College of Education
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FACULTY AND STAFF NOTES mu
Nancy Halmhuber recently participated in a Council for Exceptional Children/NCATE review panel that reviewed special educator preparation programs for institutions across the country.Michael Bretting was with the EMU baseball team in Nebraska last week, serving in a sports psychologist role.
Vic Chiasson will serve as the instructor for a "Drive Your Business with Golf" session on June 17, offered by Alumni Relations and Continuing Education, primarily for EMU alumni and friends in the Livonia area. Steve Moyer will serve as golf instructor for a "Golf Weekend Getaway" in Gaylord on June 27-29. For additional information on either event, contact EMU Continuing Education (1-800-777-3521) or see www.ce.emich.edu/golf.
SCHOLARSHIPS ANNOUNCED
The Department of Teacher Education has announced the awarding of the following scholarships for 2003-2004:
Bess Browne Scholarship: Krystal Bergstrom, Mila Bradley, Staci Dempsey, Carrie Dunn, Rachel Fauman, Valerie Grier, Debra Isham, Kelly Jeanne Kissner, Angela Lyons, Courtney Mallow, Meghan Palk, Elizabeth Rader, Rachel Reaume, Cortney St. Pierre, Brea Slagle, Christine Verbit, Michelle Voss, Amy Wheaton, Melissa Wood.
Kenneth Cleeton Scholarship: Sara Rini.
Elementary Education (McCrickett) Scholarship: Kelly Taylor.
Wilma Elliott Scholarship: Amy Reynolds.
Eudora Estabrook Scholarship: Carol Kirkby.
Bernice Louise Farley Scholarship: Jennifer Thomas.
Anita and Gordon Fielder Scholarship: Claire Lannoye.
Mable White Holmes Scholarship: LaSonya Brown, Kelly White.
Carol and Ellen Hood Scholarship: Jason Thomas.
Adela Jackson Scholarship: Shannon McHale, LeRoy Edward Meyers, Cheryl Zalba, Julia Dalrymple.
Harold Boyne Lamport Scholarship: Jennifer Januzzi, Sarah DeBruyn.
Margaret Esche Lee Scholarship: Sara Bresler.
Everett Marshall Scholarship: Gerald Thompson, Willard Gregory Jenkins.
Mary Jane and Ed McEachern Scholarship: Mary Kathleen Alef.
Kenneth and Hazel Olson Scholarship: Not awarded; no eligible applicants.
Louisa Palmer Scholarship: Kelly Taylor.
Albert Riddering Scholarship: Tracey Kovach.
Henry and Flora Tape Scholarship: Rachel Daien, Rebekah Murphy, Amanda Hanert, Jane Malek.
Otis Williams and Friends Scholarship: Felicia Coleman.
Margaret Wise Scholarship: Vanessa Guas-tella.
ALUMNI NOTES
Betty Langford Shaw '53 taught for 26 years in the Norman OK public schools. She is now an adjunct professor at Rose State College, where she received the 2003 "Excellence in Teaching" award during that institution's commencement ceremonies. Shaw teaches watercolor classes at Rose State.
William E. Van Fleet '65 is a businessman in the Cincinnati area. He is the owner of Boot Country, with four stores in the greater Cincinnati area.
Leonard P. Piazzon '65 is vice president of Brinks, Inc. serving the San Jose, CA area.
Newsweek magazine recently identified the "most challenging high schools" in the country. One of those is Grosse Pointe South High School, whose principal is D. Allan Diver '72, '77, '93.
Nancy Brenton '74, '81 has been named assistant superintendent for human resources for the Saline Area schools.
Jesse Stevenson '83 has been named principal of the Houghton school in Saline.
STUDENT NOTES
Jefferson Hamlin will defend his dissertation "Teacher Instructions Versus Integrated Learning Systems: A Comparison of Sixth Grade Reading Instruction" on June 4 at 9:30 a.m. in Porter 301 B/C. Helen Ditzhazy is the chair. The public is invited.
SHORT NOTES
The EMU World College is seeking a Faculty Associate for Fall 2003 through Summer 2004. Interested parties should contact Andrew Nazzaro at andrew.nazzaro@emich.edu.
The call for nominations for awards from the Association of Teacher Educators has been issued. Nomination deadlines are at various times, depending on the category, in July.
Award categories are "distinguished research in teacher education" (contact catsls@Mail1.Hofstra.edu), "distinguished clinician in teacher education" (contact jsnyder@coe.wayne.edu), "distinguished teacher educator" (contact johnm@siu.edu), "distinguished dissertation in teacher education" (contact ckelly@mail.uccs.edu), and "distinguished program in teacher education" (contact jreinhartz@uta.edu).
W03 ENROLLMENTS BY MAJOR
The 2,189 undergraduate students who are prospective teachers, not including those in an "intent" category, who were registered in Winter 2003 distributed themselves among the teaching majors as follows:
Three Minors 452
Elementary Language Arts 208
English 171
Elementary Science 154
Cognitively Impaired 148
Emotionally Impaired 143
Mathematics (Elementary) 116
Elementary Social Studies 86
Social Studies 74
Physical Education 71
History 70
Mathematics (Secondary) 55
Speech Language Impaired 45
Art Education 42
Physically & Otherwise Health Imp. 40
Hearing Impaired 31
Music (Instrumental) 28
Speech 28
General Science 23
(Elementary) Reading 20
Earth Science 19
Biology 19
Business Education 18
Spanish 17
Visually Impaired 15
Industrial Technology 12
Marketing Education 10
French 10
Music (Vocal) 9
Physics 7
Geography 7
Psychology 5
Computer Science 5
Technology and Design 5
Chemistry 5
Economics 4
Political Science 4
Vocational Education 4
Music (Undecided) 3
Sociology 2
German 2
Japanese 2
The teaching minors of the persons listed above are these:
Elementary Science 780
Early Childhood 493
Mathematics (Elementary) 321
History 273
Health Education 215
Structure of the Disciplines 171
English 130
Psychology 110
Arts Group 106
Mathematics (Secondary) 84
Political Science 70
Geography 62
General Science 62
Spanish 50
Art Education 44
Sociology 37
Physical Education 35
Chemistry 33
Earth Science 32
Elementary Music 26
Bilingual-Bicultural Spanish/English 18
French 17
Physical Education/Special Education 17
Economics 11
Physics 10
Computer Science 8
German 8
Technology and Design 5
Drama/Theatre for Young (speech) 5
Geology 1
CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE
The following persons were recognized during the COE Celebration of Excellence:
Katherine Van Hoy Scholarship: Michelle Lynn Cooke.
Westerman Minority Scholarship: Jeremy Mitchell Frame.
Otis Williams and Friends Scholarship: Joni Harhold.
Margaret E. Wise Scholarship: Tera K. Sipos.
Undergraduate Scholar: Catherine Ackerman-Bunker, Eamann Al-Azem, Kimberly Adams, Mary Kathleen Alef, Stacey Ames, Yvonne C. Anclard, Rebecca Archer, Susan Arslanian, Widad Attisha,
Melissa R. Baas, Rachel Bach, Jessica L. Bader, Kimberly Baker, Laura M. Baker, Michelle Balow, Amanda Banas, Steven Barber, Susan Barill, Beth Barker, Emily J. Barnes, Bethany Erin Beaudrie, Erin Bechtel, Nichole Marie Beier, Erin Arcy Bengle, Stephanie Benner, Sarah Benninghoff, Mona Berry, Katherine Beyer, Debra Black-Arnett, Amy E. Blatt, Dana Bobicz, Jessica R. Bonno, Michael George Bottini, Melissa Boylan, Sara Ann Bresler, Steven Brindamour, Twyla Elizabeth Brink, Elissa Brode, Leah M. Brodi, Cathryn Brodie, Kevin M. Brown, Lori A. Brown, Christy L. Browne, Donna Bruck, Amy Bryant, Gail Buck, Milka Bulatovic, Jennifer Buresh, DeLynn Bushouse, Andrea Butler, Elizabeth Cadovich, Lead Camp, Kelly Canfield, Marcia Cannon, Lauri Carey, Dawn Carrillo, Marianne Joy Carino, Elizabeth A. Carrier, Amy J. Carver, Jude Chamberlain, Monica Chapman, Robert Chappelle, Julie Claflin, Celiestine Clark, Elisabeth Clark, Susan Marie Clevenger, Karyn Coles, Marlene Conlisk, Jennifer Cooney, Sister John Mary Corbett, Wendy Corbett, Lisa Cousineau, Amanda Marie Craft, Mindy Cramer, Courtney Crowley. (To be continued)
OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/opportunities.html)
June 8-"Urban Teacher Day" in the COE.
June 11-COE Council meeting, 2:00 p.m.
CALLS FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS
(For a complete list, see http://www.emich.edu/coe/newhome/proposals.html)
June 2-Deadline for papers for AACTE annual meeting. For information, contact AACTE in Washington, D.C.
June 15-deadline for Kappa Delta Pi Record articles on citizenship and service.
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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