in schools, and what goes on in the <strong>University</strong> with the community at large.<br />

YOU Last but not least is the linkage between our school and you: our students,<br />

our alumni, our partners. We look forward to working with you to make<br />

sure your voice is represented in our plans and aspirations. We are uniquely<br />

positioned to reach the next level <strong>of</strong> excellence in multicultural well-being. Our<br />

plans include a state <strong>of</strong> the art teaching and research facility, and a new research<br />

center. This is your school. Be a part <strong>of</strong> it.<br />

ME Dean Sam Yarger led the school for many years and helped to build very strong foundations. After<br />

his untimely death, the school was fortunate to have Dr. Luis Glaser as Interim Dean. I am grateful<br />

to these two great leaders for their enormous contributions to the school. As for me, I hope<br />

to continue the tradition <strong>of</strong> building excellence in research, teaching and service. I was born in<br />

Argentina and have lived for many years in Israel,<br />

Canada and Australia. I came to the United States four CONTENTS<br />

years ago to join the faculty at Peabody College <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Education</strong> and Human Development at Vanderbilt <strong>University</strong>.<br />

Prior to becoming a community psychologist, I<br />

was a school psychologist for seven years and got to<br />

know schools very well. I see incredible potential to<br />

make our <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> a leader in multicultural<br />

well-being. We have world class scholars and superb<br />

staff, and have the support <strong>of</strong> our Provost, Dr.Thomas<br />

Leblanc, and our President, Dr. Donna Shalala. Stay<br />

tuned for great developments.<br />

Isaac Prilleltensky, Dean, <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />

Counseling the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1<br />

Reaching out to Children with Special Needs . . . . . . 2<br />

Enhancing Classroom Technology Skills . . . . . . . . . . . 4<br />

Building Math Literacy Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5<br />

Improving Peru’s National <strong>Education</strong>al System. . . . . . 6<br />

Reaching out to Parents and getting RESSULTS. . . . . 7<br />

Helping New Teachers Succeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />

Strengthening Ethics and Social Responsibility . . . . . . 9<br />

Helping Prevent Skin Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10<br />

Tackling Childhood Obesity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11<br />

Keeping Aging Americans Fit and Flexible . . . . . . . . 12<br />

Improving Football Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14<br />

Understanding the Body’s Metabolism . . . . . . . . . . . 15<br />

List <strong>of</strong> Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />

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PS<br />

gling with depression, anger, abuse and addictions have all found<br />

Cherry Smart has seen adolescents and adults make dramatic<br />

improvements in their lives, thanks to the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong>’s<br />

Institute for Individual & Family Counseling (IIFC).“People strug-<br />

help through the Institute,” says Smart, LCSW, Program Director<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Thelma Gibson Health Initiative in Coconut Grove.<br />

Operated by the <strong>School</strong>’s Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong>al and<br />

Psychological Studies (EPS), the Institute provides counseling<br />

services to approximately 500 clients annually from its oncampus<br />

facilities and through local partnerships, including the<br />

Thelma Gibson Health Initiative.<br />

Smart says the IIFC’s involvement provides “a wonderful<br />

addition” to its program, helping people in the community<br />

receive help with their issues. “We’ve seen many, many positive<br />

outcomes,” she says.<br />

For instance, one adolescent girl<br />

was able to develop her assertiveness<br />

skills and avoid becoming a victim in<br />

her personal relationships. An adult<br />

male who had been in prison for<br />

many years received transitional<br />

counseling that allowed him to make<br />

a successful return to society.<br />

“We’re an ideal bridge to serve<br />

the community,” says Brian L. Lewis<br />

the IIFC Director and faculty member<br />

in the EPS Department. “It’s a<br />

mutually beneficial collaborative<br />

arrangement. Counseling clinics like<br />

the IIFC provide intensive training<br />

to graduate students while <strong>of</strong>fering<br />

affordable therapeutic counseling to<br />

community residents.”<br />

Referring to the Institute’s role<br />

with the Thelma Gibson Initiative,<br />

Lewis says it’s essential to provide<br />

counseling and support to individuals<br />

and families in the underserved<br />

minority neighborhoods in Coconut<br />

Grove and South <strong>Miami</strong>. “This is a<br />

population that is not likely to come into a clinic, but can benefit<br />

from our services,” Lewis says.“At the same time, this collaboration<br />

helps train our students to be sensitive to clients in<br />

a multicultural setting.”<br />

All EPS masters and doctoral students get a minimum <strong>of</strong> one<br />

year training in mental health counseling, marriage and family<br />

therapy, and counseling psychology at the Institute, which serves<br />

only <strong>of</strong>f-campus clients. Sessions are videotaped for training and<br />

supervision purposes.“We work as a team, and may have a number<br />

<strong>of</strong> students providing services to a single family,” Lewis says.<br />

The Institute specializes in low-cost services to underserved<br />

populations, according to Lewis. “Most <strong>of</strong> our clients<br />

don’t have insurance and can’t afford a private practice setting.<br />

Counseling the Community<br />

About 80 percent <strong>of</strong> our clients have Hispanic backgrounds, and<br />

we provide bilingual therapists whenever necessary.”<br />

Fees for all services are determined according to the<br />

client’s ability to pay.Waiting times are relatively brief – usually<br />

just two or three weeks.<br />

The Institute’s Services Include • Individual counseling<br />

• Marital counseling • Family counseling • Child and adolescent<br />

counseling • Couples counseling for heterosexual, gay and lesbian<br />

partners • Career counseling • Testing and assessment<br />

For the past two years, the institute has also been providing<br />

counseling services at <strong>Miami</strong> Dade College’s Wolfson,<br />

Kendall and North campuses.“Our clinicians see their students<br />

on campus, and we supervise them here,” Lewis says.“We serve<br />

them at the same low cost as others in the community.”<br />

Counseling clinics like the Institute for<br />

Individual & Family Counseling (IIFC) provide<br />

intensive training to graduate students while<br />

<strong>of</strong>fering affordable therapeutic counseling to<br />

community residents.<br />

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Reaching out to Children with Special Needs<br />

The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Miami</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Education</strong> and <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medicine<br />

Form a Partnership to Enhance<br />

Graduate Students’ Learning<br />

A new collaboration between the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Education</strong> and the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medicine,<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Pediatrics Mailman Center for<br />

Child Development is <strong>of</strong>fering graduate students<br />

in the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong>’s Master’s<br />

Program in early childhood special education<br />

a unique opportunity to enrich their knowledge<br />

and pr<strong>of</strong>essional skills.<br />

AL<br />

BACKGROUND<br />

The <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> has <strong>of</strong>fered a Master’s<br />

degree in early childhood special education<br />

since the 1980’s. Graduate students in the<br />

current Exceptional Student <strong>Education</strong>/PreK<br />

Disabilities/English for Speakers <strong>of</strong> Other Lan-<br />

guages program, which receives federal fund-<br />

ing from the U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong>’s<br />

Office <strong>of</strong> Special <strong>Education</strong> Programs, focus<br />

on the developmental and instructional needs<br />

<strong>of</strong> preschool children with disabilities. These<br />

children may have sensory impairments such<br />

as hearing impairment or blindness,<br />

developmental disabilities<br />

such as autism or mental retardation,<br />

physical disabilities,<br />

or multiple disabilities that<br />

require diverse and specialized<br />

treatments.<br />

The Mailman Center for Child Development,<br />

which serves infants, children,<br />

and adolescents with developmental,<br />

behavioral, learning, and neurological<br />

disorders, provides interdisciplinary<br />

pre-service training to health pr<strong>of</strong>essionals<br />

in developmental disabilities.<br />

For over 30 years, the<br />

Mailman Center has participated in a national<br />

program called Leadership <strong>Education</strong> in Neurodevelopmental<br />

Disabilities (LEND), through which it has provided preservice<br />

interdisciplinary internship experiences to over 70<br />

interns annually.<br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> graduate student Erinn Toth with students at the Mailman Center for Child<br />

Development on UM’s Medical Campus.<br />

COMMON GOALS<br />

LEAD TO A SHARED TRAINING EXPERIENCE<br />

The common focus <strong>of</strong> the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong>’s ESE/PreK Disabilities/ESOL<br />

program and the Mailman Center for Child<br />

Development on developmental disabilities and pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

development sets the stage for the participation <strong>of</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Education</strong> Master’s students in the LEND program’s clinical<br />

rotations, alongside other pr<strong>of</strong>essionals. “The collaboration is<br />

valuable to our students,” comments Batya Elbaum, Director<br />

<strong>of</strong> the ESE/PreK Disabilities/ESOL program, “because they<br />

observe firsthand the steps that families <strong>of</strong> a child with a<br />

disability go through, from evaluation <strong>of</strong> their child to interdisciplinary<br />

team meetings to placement <strong>of</strong> the child in an appropriate<br />

classroom setting.” The team approach is also valuable<br />

to LEND trainees from other disciplines. “It is powerful for<br />

medical, social work, and other pr<strong>of</strong>essionals to witness the<br />

impact <strong>of</strong> educators on our clinical diagnostic and intervention


teams, says Paula Lalinde, LEND Training Director. “They<br />

<strong>of</strong>fer insights and knowledge that health care pr<strong>of</strong>essionals<br />

do not have.”<br />

DESIGN OF THE TRAINING COMPONENT<br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> graduate students spend six weeks in the<br />

LEND program. They typically begin their experience with a<br />

tour <strong>of</strong> the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Holtz<br />

Children’s Hospital.There they become familiar with the medical<br />

care given to premature infants and learn how low birth<br />

weight can impact a child’s future development. They spend<br />

two weeks in the Children’s Medical Services Early Steps program,<br />

which provides services to infants and toddlers with disabilities.<br />

These services are supported by the federal<br />

government under the Individuals with Disabilities <strong>Education</strong><br />

Act. Students also visit patients in the pediatric oncology clinic<br />

where they have an opportunity to speak with children undergoing<br />

treatment and their families.They learn about the neurological<br />

effects <strong>of</strong> cancer on child development in discussions<br />

led by Ann Bessell, the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> faculty member<br />

who serves as the <strong>School</strong>’s clinical liaison. Students also have<br />

the opportunity to discuss cases with a clinical psychologist<br />

who gathers information on the needs <strong>of</strong> children with developmental<br />

disabilities and their families. The students not only<br />

gain an additional perspective on the child and family but are<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Batya Elbaum, Director <strong>of</strong> the Exceptional <strong>Education</strong> /<br />

Pre-Kindergarten Disabilities / ESOL Program.<br />

<strong>of</strong>ten able to provide input concerning the most appropriate<br />

educational services and supports for the child.<br />

As part <strong>of</strong> their training, students also spend time at the<br />

Debbie Institute, an early intervention program run by the<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Pediatrics. Working with children who have a<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>ound hearing impairment, students better understand<br />

how hearing loss impacts communication between the child<br />

and the family and affects the child’s educational progress.<br />

Going out into the community with the South Florida Children’s<br />

Health Project, a mobile clinic that goes into neighborhoods<br />

with at-risk uninsured populations, exposes education<br />

students to the health, psychological, educational and nutritional<br />

issues faced by this population.<br />

In addition to participating in these clinical experiences,<br />

students complete a number <strong>of</strong> online courses on family-centered<br />

care practices and cultural competency, and pay a home<br />

visit to a family that has a child with a disability. Students<br />

develop a final project that is <strong>of</strong>ten an outgrowth <strong>of</strong> these<br />

experiences. One recent cohort <strong>of</strong> students developed easyto-read<br />

fact sheets on different disabilities that have recently<br />

been incorporated into the Children’s Trust teachmorelovemore.org<br />

website, which <strong>of</strong>fers information and links to community<br />

services for parents <strong>of</strong> young children, including<br />

children with disabilities. Other projects have ranged from the<br />

development <strong>of</strong> a parent survey to determine the barriers that<br />

prevent families from accessing public museums to the creation<br />

<strong>of</strong> informational brochures for parents that focus on<br />

low-incidence disabilities.<br />

IMPACT OF THE COLLABORATION<br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> students who have participated in the<br />

LEND training as part <strong>of</strong> their Master’s program report that<br />

as a result <strong>of</strong> this experience, they have gained insights into<br />

aspects <strong>of</strong> child development, family coping, interdisciplinary<br />

work, and service provision issues that they could not have<br />

achieved through coursework alone.The <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />

intends to continue this extremely productive collaboration<br />

and to explore additional ways in which the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />

and the Mailman Center for Child Development can further<br />

the common goal <strong>of</strong> improving outcomes for young<br />

children with disabilities and their families.<br />

The <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> began participating in<br />

Project LEND three years ago, thanks to a federal<br />

grant that prepares teachers to work with young<br />

children with disabilities. A six-week clinical<br />

rotation includes diverse learning experiences for<br />

future special education teachers.<br />

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4<br />

When it comes to technology, many teachers find it<br />

hard to stay current with the latest classroom tools. But<br />

that’s changing at Flamingo Elementary <strong>School</strong>, thanks<br />

to a pr<strong>of</strong>essional development program with the <strong>School</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong>.<br />

Under the direction <strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Anita Meinbach,<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Teaching and Learning, the elementary<br />

school’s associate teachers recently produced “Flamingo<br />

Goes High Tech,” an explanatory step-by-step instructional<br />

guide.<br />

“This was a perfect opportunity for our students<br />

to give back to their teachers,” says Meinbach, who<br />

serves as Pr<strong>of</strong>essor in Residence at Flamingo Elementary.<br />

“We encourage our associate teachers to make<br />

Enhancing Classroom Technology Skills<br />

Left to right, top row: Jennifer Alvarez, Chakeia Guyton, Jennifer Krawec, Cecilia Suarez.<br />

Left to right, bottom row: Danielle Romaglino, Nicole Trutanich.<br />

contributions to their schools, and this<br />

was a great example <strong>of</strong> that philosophy.”<br />

The booklet, which was developed<br />

through a grant from Project SUCCEED,<br />

covers key aspects <strong>of</strong> today’s educational<br />

technology, including: Digital<br />

Photography, Scanners,Websites and<br />

PowerPoint Presentations.<br />

In addition to the brochure, the<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor-in-Residence and Associate<br />

Teachers held in-service training sessions<br />

in which they taught faculty how<br />

to use the various technologies. Furthermore,<br />

teachers were provided<br />

with ideas and strategies to adapt<br />

technology to their individual classrooms<br />

in order to extend and enhance<br />

education.<br />

Flamingo’s school leaders and<br />

teachers are already benefiting from the<br />

inservices as well as from the studentproduced<br />

material.According to Princi-<br />

TAL<br />

pal Jennifer Andreu, “This guide is<br />

tremendous,” she said. “Teachers are<br />

learning exactly how to use a variety <strong>of</strong><br />

technologies.”<br />

The guide was developed by<br />

Flamingo’s former associate teachers<br />

Jennifer Alvarez, Chakeia Guyton, Jennifer<br />

Krawec, Danielle Romaglino,<br />

Cecelia Suarez and Nicole Trutanich.<br />

Graduate assistant Susan Massey designed<br />

and compiled the booklet.


Building Math Literacy Skills<br />

When students ponder a mathematics problem in the classroom,<br />

too <strong>of</strong>ten they see only the numbers without understanding the<br />

words needed to put those symbols into the right context. And<br />

sometimes the words used in math classes – like equality – have<br />

very specific meanings which differ from everyday usage.<br />

A pair <strong>of</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essors with complementary<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essional backgrounds teamed up to bridge the<br />

gap between mathematics and reading literacy. Teaching and<br />

Learning (TAL) Pr<strong>of</strong>essors Gilbert Cuevas (mathematics) and<br />

Peggy Cuevas (reading and science education) are providing<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essional development workshops to teachers around the<br />

country – most recently, a two-day session for the Richardson<br />

Independent <strong>School</strong> District in suburban Dallas,Texas.<br />

“For many elementary and secondary teachers, there is a<br />

disconnect between reading and math,” says Peggy Cuevas.“But<br />

children need to be taught the meaning <strong>of</strong> the<br />

words used in mathematics, as well as the symbols.”<br />

There are also broader issues <strong>of</strong> literacy that<br />

teachers need to address, such as semantics and<br />

the overall structure <strong>of</strong> a math textbook.“Unlike a<br />

novel or history text, you don’t have to start at<br />

page 1 <strong>of</strong> a math text,” Cuevas says. “You might<br />

start with the chapter on fractions or percentages,<br />

for instance.” Students also need to know how to<br />

scan a page filled with graphics, charts and other<br />

information to find a sample problem.<br />

Another literacy-related issue is the infrequent<br />

use <strong>of</strong> a math textbook’s glossary. Cuevas<br />

says it’s rare for a teacher to tell her students to<br />

go to the back <strong>of</strong> the book for definitions <strong>of</strong> math<br />

concepts like an integer – yet the glossary may be<br />

a more efficient teaching strategy than answering<br />

question after question from puzzled students.<br />

When math teachers need to review concepts<br />

prior to a test, Cuevas suggests using a strategy<br />

found most <strong>of</strong>ten in reading classes: curriculum-based Readers<br />

Theater. “Instead <strong>of</strong> a teacher telling the students what to<br />

review, he can assign the concepts to small groups <strong>of</strong> students,<br />

who will create their own scripts and lead the class discussion,”<br />

says Cuevas.“This is a great tool to increase fluency in mathematics<br />

skills, while keeping students motivated and engaged.”<br />

This fall, the Cuevases are working on “Integrating Math<br />

and Literacy at the Secondary Level,” a book to be published<br />

by Christopher Gordon Publishers.“So much <strong>of</strong> a child’s success<br />

in math depends on his or her ability to decode the text,”<br />

says Gilbert Cuevas. “We want to encourage teachers to<br />

explore how they present math texts so their students can<br />

grasp the meaning, enabling them to improve their mathematical<br />

understanding and pr<strong>of</strong>iciency.”<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essors Gilbert and<br />

Peggy Cuevas<br />

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Improving Peru’s National <strong>Education</strong>al System<br />

Like many Latin American nations, Peru is striving<br />

to improve its educational system despite ongo-<br />

ing political, economic and social obstacles. From<br />

the Coral Gables campus, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Walter G.<br />

Secada, Interim Chair, Department <strong>of</strong> Teaching<br />

and Learning, is assisting that effort through a<br />

long-term international research collaboration.<br />

“<br />

We are trying to foster these types <strong>of</strong> international initiatives,”<br />

says Secada, “because education is so fundamental to<br />

Latin America’s economic growth and development.”<br />

For nearly a decade,Secada has teamed with Santiago Cueto,<br />

Ph.D., Executive Director <strong>of</strong> GRADE (Grupo de Análisis para el<br />

Desarrollo), a nongovernmental<br />

“think tank” in Lima. Cueto says<br />

GRADE’s connection with the<br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> is an excellent<br />

example <strong>of</strong> an effective<br />

partnership between institutions<br />

in the Northern and Southern<br />

hemispheres.<br />

“This collaboration helps<br />

us keep our pr<strong>of</strong>essional and<br />

academic standards high,” he<br />

says. “<strong>Miami</strong> is the traditional<br />

connecting point into the<br />

worlds <strong>of</strong> culture and education,<br />

and the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Miami</strong> is a<br />

leader in the field <strong>of</strong> education.”<br />

As more children in Latin<br />

America attend school and<br />

complete their basic education,<br />

there will be an increas-<br />

ing need for high-quality<br />

university education,” says<br />

Cueto. “I believe the <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Miami</strong> could play a<br />

leadership role in helping improve the quality <strong>of</strong> universities<br />

in Peru and other Latin countries.”<br />

Cueto adds that the U.S. trend <strong>of</strong> evidence-based educational<br />

policy making has not yet reached Peru and other Latin<br />

American countries.“I believe that we could use this as one <strong>of</strong> the<br />

inputs in policy making along with available resources,political stability,<br />

legal constraints and respect for local cultures,” he says.<br />

Several years ago, Secada and Cueto worked together to<br />

design a standards-based blueprint for assessing Peru’s<br />

national mathematics achievement. Subsequently, the two<br />

researchers conducted an achievement study that was funded<br />

by the World Bank <strong>of</strong> fourth-grade students who speak<br />

Aymara and Quechua in Peru’s Altiplano near Lake Titicaca.<br />

“Our collaborative work provided an empirical test <strong>of</strong> several<br />

major assumptions that underlie Peru’s national educational<br />

policies,” says Secada. For example, the researchers found that<br />

few schools had actually implemented a mathematics curriculum<br />

that had been<br />

TAL<br />

adopted on a national basis four years prior<br />

to the study. And, in spite <strong>of</strong> a 30-year old policy by which<br />

Peru has designated a number <strong>of</strong> “bilingual schools” to serve<br />

its indigenous population, Secada and Cueto found there was<br />

virtually no use <strong>of</strong> the native languages in instruction.<br />

Secada and Cueto are now seeking funding for a followup<br />

study <strong>of</strong> the fourth-grade indigenous Peruvian students<br />

who are now in high school to determine reasons for their<br />

staying in school or dropping out. “If education is to assist in<br />

developing a nation’s economic system, then educational poli-<br />

cymakers need information that will help them make decisions<br />

based on how the system actually works,” Secada says.“In this<br />

UM Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Walter G. Secada (left) and GRADE Research Associate Fernando Andrade (lower right) with<br />

children in Peru’s Altiplano.<br />

study, we propose to provide Peruvian policy makers with a<br />

comprehensive view <strong>of</strong> adolescents and young adults’ decisions<br />

to leave or to stay in school.”<br />

Another goal for Secada and Cueto is to strengthen<br />

Peru’s educational infrastructure by creating a pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

development network for elementary school teachers in<br />

mathematics and science “We would like to see a pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

development model that grows the local expertise needed to<br />

implement educational initiatives,” Secada says.“This approach<br />

could serve as a model for other developing nations.”


A <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> graduate student teaching a fifth grade<br />

exceptional student education class developed games that<br />

focused on her students’ needs. The parents and siblings<br />

became so involved that she had a hard time getting the games<br />

back from the families.<br />

Another graduate student in a high-school English as a<br />

second language (ESOL) classroom had her students write<br />

about the novel they were reading and correspond with their<br />

parents using dialogue journals. This provided a new window<br />

for her to view the relationships between her students and<br />

their parents.<br />

Through a collaborative effort with <strong>Miami</strong>-Dade County<br />

Public <strong>School</strong>s called the RESSULTS Project, the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />

is helping to connect parents with their children’s classroom<br />

activities, while developing teacher’s pr<strong>of</strong>essional skills.<br />

“Families play key roles in determining the educational<br />

success <strong>of</strong> their children,” says Mary A. Avalos, Assistant<br />

Research Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Department <strong>of</strong> Teaching and Learning.<br />

“But parental involvement in schools is typically viewed as a<br />

Reaching Out to Parents and Getting RESSULTS<br />

one-way street – parents are expected to go to the schools<br />

if they wish to be involved.”<br />

While family involvement might be encouraged at the<br />

school site, language barriers or unfamiliarity with the<br />

structure <strong>of</strong> the school system <strong>of</strong>ten inhibit recently<br />

arrived parents in actually becoming involved in their children’s<br />

education.<br />

As principal investigator <strong>of</strong> the Reading <strong>Education</strong> Supports<br />

Scientific Up-to-date Language Teaching Strategies<br />

(RESSULTS) Project, Avalos is helping teachers strengthen<br />

their reading instructional<br />

skills while<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Mary Avalos<br />

building stronger connections<br />

with parents<br />

– especially in homes<br />

where English is not<br />

the primary language.<br />

“We see parental involvement<br />

as a twoway<br />

street,” says Avalos,<br />

“and our students have<br />

found some creative<br />

approaches to involve<br />

parents in their child’s<br />

reading instruction.”<br />

Many RESSULTS<br />

teachers have met<br />

more frequently with<br />

their parents to discuss<br />

their students’<br />

reading needs and progress, benefiting all involved, Avalos<br />

adds. “Becoming better acquainted with their students’<br />

families helps teachers to better meet their students’ academic<br />

needs.”<br />

Funded by the U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong>, the fiveyear<br />

RESSULTS Project (2002-2007) is designed to assist<br />

teachers in making changes in their classroom practice that<br />

reflect scientifically based reading instruction.<br />

Each year, schools with large ESOL populations are<br />

selected to host the project, which is administered by the<br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> in collaboration with MDCPS Department<br />

<strong>of</strong> Bilingual <strong>Education</strong> and World Languages. Ultimately,<br />

RESSULTS will impact a total <strong>of</strong> 125 teachers and more than<br />

3,000 ESOL students.<br />

Through a collaborative effort with <strong>Miami</strong>-Dade<br />

County Public <strong>School</strong>s called the RESSULTS Project,<br />

the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> is helping to connect<br />

parents with their children’s classroom activities,<br />

while developing teachers’ pr<strong>of</strong>essional skills.<br />

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8<br />

Helping New Teachers Succeed<br />

As a second-year English teacher at <strong>Miami</strong> Springs Senior<br />

High <strong>School</strong>, Carla Parke is benefiting in many ways from the<br />

<strong>School</strong>’s SUPPORT Network for Novice Teachers. “It does a<br />

great job in preparing us for embarking on our new career,”<br />

she says. “Specifically, I received very timely preparation for<br />

our Back To <strong>School</strong> Night. It was an excellent experience, and<br />

I received great comments from the parents, and from the students<br />

themselves.”<br />

Now in its sixth year, the donor-funded SUPPORT Network<br />

is helping new teachers succeed in the classroom<br />

through a combination <strong>of</strong> educational workshops, mentoring<br />

and networking services.<br />

“Our goal is to enhance the retention <strong>of</strong> new teachers,<br />

which is directly related to student achievement,” says program<br />

director Joyce Corces, Lecturer, Department <strong>of</strong> Teaching<br />

and Learning. A former mathematics teacher, Corces devel-<br />

South Florida teachers meet at Coral Gables High <strong>School</strong> Support<br />

Network Workshop.<br />

oped the network’s curriculum and mentoring program with a<br />

founding grant from Project SUCCEED.<br />

Since then, private individuals and organizations have kept<br />

the SUPPORT Network up and running.“The most critical aspect<br />

<strong>of</strong> student learning is the quality <strong>of</strong> the classroom teacher,” says<br />

Ann Bussel, a representative <strong>of</strong> the Shepard Broad Foundation.<br />

“This program helps beginning teachers get a better handle on<br />

the reality <strong>of</strong> teaching rather than the theory <strong>of</strong> teaching.”<br />

Another donor is the Creed Family Foundation. “As a<br />

teacher whose daughter decided to go into the same field, I saw<br />

a real need for this type <strong>of</strong> support,” says Karen Creed.“There<br />

are so many things about working in the schools that are not<br />

covered in college classes. I believe the SUPPORT Network<br />

provides a great kick-<strong>of</strong>f to a successful career in teaching.”<br />

Corces also expressed appreciation for incentives provided<br />

to new teachers by Nelson Taxell, President <strong>of</strong> Positive<br />

Promotions.“This donation demonstrates an appreciation for<br />

these new teachers who are responsible for our students’<br />

education and future,” she says. “Mr. Taxel’s support is an<br />

enthusiastic response to the future <strong>of</strong> education.”<br />

Since its founding, more than 135 South Florida teachers<br />

– primarily <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> graduates – have taken part in<br />

the SUPPORT Network’s three-day summer<br />

TAL<br />

teacher support program, according to Corces.<br />

institute held just before the start <strong>of</strong> the new<br />

school year. Participating teachers can attend<br />

four follow-up sessions during the year, and share<br />

their experiences.<br />

Along with experienced classroom teachers<br />

and national board-certified teachers, participants<br />

in the network are provided mentoring services<br />

and pr<strong>of</strong>essional development as part <strong>of</strong> the SUP-<br />

PORT Network – the nation’s only three-year<br />

“Normally, about 50 percent <strong>of</strong> new<br />

teachers quit in their first few years,” Corces<br />

says,“but we have a retention rate <strong>of</strong> 99 percent.<br />

That will provide lasting benefits to our schools<br />

and to their students.”<br />

THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION THANKS<br />

ITS MANY DONORS TO THE SUPPORT<br />

NETWORK, INCLUDING:<br />

• Mr. Morris Broad<br />

• Mrs. Natalie Z. Butlien<br />

• Mrs. Gloria Chekanow<br />

• Creed Family Foundation<br />

• Mr. & Mrs. Jay Friedrich<br />

• Mrs. Martha W. Flagg<br />

• National Board Certification Teachers<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Miami</strong>-Dade<br />

• Dr. Marta Romeu Klovekorn<br />

• Ms. Ilien Muller-Hechtman<br />

• Dr. & Mrs. Jack Norman<br />

• Ms. Mindie Norman<br />

• Osiason <strong>Education</strong>al Foundation<br />

• Positive Promotions<br />

• Roblee Foundation<br />

• Taplan, Canida & Habacht<br />

• The Shepard Broad Foundation<br />

• State <strong>of</strong> Florida Pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

Development Partnership


For nearly a decade, the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />

has taken a leadership role in fostering ethical<br />

standards, academic integrity, character devel-<br />

opment and social responsibility.<br />

Today, the <strong>School</strong>’s Program for Ethics and Social Responsibility<br />

helps future teachers who are enrolled in the Department<br />

<strong>of</strong> Teaching and Learning examine and discuss these fundamental<br />

issues, while reaching out to<br />

the classroom as well.<br />

“We cover current events as<br />

well as timeless questions,” says<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Susan Mullane, Depart-<br />

for a fifth-grade ethics-related poetry contest at Flamingo Elementary<br />

<strong>School</strong>. Under the supervision <strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essor-in-Residence<br />

Anita Meinbach, fifth-graders presented their poems on<br />

a common topic,“The Bully.”<br />

Originally, the program was a collaborative initiative<br />

between SOE and the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Law Center for Ethics and Public<br />

Service with a grant from AT&T. When the grant ended, it<br />

was necessary to seek support in the private sector.The <strong>School</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> gratefully acknowledges Edward and Joanne Dauer<br />

& Family, and Lewis and Eddi-Ann Freeman & Family for their<br />

sponsorship <strong>of</strong> the Program for Ethics and Social Responsibility.<br />

Strengthening Ethics and Social Responsibility<br />

ment <strong>of</strong> Exercise and Sport Sciences.<br />

A founding member <strong>of</strong> the<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Miami</strong>’s Ethics Consortium<br />

in 1998, Mullane along<br />

with Associate Dean Shawn Post<br />

guide the <strong>School</strong>’s program. Mullane<br />

also serves as vice chair <strong>of</strong> the<br />

<strong>Miami</strong>-Dade County Public <strong>School</strong>s’<br />

Ethics Advisory Committee and<br />

co-authored a Code <strong>of</strong> Ethics for<br />

employees adopted by the school<br />

board.<br />

“After 9/11 we held several<br />

sessions on how teachers could<br />

Above: Associate teachers participate in a workshop on preventing bullying led by Dr. Philip Lazarus,<br />

help their students cope with the an expert in the field. Below: Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Shawn Post (third from the left) with recipients <strong>of</strong> the first<br />

aftermath,” says Mullane. “Our pro- Sam J.Yarger Associate Teacher Scholarship, a gift facilitated by Hank Langston from Gulliver <strong>School</strong>s.<br />

grams also cover topics like teaching<br />

ethics in the classroom, working with the disabled, and<br />

developing student character.”<br />

In February, the <strong>School</strong>’s graduating seniors in teacher<br />

education programs participated in a day <strong>of</strong> lectures and activities<br />

on integrating issues involving ethics and character development<br />

in their classrooms. “Our associate teachers were<br />

particularly interested in a session that covered the phenomenon<br />

<strong>of</strong> ‘cyberbullying’ over the Internet,” says Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Shawn Post, Department <strong>of</strong> Teaching and Learning, and Associate<br />

Dean, <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong>.<br />

Also at the February session, the first Sam J.Yarger Associate<br />

Teacher Scholarships were presented to Amanda Brown,<br />

Andrew Cowan, Emily Ely and Jasmine Gibbs.The funding for<br />

these scholarships was initiated by the Gulliver <strong>School</strong>s in<br />

honor <strong>of</strong> the <strong>School</strong>’s late Dean Yarger.<br />

The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Miami</strong> Citizen’s Board provided funding<br />

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TAL<br />

Bessell says the program is clearly building awareness.<br />

10<br />

Helping to Prevent Skin Cancer<br />

Each year, more than one million<br />

Americans are diagnosed<br />

with skin cancer, and an estimated<br />

10,000 will die from<br />

malignant melanoma. Most skin<br />

cancers are caused by excessive<br />

exposure to ultraviolet (UV)<br />

light – and much <strong>of</strong> that exposure<br />

occurs during childhood.<br />

“Teaching sun safety tips to<br />

younger children can help to<br />

break that cycle,” says Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Ann G. Bessell, Department<br />

<strong>of</strong> Teaching and Learning. “And<br />

it’s important to reach children<br />

at an early age, because many<br />

students already have a signifi-<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Ann G. Bessell<br />

cant exposure by the time they<br />

reach high school.”<br />

Bessell is a co-principal investigator<br />

in “SunSmart America,” a collaborative research and<br />

education project now underway in the Palm Beach County<br />

<strong>School</strong> District. Nearly 4,000 students in three grade levels at<br />

10 schools are learning the importance <strong>of</strong> sun safety this year.<br />

The study team has used pre and post-test questionnaires,<br />

as well as “mind mapping” techniques, to determine<br />

how much elementary-age students know about sun safety<br />

and skin cancer prevention, and how those components fit<br />

together, adds Bessell.The SunSmart program also encourages<br />

students to open up and talk about the social factors that<br />

affect behaviors, such as why a tan skin is not a sign <strong>of</strong> health<br />

or why it’s “cool” to apply sunscreen.<br />

“One fourth-grade boy stood in front <strong>of</strong> the class and said he<br />

learned there are two kinds <strong>of</strong> moles – one with fur that runs<br />

around and one kind on your body. And he knew why it was<br />

important to pay attention to the moles on his body.”<br />

Leading the collaborative SunSmart initiative is principal<br />

investigator Robert S. Kirsner, M.D., a dermatologist with the<br />

Miller <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medicine. Fangchao Ma, M.D., Ph.D. a statistician<br />

from the Department <strong>of</strong> Epidemiology and Public Health<br />

is co-investigator, and Miriam Pacheco, Ph.D. is the researcher<br />

on the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> Evaluation Team.<br />

The <strong>University</strong>’s partner in the SunSmart initiative is the<br />

Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation, led by Director<br />

Tamika J. Peay, Ph.D., which has been developing and implementing<br />

this school-based skin cancer prevention curriculum based on an<br />

international model. First used in Australia, the SunSmart program<br />

has played a role in changing sun-related behaviors, according<br />

to Australian researchers who noted an 11 percent decrease<br />

in common skin cancers in the 14-50 year old age bracket.<br />

The Foundation’s U.S. curriculum – written initially for<br />

10th grade biology students – has been used by the Centers<br />

for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The SunSmart<br />

America curriculum is now available for grades K-12 to any<br />

school or district in the country free <strong>of</strong> charge.<br />

The SunSmart initiative also includes an awareness component<br />

for school administrators and teachers. “Many school<br />

campuses lack shade trees,” says Bessell,“yet children are sent<br />

outside when the sun’s rays are fiercest.We would like schools<br />

across Florida to become more aware <strong>of</strong> this issue and consider<br />

policies to limit exposure to the sun, such as encouraging<br />

students to wear hats and allowing enough time to put on<br />

sunscreen before going outdoors.”<br />

SUNSMART TIPS:<br />

The RDK Melanoma Foundation recommends the<br />

following tips to reduce the risk <strong>of</strong> skin cancer:<br />

• Minimize exposure to the sun during peak hours<br />

(10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) when UV rays are strongest<br />

• Wear sun-protective clothing<br />

• Use sunscreen that has UV-A and UV-B protection<br />

• Avoid sunlamps and tanning beds<br />

Most skin cancers are caused by<br />

excessive exposure to ultraviolet<br />

(UV) light – and much <strong>of</strong> that<br />

exposure occurs during childhood.


By any measure,<br />

childhood obesity is<br />

one <strong>of</strong> the nation’s most pressing health issues.Approximately<br />

9 million children and teens between the ages <strong>of</strong> 6 and 19 (16<br />

percent) are overweight, according to the National Health and<br />

Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2002). That rate has<br />

tripled since 1980, greatly increasing the lifelong risk <strong>of</strong> cardiovascular<br />

disease, diabetes, cancer and other health problems.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Arlette Perry, Chair, Department <strong>of</strong> Exercise &<br />

Sport Sciences (ESS), has been building partnerships with<br />

<strong>Miami</strong>-Dade County Public <strong>School</strong>s to study how obesity<br />

Tackling Childhood Obesity<br />

affects a child’s academic performance and to develop interventions<br />

to improve the health and fitness <strong>of</strong> students.<br />

“We have several research studies underway involving<br />

middle and high school adolescents,” says Perry, whose work<br />

focuses on cardiovascular physiology.“We are also striving to<br />

build teacher awareness <strong>of</strong> the importance <strong>of</strong> health and fitness<br />

on their student’s performance.”<br />

Perry, who holds a secondary appointment in the <strong>School</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> Medicine’s Department <strong>of</strong> Internal Medicine, is also Director<br />

<strong>of</strong> the <strong>School</strong>’s Laboratory <strong>of</strong> Clinical & Applied Physiology,<br />

which was recently renovated and expanded to provide a<br />

broader foundation for future research.<br />

In a pilot project at Nautilus Middle <strong>School</strong> in <strong>Miami</strong><br />

Beach, Perry is directing a team <strong>of</strong> graduate student<br />

researchers who collected data from 300 seventh and eighth<br />

grade students on their eating habits, nutrition, body mass<br />

index (BMI), fitness levels and academic performance.<br />

“This spring, we are looking for relationships and correlations<br />

in the data we collected,” says ESS doctoral student Amanda<br />

Sheldon. “Those relationships will help guide us in determining<br />

what intervention programs to implement. It’s important for the<br />

<strong>School</strong> to reach out in this way. Obesity is an epidemic – we all<br />

know it’s there, but we need to find effective ways to intervene.”<br />

The primary purpose <strong>of</strong> the Nautilus project is to set up a<br />

database and tracking system that could be used throughout the<br />

school district.The database would include student gender,ethnicity<br />

and acculturation status, as well as the fitness and academic results.<br />

“We want to see if there is any relationship between<br />

physical fitness and absenteeism or the students’ academic<br />

scores,” Perry says.“The school’s principals and teachers have<br />

been very supportive <strong>of</strong> our work, and we look forward to<br />

having the preliminary results available by mid-year.”<br />

Energetic, proactive teachers can truly create a<br />

culture <strong>of</strong> physical exercise and healthy eating<br />

among their students.”<br />

ESS<br />

McDonald House Charities to move forward and provide greater<br />

Another big project involved creating a health literacy pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

development workshop for teachers and students. Last<br />

year Dr. Perry developed a health literacy pr<strong>of</strong>essional development<br />

workshop for elementary school teachers. The program<br />

was so successful that they received funding from the Ronald<br />

education not only to teachers but also to students.This year Dr.<br />

Perry developed a Health Literacy Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Development<br />

Workshop for teachers teaching in the Health Academy at <strong>Miami</strong>-<br />

Edison High <strong>School</strong>. The workshop was designed to integrate<br />

concepts in health, nutrition, and fitness into the Language Arts,<br />

Science, and Math curriculums. The workshop<br />

was then opened to freshman students entering<br />

the Health Academy at <strong>Miami</strong>-Edison High<br />

<strong>School</strong>. These students attended the Laboratory<br />

<strong>of</strong> Clinical and Applied Physiology for four weeks and<br />

received three high school credits in the Health Sciences. During<br />

that time students learned how muscles could contract and relax,<br />

how cardiovascular fitness was assessed during stress testing,<br />

how blood pressure and heart rates changed in response to exercise,<br />

and how to make wise food selections in the supermarket.<br />

Perry hopes to do more Health Literacy Pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

Development Workshops for physical education teachers,<br />

coaches and non-PE teachers who will be able to integrate<br />

more health, nutrition, and fitness concepts into their curricu-<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Arlette Perry<br />

lum. Perry will also be following up the first group <strong>of</strong> teachers<br />

from <strong>Miami</strong>-Edison to see if the workshop really made a<br />

difference in helping teachers bring health-related concepts<br />

into their classrooms.<br />

They will also be evaluating whether or not students attending<br />

the workshop perform better academically, have less absenteeism<br />

and make healthier nutrient selections both in and outside<br />

<strong>of</strong> school in comparison to sex and age-matched controls. Dr.<br />

Perry says,“We need to work harder to bridge the gap between<br />

our laboratory-based research in health and fitness and improving<br />

health and fitness lifestyles in the community.” Dr. Perry intends to<br />

involve the community in many more health-related projects to<br />

improve fitness and reduce the obesigenic environment in <strong>Miami</strong>.<br />

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12<br />

Keeping Aging Americans Fit and Flexible<br />

An 80-year-old woman<br />

who can stretch to reach<br />

a bowl in her kitchen<br />

cupboard, twist the lid <strong>of</strong>f<br />

a jar <strong>of</strong> fruit and walk up<br />

a flight <strong>of</strong> stairs enjoys a<br />

much higher quality <strong>of</strong> life<br />

and a greater degree <strong>of</strong><br />

independence than someone<br />

who lacks the muscle<br />

strength to get out <strong>of</strong> bed.<br />

Keeping aging Americans<br />

strong, fit and flexible<br />

has been one <strong>of</strong> the<br />

primary research areas for Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Joseph Signorile, Department<br />

<strong>of</strong> Exercise and Sport Sciences. In the past five years, he<br />

has teamed with several community<br />

organizations to find<br />

effective intervention programs.<br />

“If you look at the demographics<br />

<strong>of</strong> the U.S. population,<br />

it’s clear that the Baby Boom<br />

generation will put an extra<br />

healthcare burden on the nation,”<br />

Signorile says. “As we<br />

explore ways <strong>of</strong> maintaining<br />

physical fitness and independence<br />

in the individual, we can<br />

also reduce health costs, keep<br />

older people in the workforce<br />

and generally make things better<br />

for our country.”<br />

In collaborative programs<br />

with the VA Medical Center,<br />

Stein Gerontological Institute at<br />

the <strong>Miami</strong> Jewish Home and<br />

Hospital for the Aged and the<br />

Aventura Jewish Community<br />

Center, Signorile has looked at<br />

how athletic training methods<br />

can be applied to older Americans<br />

to boost muscle strength<br />

and cardiovascular endurance.<br />

“We have just completed<br />

two studies on flexibility training.<br />

One study examined the<br />

If you look at the demographics <strong>of</strong> the U.S.<br />

population, it’s clear that the Baby Boom generation<br />

will put an extra healthcare burden on the nation.<br />

impact <strong>of</strong> an active-assisted stretching program on flexibility<br />

and activities <strong>of</strong> daily living in a group <strong>of</strong> seniors,” he says.<br />

“The other examined selective stretching <strong>of</strong> agonist and<br />

antagonist muscles group in the legs and arms to improve<br />

strength and fitness.”<br />

Signorile has also looked at how to assess the specific<br />

needs <strong>of</strong> individual seniors, and develop individual training<br />

“prescriptions” based on those findings. A 400-person study<br />

at the Aventura Jewish Community Center demonstrated the<br />

advantages <strong>of</strong> this approach.<br />

The <strong>School</strong>’s expanded Laboratory <strong>of</strong> Clinical & Applied<br />

Physiology will help with those studies, says Signorile, who is<br />

ESS<br />

using the lab’s new monitoring and assessment tools to study<br />

muscular and skeletal strength and power. Signorile also<br />

serves as a research health science specialist for the <strong>Miami</strong> VA<br />

Medical Center.<br />

“With our new laboratory we<br />

will be able to develop the most<br />

appropriate testing procedures<br />

to assess aging Americans,” he<br />

says. “These assessment tools<br />

will then allow us to determine<br />

the most effective training techniques<br />

to maintain independence<br />

and prevent falls in our<br />

older citizens.<br />

“The collaborative work between<br />

these three organizations<br />

should allow us to benefit the<br />

broadest cross-section <strong>of</strong> older<br />

individuals in our community.”<br />

The link between functional<br />

assessment (upper left) and training<br />

(lower right) is an essential<br />

component <strong>of</strong> exercise<br />

prescription being examined by<br />

Dr. Signorile and his students.


ENHANCING FITNESS IN THE ELDERLY<br />

Athletic trainers and therapists use a stretching technique called proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF)<br />

to increase flexibility.As a doctoral student in the Department <strong>of</strong> Exercise and Sport Sciences, Damian Stanziano,<br />

Ph.D. studied the use <strong>of</strong> the same technique to increase daily performance levels in the older persons.<br />

In working with 17 subjects whose average age was 88, Stanziano found a clear improvement in their physical<br />

functioning over an eight-week period.“This technique uses the neurons to trick the muscle into a superrelaxed<br />

state; then you can get a deeper stretch with more benefits than a traditional stretch,” says Stanziano,<br />

who graduated in December 2005 and is now an instructor at Broward Community College.“This is the only<br />

study that has looked at impact <strong>of</strong> this stretching technique on functionional performance in the elderly.”<br />

Stanziano presented his findings at the American College <strong>of</strong> Sports Medicine and American Geriatrics<br />

Society <strong>Annual</strong> Conference this past spring.<br />

With age, muscles waste away at a rate <strong>of</strong> 1% each year after age 40. The power they can produce is lost<br />

at an even greater rate because it is the powerful muscle cells that are lost with age. This loss <strong>of</strong> power in<br />

the elderly is linked to loss <strong>of</strong> function and independence. For example, it is estimated that 1.5 watts/kg is necessary<br />

to ascend a single step.A frail elderly person who cannot produce adequate power may not be capable<br />

<strong>of</strong> getting out <strong>of</strong> a chair or performing other necessary activities <strong>of</strong> daily living and may then require<br />

in-home assistance or residence in an assisted-living facility.<br />

Wes Smith, a doctoral student in the Department <strong>of</strong> Exercise and Sport Sciences, has developed an equation<br />

to compute the level <strong>of</strong> muscular power in the elderly using a simple chair stand test.“As you age, your<br />

powerful muscle fibers slowly waste away,” he says.“Yet to date no one has developed a simple field test that<br />

can accurately measure muscle power in an aging individual.” Smith will present this study at the 2006 American<br />

Gerontological Society meeting.<br />

Having developed the predictive equation, Smith will continue his research validating the test and developing<br />

norms for both independently-living and frail older persons.“This research could lead to a simple clinical<br />

test that can be done in the doctor’s <strong>of</strong>fice to estimate muscle power,” Smith says. “That would be an<br />

important predictor <strong>of</strong> an elderly person’s ability to maintain independence, increase mobility and reduce the<br />

probability <strong>of</strong> falls and their related injuries.”<br />

For further information on this research, contact Dr. Signorile for copies <strong>of</strong> the review article.<br />

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14<br />

Improving Football Safety<br />

Dental injuries are the most common<br />

type <strong>of</strong> or<strong>of</strong>acial injury sustained<br />

during participation in sports; the<br />

majority <strong>of</strong> these dental injuries are<br />

preventable.<br />

Before every play in a football game, high school and college<br />

athletes insert a mouthguard to protect their teeth and jaws<br />

from bone-jarring collisions. But recent research by Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Gianluca Del Rossi, Department <strong>of</strong> Exercise and Sport Sciences,<br />

indicates that these mouthguards may not be doing an<br />

adequate job <strong>of</strong> protection.<br />

“We have found that these custom-fabricated mouthguards<br />

wear out during the course <strong>of</strong> the football season,” says<br />

Del Rossi, who has an extensive<br />

background in athletic training<br />

and sports medicine. “Some<br />

athletes misuse or abuse their<br />

mouthguards, further lessening<br />

their protective ability.”<br />

Del Rossi believes that certified<br />

athletic trainers need to<br />

examine their players’ mouthguards<br />

on a regular basis –<br />

especially on a high school<br />

level – to be sure the equipment<br />

remains in good condition.<br />

Otherwise, the mouthguards<br />

should be replaced.<br />

“One <strong>of</strong> the issues is that<br />

mouthguards are custom-fabri-<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Gianluca Del Rossi<br />

cated at the dentist to fit each<br />

athlete, and cost is an issue for<br />

many parents,” he says. “But<br />

mouthguards.<br />

Some players chew<br />

on their safety equipment,<br />

others wedge their<br />

mouthguards between the facemask<br />

and helmet, distorting the plastic.”<br />

Del Rossi says his work might lead to further studies on<br />

how well certified athletic trainers and coaches are disseminating<br />

safety-related information to their players. “We need<br />

to be more proactive as certified athletic trainers to be sure<br />

ES<br />

that student athletes have equipment that is effective and in<br />

good condition.”<br />

Del Rossi’s other research has focused on concerns<br />

related to management <strong>of</strong> cervical spine injuries. He has<br />

conducted studies to evaluate the effectiveness <strong>of</strong> techniques<br />

used to transfer spine injury victims from the ground<br />

to a spine-board, and most recently has focused his attention<br />

on evaluating the effectiveness <strong>of</strong> cervical spine immobilization<br />

collars.<br />

We need to be more proactive as certified athletic<br />

trainers to be sure that student athletes have<br />

equipment that is effective and in good condition.


A better understanding <strong>of</strong> the effects <strong>of</strong> exercise<br />

on the body’s metabolism can lead to new ways<br />

to improve the health and fitness <strong>of</strong> children,<br />

adolescents and adults.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Kevin Jacobs, Department <strong>of</strong> Exercise and Sport<br />

Sciences, plans to use the enhanced capabilities <strong>of</strong> the <strong>School</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong>’s Laboratory <strong>of</strong> Clinical and Applied Physiology<br />

to study the human metabolism in greater depth.<br />

“Our new biochemistry lab facilities will allow us to significantly<br />

expand the research and learning experiences for<br />

students,” he says. “We will be able to analyze various blood<br />

parameters to provide a more thorough pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> the effects<br />

<strong>of</strong> exercise on human metabolism. Equally importantly, our<br />

biochemistry laboratory will expose both undergraduate and<br />

graduate exercise physiology students to the various techniques<br />

used to study biochemistry.”<br />

In his exercise physiology research, Jacobs has focused<br />

on how a host <strong>of</strong> biochemical factors affect the performance<br />

<strong>of</strong> athletes – with important<br />

impli- cations for people with a<br />

more sedentary lifestyle.<br />

Jacobs examines the ways<br />

in which factors such as exercise<br />

intensity, nutritional status,<br />

training status, gender, age,<br />

environment, menstrual cycle<br />

phase, and oral contraceptives<br />

affect the body’s use <strong>of</strong> carbohydrates,<br />

fats, and proteins.<br />

“The results <strong>of</strong> my research<br />

further basic science, and can<br />

advance our understanding <strong>of</strong><br />

the development <strong>of</strong> metabolic<br />

diseases such as obesity and<br />

non-insulin-dependent diabetes,”<br />

he says. “We can also<br />

develop more effective inter- Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Kevin Jacobs<br />

ventions to prevent and treat<br />

these diseases.”<br />

Jacobs’ research has involved men and women <strong>of</strong> various<br />

ages and levels <strong>of</strong><br />

fitness in a variety<br />

<strong>of</strong> environments<br />

from sea level to a<br />

high altitude research station at Pikes Peak, Colorado<br />

(14,100 ft. elevation).<br />

In the fall 2005 semester, Jacobs assessed the maximal<br />

aerobic capacity and the blood lactate levels in a group <strong>of</strong> the<br />

university’s female rowers; he plans to do follow-up measurements<br />

<strong>of</strong> these athletes in 2007. “The information gathered<br />

from these tests will be used to better understand the athletes’<br />

rowing performance potential, develop individualized<br />

training programs, and to monitor changes in maximal aerobic<br />

capacity and blood lactate pr<strong>of</strong>ile during the course <strong>of</strong> the<br />

competitive season,” he says.<br />

Another recent study focused on the ability <strong>of</strong> a newly<br />

developed sports drink to improve 40-kilometer time trial<br />

cycling performance. A follow-up study <strong>of</strong> a newly formulated<br />

sports drink by the same manufacturer will begin in spring 2007.<br />

Also in fall 2006, Jacobs plans to supervise a study <strong>of</strong> the<br />

effects <strong>of</strong> a 17-week endurance training program on blood<br />

inflammatory markers associated with an elevated risk <strong>of</strong><br />

heart disease. “The results <strong>of</strong> this study will improve our<br />

understanding <strong>of</strong> exercise-induced improvements in the<br />

cardiovascular risk pr<strong>of</strong>ile,” he adds. “That’s an important<br />

health issue for athletes and non-athletes alike.”<br />

Understanding the Body’s Metabolism<br />

S<br />

The development <strong>of</strong> individualized<br />

training programs is greatly enhanced<br />

by physiological assessments.<br />

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16<br />

List <strong>of</strong> Donors<br />

The <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> would like to<br />

thank its many donors, friends, alumni<br />

and their families for their generosity.<br />

During the fiscal year 2006 (June 2005<br />

to May 2006), the <strong>School</strong> received<br />

more than $325,000 in gifts.<br />

GAVE $5,000 TO $25,000<br />

Creed Family Foundation<br />

Dade Community Foundation<br />

Dauer Family Foundation<br />

Mr. Paul T. Dee<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Michael Dresner<br />

Florence Bayuk <strong>Education</strong>al Trust<br />

Gallagher Financial Systems<br />

Mr. Philip Charles Genet<br />

Greater <strong>Miami</strong> Jewish Federation<br />

Hecht Family Foundation<br />

Mr. Jay W. Jensen<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Andrew Karger<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Mooney<br />

Mr. Peter K. Moser<br />

Osiason Eduational Foundation<br />

Mrs. Mary Gilbert Peters<br />

Ronald McDonald House Charities<br />

Shepard Broad Foundation, Inc.<br />

Mr.Albert Vara, Jr.<br />

Washington Mutual<br />

Mr. J. Scott Watt<br />

Mrs. Sheryl Ann Weisinger<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Michael D.Wohl<br />

GAVE $1,000 TO $4,999<br />

Ms. Katrina E.Anderson<br />

Mrs. Diane Carol Brandt-Lewis<br />

Mrs. Clara Burck<br />

Mrs. Kathy Jane Check-Smith<br />

Ms. Phyllis Kerper Dunmire<br />

Financial <strong>Education</strong>al System<br />

Jay Joseph Friedrich, LLC<br />

Mrs. Margret J. Friedrich<br />

Mr.Theodore D. Gelman<br />

Mr.Van Martin Golmont<br />

Gulliver <strong>School</strong>s<br />

Mrs. Patricia McBride Herbert<br />

Ms. Mary Ann Hester<br />

Scott Ingold, Ed.D.<br />

Dr. Okhee Lee-Salwen<br />

Mrs. Gloria Marie Martinez<br />

Mrs. Ida L. McMillan<br />

Melissa Institute<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Jack D. Norman<br />

Mrs. Elsie Pelton O’Dell<br />

Mr. Jules Wallace Reich<br />

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs. Diane Fass Sandler<br />

Dr. Donna E. Shalala<br />

Col. Nelson H. Smith, Ret.<br />

The Collision Solution, Inc.<br />

West Flagler Associates Ltd.<br />

GAVE $101 TO $999<br />

Abbott Laboratories Fund<br />

Mr. & Mrs. John A. Acuff<br />

Mrs. Hallee N.Adelman<br />

A F Alan Custom Homes Inc<br />

Mrs.Alice Mae Humes Akins<br />

Mrs. Shari A.Alhanati<br />

Alpha Delta Kappa Chi Chapter<br />

Mr. Michael J.Archer<br />

Frances Aronovitz, R.N., Ph.D.<br />

Mr.William Otto Augustin<br />

Mr. Bill J. Bamonto<br />

Mrs. Irene Jacobs Baros<br />

Bay Colony Historical Tours<br />

Mrs. Jennifer Dawn Bello<br />

Ms. Betty Jane Bickler<br />

Bill Helbig Insurance Agency<br />

Mrs. Bunny Blattner<br />

Paul Bloomberg, Esq.<br />

Rita J. Bornstein, Ph.D.<br />

Ms. Rosemary A. Brady<br />

Ms. Sara Mae Brown<br />

Mrs. Natalie Z. Butlien<br />

Mr. Eric Bertram Cash<br />

Ms. Betty Bowe Castor<br />

Ms.Alma Thompson Chase<br />

Mr. Fred Chekanow<br />

Josephine C. Chesley, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs. Mary Virginia Churtum<br />

Mrs. Phyllis Lederer Cohen<br />

Mrs. Joni Ellen Cohen<br />

Richard D. Conkling, Ed.D.<br />

Mr. Lawrence F. Conte<br />

Mrs. Diane M. Cook<br />

Mrs. Michal J. Cooper<br />

Mr. Richard J. Corbin<br />

Ms. Diana Mildred Craft<br />

Mrs. Elna Russell Crittenden<br />

Ms. Donna Aldine Davis<br />

Mrs.Arlene Neuman Dixon<br />

Gerald Orange Dreyfuss, Ed.D.<br />

Ms. Judith R. Eckstein<br />

Executive Resource Group Inc<br />

ExxonMobil Foundation<br />

Dr. Manuel Ferrer<br />

Mrs. Martha W. Flagg<br />

Frances S. Foster, Ph.D.<br />

Judith Gampel, Ed.D.<br />

Mr. Leonard Genet<br />

Ms. Donna F. Genet<br />

Mrs. Michele Baer Genet<br />

Mrs. Barbara Genet<br />

Mr. Bruce R. Giles<br />

Gilman Yacht Sales, Inc.<br />

Dr. Jeffrey Lynn Gilmore<br />

Mrs. Betty Gardner Grace<br />

Mr. Henry Greenberg<br />

Mr. Barney W. Grier<br />

Mrs. Rochelle Carol Grossman<br />

Henry N. Hardin, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs.Ann Louise Harris<br />

Harris D. & A. Fdn Christan Private<br />

Mrs. Mary Creekmore Hartman<br />

Mrs. Myrtice E. Hektner<br />

Ms. Sandra Angel Herman<br />

Ms. Catherine A. Hilliard<br />

Dr. Christine D.t. Hodge<br />

William Paul H<strong>of</strong>mann, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Mary Ann H<strong>of</strong>mann<br />

Mr. Peter W. Hogue<br />

Mr. Kenneth Delano Humphrey<br />

John M. Jenkins, Ed.D.<br />

Ms. Dawn P. Jenkins<br />

Mary Dalton Jenkins, Ed.S.<br />

Mrs. Sharon Zemel Karl<br />

Mr. Howard M. Katzen<br />

Mr. Raymond J. Kayal, Sr.<br />

Mrs. Lisa Nicole Kidder<br />

Dr. Marta Romeu Klovekorn<br />

Mrs. Sandra D. Kohlenberg<br />

Mrs. Cynthia Faye Korenvaes<br />

Mr. Gregory Kent Kramer<br />

Mrs. Judith Mae Kulman<br />

Mrs. Sharon K. Laird<br />

Mr.Thomas R. Lamar<br />

Mr. Norman H. Lane<br />

Mr. Michael S. Larkin<br />

Mrs. Judy Lease<br />

Ms. Stephanie Leigh<br />

Ms.Anne Marie Levy<br />

Susan K. Lindeblad, Ph.D.<br />

Anne Sprague Lockwood, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs.Althea Dianne Lombard<br />

Mrs. Faith S. Luck<br />

Mrs. Janet Stone MacCullough<br />

Ms. Leslee Gaye Magidson<br />

Mrs. Barbara Arkin Mautner<br />

Mr. Daniel M. Maxwell<br />

Mr. Richard H. McClintock<br />

Elizabeth Ann McDaniel, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs.Ann Ashworth McDonald<br />

Ms. Dolores Gonzalez Mendoza<br />

Mr. Marvin A. Mermelstein<br />

Mrs. Leticia Lauredo Milian<br />

Mrs. Helen Hilson Miller<br />

Elmo E. Moretz, Ed.D.<br />

Mr. Robert Louis Musacchio<br />

Mrs. Judith Prokop Newman<br />

Thomasina B. O’Donnell, Ed.D.<br />

Gilda Maureen Oran, Ed.D.<br />

Dr. Jeffrey Howard Orl<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Mr. Jay A. Pellegrini, Sr.<br />

Mrs. Maria V. Petersen<br />

Mr. Charles A. Pettine<br />

Ms. Elizabeth M. Plater-Zyberk<br />

Miss Shirley C. Powers<br />

Ms.Wendy Wallman Randolph<br />

Mrs. Stephanie Clark Rarick<br />

Ms. Janice Florence Reiger<br />

Mr.William R. Renuart<br />

Claudia P. Rinaldi, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs.Virginia L. Rosen<br />

Mrs. Jacqueline Rubin Sachs<br />

Ms. Ellen Monroe Sanford<br />

Mr. Ben Sauls<br />

Mrs. Betty W. Schmidt<br />

Ms. Jane Grabowski Seifert<br />

Ms. Stacy M. Sessions<br />

Kathleen A. Shea, Ph.D.<br />

Shell Oil Company Foundation<br />

Mr. Bentley M. Sherman<br />

Ms. Barbara A. Silver<br />

Miss Michelle Lauren Smith<br />

Claudia Kramer Springer, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs.Anita Iris Stark<strong>of</strong>f<br />

State Farm Companies Foundation<br />

Ms. Ruth Stern<br />

Shirley Suarez, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Elizabeth Sue Suchman<br />

Sysco Corporation<br />

Mrs. SuAnn Leiken Tescher<br />

Mrs.Amy L.Thompson<br />

Mrs. Lynne Frances Tucker<br />

Ms. Cecilia Tudela-Montero<br />

Ms. Ellen Wacher<br />

Mrs. Patricia H.Walton<br />

Adelaide L.Ware, Ph.D.<br />

Steven M.Warner, Ph.D.<br />

Wesley Ellis Warner, Ed.D.<br />

Dr. Rod Wellens<br />

Mrs. Suzanne M.Wessa-Avello<br />

Mrs. Hazel Jean White<br />

David Ernest Wiles, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Sonia Becker Woldow<br />

Mrs. Kristine P.Wood<br />

Mr. Samuel Jacob Yarger<br />

Dr. Dolores P. Zell<br />

Mr. Robert N. Zimmerman<br />

William Zimmerman, Jr., Ed.D.<br />

Dr. Ellen B. Zonn<br />

GAVE $100<br />

Ms. Faye Abdullah-Boschulte<br />

Mr. Richard Garth Adderley<br />

Miss Dee Ann Allen<br />

Mrs.Arlene A.Ambrose<br />

Ms. Rita M.Ancin<br />

Ms. Kerry J.Anderson<br />

Linda Anthony, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Blanche Tyler August<br />

Ms. Merida I.Aviles<br />

Ms. Martha J.Axiotis<br />

Mrs. Gloria Joyce Baer<br />

Mrs. Eylona Baldinger-Leifer<br />

Mr. Steven Dale Balter<br />

Mr.Thomas G. Basler<br />

Lt. Col. Irving Baum, Ret.<br />

Mrs. Sondra Satz Berlowe<br />

Janice L. Bevan, Ed.D.<br />

Jacquin D. Bierman, Esq.<br />

Mrs. Jan H. Bilthouse<br />

Billy F. Birnie, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Filene Joan Blanco<br />

Dr. Sandra Ann Bontemps<br />

David Bruce Booher, Sr., Ed.D.<br />

Mrs. Eleanor Williams Booth<br />

Mrs. Barbara W. Bulbin<br />

Mrs.Tiffany Ann Cannava<br />

Mrs. Joan Brown Canner<br />

Mr. Bradley Roy Cantrell<br />

Roma J. Carlisle, Ph.D.<br />

Mr. Daniel J. Carreira, Jr.<br />

Mr. George A. Carter<br />

Mrs. Doris Nightengale Carter<br />

Reverend Robert Banks Carter<br />

Mrs. Elaine Mary Casey<br />

Mr. Clarence Edward Caulfield<br />

Ms. Crystal Rawls Chaltas<br />

Mrs. Mae K. Chewning<br />

Mr. Dwight David Clasby<br />

Ms. Cynthia M. C<strong>of</strong>fland<br />

Mrs.Terri Cohen<br />

Mrs. Betsy Zimmerman Cohen<br />

Mr. Melvin D. Cohen<br />

Mrs. Jean Steinberg Cohen<br />

Mr. Rosendo Jesus Colomar<br />

Mrs. Melva Hailman Cooper<br />

Mrs. Polly Lehman Cooper<br />

Mr. Riley Cothran<br />

Mrs. Dorothy Alonzo Cox<br />

Ms. Margaret Cox<br />

Gary R. Cox-Steiner, Ph.D.<br />

Mr. Donald Runyon Cuming<br />

Capt. Cheryl Lee DeGr<strong>of</strong>f-Berry<br />

Ms. Kathryn Miley Denham<br />

Laura L. Dennison, Ed.S.<br />

Mr.Wade L. Devlin-Scherer<br />

Ms. Laura Diaz<br />

Ms.Audrey Borok Dillaman<br />

DONATION FROM THE FLORIDA<br />

MARLINS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION<br />

President Donna E. Shalala accepts a $5,000 check<br />

from the Florida Marlins Community Foundation<br />

that will be used toward a scholarship for a UM student<br />

in the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong>’s Sport Administration<br />

Program. From left to right are Sebastian the<br />

Ibis; Provost Thomas J. LeBlanc; President Shalala;<br />

David Samson, president <strong>of</strong> the Florida Marlins;<br />

Nancy Olson, executive director <strong>of</strong> the Florida<br />

Marlins Community Foundation; and Billy the Marlin.


David P. Dion, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Ethel Gonzalez Dunne<br />

Mr. Burton E. Eaton<br />

Mrs. Hildy J. Eby<br />

Mr. Michael G. Edison<br />

Mr. Jerrold A. Effron<br />

Mrs. Linda Anne Emm<br />

Mr. Charles M. Eppley III<br />

Mrs. Barrie A. Etling<br />

Mrs. Sonia Kristina Farrow<br />

Elizabeth B. Faust, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs. Diana L. Feibelman<br />

Mr. Jeffrey J. Fernandez<br />

Mr. David Mark Fireoved<br />

Mrs. Lynn S. Fiterman-Guez<br />

Ms. Sue Ellen Fledell<br />

Mrs. Barbara B. Fleming<br />

Mrs. Joy Ellen Fleming<br />

Mr. Julio Forte<br />

Mr. Jeffrey W. Frangos<br />

Mrs. Louise H. Friberg<br />

Mrs. Patricia Frigo<br />

Mrs. Lisa J. Kaye Fuld<br />

Mrs. Lynn Farber Garfinkle<br />

Mrs. Leslie Jeanne Genauer<br />

Dr. Luis Glaser<br />

Mrs.Alina Alfonso Gonzalez<br />

Mrs. Joyce Goodman<br />

Mrs. Nancy S. Green<br />

Ms. Roberta A. Green<br />

Mrs. Cathy Lynne Greenspan<br />

Ms. Maureen E. Gruel<br />

Mrs. Marjean M. Halopka<br />

Mr. Michael George Heitz<br />

Mrs. Linda Eldredge Henderson<br />

Mr. Charles L. Highbarger, Sr.<br />

Mrs. Jill R. Hinton<br />

Linda Hirsch, Esq.<br />

Ms. Katharine Walker H<strong>of</strong>fman<br />

Mr. Peter Howard<br />

Mary Ellen Hrutka, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Patricia G. Huskey<br />

Mrs. Gwenavire A. Hyndman<br />

Mrs. Nina Schlussel Indianer<br />

Mrs. Gayle R. Irmen<br />

Mrs. Rosalyn Jean Jacobson<br />

Mrs. Jane Ellen Jacobson<br />

Mrs. Diane E. Jahr<br />

Mrs. Susan T. Jones<br />

Ms. Lana M. Jones<br />

Mrs. Marlene Gorodetzer Kaplan<br />

Mrs. Marie C. Kazan-Komarek<br />

Mrs. Margarita C. Kilpatrick<br />

Mrs. Camille O. King<br />

Mr. Shane M. Kinney<br />

Miss Libby Ann Kirsch<br />

Lori I. Kleinman, Ph.D.<br />

Janette K. Klingner, Ph.D.<br />

George M. Koonce, Jr., Ed.D.<br />

Mrs.Vera Pajor Kradjel<br />

Silvia J. La Villa, Ed.D.<br />

Mr. James W. Laskoskie<br />

Ms. Carol S. Lazzeri<br />

Mrs. Barbara Kaye Lehrer<br />

Mr. Richard Leland<br />

Mrs. Merry N. Leshane<br />

Dr. Eleanor L. Levine<br />

Mr. Robert Bristol Little<br />

Carmen Betancourt Lord, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs.Audrey J. Lory<br />

Mr. Kenneth Scott Loughry<br />

Mrs. Johnnie Mae Lowery<br />

Mrs. Linda Lee Lubitz<br />

Mr. Lester Lugo<br />

Mrs. Natalie Beller Lyons<br />

Ms. Lee E. MacWilliams<br />

Mrs. Shelley Francolini Maher<br />

Mrs. Rona Cheryl Mandel<br />

Mrs. Marilyn Marcus<br />

Mrs. Shirley Marston Anderson<br />

Mrs. Susan Belle Martin<br />

Mrs. Mary G. Martyny<br />

Clarence J. Maschinot, Ph.D.<br />

Mr. Daniel Mastropierro<br />

Mrs. Myra Rosenbaum Matters<br />

Mrs. Catherine B. McMichael<br />

Ms.Anne B. McVeigh<br />

Mr. Rodolfo A. Mestre<br />

Lillian Edwina Meyer, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs. Lynne Karen Meyer<br />

Lloyd R. Miller, M.D.<br />

Lawrence E. Miller, Ph.D.<br />

Ms. Esther L. Mirassou<br />

Mr. James Montell<br />

Mrs. Bonnie Bright Monticino<br />

Mr. Gregory L. Morgan<br />

Mrs. Dorothy Tobin Morgan<br />

Capt.Thomas Ira Morris<br />

Ms. Dorothy Ann Moss<br />

Mrs. Ilien Muller-Hechtman<br />

Pamela K. Murfin, Ph.D.<br />

Dale E. Murphy, Esq.<br />

Ms. Nancy A. Myers<br />

Mrs. Norma Jean Ober<br />

Mrs.Virginia O’Connor<br />

Mrs. Helen Sherman Olafson<br />

Ms. Eleanor Evans Olson<br />

Mrs. Jill Ann Oppenheimer<br />

Ms. Patricia J. Osterloh<br />

Ms. Joycelyn Benjamin Park<br />

Mr. Clarence J. Parker<br />

Robert Delaney Parks, Ed.D.<br />

Mr.Ted Pearce<br />

Mrs.Verna Stewart Pearson<br />

Mr. Edward J. Phelan<br />

Mrs. Barbara Stern Pomerantz<br />

Mrs. Meredith Anne Porter<br />

Mr. James Edward Purcell III<br />

Mrs.Virginia L. Randle<br />

Mr. Richard C. Reed<br />

Mrs. Daneen Regna<br />

Mrs. Marie Ruth Reitzes<br />

Mrs. Judy Wemple Riley<br />

Ms. Geri Jane Riskin<br />

Mrs. Flora A. Rodriguez<br />

Mrs. Judith C. Ronci<br />

Mr. Kolman N. Rosenberg<br />

David Alan Rosenblatt, Esq.<br />

Mrs. Norma Beverly Rosenfeld<br />

Mrs. Harriet B. Rubinstein<br />

Mrs. Bonnie Hanchett Sandell<br />

Mr.Allen A. Schiliro<br />

Mr. Harold George Sears<br />

Annis Shaver, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Betty Shklair Shkoler<br />

Mrs. Stephanie Allen Silverman<br />

Mr. Rudolph V. Slaughter<br />

Dr.Wendy Gordon Smith<br />

Mr.Thomas W. Smith<br />

Marzell Smith, Ed.D.<br />

Ms. Mildred E. Smith<br />

Ms. Ruth L. Smith<br />

Mrs. Marianne Smulin<br />

Ms. Shulamit Schickman Stock<br />

Ms. Shirlee Wills Stradley<br />

Mrs. Bonnie L. Suttin<br />

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION<br />

AMBASSADOR JAY JENSEN’S<br />

BIOGRAPHICAL FILM,<br />

CLASS ACT DEBUTS<br />

A passionate and eloquent argument for<br />

the importance <strong>of</strong> arts education in the<br />

public school system, Class Act makes<br />

its case by showing instead <strong>of</strong> just<br />

telling. Director Sara Sackner travels<br />

around the country to interview teachers,<br />

students, principals, government <strong>of</strong>ficials and school board presidents about the increasingly<br />

dire funding shortage faced by music, drama, and dance departments, using specific cases (like a<br />

tax proposal in California that was defeated by voters) to reveal the peril the programs face.<br />

The facts are fascinating enough, but Class Act makes its strongest case when it<br />

focuses on Jay W. Jensen, a drama teacher at <strong>Miami</strong> Beach High <strong>School</strong> who, for more than<br />

30 years, made his students share his passion for the arts by involving and inspiring them<br />

instead <strong>of</strong> simply lecturing them.<br />

Many <strong>of</strong> Jensen’s famous alumni (including Andy Garcia, director Brett Ratner, ESPN’s<br />

Roy Firestone and songwriter Desmond Child) pay tribute to their former<br />

teacher, and their stories are pro<strong>of</strong> that a drama class, and other classes like<br />

it, are much more than just electives:They are a valid and essential part <strong>of</strong><br />

showing young people how to fulfill their potential as human beings.–R.R.<br />

Written by <strong>Miami</strong> Herald Movie Critic Rene Rodriguez,<br />

Published in the <strong>Miami</strong> Herald on March 3, 2006<br />

Mrs. Rosalee Krasne Swerdl<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Ms. Lillian R.Tankleff<br />

Mrs. Janis Marie Tarpo-Ramirez<br />

Mr. Richard L.Templeton<br />

Mrs. Robyn Kerzner Teplitzky<br />

Ms.Anthea Vasiliou Teufel<br />

Ms.Virginia F.Thompson<br />

Col. George P.Tynan, Ret.<br />

Mrs.Annette I. Underwood<br />

Ms. Jane Greer Vaughan<br />

Mrs. Sara Jane Verderber<br />

Mr.Albert L.Villar<br />

Katherine Vivenzo-Dyble, R.N.<br />

Mrs. Barbara M.Vonnegut<br />

Diane C.Wander, Ed.D.<br />

Ms. Margaret(Marge) E.Watson<br />

Reverend Marta S.Weeks<br />

Mrs. Marjorie Esau Weigel<br />

Stuart Harris Weinstein, Ph.D.<br />

Mr. Michael Weintraub<br />

Ms.Alyson Mara Weiss<br />

Mr. Frank E.Welsh<br />

Mr. Raymond F.Welty<br />

Mr. Richard N.Westlund<br />

Mr. Russell W.Wheatley<br />

Mrs. Bonnie Marcine Wheatley<br />

Ms. Jo A.Wilder<br />

Mr. George Thomas Wilhide<br />

Ms. Esther R.Withers<br />

Mr. Russell Wright<br />

Walter C.Young, Ed.D.<br />

Robert Dewey Zahner, Esq.<br />

Mrs. Carol Lynn Zook<br />

GAVE $10 TO $99<br />

Mr. James Harold Abbott<br />

Ms. Lourdes Abraham<br />

Marjorie D.Abrams, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Esther Harlene Ackerstein<br />

Mr. Johnnie C.Adams<br />

Mrs. Karen Adamson<br />

Mr. Ray Adkins<br />

Mrs. Beth Sandler Adler<br />

Dr. John F.Aguire<br />

Ms. Renee A.Ahern<br />

Mrs. Barbara Mcmullen Ahringer<br />

Ms. Clara Pallissard Akers<br />

Ms. Gemma M.Alberto<br />

Mrs. Maria L.Alemany<br />

Dr. Margarita Alonso<br />

Mrs. Ellen Stone Alvin<br />

Ms. Rosemarie Annette Ancona<br />

Mrs. Erslyn Ferguson Anders<br />

Mrs. Dede Cummings Andersen<br />

Mrs.Ann Tousley Anderson<br />

Mr.Tony Arnez Anderson<br />

Mrs. Betsy Jane Anderson<br />

Mrs. Janice Michelle Anderson<br />

Mrs. Rebecca M.Andrews<br />

Mrs. Susan Lee Andrews<br />

Ms. Danielle Margaret Annis<br />

Ms. Nancy Jeanne Antonius<br />

Mr. John M.Archibald<br />

Ms. Enid Ascher<br />

Mrs. June M.Ashton<br />

Mrs. Catherine Pieper Avallone<br />

Ms. Nicole Lynn Babiak<br />

Mrs. Karen Laraine Babula<br />

Mrs. Mary Ackerman Bahr<br />

Mrs. Elo-Ly H. Bailey<br />

Mrs. Lynn Carol Baker-Morris<br />

Ms. Siomara Savio Balmori<br />

Mr. Benedict S. Balser, Jr.<br />

Mr. Godfrey Baptiste<br />

Ms. Karen V. Bard<br />

Ms.Yvonne A. Barnett<br />

Ms. Linda M. Baron<br />

Mrs. Carmelina H. Barros<br />

Ms. Lee C. Basye<br />

Mrs. Janet Fien Batchelor<br />

Dr. Patricia A. Baumann<br />

Mrs. Patricia W. Bayer<br />

Susan Kelly Becker, Ph.D.<br />

Ms. Mindy Lynn<br />

Bednowitz<br />

Mrs. Shirley L. Behrens<br />

Nancy Beights, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs. Ruth P. Beiler<br />

Ms. Barbara Vorzimer Bell<br />

Mr. Rene Bellmas<br />

Mrs. Cindy Lynn Benedetto<br />

Mrs. Jean Cameron Bennett<br />

Mrs. Janice Berger<br />

Ms. Karen Samole Berger<br />

Helen L. Bergovoy, Ph.D.<br />

Dr. Carole Doull Berk<br />

Mrs. Lisa Ellen Bernstein<br />

Ms. Janice P. Bernstein<br />

Mr. Robert “Red” Berry<br />

Mrs. Shari Lynn Bevans<br />

Mrs.Adrienne P. Bezzola<br />

Mrs. Jerilynn P. Bichan<br />

Mrs. Cathy Salkin Bienenstock<br />

Ms. Michelle Joy Bigenho<br />

Mr. Carl M. Bilotti<br />

Mrs. Ruth D. Bilsker-Valle<br />

Ms. Helen Pissanos Birakis<br />

Mrs. Linda F. Birnbaum<br />

Mr. Elliott I. Birnbaum<br />

Mrs. Beverly Lieff Birnholz<br />

Dr. Lewis Alan Bixon<br />

Ms. Doris K. Blanford<br />

Mr. Gordon S. Blaum<br />

Mrs. Debra Cohen Bloomfield<br />

Ms. Marilyn D. Blue<br />

Mr. Harvey K. Bodansky<br />

Ms. Linda L. Bogle<br />

Ms. Sharon Diana Borakove<br />

Joan L. Bornstein, Ph.D.<br />

Mr. Cecil J. Borum, Jr.<br />

Ms.Afifa N. Botchway<br />

Mrs. Sylvia H. Bott<br />

Mrs. Jean W. Bouvier-Rice<br />

Ms. Phyllis Ann Bowerfind<br />

Mrs. Louise Alter Bowman<br />

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18<br />

IN MEMORY OF DEAN SAM J.YARGER<br />

The <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> extends a special thanks to those<br />

individuals who generously donated to the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />

in the memory <strong>of</strong> Dean Sam J.Yarger.<br />

Mr. & Mrs. John Acuff<br />

Ms.Ava Byrne<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Terry Cicchelli<br />

Mrs. Diane M. Cook<br />

Drs.Wade and Roberta<br />

Devlin-Scherer<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Henry Eckstein<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Luis Glaser<br />

Gulliver <strong>School</strong>s<br />

Mrs. Lois M. Heffernan<br />

Dean James William Hipp<br />

Mr. & Mrs. David Imig<br />

Mrs. Susan T. Jones<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Karger<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Lou Kleinman<br />

Mr. John Krutulis<br />

Mrs. Marian Krutulis<br />

Dr. Okhee Lee-Salwen<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Newman<br />

Dean Elizabeth Planter-Zyberk<br />

Mrs. Robin I. Bradley<br />

Mrs. May Dolsky Braidman<br />

Mr. Robert C. Braz<strong>of</strong>sky<br />

John M. Brennan<br />

Mr. Mike Brennan<br />

Ms. Pamela Brenner<br />

Arlene C. Brett, Ed.D.<br />

Mr. David J. Brett<br />

Ms. Princess L. Briggs<br />

Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D.<br />

Mr.Arthur William Brill<br />

Mrs. Barbara Arnold Briscoe<br />

Mary M. Brittain, Ph.D.<br />

Mr.Alex Michael Bromir<br />

Mrs. Jill D. Brookner<br />

Ms. Elizabeth N. Broom<br />

Ms. Paule Donna Bros<br />

Mrs. Heather Rutland Brown<br />

Mrs. Nina Marra Brown<br />

Ms. Harriett C. Brown<br />

Diane E. Brownholtz, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Sandra Lynn Broxterman<br />

Patricia McNulty Budnik, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs. Karen Sheila Budowsky<br />

Mrs. Georgianne M. Bugdal<br />

Ms. Jeanne Mercier Bunten<br />

Mrs. Laura Seifert Burgess<br />

Mrs.Adrienne Renee Burnett<br />

Mr. Frederick Anthony Burnos<br />

Ms. Deborah Anne Burr<br />

Mrs. Betty Ruth Butchko<br />

Mr. Richard Allan Butler<br />

Ms. Lilia Buttari<br />

Mr. Louis J. Buttermark<br />

William Allan Byrd, Jr., Ed.D.<br />

Mrs. Maria Guas Cagigal<br />

Ms. Ivette Marie Calles<br />

Mr.William Sterling Callicoat<br />

Mrs. Mary L. Cantisano<br />

Ms. Mary Margaret Capraro<br />

Mr. Luis A. Carballo<br />

Ms. Charlotte Melanie Carlin<br />

Mr. Charles F. Carlson<br />

Congresswomen Ileana<br />

Ros-Lehtinen<br />

Mrs. Sandra Spooner<br />

Ms. Marsha Talian<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Rev. Marta S.Weeks<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Weintraub<br />

Mr. Richard Westlund<br />

Wellington Management<br />

Company, LLP<br />

West Flagler Associates Ltd –<br />

Mrs. Florence Hecht<br />

Mrs. Eleanor Vivian Carmical<br />

Mrs. Diane A. Carter<br />

Mrs. Elsa M. Casas<br />

Mr. David Cash<br />

Ruth Myra Ceglia, Ed.D.<br />

Ms. Linda Celestin<br />

Mr. F. Richard Cerillo<br />

Miss Marilyn Cerniglia<br />

Ms. Susan Marie Cesarano<br />

Ms. Beverly G. Chanin<br />

Cheryl Diane Chapman, Ph.D.<br />

Herbert I. Chauser, D.D.S.<br />

Mrs. Mary Ellen Chestnut<br />

Frazier Ray Cheyney, Ed.D.<br />

Mr. Claude I. Chipley, Jr.<br />

Cynthia H. Christen, Esq.<br />

Mrs. Margaret K. Christensen<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>.Terry Cicchelli<br />

Ms. Marlyn June Clayman<br />

Ms. Cynthia G. Clayton<br />

Mrs. Phyllis Cohn Cleveland<br />

Mr. Marvin H. C<strong>of</strong>fee, Sr.<br />

Mr. Lawrence R. Cohen<br />

Mr. Julius Cohen<br />

Ms. Sheila Faber Cohn<br />

Mr.Thomas E. Colip<br />

Mrs. Barbara Fogel Colledge<br />

Mrs. Mary Gaynell Collier<br />

Ms. Hyacinth Y. Comrie<br />

Ms. Carmen S. Concepcion<br />

Ms. Eileen E. Conlon<br />

Mrs. Julia G. Conner<br />

Ms. Maria Lisa Conte<br />

Ms. Jennifer V. Contreras<br />

Mr. Michael L. Cook<br />

Mrs. Marilyn Mae Cook<br />

Mrs. Barbara First Cooper<br />

Mrs.Arlene N. Cotton<br />

Dr. Jay William Coulter, Jr.<br />

Mrs. Julia A. Crabbe<br />

Ms. Diane C. Craig<br />

Mr. Bradley Joe Cravens<br />

Ms. Nancy Carol Crawford<br />

Creative Discoveries Plus<br />

Mrs. Ruth Hibbard Czajkowski<br />

Ms. Beth A. Daigneault<br />

Dr. Stephanie Stoll Dalton<br />

Mrs. Barbara Hull Danese<br />

Mrs. Catherine M. Daniels<br />

Ms. Susan Beth Dattilo<br />

Ms. Diane M. Davis<br />

Mr.Warren E. Davis<br />

Ms. Kaye L. Davis<br />

Ms. Joyce L. Davis<br />

Mrs. Lori L. Davis-Bandi<br />

Ms. Paula J. De Dominicis<br />

Ms. Patricia Ann De Gutis<br />

Mrs. Maria Elena De Zarraga<br />

Mrs. Elizabeth M. Decker<br />

Ms. Julie Kathleen Defina<br />

Ms. Gabriela DeFrancisco<br />

Mr. Gary James Degenhardt<br />

Mrs. Ida Aileen Dekle<br />

Ms. Flora Del Cueto<br />

Mr. Michael W. Delay<br />

Mrs. Hortensia M. DelCastillo<br />

Mrs. Digna Alicia Delgado<br />

Mr. Robert A. Denk<br />

Mr. Gerald John Derbish<br />

Ms. Lyn C. Deresz<br />

Mrs. Pamela Knopf Dernis<br />

Mr. Joseph S. Di Dio<br />

Mrs. Gayle R. Diamant-Holland<br />

Ms. Beula G. Diamond<br />

Mrs.Angeles Del Pilar Diaz<br />

Nilda J. Diaz, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs. Iraida M. Diaz-Salinero<br />

Ms.Victoria Anne Dickman<br />

Ms. Bobi Dimond<br />

Ms. Margaret Sullivan Dinn<br />

Ms. Jennifer Sarah Diptee<br />

Mrs. Nancy M. Dixon<br />

Ms. Michelle Lopez Dolin<br />

Ms.Ann Nichols Doll<br />

Mrs. Maria Del Carmen Domingo<br />

Mr.William T. Donath, Jr.<br />

Mr. Kenneth Donner<br />

Mrs.Alexis M. Dorsey<br />

Mrs. Mary Kell Doty<br />

Mrs. Katherine C. S. Downes<br />

Martha Sanders Dozier, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Evangelina F. Draschner<br />

Louise Yvonne Driscoll, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs. Carol Asher Dubnik<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Mrs.Tina Beryl Duchon<br />

Reverend Charles J. Duey, Sr.<br />

Mr. Harry J. Duffy<br />

Doris F. Dunaway, Ph.D.<br />

Mr. Bruce E. Dunn<br />

Mrs. Eugenie M. Dunn<br />

Ms. Courtney Lyn Dzierzak<br />

Mrs. Dorothy J. Easley<br />

Ms. Donna Marie East<br />

Mr. Jerome Eckert<br />

Mrs. Eugenia Adams Eckert<br />

Mr. Richard H. Eisenberg<br />

Mrs. Camelia G. Eisenhart<br />

Ms. Drucilla Elliott<br />

Ms. Margaret L. Elsea<br />

Mrs. Martha Y. Embry<br />

Ms. Marla Emery<br />

Mr. Edward F. Ende, Jr.<br />

Mr. Jose Enriquez<br />

Mrs. Mary Galatis Esachenko<br />

Mr.Armando M. Escoto<br />

Mrs. Elaine Morris Eskind<br />

Ms. Mary Estephane<br />

Ms. Marina Esteva<br />

Miss Marta L. Etcheverry<br />

Mrs. Iris G. Ettelman-Sheckman<br />

Susan Venning Etter<br />

Mrs. Jayne Berg Evans<br />

Mr. Harry Darnel Everett<br />

Mr. Ronald J. Fairless<br />

Dr. Paul L. Fairley<br />

Ms. Lourdes Linan Falcon<br />

Mrs. Corinne Custis Fasinski<br />

Ms. Elizabeth Ann Favors<br />

Mrs. Marion Gordon Feingold<br />

Mrs. Barbara Kalman Feldman<br />

Ms. Joie L. Felix<br />

Mrs. Judy Horowitz Fenster<br />

Ms. Marlyn Caridad Fernandez<br />

Mr. Harry W. Fersch III<br />

Ms. Penny F. Fischer<br />

Ms. Patti Morris Fisher<br />

Mrs.Virginia Vaughn Fisher<br />

Mrs. Dora E. Fisichella<br />

Mr. Ralph A. Fistel<br />

Ms. Hilary Newell Fitzpatrick<br />

Mrs. Lelah Abel Fleischer<br />

Mrs. Maria E. Fleitas<br />

Mrs. Suzanne Howard Fleming<br />

Dr. Sanda Lina Florio Model<br />

Mrs. Patricia A. Foley-Gleason<br />

Ms.Alina M. Fonseca<br />

Ms. Rosa E. Forbes<br />

Mrs. Maryann Johnson Ford<br />

Mr. Marc Philip Foreman<br />

Dr. Harry W. Forgan, Jr.<br />

Mrs. Raela Jean Forman<br />

Mrs. Patricia Jo Foster<br />

Mrs. Caryl Susan Foster<br />

Mrs. Janet Amy Fournier<br />

Mr. Millard Leon Fowler<br />

Mr. Michael Gerard Fraina<br />

Ms. Patricia Lynch Francis<br />

Mr. Robert E. Fraser<br />

Dana Lynn Fredebaugh, Ph.D.<br />

Ms. Myrtle Fredericks<br />

Ms. Roberta Freitas<br />

Mrs. Susan Freshman<br />

Mrs. Maria Antonia Friguls<br />

Mrs. Camille A. Gabris<br />

Mrs. Suzanne R. Gach<br />

Mr. Jimmie Thomas Gaines<br />

Ms. Mary A. Galeri<br />

Daisy J. Galindo-Ciocon, Ph.D.<br />

Mr. David M. Gangel<br />

Ms. Megan A. Gannon<br />

Mrs. Carmen Margarita Garcia<br />

Ms. Carmen M. Garcia<br />

Mr. Rolando Garcia Turino<br />

James Gasparino, Ph.D.<br />

Mr. Courtney M. Gee<br />

Mrs. Joan Carol Gellen<br />

Ms. Ilene Genet<br />

Mrs. Sue Anne Georgini<br />

Ms. Mary E. Giannella<br />

Mrs. Charlene Kay Gibb<br />

Mrs. Ruth Gissin<br />

Mr. Phillip Givens<br />

Ms. Petra S. Glover<br />

Ms. Becky Glucksman<br />

Mrs. Miriam Fansler Godfrey<br />

Col. Russell David Gold<br />

Mrs. Leah Shmueli Gold<br />

Sally W. Goldberg, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Phyllis F. Goldfarb<br />

Mrs. Barbara Drossner Goldin<br />

Ms.Vanina Monica Goldinger<br />

Mr. Douglas Jay Goldman<br />

Ms. Myra Goldstein<br />

Mrs. Susan C. Goldstein<br />

Mrs. Mona Lucille Goldstein<br />

Ms. Susan Burk Golinsky<br />

Ms. Jeri Greenberg Golus<br />

Ms. Elizabeth Mary Gonzalez<br />

Ms. Miriam M. Gonzalez<br />

Mrs. Kristi M. Gonzalez-Perez<br />

Mr. David Goodman<br />

Mrs. Judith A. Gorelick<br />

Mr.Thomas E. Graffte, Jr.<br />

Ms. Cynthia E. Graham<br />

Mrs. Phyllis Muravchick Grand<br />

Ms. Kristine E. Graulich<br />

Mrs. Laurie Frankel Green<br />

Mr.William Green, Jr.<br />

Mrs. Margaret Ingraham Green<br />

Ms. Linda M. Greenan<br />

Mr. Leonard A. Greenbaum<br />

Ms.Amy Sue Greenberg<br />

Shirley E. Greening, Esq.<br />

Yvette M. Greenspan, Ph.D.<br />

Ms. Joan Maxeene Gregory<br />

Mrs. Linda R. Greshes<br />

Ms. Susan A. Grigsby<br />

Mrs. Janis Doreen Grossman<br />

Miss Janice Rochelle Grossman<br />

Royal David Grumbach, Ph.D.<br />

Dr. Eneida B. Guernica<br />

Mr. Miguel Guerrero<br />

Ms. Floredenis Guerrier<br />

Ms. Shirley Ann Guide-Fletcher<br />

Mrs. Marilyn Louise Gulesian<br />

Ms. Eunice A. Gumbs<br />

Mrs. June Matousek Guptill<br />

Ms. Lisette B. Gutierrez<br />

Mrs. Joann Gotlzer Haas<br />

Mrs. Charlsie Edwards Hagan<br />

Mrs. Linda Marsha Hakerem<br />

Mr. F. David Halberg<br />

Mrs. Georgette G. Halberg<br />

Mrs. Edline A. Hall<br />

Mrs. Sue Ellen Rogers Hall<br />

Mrs. Sandra Rogers Hamasaki<br />

Mr. Donald C. Hammell<br />

Mrs. Janet Gail Hampton<br />

Mrs. Lucy Hurry Hanafourde<br />

Ms. Shelleyann E. Hancock<br />

Mr. John H. Hancock<br />

Ms. Linda Beth Haniford<br />

Dr. Joan S. Hanley<br />

Mrs. Margaret Howe Hannah<br />

Mrs. Elaine R. Hansma<br />

Mrs. Frimette B. Harari<br />

Mr.Allan E. Harrigan<br />

Mrs. Jean Marsh Harrison<br />

Mr. Eugene H. Harsevoort<br />

Mr. Paul Edward Hartsel<br />

Mrs. Isobel Keathley Harwell<br />

Sherrill H. Hayes, Ph.D.<br />

Ms. Kristin Elizabeth Hayes<br />

Mrs. Jeannie H. Hebert-Truax<br />

Jo Anne K. Hecker, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Elizabeth Risser Heenan<br />

Mrs. Lois M. Heffernan<br />

Mrs.Veronica V. Helsby<br />

Mr.Adam Douglas Henry<br />

Mrs. Carol West Hernet<br />

Dr. Blanca C. Herrera-Torres<br />

Mr. Stephen P. Herzfeld


List <strong>of</strong> Donors<br />

Mrs. Grace Hickey Hilkene<br />

Dr. James William Hipp, D.M.A.<br />

Mr. Gregory Michael Hlad<br />

Mrs. Barbara Lou Hobbins<br />

Mrs. Karol N. Hochman<br />

Mr. Charles C. H<strong>of</strong>fman<br />

Ms. Judy T. Hogan<br />

Mr. Floyd D. Horgen<br />

Mrs. Linda R. Hornik<br />

Mr. Carlos Rafael Hortas<br />

Roberta Paul Horton, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs. Charlene Houghton<br />

Rita J. Howard, Ph.D.<br />

Ms. Linda Lee Howell<br />

Mrs. Sandra Rutecky Hoyle<br />

Ms. Elizabeth Winder Hubbard<br />

Mrs. Debra L. Hudnall<br />

Ms. Paula Jean Hurd<br />

Ms. Linda Mann Hutton<br />

Ms. Jasmine Ardeshir Irani<br />

Mrs. Judith N. Ivory<br />

Dennis L. Jackson, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs. Mary Jo Jager<br />

Mr. James C. Jamison III<br />

Mrs. Diane D. Jaynes<br />

Mrs. Margaret D. Jefferson<br />

Col.William L. Jennewine<br />

Ms. Belle Jo Johnson<br />

Ms. Stephanie Chadwick Johnson<br />

Elizabeth Johnson-Widlansky<br />

Mr. Edgar Lee Joines<br />

Mrs. Kathleen Mote Jones<br />

Ms.Anita Mercedes Jones<br />

Mrs. Nancy Huber Jones<br />

Mrs. Sandra S. Joseph<br />

Malcolm L. Kahn, Ph.D.<br />

Ms. Patricia K. Kalina<br />

Mr. Steven John Kallio<br />

Ms. Daryn Michal Kalmus<br />

Mrs. Rita J. Kander<br />

Mrs. Carol Klein Kaplan<br />

Mrs. Renee B. Kaplan<br />

Miss Donna J. Kaplan<br />

Mrs. Susan Waas Kaplan<br />

Mr. Edward J. Kapushy<br />

Ms. Kathy G. Kasper<br />

Mr. L. Melvin Katz<br />

ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS<br />

Mr. John H. Kaufmann<br />

Ms. Joan Elaine Kaye<br />

Mr. Patrick Joseph Keane<br />

Mrs. Karen M. Kearns<br />

Mr. Lee E. Kellerman<br />

Ketty T. Kelley, Ph.D.<br />

Ms. Lauren Kellner<br />

Ms.Alisa Jill Kemnitz<br />

Mrs.Teresa D. Kennedy<br />

Dr. Hugh S. Kinard, Jr.<br />

Ms. Carmen Denise King<br />

Mrs. Elaine King<br />

Patricia E. H. Kirsch, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs. Lynn Weissman Klein<br />

Mrs. Harriet Lee Kleinberg<br />

Mrs. Joan M. Kleinman<br />

Mr. Frederick H. Kline<br />

Ms. Janice Lee Kline<br />

Mrs. Laurie Meltzer Klinovsky<br />

Mrs. Paula Marie Kluttz<br />

Mrs.Anita M. Haeger Knowles<br />

Mr. Fredric M. Kohn<br />

Ms. Sharon Brill Kolsky<br />

Mr. Neil Stanley Komisarow<br />

Ms. Jacqueline Helen Koptowsky<br />

Ms. Mary E.B Kornahrens<br />

Elizabeth M. Kosky, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs. Sophie Alice Koster<br />

Kamiar Kouzekanani, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Sandra P. Kramer<br />

Ms. Faith Reinhard Krause<br />

Ms. Laura M. Krielow<br />

Mrs. Elise Helen Krigline<br />

William Paul Krupczak, Ed.D.<br />

Ms. Karen L. Kuebler<br />

Diane Kaminsky Kuker, Esq.<br />

Henry Warren Kunce, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs.Avon Estes Kunce<br />

Mr. Lawrence R. Kurland<br />

Mr.Terry E. Kurpius<br />

Carole Kurtines-Becker, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Mary Vicchi Laity<br />

Mr.Vilbrun Lalanne<br />

Ms.Therese Lambert<br />

Mrs. Ellen Jane Lambert<br />

Ms. Linda Marion Lambert<br />

Mrs. Kathryn T. Lancas<br />

The <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />

thanks Nancy G.<br />

Pastr<strong>of</strong>f for establishing<br />

the Edward J. Pastr<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Endowed Scholarship<br />

in the Department <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Education</strong>al and Psychological<br />

Studies to honor the memory <strong>of</strong> her<br />

husband, Edward Pastr<strong>of</strong>f, who earned his master’s<br />

degree in education in 1955.<br />

“The opportunity to continue one’s education in<br />

a chosen field is important to the individual and to<br />

those students who will have contact with that individual<br />

in future years,” said Nancy Pastr<strong>of</strong>f, who earned<br />

her M.Ed. from the <strong>School</strong> in 1966. “Teachers are a<br />

valuable resource and they should be nourished.”<br />

The <strong>School</strong> also appreciates the endowed scholarships<br />

that were established by the generosity <strong>of</strong><br />

Edward Welch and Robert Strong; William and<br />

Philip Genet; and Scott Watt.<br />

Ms. Maria R. Landa<br />

Mr. Noel H. Landriani<br />

Mrs. Irma Chandler Langfahl<br />

Ms.Audrey Langford<br />

Edward Marvin Las<strong>of</strong>f, Ph.D.<br />

Ms. Janice K. Lee<br />

Mrs. Nola B. Lee-Holton<br />

Ms. Beverly J. Lefcourt<br />

Mrs. Roberta Revitz Leff<br />

Mrs. Myra S. Lefkowitz<br />

Mrs. Merle Lemler-Brenner<br />

Ms. Gloria Lee Lemmons<br />

Ms. Suzanne D. Lenker<br />

Ms.Ada A. Lenz<br />

Mrs. Maxine Lois Leonescu<br />

Ms. Linda A. Lethenstrom<br />

Ms. Roberta Low Levene<br />

Mrs. Linda Bari Levinson<br />

Mr. Martin H. Levinstein<br />

Mr. Howard Elliott Levner<br />

Mrs. Robin Cheryl Levy<br />

Mrs. Ella May Levy<br />

Mrs. Nancy P. Lewis<br />

Elisah B. Lewis, Ph.D.<br />

Ms. Jean Sara Lewis<br />

Solomon Sidney Lichter, Ed.D.<br />

Mr. David L. Lieberman<br />

Ms. Shirley Lindsay<br />

Mrs. Susan Schechter Lipsitz<br />

Ms. Laura Ann Lisowski<br />

Ms. Mary Ann Loadholtz<br />

Mrs. Florence Marie Logan<br />

Catherine “Cappy” Longstreth<br />

Mrs. Evelyn O’Neill Looney<br />

Ms. Janice R. Lorimer<br />

Ms. Monica Halle Lovett<br />

Ms. Betty Lou Lorraine Loyer<br />

Mrs. Donna W. Lozar<br />

Mrs. Julia Maria Lucena<br />

Ms. Elissa Ludwig<br />

Mr.Thomas Joseph Lynch III<br />

Mrs. June Sprouse MacDonald<br />

Mr. Sheridan W. MacFadyen<br />

Ms. Louise C. Mack<br />

Mrs. Joyce C. Madden<br />

Cmdr. Ralph Stanley Magnus<br />

Mr. Kevin J. Malady<br />

Mr. Charles R. Maler, Jr.<br />

Mrs. Lee Ann Mancini<br />

Mr. Daniel S. Mandel<br />

Ms. Sharon M. Mandich<br />

Mr. Daniel G. Manfre<br />

Louis P. Manganiello, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs. Harriet Faith Margolis<br />

Mrs. Betty Lynn Marks<br />

Mrs. Debra M. Marlowe<br />

Mr. Peter William Marmaros<br />

Mrs. Betty Ann Reeder Marron<br />

Mrs. Beth Ann Marshall<br />

Penny C. Martin, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Judith Shahboz Martin<br />

Mrs. Lilia R. Martinez<br />

Mr. Carlos Enrique Martinez<br />

Richard J. Martula, Ph.D.<br />

Helen L. Masin, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs.Annette Sanchez Maspons<br />

Mrs. Jacqueline K. Mastellone<br />

Mr. David A. Masters<br />

Mrs. Susan Elaine Masterson<br />

Mr. Leo G. May, Jr.<br />

Ms. Maria Josefa Maymi<br />

Mrs. Madeline B. Mays<br />

Ms. Marie Mazzara<br />

HOLOCAUST DONORS<br />

The <strong>School</strong> thanks the following individuals who<br />

made the 2006 Summer Holocaust Institute<br />

possible through their generous donations. This<br />

five-day intensive course provided <strong>Miami</strong>-Dade<br />

County Public <strong>School</strong> teachers with materials,<br />

strategies and resources to ensure that the<br />

important lessons <strong>of</strong> the Holocaust are not<br />

forgotten and will be passed on from generation<br />

to generation.<br />

Dade Paper Company<br />

Evelyn Greer<br />

Dr. Martin Karp – <strong>Miami</strong> Dade Public <strong>School</strong>s<br />

Peter Moser<br />

Jules Reich<br />

Washington Mutual<br />

Ms. Shanda A. Mazzorana<br />

Ms. Kelly Anne McConnell<br />

Mrs. Marion Landers McCool<br />

Ms. Joyce M. McEnerney<br />

Dr. Carol Kay McGaughey<br />

Dr. Philip Harvey McGee<br />

Joyce McGhee, Ph.D.<br />

Ms. Lovette E. McGill<br />

Mr.Arthur R. McInturff, Jr.<br />

Ms. Judith Levenstein McKean<br />

Cortland V. McKee, Ed.D.<br />

Ms. Rozanne M. McKeever<br />

Mrs. Odalys McKinley<br />

Ms. Stephanie Fay McLean<br />

Mrs.Weathia L. McMillan<br />

Mrs.Audrey Mason McNaughton<br />

Mrs. Marlene H. McPherson<br />

Mrs. Paula A. McQuade<br />

Ms. Zulima Delatorre Medina<br />

Mrs. Gloria H. Menendez<br />

Mrs. Dinorah Garcia Menendez<br />

Mrs.Virginia Merriam<br />

Mr. Ronald Gordon Merrill<br />

Mrs. Maria Kathryn Mesaros<br />

Mr. Jeffrey T. Messinger<br />

Mrs. Janice Agid Metzger<br />

Ms. Ruth J. Metzger<br />

Ms. Kelly Ann Michael<br />

Ms. Linda L. Miller<br />

Mrs. Sharon Miller<br />

Mrs. Elinor Marilyn Miller<br />

Mrs. Sandra Helen Bossak Mintz<br />

Mr. Harold Mitchell<br />

Fay Belinda Mitchell, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Maureen Jean Mitchell<br />

Ms. Ellen G. Mittman<br />

Mr.Al P. Mizell<br />

Mrs. Mary Lou Bellar Mizell<br />

Mr. Joseph John Mlcuch, Jr.<br />

Barbara W. Moller, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs.Audrey B. Mollman<br />

Mrs. Myriam L. Monsalve-Serna<br />

Mrs. Marybeth Willard Mook<br />

Mrs. Zenaida Moore<br />

Mrs. Mary D. Moore<br />

Mrs. Robin A. Moore-Baker<br />

Mrs. Ivette de Arteaga Morgan<br />

Mrs. Donna Morgan<br />

Mrs. Patti M. Morgenstern<br />

Ms. Hilda Yarina Morillas<br />

Ms.Thomasine Morris<br />

Mr. N. John Muckenstorm<br />

Mr. Richard L. Muller<br />

Ms. Maureen Butler Mulley<br />

Mrs. Corina G. Murciano<br />

Ms. Karen Elizabeth Murphy<br />

Mrs. Joanna Parker Murray<br />

Mrs. Ellen B. Rosenblatt Nadel<br />

Mr.Terry Lee Nance<br />

Mrs. Natalie Nash<br />

Mr. Paul P. Nasuti<br />

Mrs. Joan Rose Needell<br />

Marilyn Joan Neff, Ed.D.<br />

Mr.Thomas A. Neuenfeldt<br />

Ms.Anamaria Nevares<br />

Mr. Robert Park New<br />

Mrs. Nancy Glick Newman<br />

Mr. Isadore Newman<br />

Ms.Timi Jean Nichols<br />

Mrs. Mary Warner Nichols<br />

Mrs. Deborah Ann Nicolette<br />

Mrs. Jane Franzino Noppenberg<br />

Mrs. Marcia B. Nord<br />

Norman Lesser Public Insurance<br />

Mrs. Patricia Gavin Norton<br />

Mrs. Serena H. Nuhomovic<br />

Gail O’Connell-Babcock, Ph.D.<br />

Mr. David Joseph O’Connor<br />

Mrs. Melissa A. O’Connor<br />

Dr. Mandy Offerle<br />

Mr. Glenn Allan Ogden<br />

Ms. Bazel A. Oliver<br />

Miss Kathryn Anne Olsen<br />

Miss Nancy Jane Olson<br />

Mrs. Sharon Linn Oppelt<br />

Mrs. Judith R. Oppenheim<br />

Ms. Silvia Ordonez<br />

Mrs. Libbie A. Ornstein<br />

Mr.Alfred Orsini<br />

Mr. Edward Charles Osborne<br />

Miss Dorothy Ann Otto<br />

Ms.Amelia P. Ovies<br />

Mr. Hugh A. Owen<br />

Mrs. Nancy L. Pado<br />

Mrs. Gilda G. Paez<br />

Mr. Frank P. Pallavicini, Jr.<br />

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20<br />

List <strong>of</strong> Donors<br />

Mr. Edmund Jos Palleria<br />

Mr. Carl M. Palmisciano, Jr.<br />

Mr. John Paoletta<br />

Ms. Maria Del Carmen Papazian<br />

Ms.Velma Papier<br />

Vicki M. Parks, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs. Margaret Lasher Parrott<br />

Mrs. Margaret M. Parry<br />

Ms. Barbara D. Parry-Gill<br />

Mrs.Vicky R. Pate<br />

Mr. Jack R. Pathman<br />

Ms. Brenda Kay Patterson<br />

Mrs. Simi Fox Pearlman<br />

Mrs. Karen Ann Pearson<br />

Dorothy Adams Peck, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs. Edith S. Pedersen<br />

Mrs. Linda V. Zapata Peirce<br />

Ms. Leonie Pender<br />

Mrs. Mary Caridad Pepper<br />

Mrs. Odalys Perez<br />

Mr. Edward Perez<br />

Mrs. Maria Villa Perez-Zarraga<br />

Ms. Irilis R. Pesi<br />

Ms. Christine E. Peters<br />

Mr. Carl A. Peterson<br />

Mrs. Margaret W. Peterson<br />

Mrs. Julia R. Pettigrew<br />

Mrs. Lorna Lucile Pettijohn<br />

Mr. George R. Phelan III<br />

Mrs. Bernadine Kavos Pickard<br />

Mrs. Rita Glaze Pickering<br />

Ms. Linda Pickett<br />

Mr.Wagner Guy Pierre<br />

Mr. James F. Pietro<br />

Mrs. Jane Anne Pincus<br />

Mindy S. Pincus-Wagman, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Judith Schwab Polak<br />

Bernice Vrabel Poll, Ed.D.<br />

Mr. Lawrence J. Polny<br />

Mrs. Judith Bernstein Pope<br />

Ms. Jessica Portell<br />

Shawn A. Post-Klauber, Ph.D.<br />

Ms. Candice Alter Potter<br />

Mrs. Patricia Campbell Potts<br />

Mrs. Karen S. Powers<br />

Catherine M. Powers, Ed.D.<br />

Ms. Patricia K. Price<br />

Anna M. Price, Ph.D.<br />

Ms. Maria Caridad Pubillones<br />

Mrs. Jean Haydock Pugh<br />

Ms. Jennifer Joyce Puhl<br />

Ms. Jasmine E. Puthusseril<br />

Mrs. Maureen Ellen Pybus<br />

Charles M. Quillin, Jr., Ed.D.<br />

Ms. Betsy B. Quillin<br />

Mrs. Carole A. Rabinowitz<br />

Mrs.Anouchka N. Rachelson<br />

Mrs. Elaine G. Raileanu<br />

Mrs. Padma N. Ramakrishnan<br />

Ms. Kamelia Indira Ramnarine<br />

Mrs. Sonya Dubbin Rapee<br />

Ms. Josefa Rascon<br />

Mr. Frank T. Ratchford<br />

Mrs. Roni Rathgeber<br />

Ms. Cristina Maria Reboredo<br />

Mrs. Kellie S. Reinhardt<br />

Mr. Jeffrey B. Reiter<br />

Mrs. Shari Brier Resnick<br />

Mr. Michael A. Riehl<br />

Mr.T. Glenn Rigney<br />

Mrs. Gail J. Riley<br />

Mrs. Silvia Alicia Rivas<br />

Eduardo R. Rivas, Ed.D.<br />

Miss Austin Elaine Rivers<br />

Ms.Andrea C. Rizzi<br />

Mr. Samuel O. Robbins<br />

Mrs. Rita Speisman Robbins<br />

Ms. Lagloria V. Roberts<br />

Mr. Richard Powell Robinson<br />

Ms. Mercedes Rodriguez<br />

Mr.Tomas Manuel Rodriguez<br />

Mrs. Susan Barbara R<strong>of</strong>fman<br />

Virgil Postell Rogers, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs. Millicent B. Rogers<br />

Mrs. Barbara Ann Rogers<br />

Mrs. Mindy Laura Rojas<br />

Mr.Anthony Wayne Rolle<br />

Ms.Talia Maria Romero<br />

Mrs. Gloria Halber Rosen<br />

Ms. Roberta S. Rosenberg<br />

Ms. Stella Ann Rosenfeld<br />

Mrs. Robyn Sue Rosenthal<br />

Mrs. Debra Rosmarin<br />

Ms. Margot Beck Ross<br />

Dr. Lourdes Carmen Rovira<br />

Mrs. Maureen Durkin Roy<br />

Mrs. Carole J. Roy<br />

Ms. Leslie Joan Rubenstein<br />

Dr. Elizabeth Block Rubin<br />

Mrs.Wendy Sandra Rudner<br />

Mrs. Norma Ruiz-Castaneda<br />

Ms. Karen Lynn Runyon<br />

Mrs. Sara M. Ruthven<br />

Mrs. Marianne Meyer Rutkin<br />

Mrs. Lynne Shar<strong>of</strong>f Saad<br />

Mr. Michael John Saban<br />

Ms. Harriet Ruth Sadel<br />

Mark J. Safferstone, Ph.D.<br />

Ms. Melissa T. Sall<br />

Mrs. Rufina A. Sanchez<br />

Ms. Ines Caridad Sanchez<br />

Ms. Paula R. Sanchez<br />

Ms. Libia A. Sanchez<br />

Ms.Annette Marisse Sandin<br />

Ms. Mariana S. Santovenia<br />

Maria Esther Sarasua, Ed.D.<br />

Mr. Irwin Sasnowitz<br />

Linda E. Saumell, Ph.D.<br />

Ms. Shannon Elizabeth Saumell<br />

Mrs. Christine Spinato Sauter<br />

Mr. Francis E. Savage<br />

Ms. Sandra Rytenband Saverin<br />

Mr. Larry J. Schafer<br />

Mrs. Kathleen Marie Schettler<br />

Rabbi Solomon Schiff<br />

Mrs. Mary Church Schild<br />

Mrs. Marcia L. Schmeckebier<br />

Mrs. Sylva Darlene Schnabel<br />

Mrs. Gail Rock<strong>of</strong>f Schneider<br />

Mrs. Diane Stonecipher Schramm<br />

Mrs.Virginia Clune Schroer<br />

Mrs. Jane C. Schulman<br />

Ms. Susan Angela Schulz<br />

Mrs. Evelyn Auslander Schwartz<br />

Mrs. Marie E. D. Sciabarassi<br />

Ms. Gloria A. Segura<br />

Mrs. Patricia G. Seitzman<br />

Ms. Jestina Selkridge<br />

Mr. Joseph Robert Sena<br />

Mrs. Marta O. Sewpershad<br />

Ms. Sheila Eloise Seymour<br />

Mrs. Melva Buchanan Shaheen<br />

Mrs. Janet S. Shalkop<br />

Mrs. Marian Harris Shannon<br />

Mrs. Sally Amerise Shannon<br />

Ms. Colleen Patricia Sharon<br />

Mr. Glenn Sharpe<br />

Mr.William F. Shaw, Jr.<br />

Sally Ann Shay, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Lisa Gail Sherman<br />

Ms. Jeanette Sherman<br />

Mrs. Harriet Siewiorek-Synk<br />

Mrs.Adriane Lipkin Silver<br />

Mr. Robert Alan Silver<br />

Milton M. Silverstein, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Jill Ellen Simmelink<br />

Mr.Aldo Albert Simmons<br />

Mrs. Patricia M. Sims<br />

Mr. Frank R. Slivocka<br />

Ms. Lois Vernico Smith<br />

Ms. Johnetta D. Smith<br />

Ms. Jacqueline Lee Smith<br />

Henrietta Mays Smith, Ed.D.<br />

Ms. Barbarann Smith<br />

Mrs. Sima B. Smith<br />

Ms. Cristina Tavares Smith<br />

Mrs. Patricia Martin Smith<br />

Mrs. Suzanne Smock<br />

Mr. Robert M. Snyder<br />

Ms. Grace A. Snyder<br />

Mrs. Nancy T. Sokol<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Ms. Jennifer L. Solis<br />

Mr.Alfred Jerome Solomon<br />

Mrs. Sara S. Sommers<br />

Mrs.Anne E. Randell Sopshin<br />

Ms. Sharon Marie Sotiros<br />

Miss Marsha Hope Spaner<br />

Mrs. Marguerite A. Spetrini<br />

Mrs. Miriam Gonzalez Spiegel<br />

Ms. Karen Ann Spigler<br />

Mr. Peter Irvin Spitz<br />

Ms. Sandra S. Spooner<br />

Mrs. Jamie Deland Spooner<br />

Ms. Rosalie Flack Spurlock<br />

Drucille H. Stafford, Ed.D.<br />

Mr. Gene Stage<br />

Ms. MaryLou Stambaugh<br />

Ms. Mary Alice Stanley<br />

Ms. Harriett F. Stapleton<br />

Mrs. Dorothy Stavreti<br />

Ms. Rebecca Christine Stead<br />

Mrs. Jodi Appelbaum Steinbauer<br />

James Russel Stephens, Ph.D.<br />

Lana Martha Stern, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Sheila Ludwig Stern<br />

Mrs. Marilyn Suzanne Stetz<br />

Ms. Nancy Lynn Stevens<br />

Dr. Mary Elizabeth Stevens<br />

Dr. Barbara A. Stoler<br />

Mrs.Willa Browde Stone<br />

Mrs. Sandra Green Stone<br />

Miss Gwen Marie Story<br />

Robert James Strauss, Esq.<br />

Mr.Alan Joshua Strauss<br />

Mr.Alexander Strok<br />

Ms. Sandra Abbott Stroud<br />

Ms. Cristina Suarez-Comesana<br />

Mrs. Cathi Thea Sussman<br />

Mrs.Valerie Martha Swanson<br />

Mrs. Mary K. Miller Swinderman<br />

Mr.Anthony S.Taddeo<br />

Ms. Deborah A.Taddonio<br />

Mrs. Sandra Lloyd Taft<br />

Ms. Marsha Linda Talian<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Ms. Maryann Elizabeth Tatum<br />

Ms. Sandra Fish Tavlin<br />

Mr. Grant A.Teagarden<br />

Mrs. Patricia Morrow Tegtman<br />

Ms. Luisa Dolores Tejada<br />

Mr. Billy Joe Teltsher<br />

Mrs. Jan Graham Tenney<br />

Mr. James Edward Thomas<br />

Amy J. Brett Thomas<br />

Mrs. Nelda J.Thompson<br />

Mrs. Betty W.Thompson<br />

Ms. Dorothy H.Thomson<br />

Mrs. Eleanor Badick Tierney<br />

Ms. Martha D.Timanus<br />

Mrs. Linda J.Timmons<br />

Mr. Jack E.Tingley<br />

Mrs. Sandra Cerato Tinsley<br />

Ms. Stella Tobin<br />

Ms.Yordanka Hernandez Tomas<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Marian J.Tonjes<br />

Mrs. Evangelina Torrente<br />

Ms. Elina Torres<br />

Mrs. Sarah G.Trauger<br />

Mr. Chester Edward Trost<br />

Mr. Peter Paul Trutanich<br />

Mr. Frank D.Tuggle, Jr.<br />

Mrs. Maritza M.Tuohy<br />

Ms. Janine Anne Turbe<br />

Mrs. Jeanne M.Turner<br />

Ms. Mary Anoush Tutunjian<br />

Miss Barbara R.Tyler<br />

Mrs.Amy S. Uffelman<br />

Mrs. Irene K. Uhl<br />

Mrs. Elizabeth Blevins Uhle<br />

Dr. Maria C. Unanue<br />

Ms. Rachel Mostk<strong>of</strong>f Unger<br />

Mrs. Nancy Blum Urbach<br />

Mrs. Marleen N. Urback<br />

Ms. Lydia B. Usategui<br />

Ms.Alicia M.Valdes<br />

Ms. Pilar E.Valls<br />

Ms. Barbara Van Diepen<br />

Ms.Amy Johanna Van Nederpelt<br />

Ms. Rhonda J.VanderWyden<br />

Mrs. Cynthia A.VanWingerden<br />

Ms. Maria Josefa Varela<br />

Maria Villaverde-Rodriguez<br />

Mrs. Leslie J.Vogel<br />

Gay Sherman Voss, Ed.D.<br />

Mr. Herbert Henry Vreeland<br />

Mrs. Janet Jones Wagner<br />

Mrs. Renee J.Wagner<br />

Ms. Janice Wall<br />

Mr. Fred H.Wall<br />

MAKING A GIFT<br />

Mrs. Ella E.Wallace-Rahming<br />

Donald L.Walters, Ed.D.<br />

Mr. Steven James Walvoord<br />

Mrs. Janet Barnett Weaver<br />

Mrs. Barbara Decker Weinberg<br />

Mrs. Florice Sheila Weiner<br />

Mr. Marvin H.Weiner<br />

Mrs. Lois P.Weingarden<br />

Mrs. Edith A.Weingarten<br />

Mr. Robert M.Weinstein<br />

Dawn S.Weiss, Ph.D.<br />

Mr. John V.Welch<br />

Edward William Welch, Ph.D.<br />

Mrs. Linda D.Welton<br />

Mrs. Marcy S.Werner<br />

Shirley Merlin West, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs.Anne S.Weston<br />

Valaria Wheatley, Ed.D.<br />

Mrs. Diane D.Wheeler-Busch<br />

Mrs. Elaine Kay White<br />

Ms. Lorna D.White-Thompson<br />

Dr.Alma Gaynelle Whitlock<br />

Mrs. Donna Hanson Whitten<br />

Ms.Andrea Ellen Willens<br />

Ms. Juliette A.Williams<br />

Mr. Gerald Robert Williams<br />

Mrs. Rosemary W.Williamson<br />

Mr. George S.Williston III<br />

Mrs. Edith Purpura Wilson<br />

Mrs.Annelle Wilson<br />

Mrs. Nila L.Withee<br />

Mrs. Greta Rosenberg Witt<br />

Mr. David Charles Woodworth<br />

Mrs. Barbara Yudin Wool<br />

Mrs. Sarah Yarbrough<br />

Mrs. Betty B.Yaschik<br />

Ms. Renee Sharon Yeslow<br />

Mr. Joseph J. L.Yetter, Sr.<br />

Mrs. Mirta Ana Yngerto<br />

Martha L.Young, Ph.D.<br />

Ms. Maria Zabala<br />

Ms. Laurel Lee Zandy<br />

Ms. Kristina N. Zayas-Bazan<br />

Ms. Marilyn N. Zeiger<br />

Ms. Marion Boyk<strong>of</strong>f Zen<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Dr. Richard Alan Zepel<br />

Mr. J. Robert Zinsmeister<br />

Mr. Peter G. Zizak<br />

Mrs. Marlene R. Zuckerman<br />

The support <strong>of</strong> our alumni, donors and friends<br />

has enabled us to create new scholarships, conduct<br />

breakthrough research, and enhance our<br />

facilities. With your help, we have an unmatched<br />

opportunity to strengthen our academic <strong>of</strong>ferings<br />

and to become a national model <strong>of</strong> successful<br />

teacher education.<br />

Please consider a gift or a bequest to the<br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong>. It is now possible to make a<br />

gift online to support the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> by<br />

visiting the website, www.education.miami.edu and<br />

clicking on the “Alumni” button. For more information,<br />

contact Marsha Talian<strong>of</strong>f, Assistant Dean<br />

<strong>of</strong> Development, <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong>,Telephone<br />

305-284-5038 or email to mtalian<strong>of</strong>f@miami.edu.


Funded Research and Training Grants<br />

PROJECT DESCRIPTION INVESTIGATOR AGENCY AMOUNT<br />

Consultant Agreement<br />

Evaluation Team<br />

Ann Bessell Junior Achievement $ 57,500.00<br />

Flamingo Sustainability Jeanne Schumm Florida Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> $ 37,500.00<br />

Florida Exceptional Student <strong>Education</strong><br />

(ESE) Program Evaluation Project<br />

Batya Elbaum Florida Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> $ 265,010.00<br />

Governor’s Family Literacy<br />

Initiative for Florida<br />

Jeanne Schumm Florida Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> $ 105,000.00<br />

High Incidence Reading and<br />

Teacher Preparation<br />

Marjorie Montague U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> $ 399,868.00<br />

Holocaust Institute Jeanne Schumm Florida Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> $ 10,000.00<br />

Indiana <strong>University</strong> SC NSF William Blanton Indiana <strong>University</strong> $ 40,000.00<br />

Junior Achievement<br />

Worldwide GE Evaluation<br />

Ann Bessell Junior Achievement $ 54,500.00<br />

Lactate 2000 Joseph Signorile Greater Aid, Inc. $ 21,550.00<br />

Language Development in Reading James D. McKinney National Institute <strong>of</strong> Child Health $ 675,419.00<br />

in Spanish and English and Human Development<br />

Longitudinal Study <strong>of</strong> Co-Morbid<br />

Disorders in Child & Adolescence<br />

Marjorie Montague U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> $ 691,004.00<br />

Low-Incidence Minority Diana Valle-Riestra U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> $ 127,226.00<br />

Optimizing <strong>Education</strong>al Outcomes Maria Carlo Subcontract from $ 63,056.00<br />

for English Language Learners <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Houston<br />

PASS/CEC Statewide Evaluation Ann Bessell Council for <strong>Education</strong>al Change $ 68,100.00<br />

Preparation <strong>of</strong> Personnel Minority<br />

Institute Doctoral Preparation Program<br />

Marjorie Montague U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> $ 365,955.00<br />

Project for Young Children<br />

with Disabilities (PYCD)<br />

Diana Valle-Riestra U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> $ 256,781.00<br />

Project GRACIAS – Gaining Readiness & Achieving<br />

Competency for Instructing All Students<br />

Diana Valle-Riestra U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> $ 199,860.00<br />

Project SUCCEED – Teacher Quality Partnership Sam Yarger U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> $ 11,255.00<br />

Promoting Science among English Language Learners<br />

(P-SELL) in a High-Stakes Testing Policy Context<br />

Okhee Lee-Salwen National Science Foundation $1,132,039.00<br />

Reading <strong>Education</strong> Supports Scientific<br />

Up-to-date Language Teachings (RESSULTS)<br />

Mary Avalos U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> $ 282,000.00<br />

Smaller Learning Communities Ann Bessell <strong>Miami</strong>-Dade Public <strong>School</strong>s MDCPS $ 40,000.00<br />

Summer Food Program Marie Grimes Davis Florida Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> $ 7,417.00<br />

SUNSMART America –<br />

Evaluating a <strong>School</strong>-Based Curriculum<br />

Ann Bessell National Institutes <strong>of</strong> Health $ 103,949.00<br />

Support Network Loretta J. Corces Florida International <strong>University</strong> $ 15,500.00<br />

Training Curriculum for Teachers Batya Elbaum Panhandle Area <strong>Education</strong>al $ 33,000.00<br />

in Hospital/Homebound Cooperative/FLDOE<br />

Transfer <strong>of</strong> Reading Skills in Bilingual Children Maria Carlo Subcontract from Center<br />

for Applied Linguistics<br />

$ 109,799.00<br />

Upward Bound Marie Grimes Davis U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> $ 472,399.00<br />

Wind Gain Joseph Signorile Ergonu, Inc. $ 4,310.00<br />

TOTAL $5,638,742.00


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<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong><br />

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PAID<br />

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Telephone: 305-284-3711<br />

Fax: 305-284-3003<br />

www.education.miami.edu<br />

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