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HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES NAMED

Five highly distinguished persons have been named to the COE's Education Alumni Hall of Fame. Induction ceremonies will be held on March 28.

These include:

Frank Manley (1903-1972). Frank Manley was hired by the Flint schools as a physical education teacher in 1927. He served the Flint schools until 1964 as physical education director, director of adult education, director of health/attendance/recreation, and assistant superintendent. In 1935 he and philanthropist Charles Mott began an affiliation that lasted until the death of both men. In 1964 Manley became Executive Director of the Mott Foundation, a position he held until his death in 1972. He is known as the "father of community education"-a concept that became very popular in schools during the 1960's and 1970's and which spawned many other school and community initiatives.

William P. Morris '64, '68. Bill Morris served 31 years in education, including 22 as a superintendent. He was president of the American Association of School Administrators in 1991-92. He holds many recognitions, including being a member of the National Hall of Distinguished Administrators and the Michigan Education Hall of Fame. He is currently President of the Monroe County Industrial Development Corporation, active in many civic organizations, and a member of the COE Resource Development Board.

Robert C. Parks '52. Bob Parks was a middle distance runner at EMU during his collegiate years, following which he coached at Ferndale, Dewitt, and Redford Thurston high schools. He was an assistant coach at WMU for six years. Parks came to EMU in 1967. He led EMU track and cross-country teams to 48 MAC titles and six NAIA/NCAA crowns during that time. He was named MAC "coach of the year" 28 times, NCAA Regional "coach of the year" eight times, and was named once as national "coach of the year." At least eight of his athletes completed in the Olympics, including Hasely Crawford, gold medalist in the 100-meter dash in the 1976 games and Earl Jones, bronze medalist in the 800-meter run in 1984. Parks retired as coach and professor of HPERD in 2001. The EMU indoor track is named in his honor.

David Eugene Smith '98 (1860-1944). David Eugene Smith received the M.Ph. while on the faculty of The Normal (1891-1898). He then returned to his native New York and became a faculty member and later principal (1898-1901) of the State Normal School in Brockport, NY. By 1901 he had authored some 50 textbooks in mathematics and obtained a Ph.D. from Syracuse. He joined the faculty of Teachers College, Columbia University in that year, where he established the first secondary education methods course in mathematics. He also served as the Teachers College librarian from 1902 to 1920. He wrote Rara Arithmetica (1907), still the definitive bibliography of pre-1601 books on mathematics and he collected an enormous quantity of historical material and apparatus in mathematics, now a core part of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Columbia University.

James A. Wilsford '70. James A. Wilsford received his bachelor's degree from Kent State University, his master's from EMU, an Ed.S. from Appalachian State University, and a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina. He served as a teacher of English, principal, and associate superintendent in Savannah, GA and as superintendent of the Orangeburg SC schools. In 1989 he was named the national "superintendent of the year." He was a pioneer in the use of technology to accomplish substantial student achievement in his mostly minority, low-income school district. After his retirement from the superintendency in 1991, he founded MultiMeanings Company, an educational software provider. He remains active as a consultant.

FACULTY/STAFF NOTES

Sue Grossman and Judy Williston published "Strategies for Helping Early Childhood Students Learn Appropriate Teaching Practices" in the Winter issue of Childhood Education.

This past Thursday and Friday, Jerry Robbins was in Kansas City, MO, participating in a meeting of the Board of Governors of The Renaissance Group. Robbins is the vice chair of the organization.

Lynne Rocklage will be in Orlando, FL later this week, attending the Assistive Technology Industry Association meeting.

Don Staub presented on data collection and analysis and Georgea Langer (with Amy Colton) presented on collaborative analysis of student work, all before the district steering committee of the Saline schools last week.

Toni Stokes Jones, Don Staub and Joanna DeCamp (non-credit programs, Continuing Education) will be in Milan on Tuesday, at the request of Milan school officials, to discuss the provision of training in educational technology for the faculty of Milan's new technology-intensive high school, now under construction.

Ellen Hoffman was recently cited and quoted in USA Today in connection with her work to create digital libraries.

As of January 1, Jerry Robbins has served longer than any other person who has been dean of the College of Education at EMU. He has now exceeded the 11.5 year record of dean emeritus Scott Westerman.

ALUMNI NOTES

Eva-Deane Elwell '32, age 90, was featured in a recent issue of the Ann Arbor News. She taught music for some years in the Saginaw schools and later at Interlochen. The widow of an EMU faculty member, she is a world traveler and has recently taken up use of the computer.

Robert O'Brien '72, '75, '82, superintendent of the Huron Valley schools, was the subject of the above-the-fold lead article in the January 7 issue of Focus EMU. O'Brien was recently named 2003 Michigan "superintendent of the year."

Michael Flanagan '74 has been appointed by Gov. Granholm as her education advisor. Flanagan will take leave from his position as executive director of the MI Association of School Administrators. Flanagan was formerly superintendent of the Farmington schools and, more recently, of Wayne RESA.

Eric King '99, whose "day job" is at WCC in the adult transitions department, was featured in a recent issue of the Ann Arbor News for his volunteer work in coaching youth sports, especially in the Willow Run schools.

Denny "Pop" Alexander '53, '61 died recently at age 71. He taught history in the Taylor school district from 1957 to 1992.

Richard Farwell Dunn '65, '84 died recently at age 79. He had a lengthy career with the Ypsilanti school district.

STUDENT NOTES

Jane Ellen Teska will defend her dissertation "The Superintendency: Effective Leadership Through Communication" on January 28, 10:00 a.m., Porter 301 B/C. Helen Ditzhazy is the chairperson. The public is invited.

Will Chapman of Livonia, a prospective history teacher, and Brian Enright of Canton, a prospective political science teacher, both of whom are EMU Presidential Scholars, were featured in the January 7 issue of Focus EMU.

Eligible honors students are encouraged to take advantage of the new University Honors Program Senior Thesis/Project and Symposium Award. Each of the 20 awards will be worth $2,500 each. Additional information is available at http://www.emich.edu/public/uhp/snrawd.htm

SPONSORED PROJECTS

As of the end of December, COE faculty and staff members had submitted 14 proposals in the amount of $3,895,400. There had been eight awards in the amount of $986,975.

Georgea Langer (with Pat Pokay as co-director and Alane Starko as administrator) received $154,460 from Western Kentucky University for "Improving Teacher Quality Through Partnerships that Connect Teacher Performance to Student Learning-Year 4."

Ten Renaissance Group institutions, including their K-12 partner schools, will improve the quality of teachers they produce by shifting the focus of programs from inputs in the teaching process to teacher performance that results in student learning. Over five years, institutions will collect and report data on the impact of student teachers and graduates on the K-12 teachers they teach, in the process changing teacher preparation programs to empower candidates/graduates to facilitate learning at high levels for all children. This is a subcontract to the prime DOEd contractor, WKU.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM APPROVED

The National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) has announced that the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance/National Association for Sport and Physical Education has found EMU's advanced program for preparing physical educators to be in full compliance with AAHPERD/NASPE Standards.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION COUNCIL

The College of Education Council met on January 8 with Martha Kinney-Sedgwick presiding.

The COE Council endorsed the finding of the Basic Programs Committee that the materials for the state review of secondary mathematics and secondary English are in good order and ready for submission.

The COE Council endorsed the recommendation of the Professional and Affiliated Programs Committee for the creation of INDT 285/286/287 Pre-Professional Internship courses.

Various reports were received. A large portion of the meeting was devoted to discussion related to external approval of several teacher preparation programs. The COE Council will next meet on January 22.

SHORT NOTES

The COE's membership in the SINO-American Education Consortium makes faculty and staff members and students eligible to participate in the "Education Trip to China" of that organization (May 31 to June 15). Application must be received by February 15. For information, ywan@kennesaw.edu.

February 17 is the deadline for submitting proposals to the fifth International Conference of the Athens Institute for Education and Research in Greece. For information, atiner@otenet.gr.

DANCEORATIONS!

The Dance Program will present "Danceorations!" on January 17 and 18 at 8:00 p.m. and January 19 at 2:00 p.m. in the Quirk Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students. EMU student dancers will perform the choreography of Sherry Jerome, Joann McNamara, and Julianne O'Brien Pedersen, along with other local choreographers.

OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS

(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunities.html)

January 13-COE International Education meeting, 11:30-1:00 p.m., 213 Porter. Agenda includes COE's hosting of Midwest Regional conference of the Comparative and International Education Society; planning for EMU's International Week observance in 2003.

January 14-previously announced COE International Education meeting has been canceled.

January 14-Advanced Programs Committee meeting, 3:30 p.m., 211 Porter. Kappa Delta Pi member meeting, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall School.

January 15-ORD's "Developing the Budget," 10:00-10:45 a.m. For information and registration, donna.noffsinger@emich.edu.

January 16-Basic Programs Committee meeting, 3:00 p.m., 129 Porter. Michigan Collaborative for Advancing Quality Professional Development, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saginaw Intermediate School District, Transition Center. For information, Tracy Valentine, 810.591.4439.

January 17-"Danceorations!" Dance Program concert, Quirk Theatre, 8:00 p.m. Tickets: $10 adults, $8 students.

CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS

(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html)

January 13-nominations due to department head for EMU's Ronald W. Collins Distinguished Faculty Awards.

January 14-deadline for submissions for SBC Ameritech School Technology Achievement Recognition (STAR) awards. For information, www.macul.org/star.

January 15-nominations due for National Teachers Hall of Fame. For information, www.nthf.org. Proposals due for research grant, dissertation fellowship, or Data Policy Institute fellowship, Association for Institutional Research. For information, http://airweb.org. Manuscripts due for the Spring issue of the Journal for Effective Schools. Manuscripts due from Kappa Delta Pi's New Teacher Advocate on "diverse learning." For information, pubs@kdp.org.

THEME STATEMENTS

Caring professional educators for a diverse and democratic society. (CPED²S) (Initial program)

Inquiry, advocacy, and leadership in education for a diverse and democratic society. (Advanced programs)

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