Frances
Hague, `27, age 92, died recently. She began her teaching career
in Holt, then taught in the Ann Arbor schools for 29 years. Most
of her career was as a second grade teacher at Burns Park Elementary.
Flossie
Law Agar Collins, age 93, who received her teaching credential
from The Normal around 1930, died recently. She taught in Ann Arbor
area schools and was particularly proud of having taught former
Ann Arbor mayor Ingrid Sheldon.
Marguerite
Eaglin `53, `56, `68, who is retired from a career in the Ypsilanti
schools and at Washtenaw Community College, was featured in a recent
article in the Ann Arbor News. She has been substantially involved
in community and civic activities.
President George Bush has announced his intention to appoint Thomas
Fleming `68, `93 (1992 National Teacher of the Year) to the
forthcoming President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education.
Charles
D. McFadden, `71, age 56, died recently. He spent his career
as a teacher in the New York City schools.
Robert
Boomer `49, `60, age 80, died recently. His career included
science teacher at Burger Junior High School (Garden City), assistant
principal of Garden City High School, principal of Burger JHS, and
associate principal at the high school. He retired in 1982.
Lee
Martin `63, `65, is serving in his second year as the Executive
Director of Student Support Services in the Detroit Public Schools.
He is the husband of COE faculty member Nora Martin. They met in
Boone Hall in 1961.
Von
Acker `83, a teacher and swim coach at Willow Run High School,
was recently inducted into the Willow Run Hall of Fame.
Michael
Ohanian `94, is a seventh grade technology education teacher
at Shelby Junior High School in the Utica district. He recently
won a Palm IIIxe, awarded by the "Michigan Education Report."
Ben
Wright `34, `67, former publisher of This Week magazine and
Field and Stream, died at the age of 89 in Colorado Springs, CO.
Dean Rockwell `35 was featured in an article in the EMU Connection
magazine. Rockwell's heroic activities are chronicled in D-Day June
6, 1944: The Climatic Battle of World War II by Stephen Ambrose.
In later times, Rockwell trained the first American to win an Olympic
medal in Greco-Roman wrestling. Still more recently, Rockwell was
substantially involved in obtaining and moving the Geddes Town Hall
School to the EMU campus.
Monday Report has received a lengthy letter from Richard
G. Telfer `48, who lives in Las Vegas, NV. He is the owner/consultant
of Educational Directions, a firm that works with matters related
to public education, driver education, and nuclear energy. He has
held a variety of positions in several states, including leadership
positions in the Boulder, CO school district and with the Colorado
Department of Education. He has also worked in schools in Wisconsin,
Colorado, and Michigan and served on the faculty at several higher
education institutions. He is a prolific author as well.
Jack H. Marts, age 77, died recently. He lived in Willis,
MI and Tucson, AZ. He taught special education in several area schools,
retiring from Plymouth-Canton High School in 1976. He also owned
and operated the Children's Farm and Riding School in Canton for
some years.
Barbara Conder Cottingham `63 has retired from her teaching
position with the Houston (TX) Independent School District and now
lives in Grosse Point. Her son, Bruce, was recently admitted to
the EMU teacher education program.
Carol Brege-Reed `67, `72 is a high school government teacher
at Milan High School. Brege-Reed has been a teacher for 35 years,
all but one of those spent at Milan.
Gae Revlin Amorose `69, aged 54, died recently in Ann Arbor
of rectal cancer. For some years she had been principal of Pattengill
Elementary in Ann Arbor and she was slated to be principal of Wines
Elementary this year.
Hank DeYoung `69 is retiring after 25 years as regional director
of special education services for Chelsea, Dexter, Manchester, and
Whitmore Lake.
Jean Downey `71, `74 teaches biology at Cardinal Mooney High
School in Marine City.
Monica Rodman `74 works for the Northwest Community School
District as a media specialist.
Bonnie Brzezinski Wolf `76 is a reading specialist for Round
Elementary School in Hartland.
David DuBois `77 teaches fifth grade at Washington Elementary
School in Marine City.
Gilda Myles `78, `84 is principal at New Directions, an alternative
high school for students, located in the Elizabeth Fletcher School
in Ypsilanti.
Steven R. Pardon `84, `92 is a teacher for the Clark County
schools in Las Vegas, NV.
Theresa Bitner Spencer `85, `92, `99 is the director of educational
technology for the East Detroit public schools.
David Leach `87 is the band director at Ypsilanti High School,
where he and his bands have received numerous awards and national
recognition. Leach has been nominated for Disney's American Teacher
Award and CNN's All USA Teacher Team 2001.
John Seyfarth `88, `93 teaches third grade at Southeast Elementary
School in Howell.
Kim Goulding-French `89 is a language arts teacher at Lincoln
High School in Warren.
Adams D. Hoskins `92 is a school psychologist for the Monroe
County ISD.
Reginald Kirkland `92 is the principal of Monroe's Christiancy
Elementary School.
Connie Nagle `92 teaches home economics at Milan Middle School.
Kristy Spann `92 teaches third grade at H.T. Burt Elementary
in Ortonville.
Jack Yates `92, `99, who was for many years a custodian in
the Brighton schools before becoming a teacher and more recently
a principal in that district, was featured in the recent issue of
the EMU Connection magazine.
Janalen Riccinto Samson `93, `95 teaches music at Round Elementary
in Hartland. The Michigan Music Education Association recently designated
Samson as a "rising star."
Robert Frasier `95 has resigned as principal of Dexter High
School. He hopes to return to his passion of teaching.
Juan Laucha `95 teaches nutrition at Saline High School.
The class started as an after-school club that now has a waiting
list and is only offered to juniors and seniors.
Michael F. Ryan `95 was named head football coach for Howell
High School. Ryan formerly taught and coached in the Brighton district.
Joyce Lutrey `98 has moved from Saline Middle School principal
to superintendent of the Fruitport schools.
The recent issue of the EMU Connection magazine reported
that more than 160 men from Michigan State Normal College served
in the American Civil War and that 28 died. Fourteen went to the
Spanish-American War, and one died. More than 130 from "the
Normal" served in World War I, including 11 who were killed.
During World War II, 974 persons from MSNC served, including 38
who died. Most of these were prospective teachers.
