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Notes
of Interest to COE Alumni and Friends
Archived
Alumni Notes (April 2001-April 2002)
May
27, 2002
Jeannette
Bartz '58, '78 was presented the 2002 Pyramid Award for outstanding
leadership and service to the Eastern Michigan University chapter
of Phi Delta Kappa.
Joe
Ann Allen '71, principal of Henry Ford Elementary School in Willow
Run, and her school were profiled in a recent edition of the Ann Arbor
News. She taught at Kettering Elementary for 28 years, was assistant
principal at Edmondson Middle School, and has been principal of Ford
for three years. She grew up in the Willow Run community.
Jeff
Drewno '88 '93, a media specialist and elementary teacher in Walled
Lake, is currently appearing as Frank Butler in the Birmingham Village
Players' production of Annie Get Your Gun. Drewno has had major roles
in a number of other community theater and local-area productions,
although he once performed on Broadway at the Circle in the Square
Theatre.
May
20, 2002
Laverne Ladd Papworth '53, of Rochester Hills,
coordinates a K-5 after school program for the children of Troy's
Big Beaver United Methodist Church using, as she says, "skills
learned at EMU some 50 years ago."
Joan Z. Aniol '68, '71, '73, a 34-year veteran,
is retiring from her teaching position in the Lincoln Park school
district at the end of this year.
William Parker '70, '74, principal of Polk Elementary
School in the Dearborn Heights district, will retire at the end of
this school year. Parker worked in the district for 32 years.
Tom Potter '78, principal of Bedford Elementary
School in the Dearborn Heights district, will retire at the end of
this school year. Potter worked in the district for 30 years.
William Scott Ponzani '90, '96 teaches music
in the Grand Rapids area. An avid handbell player, he is the author
of "Not-So-Heavy Metal: Ringing Aluminum Bass Bells" in
a recent issue of an international journal on handbells.
May
13, 2002
Deb
Duranczyk,
who holds a degree in special education from EMU and who is a WISD
special education teacher, also teaches art and English at the Washtenaw
County Juvenile Detention Center. She also holds an art therapy degree
from WSU. Duranczyk was honored this past week by being named Art
Teacher of the Year by VSA Arts of Michigan. VSA Arts of Michigan
is a nonprofit group which creates learning opportunities through
the arts for people with disabilities.
Monday
Report has recently learned of the deaths of Esther Eddy '21,
Marian Addie Pryer Lakin '21, Alma C. Ford '25, Marion
Raymond '30, and Zoe Elizabeth Early '27, '59.
Robert
J. Bable '50 recently wrote a book on his World War II experiences.
Barb
Weiss '50, '69 recently was featured in the Ypsilanti Press for
her accomplishments. She taught in the Wayne school district until
transferring to Ypsilanti in 1964 as a string orchestra teacher. She
organized several school music groups in the area. After retirement
in 1985, she has continued as a performer. In 1992 she received the
local Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award.
Barbara
Boyce '72, '77, '77, '88 is an art teacher at Milan High School.
She is involved with Empty Bowls, an event raising funds to feed the
hungry. Rita Ann Bock '92, '00, a language arts and art teacher
for Milan Middle School, works with the same project.
Lester
Jordan '73 is a teacher in the auto body program at Washtenaw
Community College. He formerly taught at a middle school in the Detroit
area.
Ara
Avedian '88, '93, a teacher at Lincoln Park High School, died
recently in an automobile accident.
Kathryn
Willis '93, '00 is a counselor at Milan High School.
Kristine
Henry '00 is a seventh grade English and social studies teacher
at Beach Middle School in Chelsea. She is the advisor of the school
newspaper and supervised the homework club along with the Chelsea
Teen Network, an after-school program.
Eric
Herod '02 is contracted to teach fifth grade at Butner-Stem Elementary
School in Butner, North Carolina for next year. Herod is the outgoing
president of Pi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi.
Mary
Brandau, principal of Kettering Elementary School in Willow Run,
and her school were recently featured in an article in the Ann Arbor
News.
May
6, 2002
Esther
Williams '65, principal of Coolidge Elementary School in Livonia,
will retire next month after 49 years in public schools.
Diane
Keller '83 is the education coordinator for the Ypsilanti Area
Chamber of Commerce. She was previously director of the Ypsilanti
visitors and Convention Bureau.
Dave
Phillips '83 is the new principal of Centennial Middle School
in the South Lyon district.
At
the April 27 EMU Alumni Awards dinner, not only was Andrew Lindsay
'94, '97, '02 recognized with the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award,
and Letitia J. Byrd '70 recognized with the Distinguished Alumnus
Award, but another COE connection was brought out. Arthur J. Timko
'68, '68, '71, who also received the Distinguished Alumnus Award,
has "made his mark" in public radio, especially through
WEMU, but he was originally prepared as a teacher.
Last
Modified on
June 1, 2002
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