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The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership
2008
Dr. Frieda Cooney, who earned a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) with a specialization in Teacher Leadership, was selected by the Maryland Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance as a 2008–2009 Simon McNeely Award recipient for outstanding teaching and service in dance, health and physical education.
Dr. Pedro Nino, who earned a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) with a specialization in Teacher Leadership, was chairman of the state committee that drafted the Standards for Second Language Teacher Education Programs in North Carolina. The state also sought Nino's opinion on proposed standards for teacher leaders, and he served on the panel that drafted the Standards for Classical Language Teacher Education. He was appointed as a national program reviewer for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
2007
Richard McElroy, who earned a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) with a specialization in Teacher Leadership, was named assistant professor of early childhood education at the University of Central Missouri.
Sallie Kaan (nee Peck), who earned an M.S. in Education with a specialization in Elementary Reading and Mathematics (Grades K–6), co-authored an article, “Elastic, Cottage Cheese, and Gasoline: Visualizing Division of Fractions,” in the November 2008 issue of Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, a journal of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Jason Heath, who earned an M.S. in Education with a specialization in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (Grades K–12), was profiled as Teacher of the Year in The Sun News newspaper in Macon, Ga., on Oct. 1, 2008.
2004
Dr. Andrea Edmundson, who earned a Ph.D. in Education with a specialization in Educational Technology, is the chief executive officer of eWorld Learning, Inc. and founder of the Global eLearning Community, a virtual professional association that links experts in online learning. Edmundson has also created a computer-based tutorial titled Andrea’s Painless Approach to Using APA Style, a CD or downloadable program she wrote to help graduate students and instructors.
Stephanie Miller, who earned an M.S. in Education with a specialization in Integrating Technology in the Classroom (Grades K–12), was hired to be assistant principal at Great Oak Middle School in Oxford, Conn.
2003
Tamara Zylla, who earned an M.S. in Education with a specialization in Elementary Reading and Literacy (PreK–6), was named one of 16 Los Angeles County Teachers of the Year for 2008–2009. Before that, she was chosen Teacher of the Year for the Bellflower Unified School District in California. Zylla has been assigned to a position as district instructional coach for English-language arts grades K–12 and is writing the district lesson plans for grades K–6.
School of Counseling and Social Service
2006
Dr. Gregory E. Sumner, who earned a Ph.D. in Human Services with a specialization in Criminal Justice, was accepted into the Leadership Georgia class of 2009. Leadership Georgia is a leadership training program for young business and civic leaders.
Theresa A. Beeton, who earned a Ph.D. Human Services with a specialization in Clinical Social Work, was awarded the Harville Hendrix award for clinical excellence by Imago Relationships International at their 2008 conference held in Portland, Ore., in November 2008. Dr. Beeton was recognized for coordinating and designing research related to Imago Relationship Therapy. During this conference, Dr. Beeton presented the results of her most recent study concerning spatial brain changes and the use of Imago Therapy.
School of Health Sciences
2008
Joseph P. Yenkosky, who earned a Ph.D. in Health Services, is working with staff from the Midwest Avian Adoption & Rescue Services and the Kerulos Center on the Parrot Directed Study Initiative, which integrates recent academic findings regarding animals, comparative intelligence and sanctuary knowledge.
2007
Dr. Donna Kazemi, who earned a Ph.D. in Public Health with a specialization in Community Health Promotion and Education, is an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte School of Nursing. Kazemi recently received a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
School of Management
2003
Dr. Cheryl Crozier Garcia, who earned a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences, will present a paper, "Sixth Century Values for Twenty-First Century Careers: The Practice of Humility for Generation Y," at the World Universities Forum 2009, to be held Jan. 16–18 in Mumbai, India.
1998
Dr. Sam Holland, who earned a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences, received permanent status as a Wharton Fellow at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. His article, “Achieving Organizational Excellence Through Performance Measurement,” was published in the summer 2008 issue of The Quality Management Forum.
Dr. Chizoba Madueke, who earned a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences with a specialization in Leadership and Organizational Change, co-authored an article titled “Paradigms of Leadership Development: An African Perspective” that was voted the best paper during a presentation organized by the Clute Institute for Academic Research, held Sept. 29–Oct. 2, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nev. Writing for the Leadership & Organizational Management Journal, he wrote “Paradigms of Leadership: The Human Side” (March 2008) and co-authored “Organizational and Social Systems: Theoretical Perspectives” (May 2008) and “Organizational Change Models: Conceptualized Dynamics and Behavior” (September 2008). Madueke also presented a co-authored paper, “Globalization: Africa’s Role in the Early Global Trading Connectedness,” at the International Academy of African Business and Development Conference, held May 20–24, 2008.
1994
Dr. Shamir Andrew Ally, who earned a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences, co-authored a paper titled “2007 Cricket World Cup Sport Tourists: The Caribbean Experience” and presented it at the European Association for Sport Management Conference on Sept. 18, 2008, in Heidelberg, Germany. Ally also co-authored a paper, “Globalization, Sport and Tourism: The Case of the 2007 Cricket World Cup in Guyana,” presented at the Romanian American University’s International Conference on Globalization and Performance in the European Tourism Industry in Bucharest, Romania, Nov. 9–10, 2007. He was a presenter on “Agriculture and Eco-Agri Tourism” at the Agro-Business Investment Opportunities in Guyana Conference held Aug. 22, 2007, in New York, N.Y.
Dr. Madeline Frank, who earned a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences, presented several workshops in Virginia in June 2008. One titled “10 Creative Ways to Inspire Students and Curb Teacher Burn Out!” was for educators and administrators. Another, titled “10 Secrets to Stop Students' Boredom, Inspire Them and Make Them Smarter,” was for parents of at-risk students.
School of Nursing
2008
Christina L. Burtis, who earned an M.S. degree in Nursing with a specialization in Education, has become a full-time nursing faculty member for the Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Sciences in Lancaster, Pa.
School of Public Policy and Administration
2008
James W. Beeks Sr., who earned a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration, participated in a panel discussion on “Institutional, Structural, and Cognitive Aspects of Policy Formulation and Implementation” at the 2008 Southeastern Conference for Public Administration held Sept. 24–27, 2008, in Orlando, Fla. His presentation was titled “The Yoo 2003 Torture Memorandum, Abu Ghraib, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Judicial Charismatic Leadership Model.”
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