SS 2004 - Wayne State University
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SS 2004 - Wayne State University
a publication of the COLLEGE OF EDUCATION and COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ALUMNI ASSOCIATION S P R I N G / S U M M E R w w w . c o e . w a y n e . e d u 2 0 0 4 College Assists in Preparation of Report on Student Achievement for Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick WSU President Irvin Reid (left) and Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Last October, in an effort to improve educational services to the children of the City of Detroit, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick asked members of the community to establish several task forces charged with preparing “white papers” of recommendations to achieve this goal. The mayor identified five areas he deemed to be most important to this effort: student academic achievement, school governance, parental involvement, technology, and charter schools. Mayor Kilpatrick asked Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid to establish and chair the task force on student academic achievement and to provide the white paper on this issue. Reid invited a number of respected community and educational leaders to participate, and appointed College of Education (COE) Dean Paula Wood to guide the task force in researching and writing up their findings. Dean Wood created an advisory committee made up of WSU faculty to assist in accomplishing this task. Because the mayor was eager to have the report in a timely manner, the task force and the advisory committee met several times in just a few short weeks. The result: In November, 2003 a report entitled “White Paper on the Academic Achievement of the Youth of the City of Detroit” was presented to Mayor Kilpatrick by President Reid. The detailed report presented recommendations, anticipated outcomes and a discussion on each of four topics: I. More Than Just the School Day; II. Items to Support Instruction; III. Developing Effective Teachers; and IV. School Structure. Each topic had subtopics, and throughout the document ran the themes of the importance of continuity, community, commitment and curriculum. Dean Wood said of her experience on this project and the resulting white paper, “We were honored to be asked by the mayor to be involved in this important work, and I was especially honored to be asked by President Reid to coordinate the project. The contributions of WSU faculty, Detroit Public School educators and other members of the community on the task force and the advisory committee … continued on page 2 inside 3-4 2003 COE Donor Listing 5 IT Poster Presentations 6 First Annual COE Technology Conference 6 Donnelly Award Recipient 7 ETC Gets New Look 7 Faculty Diversity Workshop 8-9 Spotlight on the College 10 SMART Classrooms in TED 10 Commemoration of Brown v. Board of Education 10 Phi Delta Kappa Initiation 11-12 The Student Educator 13 COE Alumni Award to Superintendent Burnley 14 Personality Profile: William Sosnowsky 15 Freedom Place Project 16 COE Alumni Association President’s Message The Educator is published by the Wayne State University College of Education, the College of Education Alumni Association and the WSU Office of Marketing and Publications. Photographers: Rick Bielaczyc, M.J. Murawkwa, Bill Nealy, Bob Pettapiece, Dr. Daniel J. Skoney and Mary Waker Design: Midnite Oil Creative Wayne State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. The Harriet Maria Scott Memorial Window BY WILLIAM P. SOSNOWSKY, PROFESSOR EMERITUS, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION The college is grateful to Dr. William Sosnowsky for his exceptional effort in researching and writing this historical account of Harriet Scott, the second principal (dean) of what became the Wayne State University College of Education. In this article, Dr. Sosnowsky focuses on the stained glass window that adorns the Education Building’s east foyer. The window was created in Scott’s honor. We begin in 1854 with the birth of Harriet “Hattie” Scott in Terre Haute, Indiana In 1873, she enrolled in the Indiana State Normal School (ISNS - now Indiana State University), which had opened in 1870. After graduating from ISNS Scott taught in Terre Haute’s public schools, and in 1880 she accepted an appointment to the ISNS faculty. In 1883, Scott’s teacher and mentor at ISNS, Amanda Parker Funnelle, urged Harriet to come to Michigan to assist her with the Detroit Normal Training School she had recently established. When Funnelle resigned from Detroit Normal Training School in 1886, Scott succeeded her as principal and remained in that position for nearly 13 years. She thus became the second principal (dean) of what became the Wayne State University College of Education. Scott resigned her position in 1899 and moved to California, where in 1906, she died at the age of 52 at her mother’s home. In 1907, the Detroit Normal School Alumni Association president appointed a committee to plan a memorial to Scott. It was decided that the memorial should be a stained-glass window portraying components of teaching, knowledge and education. In 1908, a subscription was opened among Detroit teachers to raise money for the window, and donations were received from 283 individuals, ranging from 50¢ to $10, for a total of $863, including $200 from the alumni association. From 1909 to 1910, designs for the memorial were sought from the Tiffany and the Church Glass & Decorating companies, both of New York. The latter was chosen, having shown immediate interest and devoting much time to the effort. The designer (and company president) was the American artist Caryl Coleman. … continued on page 2 The Harriet Maria Scott Memorial Window, located in the east foyer of the Education Building. COLLEGE THEME – THE EFFECTIVE URBAN EDUCATOR: REFLECTIVE, INNOVATIVE AND COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 0 4 w w w . c o e . w a y n e . e d u … continued from cover were enormous. I believe we developed a report that, if it is used as a template, will clearly contribute to the improved academic achievement of Detroit school students. This is not to say that it would be an easy task; many of the recommendations would require an enormous commitment of time and resources. It was exciting to work with a group of individuals so enthusiastic about and dedicated to this important undertaking.” A copy of the White Paper can be obtained from the mayor’s office. ■ … continued from cover Members of the Task Force on Educational Achievement: Irvin D. Reid, WSU President and Task Force Chair Mike Acheson, Blue Water Capital LLC Nancy Barrett, WSU Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Kenneth Burnley, Detroit Public Schools (DPS) Chief Executive Officer Juanita Chambers, DPS Interim Chief Academic Officer Grenae Dudley, Executive Director, Mayor’s Time, City of Detroit Maureen A. Fay, O.P., President, University of Detroit Mercy Don DiPaolo, Chair, Education Department, University of Detroit Mercy Derrick Miller, Chief Administrative Officer, City of Detroit Faye Nelson, (formerly) WSU Vice President for Governmental Affairs Hilary Ratner, WSU Associate Provost and Dean, Graduate School Pamela Trotman Reid, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, University of Michigan Gerald K. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, Detroit Youth Foundation Robert Thomas, WSU Dean, College of Science, and WSU Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts Phyllis R. Vroom, WSU Dean, School of Social Work Paula C. Wood, WSU Dean, College of Education and Task Force Coordinator Diann Woodard, President, Detroit Organization of School Administrators and Supervisors, Local 28, AFL-CIO, AFSA Sandra Yee, WSU Dean, University Libraries Alma Young, WSU Dean, College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs Advisory Committee Members: Paul Beavers, University Libraries Carl Freeman and Alex Johnson, College of Science Navaz Bhavnagri, James Brown, Gina DeBlase, Thomas Edwards, Sharon Elliott, Sarah Erbaugh, Karen Feathers, Maria Ferreira, Janice Green, Burnis Hall, JoAnne Holbert, Steven Ilmer, Linda Jiminez, Gerald Oglan, Michael Peterson, Marc Rosa, Geralyn Stephens, Jo-Ann Snyder, and Jina Yoon, all of the College of Education WSU Community Mourns Loss of Two Valued Members of the University Family — Mildred Jeffrey and Alma Young The WSU community, the city of Detroit, the state of Michigan, and indeed the country, lost a champion of social justice when Mildred (Millie) Jeffrey passed away on March 24, 2004, at age 93. Millie Jeffrey was a member of the WSU Board of Governors from 1974 to1990. After her service on the board, she continued to dedicate much of her time to being an “ambassador” for the university. For more than 60 years Millie tirelessly fought social injustice and was a champion for equal rights for minorities, women and workers. In 1944 she became the first woman to head the United Auto Workers’ Women’s Bureau, and throughout the 1950s and 1960s she was involved in the civil rights movement. She founded the National Women’s Political Caucus in 1971 to help women succeed in politics, becoming the catalyst behind generations of female politicians. In 2000, President William Clinton presented Jeffrey with the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. “Millie Jeffrey was without a doubt one of the most extraordinary women of her generation,” said COE Dean Paula Wood. “She was the consummate egalitarian: in her eyes, everyone was equal, from the president of the United States to the hardworking factory laborer. Without Millie’s efforts, the lives of many, many people– and the generations that followed–would have been very different.” Throughout her life, Millie displayed remarkable energy and humor while constantly forging ahead to accomplish her goals on behalf of others. We join Millie’s family and friends in mourning her passing and also in celebrating her extraordinary life and legacy. A celebration of Millie Jeffrey’s life will be held on campus on June 26, 2004. The university community also mourns the unexpected death of Alma H. Young, dean of the College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs (CULMA) at her home on March 14, 2004. Dean Young joined the faculty at Wayne State University in 1997 as the first Coleman A. Young Professor of Urban Affairs chair in CULMA. In this role she helped to link the college with the community, finding ways to create healthy neighborhoods, affordable housing, better jobs and to improve relations between neighbors and community groups. She became CULMA’s dean in January 1999, where she continued her dedicated service on these issues while ably administering the college. The contract was signed in 1911 agreeing that for the sum of $700 a 4-foot-by-9-foot stained-glass window would be created with opalescent glass depicting an allegorical subject, to be set in place in the Normal School. The allegorical subject--the Education of Women--is characterized by Teta, a profoundly learned teacher instructing Lioba, a student at Winburnia, an eighthcentury school for women in England. The window’s image of Teta immortalizes Harriet Scott’s likeness, and the student Lioba symbolizes all of Scott’s pupils. Intended for installation in the old Washington Normal School building, this could not be accomplished because it was deemed unsafe to open a wall to accommodate the window. In 1914 a new building, the Martindale Normal Training School, was completed, and the memorial window was to be installed in the library. But the building architects had made a square top for the window opening instead of a round top! The artist had to resolve this problem, and the window was finally installed. In lieu of an unveiling ceremony, the alumni association published a booklet that contained Dean Wood said of her fellow dean, “Dean Young was an exceptional colleague. Her breadth of knowledge and her insight into so many issues is sorely missed, as are her quiet competence, grace and dedication. Her tragically premature death is, and will continue to be, keenly felt by all of us.” A memorial service for Dean Young, attended by many in the university community as well as her family and friends, was held on March 20, 2004, at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Detroit. The College of Education mourns the loss of these two remarkable women. ■ Editorial Board Members Paula Wood (Dean), [email protected] Janet Andrews (Academic Services liaison and contributing editor), [email protected] Susan LaGrois (COE liaison and project co-manager), [email protected] Cam Liebold (dean’s assistant and project co-manager), [email protected] Sophie Skoney (COE Alumni Association liaison and contributing editor), [email protected] Jacqueline Tilles (COE faculty member and contributing editor), [email protected] 2 To make comments, suggestions or submit items for the newsletter, please e-mail any of the individuals listed here. You may also call the Office of the Dean at (313) 577-1620 or Sophie Skoney at (586) 776-3809. Produced by the Office of the Dean, College of Education, Wayne State University. Harriet Maria Scott, 1854-1906, to whom the memorial window was dedicated. Scott’s biography, eulogy, and a picture of the Scott Memorial Window. Unfortunately, there are no known copies of the booklet still in existence. The Martindale building, later named Detroit Teachers College, was eventually razed. The window was removed before demolition and stored at Wayne State University until 1981, when it was rediscovered, restored and placed in the east foyer of the College of Education building as part of the college’s centennial celebration. Take a moment the next time you enter the east foyer of the Education Building to admire this artistic and beautiful window, which represents so much history and immortalizes the memory of its namesake. ■ Mildred (Millie) Jeffrey. Dean Alma H. Young. College of Education 2 0 0 3 D O N O R H O N O R R O L L The following individuals helped support the College of Education during 2003. Their generous donations make it possible for the college to provide scholarships each year to its students and to aid the college in many of its endeavors. Without these thoughtful monetary gifts, the college could not continue these efforts. We’re very grateful for this support and wish to express our heartfelt appreciation. Thank you for your continued support of the College of Education, its programs and students. — Paula C. Wood, dean 1868 Society Century Club ($250,000 to $499,999) Mrs. Aida C. Snow* ($100 to $499) Mr. Anthony J. Accardi Michael F. Addonizio Ms. Hope C. Aiken Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Albertson Mr. Edward C. Allard Ms. Geraldine Allen Mr. Robert W. Allison Mrs. Ada A. Almeranti Ms. Lisa M. Almeranti Mr Mohammed Al-Saeedi Ms. Cynthia S. Alvarado Mrs. Diane Amendt Elena B. Anderson, EdD Mrs. Frances L. Anderson Ms. Marsheila A. Anderson Ms. Janet P. Andrews Mr. Lawrence Angelilli Ms. Margaret M. Angus Mrs. Elizabeth A. Ardahl Mrs. Anne P. Armstrong Ms. Norma E. Armstrong Mrs. Marilynn L. Bachorik Ms. Isabelle G. Bagnasco Mrs. Penelope N. Bailer Ms. Elizabeth J. Bangs Mrs. Janice D. Banks Carol K. Barker, PhD Mrs. Janet Sue Barnfather Mr. John J. Barnfather Mike Barry, Jr. Ms. Theonas L. Barry Mrs. Jeanette D. Bartz Mrs. Laura K. Baugh Mrs. Ora L. Beard Phyllis R. Beaver, PhD Ms. Jean D. Becton Ms. Patricia M. Behenna Joseph G. Beldyga, Jr. Ms. Rosemary A. Benedetti Mr. Robert E. Benjamin Mr. Steven E. Bentin Ms. Linda R. Berger Ms. Kathleen M. Best Mr. Oldrich F. Bitnar Ms. Anne D. Blake Dr. Janet G. Bobby Dr. Sally J. Botzler Mr. James K. Boyer Mrs. Ann C. Bradley Ms. Marilynn O. Brahm Ms. Geraldine E. Broome Mrs. Barbara L. Brown Ms. Evada Brown Mr. James E. Brown Mr. Lawren L. Buck Ms. Kay B. Buckner Ms. Betty J. Burge Carolyn D. Burke Ms. Carolyn L. Burke Mrs. Linda J. Busick Ms. Fannie C. Caldwell Mrs. Alberta M. Callahan Ms. Lynda A. Campbell Mrs. Lisa A. Caramagno Carol M. Carpenter, EdD Ann M. Cavallo Professor John W. Childs Ms. Kathleen E. Cigan Ms. Dolores H. Clarke Willie M. Clements, Jr. Leslie H. Cochran, EdD Mr. Henry Cole Mr. Scott A. Compton Mr. Vincent Consiglio Betty Cook Mr. James S. Cooper Ms. Myrtha L. Cooper Mr. Ford B. Cornett Mrs. Angela Cosma Ms. Elizabeth Costa Dr. Robert W. Coulter Dr. Timothy V. Craine Ms. Judith A. Crawford Dr. Moira C. Creaser Mr. Harold E. Cruger Ms. Audrey Cumming Mr. Mario H. Damiani Betty J. Davis, EdD Wilbur Davis Dawson Global Ventures Mrs. Phyllis A. DeMars Dr. Roger A. DeMont Mr. Richard J. Deneweth Dr. Paula A. Dent Mr. Thornton Dickinson Dr. Robert L. Dingman Harry H. Dittenber Ms. Yvonne Dixon Ms. Patrica A. Scheff Dobbs Ms. Susan E. Dotson Ms. Janice D. Douglas Mrs. Genevieve A. Downes Mrs. Patricia E. Drabant DTE Energy Foundation Mrs Patricia Dutton Mr. Thomas G. Edwards Mrs. Betty Elkind Dr. Michael O. Emlaw Equifax Foundation Jane Ann Erickson Ms. Cecelia Esselman Ms. Anaclare F. Evans Ms. Vivian L. Evans Mrs. Christine V. Everett Ms. Ann E. Farrell Dr. Karen Feathers Heritage Society ($100,000 to $249,999) Skillman Foundation Charter Society ($25,000 to $49,999) Freedom Place-University L. D. H. A. Dr. Leonard Kaplan New Urban LearningU.P.A. Management AWS Member ($10,000 to $24,499) Detroit Youth Foundation Tommie Mae Johnson, EdD Ms. E. Joyce Krause Dr. Dolores V. Leonard Ms. Patricia L. Sax Dr. Rose Marie Schmidt Ms. Stella Shivickas Evelyn Ulmer Sims, RN 2003 Wayne State Club Ms. Holly Feen Ms. Maria M. Ferreira Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Mr. Nathan Fine Marvin P. Fischer, EdD Mr. Daniel R. Fisher Mr. Gary R. Fisher Ms. Betty Fishman Ms. Emilie E. Fitzpatrick Ms. Jane G. Fleming Mr. Ephraim Flores Dr. Melzia L. Flowers Mr. Raymond Forgue Ms. Lola D. Foster Mrs. Harriett M. Freedman Mrs. Sharon E. Friedman Mrs. Evelyn C. Frohman Robert L. Funaro, EdD Norman V. Fuqua, EdD Lucile C. Gajec, EdD Mr. Craig D. Gamble Ms. Lucinda S. Gangler Ms. Susan Garbus Mr. Cass W. Gaska GE Fund Ms. Marcia M. Glencer The Honorable Pan Godchaux Mrs. Monica Goering Susan J. Goering, EdD Mrs. Betty M. Goodman Yetta M. Goodman, EdD Melva L Hammerl Gordon James M. Gray, PhD Charles A. Green, PhD Mrs. Elaine F. Gregory Mr. Amos J. Griffin Ms. Gloria A. Griffin Dr. George H. Grimes Ms. Barbara J. Grisdale Mr. Paul A. Grosshans Gerald H. Grotey, EdD Mr. Donald R. Haas Ms. Linda S. Hall Harcourt, Inc. Ms. Carole J. Hardy Ms. Dagny Harris Mr. Don K. Harrison Ms. Julie A. Harrison Mrs. Mary R. Hartman Marian Hart, EdD Raymond Hart Ms. Gertrude Haskell Costandi Hawa, PhD Mrs. Shirley D. Henry Ms. Ina R. Herzer Mr. Henry C. Heusner Ms. Christine A. Hilbush Ms. Betty J. Hill Ms. Kathleen H. Hilton Dr. William S. Hoffman Mrs. Verna D. Holley Ms. Annie M. Holt Gerald H. Hopp, II Ms. Mary Lynne Howe Mr. Zhuoran Huang Mrs. Mildretta Hughes Julianne Hunton Phillips, PhD International Business Machines Corporation Frances E. Jackson, PhD Dr. Ronald L. Jacobson Mrs. Jeanette M. James Sally Lynne Jarvis Ms. Carolyn P. Jennings Ms. Linda Jimenez Mrs. Alice Johnson Ms. Lillian D. Johnson Mrs. Mary A. Johnson Mary A. Johnson, EdD Robert W. Johnson, EdD Ms. Vivian C. Johnson Mr. Wesley W. Johnson, MA, LPC Mrs. Thomasina W. Jones Ms. Lillian V. Jones-Thomas, EdD James F. Jordan, Jr. Mrs. Shirley A. Kaczorowski Ms. Margot A. Kahl Ms. Ursula J. Kelley Mrs. Marianne R. Kiess Rev. Tukyul A. Kimm Dan L. King, EdD Mrs. Frances King Harold Kirkpatrick, MD Mr. Jack E. Kirksey Ms. Mary E. Kitson Ms. Marie S. Kjolhede Mr. Stephen C. Klix Mr. Milan Knezovich Ms. Linda M. Korowin Mr. George Kovtun Ms. Virginia J. Kowalski Mr. Richard J. Krisniski Mr. Thomas J. Krupka Mr. John R. Kuhn Ms. Judith A. Kurtzhals Mrs. Constance L. Lacey Mrs. Elaine E. Lada Mr. Edwin M. LaFramboise Mrs. Beverly Moore-Lancaster Mr Charles Langford Mrs. Estella J. Lanier Mrs. Barbara Larkin Michael Larzelere Ms. Pamela G. Latimore Randy Lattimore Ms. Corazon D. Lawton Mr. James E. Lee, Jr. Mrs. Deborah E. Lemke Mr. Steven A. Linder Ms. Marian Littman Dr. Joseph P. Llorens Mrs. Marilyn Logan Professor Richard A. Lombardo Ms. Betty J. Lykes Mrs. Delia A. MacArthur Mr. William D. MacPhee Mr. David J. Maier Ms. Kathleen E. Makstutis Conrad L. Mallett, Sr., EdD Ms. Rebecca L. Mapes Mrs. Norean A. Martin Dr. Kenneth A. Martyn Mr. Mark F. Mastracci Ms. Phoebe O. Matthews Dr. C. Robert Maxfield, Jr. Mrs. Catherine A. Maxwell Ms. Janet A. McCall Ms. Shirley P. McClain Dr. Janet I. Mc Coneghy Mrs. Charlotte M. McDonald Ms. Susan E. McDonald Mr. William R. McDonald Mrs. Joetta R. McFall Ms. Alana C. Mc Kibben Mr. Roscoe McKnight, Jr. Mrs. Josephine J. McLennan Thomas D. McLennan, EdD, JD Mrs. Diane C. McMarlin Mr. Thomas P. McPhillips Mrs. Shirley J. McRae Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc. Ms. Irene J. Messmer Ms. Shirley C. Meyer Ms. Shirley A. Michelotti Mrs. Anna G. Miller Jacqueline Miller, EdD Mr. Richard A. Miller Ms. Lynn S. Miller-Wietecha Helene A. Mills, EdD Mr. John G. Mills Ms. Lucille A. Monark Ms. Carol J. Moore Ms. Vivian D. Morrow Mrs. Yvonne A. Morse Barbara J. Moy, PhD Mrs. Joyce G. Murdock Ms. Patricia K. Mynster Dr. Donald P. Mys Mr. Eric S. Neitzel Mr. Alfred L. Newby Mrs. G. Ruth Nickerson Mr. Nicholas T. Oana Ms. Diane M. Ohrt Ms. Nancy A. Ohsowski Susan L. Orbach, PhD Mrs. Audrey T. Ortt Dominic A. Palazzolo, EdD Ms. Wilma P. Parker Mr. Ellis C. Parks Dr. Mary L. Parlato Ms. Evelyn Partalis Ms. Pamela L. Parys Mr. Roger R. Pattee Mrs. Patricia E. Pawlik Mrs. Carla Pemberton Ms. Cynthia L. Perry Jay Peterson Ms. Jeanette Pettway Ms. Frances S. Pfent Pfizer Foundation Ms. Shirley A. Phillips-Horne Ruth P. Pickett Nelson, PhD Ms. Margaret Piper Ms. Heather S. Polidori Mr. Moshe Polter Mrs. Janet A. Pont Mrs. Deanna K. Powers Mr. Brian Preston Jack S. Price, EdD Ms. Donna E. Primas-Edwards Ms. Sharon E. Procter Mr. Charles H. Pruitt Ms. Mary E. Radford Ms. Barbara J. Ray Dr. Charles W. Rhodes Ms. Leah E. Rich Kathy Rissman Lowenthal Mrs. Elizabeth A. Roberts Mrs. Eleanor A. Robertson Ms. Nancy E. Rohn Mr. Anthony S. Romano Ms. Marie F. Romanski Mr. R. Craig Roney Mr. Wayne E. Roock Marc H. Rosa, EdD Mrs. Jo-Lynne Rosenstein Mrs. Emma Rosow Margaret A. Roytek, PhD Ms. Emily T. Ruhlig Mr. Arthur J. Ryan Ms. Olivia Saddler Mr. Edward C. Salowitz Mr. John L. Salter Mrs. Florence Sampson Mrs. Sharon Sassalos Ms. Erva M. Saunders Mrs. Betty J. Savage Mr. John Savage Mrs. Ruth Savage SBC Foundation Rev. Katharine Ray Schaefer Janet B. Scheetz, EdD Dr. Charlotte L. Scherer Miss Ruth Schlesser Mr. Timothy E. Schmitz Geraldine Scholl Ms. Trudi Schreiber Ms. Mary W. Schwanky Dr. Rosalia A. Schwem Mrs. Ruth K. Scott Mary Jo S. Sekelsky, EdD Ms. Birdie L. Senior Mrs. Ruth Share Mrs. Betty J. Shaw Bonnie J. Shellnut, PhD Ms. Mary Kay Shields Mrs. Gladys Shirley Ms. Bluma S. Siegal Mr. Edward R. Sielaff Mr. Matthew D. Sikora Ms. Mary Lou Simmons Iris A. Simpkins, PhD Dr. Theodore L. Sipes M. Christine Skoglund Mr. Joseph F. Skupin Ms. Mary E. Slyker Ms. Sue E. Small Dr. Eugene P. Smith Mr. Floyd Smith, Jr. Dr. Gary R. Smith Ms. Martha J. Smith Mr. Joseph J. Soltesz Mr. Dominic P. Sondy Ms. Susan E. Sonye Mr. Michael K. Souden Timothy Spannaus, PhD Mary Kathy Spear Mrs. Patricia L. Stange Ms. Sylvia Stanik Mrs. Marian C. Stephens Harvey N. Sterns, PhD Ms. Dolores J. Stevens Mr Robert Stevenson Dr. Clarence L. Stone, Sr. Mrs. Sheila G. Stone Ms. Barbara Stranahan Ms. Sadie B. Stren Mr. William H. Stuart Mr. Thomas P. Sturza Dr. Helen T. Suchara Nancy J. Bielby-Sudia Mrs. Constance A. Sulkin Mr. Angus W. Sutherland Ms Patricia Sutherland Mrs. Susan C. Sweeney Mr. Thomas Tannis Mrs. Jacqueline A. Tasso Patricia A. Taylor, PhD Ms. Christine A. Tlusty Ms. Karen L. Tonso Ms. Rosemary W. Townsend Mr. Emmet E. Tracy Mr. Robert F. Tweadey Ms. Thelma J. Ullrich Ms. Lisa M. Vachon-Berry Mrs. Carol Sue Vandenameele Mrs. Lynn K. Van DePutte Dr. Phyllis J. Van Orden Mrs. Thelma Vincent Dr. John W. Voorheis Ms. Margaret A. Vosteen Ms. Rosie L. Wallace Ms. Carol A. Wallman Ms. Thelma V. Walters Ms. Cynthia Ward Thomas A. Washington, EdD Ms. Cynthia A. Watson Mr. John W. Weber Mrs. Vicki J. Weiss Mr. Walter T. Weiss Deidra P. Wells-Smith, PhD Mr. Douglas F. Whitaker Mr David Whitin Phyllis Whitin Ms. Delores J. Wilburn Mr. David Williams Ola M. Williams, EdD Mrs. Miriam A. Winkler Ms. Roberta C. Wishart Richard V. Wisniewski Ms karen Wolff-Kozub Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Ms. Denise A. Wood Ms. Shirley A. Woodson-Reid Mrs. Dorothy Wright Ms. Isabelle M. Wright Mr. Harold R. Wygocki Mr. Sam J. Yarger Ms. Bettye Yeghissian Mr. Arnold A. Yerman Dr. Robert S. Youngberg Ms. Joy Yuill Mr. Karl O. Anderson Ms. Violet R. Anderson Mrs. Helen R. Anspach Ms. Francisca Argueta Mr. Donald G. Arsenault Ms. Jamie M. Ashley Carey Anne Aubrey Ms. Susan M. Austin Ms. Elsie Graves Mrs. Charleen K. Bacon Mr. Zenon Bagan Ms. Beverly H. Bainbridge Mr. Stanley Balazy Navdeep Bali Mrs. Joyce B. Ball Mrs. Diann M. Banks-Williamson Mrs. Beatrice Barnett Mr. James L. Barrows Ms. Araxey Barsamian Ms. Judeen M. Bartos Mr. Burton W. Basney Mrs. Carol J. Basney Ms. Theresa H. Bassett Ms. Stacie A. Battaglia Jean Ann Batts Joanne R. Baur Dr. Frank P. Bazeli Mrs. Arlene C. Beerman Ms. Elizabeth H. Bellore Gordon A. Belt, EdD Mrs. Judy A. Belt Mr. Alan A. Beltz Harriet & Irving Berg Mr. John G. Berling Mr. Irving D. Bernstein Ms. Helen Besdin Mr. David J. Bialy Ms. Marlene J. Bihlmeyer Mrs. Lola Black Ms. Ruth Terebelo Blackman Ms. Gwendolyn Harris-Blackmon Mrs. Sharon Marie Black Mr. Wilbert B. Blake Dr. Barbara J. Blomquist Mrs. Agnes J. Bochenek Ms. Christine C. Boesen Ms. Susan I. Bogue Mr. Ralph J. Bohrer Ms. Eva M. Boicourt Dr. Sally A. Bolgiani Ms. Sandra A. Bolin Ms. Audrey A. Bondar Ms. Gertrude D. Bonk Ms. Vera Boreiko Mr. James L. Borowski Mrs. Joanne M. Boss Mr. Dimitro Bourandas John M. Bowden, EdD Ms. Agnes B. Bowers Ms. Jeanette A. Bowman Mr. James F. Boyle Mrs. Mary E. Bradford Mary F. Brady, PhD Ms. Lorna A. Colin Braxton Ms. Marcella N. Bridges Mrs. Donaldeen Larsen Brimm Mrs. Patricia C. Brock Ms. Dorothy L. Broder Ms. Linda K. Brodsky Mrs. Mary L. Brodzik Mr. David Brownell Ms. Shirlee J. Brownell Ms. Mary Brown Ms. Barbara J. Bryant Esther “Lindy” Buch, PhD Mrs. Marguerite Bumford Ms. Judith A. Burford Mr. Jerome P. Burman Mrs. Delores Burton Ms. Josie P. Busbee Ms. Esther W. Buskirk Ms. Sandra Lanier Butts Mrs. Dorothy M. Byrd Ms. Wilma F. Cabule Ms. Lili Cahlon Mrs. Laura C. Callow Sandra J. Campbell, EdD Mrs. Sarah E. Campbell Mrs. Jean Candy Dr. Louis J. Cantoni Mrs. Donna E. Carroll Mr. Kevin C. Carroll Ms. Suzan H. Casteel Mrs. Margaret A. Catalano Mr. James T. Catton Ms. Dorothy M. Ceaser Mrs. Venus Chalogianis Mrs. Barbara Cherkinsky Ms. Gloria Chernay Mr. Harold A. Cherry Ms. Mary Cherry Ms. Geraldine L. Chirgwin Mr. Earle A. Chorbagian Ms. Joyce B. Christensen Ms. Mary P. Christopher Mr. Claude D. Chrysler Mr. Robert A. Chura Mr. Emil A. Ciccoretti Ms. Judith M. Ciccoritti Ms. Barbara S. Citron Mrs. Sandra A. Clark Mrs. Joyce A. Clashman Mrs. Elizabeth A. Claypool Mr. Robert L. Clifton Mrs. Ruby Clinton Mr. Maurice H. Close Ms. Cynthia E. Cococcetta Ms. Lillian T. Cohen Ms. Kathleen Cojanu 03 ($5,000 to $9,999) Ms. Beverly A. Bain* Detroit Federation of Teachers Ms. Dorothy L. Fisher Johnson ControlsAutomotive Systems Group Estate of Margaret J. Potter* Marianne Victor, PhD 2003 Dean’s Club ($1,000 to $4,999) Mrs. Minnie G. Berman Beta Sigma Phi Fellowship Ms. Sidonie Dossin Brown Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan The David & Edith Emerman Foundation, Inc. Delta Kappa Gamma SocietyAlpha Chapter Mr. James W. Denson Mr. Tillman Dozier Ms. Blanche Elliott Ms. Judith Elson Mrs. Mabel G. Fake Ford Motor Company Fund Mrs. Alice K. Hayes Mr. Harlan E. Hoffa Dr. Mary K. Jones Leslie & Regene Schmier Foundation Dr. Theresa A. Lorio Mr. Jackson T. McBroom Mrs. Dorothy B. Monacel Mr. Gary L. Murphy Mervyn A. Pettapiece, EdD Mrs. Betsey M. Reid Mr. & Mrs. Gordon V.K. Reid Mr. Gary E. Rounding School District of the City of Pontiac Sophie H. Skoney, EdD Ann C. Smith, EdD Mr. Alvin J. Stallworth Michigan State Board of Education Mr. Laurence J. Tretyak Dean Paula C. Wood Green and Gold Club ($500 to $999) Elizabeth Larkins Beaupre Mr. Alan H. Case Susan Churchill-Copland Delta Kappa Gamma-Zeta Chapter Ms. Barbara R. Dubrinsky Sharon Lee Elliott Equine Hospital of Tacoma Catherine L. Garcia-McDonnell, PhD Mrs. Norma J. Graves Janice W. Green, PhD Mr. Maurice K. Grossman Mrs. Anita Harnadek Mrs. Lavata C. Jones Mr. Jeffrey F. Kilgore Lambda Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society Dr. Frances M. La PlanteSosnowsky William H. and Camilla D. Liebold Ms. Elaine Malek Donald R. Marcotte, PhD Ms. Lillian Meister George L. Miller, Jr. Mr. Gregory P. Miller Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Foundation, Inc. Dr. James L. Moseley Miss Gladys Munroe Ms. Joanne K. Osmer Ms Annie Pitman Mrs. Priscilla Y. Preston Ms. Joan M. Ransom Rita C. Richey, PhD Joseph Sales, Sr., EdD Jo Ann Snyder, EdD Ms. Henrietta Stringer Dr. Martin E. Tessler Mrs. Kendra C. Tobes ($99 and under) Ms. Tiffany R. Abbott Mrs. Harriet C. Abramowitz Edward G. Adamek, Jr. Dr. Darlene M. Adkins Ms. Kathleen A. Agnello Ms. Makini Ali Ms. Carol A. Ahmed Ms. Jacqueline E. Ahmed Lucy E. Ainsley, EdD Susan Aisner Mrs. Carole A. Alameddine Mr. R. D. Albertson Mrs. Betsye M. Alexander Mrs. Marjorie R. Alexander Ms Ruth Allaben Ms. Cynthia E. Allen Ms. Alice A. Allhoff Mrs. Barbara Almli Mr. Zolten A. Ambrus Ms. Elizabeth M. Amend Mrs. Patricia E. Ament Mrs. Geneva Anderson Ms. Corinne G. Collins Mr. Frank V. Colton Mr. Ralph O. Conklin Mrs. Catherine S. Conley Mrs. Iris J. Connolly Mrs. Linda S. Cooper Ms. Sharon P. Cooper Ms. Gwen Copeland Mr. Marvin Copley Ms. Helen R. Corbeil Mr. John M. Corwin Ms. Carol A. Cotter Ms. Geraldine E. Cotter Mr. Lawrence G. Cotter Mr. Allen D. Coulter Ms. Susan P. Courington Ms. Dianne M. Cowall Dr. Donald E. Cowing Mr. William H. Cravens Ms. Betty Crawford Mrs. Florence E. Crawford Mrs. Gladys Creighton Mr. Earl F. Croll Ms. Mary J. Cronin Mrs. Ann M. Crossen Dr. Mary Crowley Mrs. Leslie A. Cummings Mrs. Fannye Curtis Mrs. Eva M. Cushing Mrs. Arlene Cutler Sandra L. Cvercko, PhD Ms. Lynne Cynamon Ms. Carol R. Daien Ms. Evelyn R. Dale Robert E. Dalton, Jr. Mr. Thomas R. Daly Mr. John T. Daniel Ms. Cornelia O. Davis Virginia J. Davis Jones, EdD Mr. Mark Davis Steven R. Davis, PhD Ms. Jenny B. Deak Gina Louise DeBlase Ms. Mary A. Declerck M. Isabelle Declercq-Fleming Mr. Earl W. Deforest Ms. Linda E. De Iulius Ms. Marie S. Della Lucia Mrs. Deborah DeMeester Mrs. Cynthia M. DeNardis Mr. Thomas B. Denewith Ms. Ethel A. Denlar Mrs. Lovie D. Dennis Mr. Richard F. Denniston Ms. Susan S. Dentel Mr. Alexander J. Depetro Mrs. Joyce L. Deutelbaum Mr. Robert J. Dickhudt Ms. Susan L. Dickow Mr. Donald W. Dierkes Ms. Rosemarie J. Dirjan Ms. Susan B. Dixon Mr. Daniel L. Docks Gerald B. Dodd, EdD Ms. Helen M. Donaghue Mr. Gerald A. Dressig Ms. Pauline P. Drouillard Mrs. Joan G. Drummy Ms. Carol L. Dubuque Mrs. T. Dudek Ms. Phillaire D. Dudley Mr. Tony C. Dudley Ms. Vivien M. Duncan Ms. Katherine M. Duquet Mrs. Marjorie C. Durand Mr. Joseph L. Durocher Mr. Franklin E. Dyer Jazlin Ebenezer Mrs. Stephanie M. Ebling Ms. Murphy S. Ehlers Ms. Sophie J. Eisenberg Ireta R. Ekstrom, PhD Mr. James Kyle Elliott Mrs. Beverly L. Ellis Mrs. Dorothy Krenz Ellis Ms. Phyllis L. Ellsworth Mr. George L. Engel Hermann-Josef Engels Mrs. Diane English Evelyn M. Fry English Ms. Patricia A. Eppley Richard A. Eskola Ms. Florence V. Etefia Mrs. Shirley M. Evanski Mr. Samuel H. Faber Mr. Leonard S. Fabirkiewicz Ms. Anna Faigin Ms. Terri D. Faitel Vincent Famularo, Jr. Mr. Sydney F. Farber George Farrah, EdD Mrs. Sandra J. Farrow Ms. Marilyn M. Fealk Mrs. Carol Feldman Mrs. Margaret Feldman Ms. Joan Ferguson Mr. Bernardo Fernandez Mr. Terry D. Filer Morton B. Finkel Mrs. Johanna M. Finn Ms. Bina B. Firestone Mr. Henry Fischhoff Julie Flax Eric J. Follo, EdD Ms. Karen A. Fontana Ms. Laura H. Font Mrs. Ruth H. Ford Ms. Emily B. Fradette Mrs. Carole A. Frank Ms. Darlene R. Fredrikson Mrs. Elaine M. Freeman Dr. Nancy Freeman Ms. Jennifer L. Lerner Mrs. Lillian S. Friedman Ms. Placidia D. Frierson Ms. Anita J. Fudge Ms. Cecilia M. Gabel Mrs. Bernice Gach Mr. James J. Galichansky Dr. Hector Garcia Mrs. Phyllis Garlock Ms. Annie M. Gates Mrs. Loretta C. Gates Mrs. Barbara G. Gayl Mr. Robert S. Geoffroy Ms. Helene Georgiou Mrs. Joanne Gerben Ms. Margaret A. Gibson Ms. Rhonda J. Gilbert Mrs. Carolyn A. Gilbreath Sarah F. Giles, PhD Mr. Theodore R. Gitter Ms. Erthlyne Glasco Ms. Irma L. Glaser Mr. Eugene S. Goldberg Mrs. Mariette Goldberg Mr. Harvey B. Goldstein Mrs. Elizabeth F. Goliber Ms. Audrey J. Goodman Ms. Ruth A. Goodyear Ms Nan Goshorn Mrs. Louise E. Gotch Ms. Kimberly S. Goulding Mr. Thomas H. Grabowski Mrs. Janetta M. Graham Ms. Sandra L. Greek Ms. Kay E. Greene, EdD Ms. Nancy K. Greenstein Mr. Harold L. Gregor Mrs. Charlotte A. Gregory Mr. Lynne R. Gregory Mrs. Kristin E. Grip Mr. Elliott Grodsky Mrs. Marilyn A. Gubbins Ms Kimberly Guella Ms. Mary F. Guglielmetti Mrs. Lisa A. Guido Ms. Susan J. Gumpper Marilyn F. Guss, PhD Andrew J. Gust, PhD Ms. Margaret D. Guthrie Mrs. Sharon M. Gutow Mrs. Cheryl C. Guyer Mr. John A. Haas Mr. Edward D. Hafeli Ms. Diana A. Hage Ms. Alice Hagerman Mr. Terence Hallamon Mr. Harry J. Hall Ms. Pamela Y. Hall Mrs. Sarah L. Halvorsen Mrs. Brenda A. Hamilton Mrs. Carole J. Hamilton Mr. Gregory C. Hancock Ms. Greta A. Harpold Mrs. Betty T. Harris Ms. Sharon D. Harris-Carter Mr. Max B. Harris Ms. Janet E. Harrison Ms. Carla S. Harting Mrs. Joyce L. Hartwig Mrs. Ann E. Harvey Diane Haselhuhn-Winterstein Mrs. Barbara L. Hass Patricia Lou Hassenger Ms. Jane K. Hastreiter-Farrelly Mrs. Nancy E. Hawkins Mr. David J. Hearndon Ms. Elaine H. Heavenrich Ms. Lois A. Hebert Mrs. Cheri L. Hegler-Trameri Mrs. Martha N. Heidt Mrs. Rose Mary Held Dr. John E. Helfrich Mr. Conrad F. Hempel Mrs. Alethia E. Henderson Mrs. Carole A. Hepper Mrs. Geraldine Herrington Mrs. Denise M. Hessler Mr. William G. Hessler Mrs. Sandra Himelstein Mrs. Muriel J. Hinz Ms. Margaret A. Hoard Ms. Winifred J. Hodgkinson Mrs. Joan A. Hoelaars Mrs. Kathleen E. Hoener Ms. Sue A. Hoffman D. Holiday Dr. Martin E. Hollander Ms. Evelyn M. Hollaway Ms. Janet S. Hornett Mr. Allen T. Hosler Rose M. Houghton, EdD Ms. Bei Hua Mr. John J. Huczek Mrs. Victoria Huk Mr. Robert B. Hunter Mr. John W. Hurley Mrs. Judy A. Husak Norman C. Irish, PhD Mr. Jacob Ishakis Stuart G. Itzkowitz, PhD Ms. Tina M. Smith Ms. Thailamani Iyer Ms. Mary Jacks Ms. Josephine E. Jackson Ms. Uldine Jackson Ms. Janet L. Jacobsen Mr. Stanley R. Jaffe Mrs. Yolette Jaffe Ms. Elizabeth H. Jaggers Mrs. Lenora F. Jambor Mrs. Linda L. Janiszewski Mr. John H. Jarpe Ms. Mary Jarvis Ms. Kathleen A. Jaskot Ayala Jedwab Ms. Julia A. Jeffries Ms. Jean A. Jenkins Ms. Ludella Y. Jenkins Sandra Renay Jenkins Ms. Rosemarie Jerzylo Mrs. Belva P. Jettie Mr. Paul L. Joens Mrs. Elsie L. A. Johnson Mrs. Joan L. Johnson Mrs. Linda E. Johnson Mrs. Lorena B. Johnson Ms. Mary C. Johnson Mrs. Marjorie C. Johnstone Mrs. Patricia L. Johnston Ms. Christian Deeley-Jones Donna M. Jones, EdD Mrs. Margaret C. Jones Mr. Michael P. Jones Mr. Paul H. Jones John I. Jordan, Jr. Ms. Ella M. Joshua-Dixon J.R.’s Psychological Service, PC Julia Eugenia Jurgelonis Kristen D. Juul, EdD Mrs. Isabel P. Kachman Mr. Richard R. Kaimala Mrs. Marie C. Kalapinski Ms. Evi Kallas Mrs. Margaret C. Kamon Mrs. Diane Kaplan Mrs. Mary R. Kargilis Ms. Karen F. Kastely Ms. Sandra A. Kawecki Mr Spencer Keaton III Ms. Nina L. Keener Mr. Donald J. Keith Mr. Robert R. Kelly Ms. Dana M. Kennedy Ms. Jeanne Kerwick Raymond P. Kettel, EdD Mr. David R. King Sandra L. Klasky, PhD Ms. Christine A. Klein Mrs. Sonya B. Klein Ms. Suzanne L. Chappel Mrs. Kathleen M. Kocher Ms. Alice A. Kolhoff Mr. Steven J. Koponen Mrs. Kathryn D. Koveleski Mrs. Mary L. Kratofil Mrs. Jean L. Kropf Mrs. Katharine Krusik Ms. Carol A. Krzyston Mr. William A. Kubik Mr. Richard G. Kurche Ms. Linda Kurpinski Mrs. Sonia Kurtyka Mr. Edward J. Kuznia Reverend Kristen H. Kvamme Ms. Susan L. LaGrois Mrs. Gloria Lamb Ms. Rita Landau Ms. Juanita Landrum Ms. Judy L. LaRocca Mark Larson Mr. Paul E. Latham Ms. Margaret D. Lau Mrs. Edna S. Lawicki Diane Lawrence Mr. John W. Lawrence Ms. Elizabeth A. Leavitt Mr. Jon Q. Lectka Ms. Sherrill A. Lefforge Mary Hetrick Leitao Mrs. Ruth L. Lenehan Ms. Pauline M. Leonard Mrs. Ruth E. Le Patourel Mrs. Dana D. Letvin Dr. Seymour E. Le Vine Ms. Louise M. Lewis Randy A. Liepa, EdD Mrs. Joan E. Linden Mrs. Charlotte Liner Dr. Lori R. Liner Jeanine Linington Dr. Paul E. Lipson Ms. Ruth Elaine Liska Ms. Karen M. Listwan Ms. Alice P. Lloyd Dr. Richard E. Lloyd Dr. James S. Lombard Mrs. Sandra J. Louden Pamela Edds Lowry Mr. Ronald J. Lowy Mrs. Patricia A. Luebbert Mrs. Betty G. Lueders Mrs. Mary Ann Luring Mrs. Frances E. Lush Ms. Patricia M. Lynem Ms. Vera L. Mackey Mrs. Shirley Magder Mr. Robert J. Mahar Mr. Jan S. Majewski Mrs. Carole Maki Ms. Ashar Maktari Claudia G. Mallett, EdD Mrs. Patricia A. Malone Ms. Sylvia Marciniak Ms. Wilda B. Martin Ms. Frances Marwil Mr. Paul L. Marzec Ms. Carol Maus May Department StoresThe Company Foundation Ms. Minnie M. Mayes Ms. Angela M. Maynor Mr. Richard D. Mc Atee Dr. Roger A. McCaig Mr. John L. McConnell Nancy McDonough Odell McGlothian, Sr. Mrs. Carolyn H. McGrory Ms. Joan K. Mc Intyre Ms. Wilma D. McKenzie Mr. Robert N. McKerr Ms. Margaret McKillop Mrs. Patsy S. McKinnis Ms. Mary E. Mckissic Ms. Monica G. McLeod Ms. Wanda McNairy-Hoskins Ms. Jacqueline H. McNeer Mrs. Barbara L. McNeil Mr. Lawrence E. McPhee Mrs. Ruth E. McWatt Nardina N. Mein Mrs. Ida J. 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O’Brien, Jr. Ms. Patricia E. O’Brien Mrs. Judith S. Ochss Mr. Dennis F. O’Connor Ms. Julie A. O’Connor Ms. Cynthia D. O’Flynn Gerald Richard Oglan Mr Frank Olenchak Ms. Roxanne F. Oliver Mrs. Rosemary A. O’Malley Mr. Sheldon Onickel Mrs. Eunice Orton Lynn M. Ostrowski Mr. Ronald D. Palazzola Ms. Kathrine Phyllis Palmateer Mrs. Henrietta C. Palmer Mrs. Rosalie Papazian Ms. Edith M. Parrish Ms. Louise M. Parrish Ms. Leisa J. Passarelli Mr. John Paterson Mr. Michael A. Pattison Dr. Marjorie R. Patton Ms. Kay L. Paupore Mr. Charles E. Paye, Jr. Ms. Barbara A. Pegg Mrs. Cynthia M. Pendleton Mr. John C. Perry Mr. Greg Peters Ms. Joanne G. Peters Mrs. Constance S. Peterson Ms. Ethel Phillips Mr. Roger M. Phillips Ms. Mary Katherine Philp Ms. Regina B. Pierce Mr. Monte E. Piliawsky Mrs. Jessie V. Pinder Mr. Henry J. Pineau Ms. Georgia C. Pinto Ms. Christine C. Podowski Mrs. Josephine Pogue Dr. Neil A. Pohlmann Mrs. Josette M. Poirier Ms. Lillian E. Poplawski Richard F. Popp, Sr. Margaret A. Posch, PhD Ms. Brenda K. Potter Kiris J Wardlaw Powell Mr. Kurt A. Pratel Ms. June L. Price Mrs. Lynda G. Pride Ms. Mary L. Prouty Ms. Mildred M. Pyorala Mr. Van E. Quaal Ms. Margaret A. Qualmann Mrs. Lynn C. Quigley Ralph Quist Mrs. Gail S. Raben Gail A. Rachor, EdD Mr. Kenneth J. Rausch Mr. Justin C. Ravitz Mr. Dwain A. Read Ms. Barbara A. Reber Ms. Coralie Reck Ms. Elizabeth M. Regan Ms. Mary E. Reichert Mrs. Cynthia A. Restuccia Jeanne Marie E. Rettich Keith Rhodes Ms Cindy Richard Mrs. Joy E. Ridener Ms. Ruth M. Ridley Ms. Geraldine G. Roberts Dr. Sally K. Roberts Mrs. Dorothy P. Robinson Ms. Johnnie R. Robinson Ms. Lynne M. Roby Ms. Judith S. Rocco Mrs. Della M. Holloway-Rodgers Ms. Elaine M. Roffey Ms. Anne C. Ronco Mr. Daniel R. Ropek Mrs. Mary J. Rosen Mr. Donald E. Ross Mrs. Constance Rosser Ms. Lori F. Rothenberg Mrs. Gertrude Roth Ms. Catherine W. Routt Mrs. Beatrice Rowe Mrs. Barbara Rubin Mr. Daniel Rubin Mr. Richard E. Russell Mrs. Violet Rutledge Dib A. Saab, EdD Safeco Insurance Compaines Ms. Merrill A. Saidman Mrs. Carol J. Salgot Mr. Martin A. Samanen Mr. Robert T. Samaras Mrs. Martha L. Sartori Ms. Grace Sarvis Alfred A. Sauter Ms. Margaret A. Sautter Mr. Jonathan E. Schelke Donna D. Schmidt, EdD Rose Marie Schmidt Ms. Sandra A. Schmidt Mrs. Mary T. Schneider Mr. Eric J. Schoettle Reverend Armond D. Schoof Mr. Russell S. Schoof Mrs. Schuetz Mrs. Virginia D. Schulte Mr. Daniel A. Schultz Avis L. Schulze Ms. Edith Scopone Ms. Barbara J. Scott Mr. Bill M. Seaman Mr. Lawrence Sekulich Mr. Shaban Semsedini Ms. Sandra K. Seppala Ms. Marvel Shapiro Mrs. Rochelle T. Shapiro Ms. Sandra Shapiro Mrs. Jeanette Sharpe Mrs. Dolly Sharples Ms. Shirley Sharpley Mrs. Shirley A. Shea Felice Shecter, PhD Ms. Kathleen A. Shellabarger Ms. Janis A. Shild Ms. Patricia D. Shook Ms. Wilma J. Shook Jean T. Shope, PhD Rabbi Marion R. Shulevitz Mrs. Kathleen L. Shuller Mrs. Donna Beth Siegner Ms. Simonne S. Silage Mr. Marshall H. Silverman Mr. Robert L. 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Wommack Mrs. Joyce E. Woodison Ms. Susan M. Wood Ms. Ruth A. Woody Mrs. Ardith Wozniak WSU Education Faculty Association Keith D. Wunderlich, EdD Mr. Arthur E. Wunsch Ms. Deborah A. Wutka Mrs. Mary D. Wylie Ms. Sandra J. Wyzgoski Susan Yeknik Mrs. Valerie K. Yodhes Jina Song Yoon Mr. Jim Young Mrs. Vera B. Young Ms. Joann L. Zabel Mrs. Anna L. Zech Mr. Marshall F. Zumberg Mrs. Karen B. Zyczynski 03 AWS Society Members are in Bold *Deceased To become a college donor/ supporter, contact Joanne Osmer, COE development officer, at (313) 577-1664, [email protected] or at the College of Education Office of the Dean, Room 441 Education Building, Wayne State University, 5425 Gullen Mall, Detroit, MI 48202. Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. We apologize for any errors or omissions. Please contact Joanne Osmer with corrections. S P R I N G / S U M M E R w w w . c o e . w a y n e . e d u 2 0 0 4 WSU Charter Night November 8, 2003 Ford Conference and Event Center Dearborn, Michigan President Irvin D. Reid and other university officials greet alumni, faculty and friends of the College of Education at Charter Night, a black-tie event held annually each fall to thank donors to the university and to welcome them as members of the Anthony Wayne Society. IT Poster Presentations The Instructional Technology (IT) program hosted its fall term “poster session” on December 13, 2003, during which the 13 graduating IT master’s degree students displayed their terminal projects. This event, held each term, showcases the talents of IT students and the unique projects that they complete to fulfill their final degree requirements. The projects are very diverse and reflect the program emphases: K-12 Technology Integration, Performance Improvement and Training, and Interactive Technologies. The December 2003 presentations included: • A training program introducing Macomb Community College faculty to distance education encompassing both technical issues and distance education design strategies (by Amy Pawlusiak). • A course that provides the fundamentals of project management by building upon the use of group activities, games, discussion and video (by Esther Jackson). • An interactive multimedia tutorial titled, “Mole D. Cheese’s Lab Safety Tutorial for High School Chemistry Students” (by Michael Pituch). • A project in which students wrote, directed, and produced digital films that were subsequently sold to support the school’s purchase of new equipment (by Devon Fralik). Family and friends of the prospective graduates, as well as faculty and other IT students, attended the poster session. ■ 2004-2005 Scholarship Selection Process Underway More than 130 students met the January 12, 2004 deadline to apply for scholarships offered by the College of Education for the 2004-2005 academic year. The scholarship review process is moving along on schedule thanks to the efforts of the following members of the COE Scholarship Committee: Elsie Babcock (TED) Hal Dittenber (TED) Daisy Ellington (TBF) Holly Feen (TED) Betsy Hughes (Dean’s Office) Joyce Krause (KHS) Frances LaPlante-Sosnowsky (AOS) Cam Liebold (Dean’s Office) Sharon Sellers-Clark (Academic Services) Check the COE website this fall for the latest information with regard to the application materials and deadline for the 2005-2006 scholarships. The task of reviewing all applications to select recipients for over 100 scholarships is close to completion. Applicants will be notified in early June by U.S. mail whether or not they have received a scholarship. Awards will be presented at the college’s Scholarship Awards Ceremony and reception on August 3, 2004. All students receiving a scholarship for 2004-2005 are required to attend this event. The scholarship given annually in conjunction with the Outstanding Educator of the Year award will be made this year in the name of Dr. Kenneth S. Burnley, CEO of the Detroit Public Schools. Materials for the 2005-2006 scholarship application process will be available online at www.coe.wayne.edu in the fall of this year. ■ 5 S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 0 4 w w w . c o e . w a y n e . e d u COE Student Receives Prestigious Howard A. Donnelly Award The College of Education has another recipient of the university’s prestigious Howard A. Donnelly Award: Secondary Education and English major Charles Stamboulian! This award, established in 1927, is given annually at the spring commencement to a male Charles Stamboulian, COE and female student judged math education student and as having made the most recipient of the university-wide outstanding contributions Howard A Donnelly award for to the university in the undergraduates. Charles is also areas of student activities, a “Warrior Elite”: a student leadership and service, athlete who has a 3.5 or while maintaining high above GPA. standards throughout their academic careers. Charles, who attended North Farmington High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan, exemplifies this description. A member of the Golden Key Honor Society, he has excelled academically, and graduated in May magna cum laude with a 3.88 GPA. He received a WSU Presidential Scholarship and the Carol Ann Albertson Memorial Scholarship from the College of Education. As a four-year member of WSU’s cross-country team, he was an NCAA Division II Coach’s Association Academic All-American in 2001 and 2003. He had the sixth highest GPA of all cross-country runners in the country last year, is a three-time Academic All-GLIAC selection, and a three-year member of the “Warrior Elite,” which consists of student-athletes with GPAs of 3.5 or above. Charles’ contributions to the university and the community are equally remarkable: as a participant in the Detroit fundraiser “Walk as One” on Belle Isle, the Motor City Makeover trash-clearing effort, and as a volunteer tutor at the Detroit Lions Academy in Detroit. He has also been a volunteer tutor at schools in Ferndale, a driver for Farmington Area Goodfellows Canned Food Holiday drive, and has tutored students in the WSU Department of Mathematics. As president of the Society of Armenian Students at WSU in 2003, Charles promoted awareness of the 1915 Armenian genocide, raised funds for a medical center and hospital in Armenia, and spearheaded a donation to the Armenian Community Center in Dearborn in memory of the 1915 genocide. Charles completed his student teaching in math at Beaubien Middle School in Detroit and in English at Southfield High School. His immediate career goal is to teach English or math at the secondary level. He is proud that his parents and an uncle are also WSU graduates, and states, “My role models and heroes have always been my teachers, especially my mother. I will never lose sight of my most important goal: to do what my teachers have done for me by actively engaging and inspiring students with the hope of giving them the courage and tools to follow their own dreams.” Charles’ accomplishments illustrate the best of his graduating class. As an exemplary representative of the WSU undergraduate student body, the college is proud that Charles is one of its alumni and congratulates him on being selected the 2004 Howard A. Donnelly Award recipient! ■ First Annual Student Technology Day Conference The College of Education (COE) hosted its first annual Student Technology Day Conference in the McGregor Memorial Conference Center on February 25, 2004. This half-day event provided close to 200 preservice student teachers the opportunity to learn about technology for teaching and learning as well as the chance to participate in a professional conference. The Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching with Technology (COATT) helped support this activity, which was specifically designed for preservice student teachers. Conference sessions included presentations by faculty, students, alumni and staff on topics ranging from digital storytelling and e-portfolios to demonstrations of SmartBoards and handheld computers. Faculty presentations covered adaptive technologies, university design for education, and integration of technology in math, science, and reading literacy classes. A wide variety of education technology vendors made the conference exciting for many students. Over 50 students received various door prizes donated by vendors and the college, including a digital camera, CD headphone sets, software, a computer scanner, and T-shirts. Dean Paula Wood provided closing comments for the conference and spoke to the students about their role and responsibilities as leaders in education. She also picked the winning raffle tickets for the door prizes. Plans for the second annual Student Technology Day Conference are already underway. Next year the college hopes to expand the event to a full day, featuring even more student technology projects, faculty presentations, software demonstrations, and hands-on workshops. Information on next year’s event will be included in future COE newsletters and online at www.coe.wayne.edu. ■ Elsie Babcock, Teacher Education lecturer, discusses classroom technology innovations with attendees at the college’s first annual Technology Day Conference. Every spring the university hosts a Retiree and Employee Recognition Program to collectively recognize and thank all of the employees who are retiring and/or have been at Wayne State University for 25 years or more. At this year’s ceremony, held on April 23, 2004 in the Community Arts Auditorium, the following College of Education (COE) employees were honored for their many years of service to the university and the college: FACULTY RETIREES David Blievernicht, PhD, associate professor of Kinesiology, Health, and Sport Studies, retired at the end of the 2003 fall term. He had been a faculty member at WSU for 36 years, and taught courses in Biomechanics and Health. Over the years students appreciated his wide range of knowledge and even the difficult challenge of his Biomechanics course, as it prepared them for other coursework and their chosen careers. We thank Professor Blievernicht for his 36 years of service to the division, the college, and the university, and wish him a long and healthy retirement. Well-wishers can contact him at [email protected]. Alvin Edelson, PhD, a senior lecturer in Instructional Technology (IT), retired in August 2003, ending over 30 years of service to Wayne State University. Edelson began teaching IT classes in 1972 as part of his appointment as a research assistant working in the Dean’s Office of the college. He was involved in the development of the university’s first attempt at distance education, which consisted of educational television offerings. He also created the instructional video specialization in the IT program, as well as new courses in professional presentations, critical viewing of television and media literacy. He was the first in the college to deliver courses via two-way interactive television, and was the first editor of InTerface, the IT program’s newsletter. In 1996 Edelson received an Excellence in Teaching Award from the College of Education and was a recipient of an Emmy from the Michigan Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. We thank him for all of his contributions to the college and university over 30 years and wish him well in his retirement. YEARS OF SERVICE RECIPIENTS 30 YEARS: Arnold Coven, EdD Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations 35 YEARS: Roger DeMont, EdD Administrative and Organizational Studies Donald Marcotte, PhD Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations Jacqueline Tilles, PhD Teacher Education Mary Waker, PhD Education Technology Center 40 YEARS: Sharon Elliott, EdD, Teacher Education Margaret Strobel-Donofrio, Dean’s Office Attendees at the Technology Day Conference enjoy refreshments in the lobby of the McGregor Memorial Conference Center between sessions and workshops. Close to 200 students participated in the half-day program. 6 COE Employees Recognized COE Dean Paula Wood was present at the event to personally thank each of the COE honorees during the program. Congratulations to all of these retirees and employees, who between them have devoted a remarkable 316 years of service to the university and the College of Education! ■ w w w . c o e . w a y n e . e d u “Baby Think It Over” Research Project Cheryl Somers, PhD, principal investigator of the “Baby Think It Over” grant, and Maureen Gerwatowski, doctoral student and research assistant and program coordinator for the grant, hold the infant simulators used in the “Baby Think It Over” S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 0 4 How can schools help teenagers learn about responsible sexual behavior? That’s a question that Cheryl Somers, PhD, assistant professor, Educational Psychology program, Division of Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations, is trying to answer through a grant that she was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Her co-investigator is Shlomo Sawilowksy, PhD, professor, Educational Evaluation and Research program. Her program coordinator and research assistant is Maureen Gerwatowski, a doctoral student in Educational Psychology. Their research goal is to determine the effectiveness of the teenage pregnancy prevention project, “Baby Think It Over” (BTIO). Under the BTIO approach, teenagers experience caring for a lifelike computerized infant simulator designed to provide a realistic example of the responsibilities involved with parenting infants. Although this has been a nationwide effort, very little research on the impact of the program has been done, and the results are mixed. This federal grant allows the researchers to evaluate the impact of BTIO on seventh and eighth graders of both genders, using the traditional experimental approach in which one group of teens experiences the “babies” and the other group does not. Both groups are asked about their sexual attitudes, behaviors, education, etc., and are compared before and after the intervention and at later follow-up points to determine the effectiveness of the experience in impacting attitudes and behaviors that are related to avoidance of teen pregnancy. The results of this study will be used to inform educators about programming in schools, and whether or not the BTIO program is cost-effective in terms of the results it produces. ■ teenage pregnancy prevention project. COE Faculty Hold Diversity Workshop ETC Gets a New Look As part of the college’s ongoing efforts to ensure that reflection on diversity permeates all segments of its programs, the College of Education (COE) faculty, through the efforts of its Diversity Committee, held a workshop last fall devoted to diversity awareness. The purpose of the all-day activity, held on October 8, 2003, at Focus:HOPE in Detroit, was twofold: 1) to further faculty and staff members’ knowledge and sensitivity regarding issues of diversity, and 2) to further faculty and staff members’ skills in facilitating students’ commitment to diversity. The workshop included presentations by two speakers. In the morning Jerry Executive Director of the Detroit Branch of the NAACP, Heaster Herron, director, Wayne State University Wheeler, spoke at the October, 2003 Diversity Workshop for the Honors Program, focused on the history COE faculty and staff at Focus:HOPE. of Detroit with an emphasis on the lives and roles of different ethnic and racial groups. In the afternoon session, Heaster Wheeler, executive director, Detroit Branch of the NAACP, provided a short history of the NAACP and its current programs and issues, as well as a discussion of the role of COE faculty in developing competent professionals committed to working with diverse groups of learners. Small group activities, aimed at increasing faculty members’ awareness of diversity issues and why they are important, were also held throughout the day. The goals of the college’s Diversity Committee, which were developed and presented to the COE faculty in February 2003, are: 1) to increase faculty and staff commitment to seeing that issues related to diversity are an integral part of the college’s mission; 2) to increase the level of knowledge, dispositions and skills related to issues of diversity in COE faculty, staff and students; and 3) to develop a set of guiding principles related to diversity for preparing effective urban educators. The committee is co-chaired by Sharon Elliott, EdD, assistant dean, Division of Teacher Education, and JoAnne Holbert, EdD, assistant dean, Divisions of Administrative and Organizational Studies and Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations. Committee members include the following COE faculty and academic staff: Elsie Babcock, Keisha Hall, Michael Muise, PhD, Marc Rosa, EdD, Sharon Sellers-Clark, Linda Tillman, PhD, Delano Tucker, EdD, and Rodica Vasiliu, PhD. The Diversity Committee - guided by the goals noted above - will conduct additional activities in the future such as presentations, readings, and discussions for faculty and staff; review of student recruitment activities; discussions of curriculum; efforts to rebuild student organizations; and the sharing of various resources and reading lists. Through these practices and more, the goal of the Diversity Committee is to ensure that the college consistently and continuously affirms its theme: The Effective Urban Educator: Reflective, Innovative and Committed to Diversity. ■ Important changes have occurred recently in the Education Technology Center (ETC). With support from university Omnibus funds, the college updated the computers and workstations in all labs on the first floor of the Education Building. The new computers are configured to provide the latest digital tools to support students in the development of their educational multimedia projects. Software such as Inspiration, Kidspiration, Tech4Learning (ImageBlender, VideoBlender, MediaBlender), Adobe Design Suite (Acrobat, PhotoShop, Illustrator, GoLive), SPSS, Geometry Sketchpad, iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, MovieMaker, and the latest Microsoft Office suite are loaded on all the first floor lab computers. In addition, the computers all have CD-RW drives that enable students to burn their project files on a CD. The iMac computers also have DVD burners. The Omnibus grant also supported the purchase of digital cameras and Palm handheld computers to be used specifically for learning and development activities in COE classes. These new tools have created a great deal of excitement among students and faculty who teach their classes in the labs. The ETC staff continuously strives to update and improve the technology available to COE students so that these resources are relevant to the learning taking place in COE classrooms. These latest refinements have already proven extremely useful to COE students. ■ Gary Smith, PhD, professor in Teacher Education, helps students learn about some of the new technology available in the Education Technology Center. 7 S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 0 4 w w w . c o e . w a y n e . e d u S P O T L I G H T O N T H E Spotlight on COE Office of Development and Alumni Affairs Spotlight on COE Research JOANNE OSMER, DEVELOPMENT OFFICER S TEVEN ILMER, ASSOCIATE DEAN, RESEARCH WSU Capital Campaign: Wayne State University will soon issue a public announcement about its upcoming major capital campaign, which has been in the “silent phase” for many months. This is the first comprehensive capital campaign in the university’s history, and the College of Education is a proud participant and supporter of this effort. We will be asking our alumni, friends, faculty and staff to help us reach our campaign goals. Meanwhile, we remind you of just a few of the college’s many programs and accomplishments: • Over 80 percent of our graduates remain in Michigan as teachers and school administrators. • We have numerous partnerships with corporations, foundations and nonprofit organizations, which offer tutoring, mentoring and innovative curricular programs where they are most needed: in urban schools. • We provide expertise in 37 areas of academic specialization. • Our current global outreach includes exchange programs in Finland, Russia and South Africa, preparing students to contribute to a global society. • We rank among the top 50 colleges in the United States in external funding for service and research projects. • Our Alternative Pathways to Teaching program has earned numerous national awards for its effectiveness in recruiting and preparing teachers from underrepresented groups. There are many more areas of accomplishment we could highlight, and we will do so in future issues of this newsletter. The next issue of The Educator will detail the college’s goals for the capital campaign and how your support will ensure a bright future for the College of Education and the students, families, and schools in southeastern Michigan. Planned Giving: A Salute to the Doziers Education has always been important to Wayne State University alumni Tillman and Margie Dozier. “A teacher gave me encouragement to attend college,” Tillman says, “and I wanted to help others have the same opportunities my degree gave me.” Margie states, “At 16 I was ineligible for nursing programs offered by hospitals, but WSU’s College of Nursing offered me a chance. I want to pass that chance on to others who want to study nursing.” So “giving back” has played a prominent role in the Doziers’ lives: to community, to family, and to their alma mater. Tillman received bachelor’s (1958) and master’s (1962) degrees from the College of Education. Margie is a 1960 College of Nursing graduate. They “give back” through generous bequests to the Colleges of Education and Nursing, helping future teachers and nurses achieve their dreams. The Doziers hope that others who learn of their commitment will be inspired to follow their example and support WSU with a planned gift as well. The Colleges of Education and Nursing are grateful to the Doziers for their continued commitment and generosity. If you have any questions about the capital campaign, want information about creating an estate plan that includes the College of Education or about other giving opportunities, please contact Joanne Osmer at (313) 577-1664 or [email protected]. ■ Spotlight on Administrative and Organizational Studies (AOS) JOANNE HOLBERT, ASSISTANT DEAN K-12 Technology Integration Degree Program: Working in cooperation with the Wayne County Regional Educational Services Agency (RESA), the College of Education’s Instructional Technology (IT) faculty has begun a new two-year IT master’s degree program, with an emphasis in K-12 technology integration. This program involves a cohort of 25 teachers, technology directors and coordinators, and Wayne RESA staff. Evaluation of Integration Training: DaimlerChrysler Services has funded research on “Evaluation of Integration Training” through the COE’s Institute for Learning and Performance Improvement. Timothy Spannaus, senior lecturer, Instructional Technology program, is principal investigator. AERA Award: Linda Tillman, PhD, associate professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program, was presented with the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Palmer O. Johnson Early Career Award at a ceremony during the AERA annual meeting in San Diego on April16, 2004. This prestigious award is presented to the scholar who, at the early-career level, has “significantly contributed to the understanding of issues that disproportionately affect minority populations, and who made a significant contribution to education research and development.” AERA Outstanding Article Award: Tillman was also nominated for the AERA Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award for the “outstanding article published in an AERA journal.” Her nominated article, “Culturally Sensitive Research Approaches: An African-American Perspective,” appeared in the December 2002 issue of AERA’s Educational Researcher. 50th Year Anniversary: In addition, Tillman assisted the WSU Law School with the planning of its activities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision (see article on page 10). ■ 8 • An all-new College of Education website promotes the sponsored research and publications of the college’s faculty and staff. To view the latest faculty accomplishments, access the website at www.coe.wayne.edu and click on COE Research and Publications. Faculty and staff who wish to add new items should contact Donna Ullrich at [email protected]. • College of Education faculty and administrators have been awarded $43,415,236 in external grants and contracts since fiscal year 1996. These funds -- received from federal, state, local and private foundation sources -- have been used to implement demonstration programs, research initiatives, instructional programs and service projects in partnership with public schools and other government and nonprofit agencies. Congratulations to all the COE faculty and staff who have worked so hard to obtain and administer these much-needed revenues! • Steven Ilmer, associate dean, Research, participated in the WSU Humanities Center Brown Bag Colloquium Series with an April 15 presentation, “Outcomes from University and K-12 School Partnerships in Atlanta, Houston, Kansas City, St. Louis and Milwaukee: An Initiative Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and the Great Cities’ Universities.” WSU’s College of Education is a participant in the Great Cities’ Universities initiative. ■ Spotlight on Academic Services JANICE GREEN, ASSISTANT DEAN, ACADEMIC SERVICES 2004 Teacher Job Placement Fair: The College of Education held its annual Teacher Job Placement Fair on April 19, 2004, in the Student Center Building. Close to 500 students participated, interacting with personnel from over 40 school districts, including a district from Florida and one from Virginia. This is a significant increase from the 19 districts that participated in the first Teacher Job Placement Fair in 2000. As in the past, students at this year’s fair brought their resumes, letters of recommendation and copies of their Michigan Teaching Certificate if they were certified. They took advantage of the opportunity to question potential employers about their school districts and engage in on-site interviewing. Check the fall/winter 2004-2005 issue of The Educator for the date of next year’s Teacher Job Placement Fair. ■ Spotlight on Education Technology Center (ETC) MARY WAKER, DIRECTOR • The Education Technology Center helped host the COE’s first annual technology conference on February 25 (see article on page 6). • ETC computer labs recently underwent renovations; read about their new look on page 7. ■ S P R I N G / S U M M E R w w w . c o e . w a y n e . e d u C O L L E G E O F 2 0 0 4 E D U C AT I O N Spotlight on Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies (KHS) Calendar SARAH ERBAUGH, ASSISTANT DEAN 5/21-6/16/04 - Art Education - Art Therapy Student Exhibit 6/11-13/04 - Detroit Festival of the Arts New Diet and Exercise Study: Randall Gretebeck, PhD, KHS assistant professor, is co-investigator on a five-year grant to study a diet and exercise program to promote weight loss in African-American breast cancer survivors. This research is a component of a larger grant at Wayne State University designed to investigate racial health disparities. To undertake this effort, Gretebeck has set up a satellite exercise physiology laboratory at WSU’s Clinical Research Center to conduct exercise testing and counseling for the 60 subjects enrolled in the study. Volunteers, Administrators and Coaches (VAC) Program: Delano Tucker, assistant professor, EdD, KHS, and Ron Simpkins, KHS adjunct faculty member, are completing the fifth year of the Volunteers, Administrators and Coaches (VAC) program. Under this program, funded primarily by the Skillman Foundation, volunteer coaches and administrators of Detroit area youth sports programs are given formal training for these activities. The program has grown since its inception, and a new dimension, training of game officials in the Officiating Academy, has been added with the help of the following sponsors: the Detroit Lions Charities, National Football League Charities and the Detroit Federation of Football Coaches. 6/25/04 - Summer Session Begins 6/28-29/04 - Final Exams for Spring Session 7/5/04 - Independence Day Recess 7/10/04 - Remaining date for Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) 7/12-8/6/04 - Priority Registration for Fall Term 2004 7/30/04 - Spring/Summer Classes End 8/2-5/04 - Final Exams for Spring/Summer Session 8/3/04 - COE Scholarship Awards Ceremony 8/16-9/3/04 - Open Registration for 2004 Fall Term 8/17/04 - Classes End for Summer Session 8/19-20/04 - Final Exams for Summer Session Detroit Healthy Youth Initiative: Nate McCaughtry, PhD, Jeffrey Martin, PhD, and Joseph Dake, PhD all KHS faculty members, are completing the second phase of the Detroit Healthy Youth Initiative. This $375,000 grant supports partnerships between the Detroit Public Schools, the Michigan Department of Education and Wayne State University. The purpose of the grant is to improve the health of Detroit youth by implementing the state’s Michigan Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum (EPEC). Under the grant, Detroit teachers are initially trained and then mentored throughout the year as they utilize the EPEC and deliver ongoing feedback to the researchers. ■ 8/28/04 - Spring/Summer Term Ends 9/1/04 - WSU New Student Convocation 9/7/04 - Last Day for Filing Degree Applications 10/20-22/04 - COE Doctoral Qualifying Exams for 2004 Fall Terms 11/8-12/3/04 - Priority Registration for Winter Term 2005 11/25-28/04 - Thanksgiving Recess 12/13/04 - Open Registration for Winter Term Begins Spotlight on Teacher Education (TED) 12/15/04 - Fall Term Classes End SHARON ELLIOTT, ASSISTANT DEAN 12/16/04 - TED Portfolio Reviews 12/16/04 - WSU Commencement TED Student Support Lab: The Teacher Education Division’s (TED) new Student Support Lab in room 226, second floor of the Education Building, provides academic and technology support, including Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) preparation, for TED students. Resources include a variety of Basic Skills and subject area testing preparation materials, a variety of support texts, materials to assist students with improving skills in mathematics, reading and writing (such as software, lessons, workbooks, and practice materials); support websites, online Plato software, online study guides, online MTTC study guides, and a TED Student Support Lab website. Read more about these new resources, including the new SMART classroom, on page 10. International Education Opportunities: International education opportunities for summer 2004 and beyond are available for students interested in doing coursework abroad. Offerings include SED 5010, Exceptional Children in the Regular Classroom, and SED 7050, Mainstreaming, which students can take in Finland with excursions to Moscow, St. Petersburg and Stockholm. Study abroad opportunities offered in the fall and winter semesters include Student Teaching International Field Experience, which allows students to observe and teach lessons in various international schools. Phase III or IV students undertake at least 10 weeks of student teaching in the Detroit area and three weeks in Finland, Turkey, Russia, Iceland or Zimbabwe. Student teaching assignments abroad require the approval of the student teaching director. For information about these opportunities, contact TED associate professor Marshall Zumberg, PhD, at (313) 577-1643 or via e-mail at [email protected]. 12/17-23/04 - Final Exams for Fall Term 12/25/04-1/2/05 - Holiday Recess 12/31/04 - Fall Term Ends View the COE calendar online at: www.coe.wayne.edu/coecalendar.htm or the university’s academic calendar at: http://sdcl.wayne.edu/registrar/academiccalendar Graduation with Distinction Fall 2003 Congratulations to the 40 recipients of bachelor of science in education and bachelor of arts in education degrees who achieved the following graduation academic distinctions in the 2003 fall term: Teacher Education Advisory Committee Meeting: The Teacher Education Advisory Committee, consisting of administrators and faculty representatives from the College of Education and other colleges on campus including Liberal Arts and Science, held a meeting during the fall 2003 semester, as it does periodically. Topics of discussion included Michigan Department of Education requirements, the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification, program requirements, and other collaborative issues. These meetings are helpful for program planning because the preparation of Teacher Education students is a collaborative effort between these colleges on campus. • 6 students graduated summa cum laude (3.94 grade-point average): four BS, two BA • 13 students graduated magna cum laude (3.84 grade-point average): 12 BS, one BA • 21 students graduated cum laude (3.70 grade-point average): 15 BS, six BA Limited License to Instruct (LLI) Program: A presentation regarding the very successful LLI program was made to the State Board of Education on March 9 (see article on page 10). ■ The individual students’ names can be found on the COE website at www.coe.wayne.edu/news. ■ Spotlight on Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations (TBF) JOANNE HOLBERT, ASSISTANT DEAN • The Counseling program participated in a teleconference, “Wellness and Advocacy for Yourself, Your Clients and Your Profession,” on April 5, 2004, sponsored by Bradley University on the WSU campus. Only CACREP (Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs) accredited programs were invited to participate. In addition to WSU and Bradley University, participants were from the University of Florida and the University of Arizona. This was an important activity for COE master’s degree students in practicum and internship and doctoral students serving as supervisors who interacted with students from the other three universities. • Cheryl Somers, PhD, assistant professor, Educational Psychology program and Shlomo Sawilowsky, PhD, professor, Educational Evaluation and Research program, are co-principal investigators of a research project funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services designed to determine the effectiveness of the “Baby Think It Over” (BTIO) teenage pregnancy prevention program. See article about this research project on page 7. ■ 9 S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 0 4 w w w . c o e . w a y n e . e d u COE Participates in Commemoration of WSU Chapter of Phi 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Delta Kappa Initiates Education Decision New Members The historic 1954 Supreme Court decision that integrated the nation’s public schools is arguably the most significant legal ruling to affect public education in the last century. On March 24 and 25, 2004, the Wayne State University Law School, assisted by several units within the university, including the College of Education (COE), hosted a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Local legal luminaries Judge Damon Keith of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, and Dennis Archer, former Michigan Supreme Court justice, former mayor of the City of Detroit and current president of the American Bar Association, were just two of the participants in the commemorative activities. Linda Tillman, PhD, associate professor in COE’s Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program, served as the college’s representative on the event’s planning committee. She assisted with the creation of a panel of well-known scholars who have done extensive work on the issues of Brown v. Board of Education in the fields of education, law and history. Professor Tillman moderated a panel during the Law School event, and also served as moderator for New York University’s Brown v. Board of Education anniversary observance May 17 through May 19. In addition, she chaired a symposium at the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) 2004 Annual Meeting in San Diego in April titled, “Schooling and Education after Fifty Years of Brown v. Board of Education: Issues, Practices, and Redirection to Educational Opportunities for All Students.” ■ New SMART Classroom Resources for TED Faculty and Students Thanks to the efforts of Mary Brady, PhD, Division of Teacher Education (TED) lecturer, the TED faculty and students have new technology resources at their disposal. Brady obtained funding through the university’s Omnibus fees by emphasizing in a grant proposal the College of Education’s (COE) commitment to creating an environment that promotes the use and integration of new and emerging technologies into teaching, learning, research and collaboration. She also explained why it is necessary to prepare students to understand and utilize essential technologies used in instruction and research. The funds Brady received enabled the college to convert two classrooms Teacher Education division faculty in the Education Building into SMART (Shared Multimedia Access to member Bob Pettapiece works Resources for Teaching) classrooms that utilize an array of technologies with students Maria Vega (left) to aid faculty in the teaching and learning process. This technology and Cetaura Rodgers as they utilize includes interactive SMART Boards, which display what’s on a computer the new technology available to screen, with desktop computer and Internet access as well. One of the them in the SMART classroom rooms has a SMART Board on a mobile cart, which contains equipment in TED. such as laptop computers (PC or Macintosh), DVD/VCR, document presenter/camera, scanner, copier, printer, digital camcorder and DVD burner. The SMART cart can be transported to other classrooms in the Education Building for training or instructional purposes, or used in remote locations. Adjoining the SMART classroom is the TED Student Support Lab (Room 226), which contains a variety of equipment such as a TV, DVD/VCR combo, DVD burner, digital camera with accessories, digital camcorder, printer, scanner, three laptop PCs with headphones, CD burner, and Plato software that can be accessed from home. The latter is designed to aid students in preparing for their state exams, especially in the areas of science, mathematics, and the social sciences. The lab also provides academic and technology support, including preparation for the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC), resources for preparation for the Basic Skills and Subject Area Testing, material to assist TED students with improving skills in mathematics, reading and writing (such as software, lessons, workbooks, and practice materials); online study guides, online MTTC study guides, and a TED student support website. The TED Student Support lab offers assistance via phone and one-on-one sessions during walk-in hours. TED students can also send an e-mail to aj1214 @wayne.edu or call (313) 577-9677 to learn more about the college’s new technology resources and how to obtain all the technological support they need. ■ POETRY CORNER CORRECTION: ESTO QUODESSE VIDERIS COE alumnus Melanie Mazzola (The Educator, Fall 2003, page 4) has accepted a position with Eton Academy in Birmingham, Michigan, not Edison Schools as indicated. We apologize for this error. By Louis Cantoni, COE retired faculty member Be what you seem to be. Do you sport a cool facade, Tho decent, warm, and caring? Chuck the mask, find yourself In the face you’re wearing. 10 Thirty-six educators were initiated into the Wayne State University chapter of Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) International at a time-honored ceremony held at the main branch of the Detroit Public Library on November 22, 2003. The goals of PDK are research, service and leadership to education. Chapter President Queen Loundmon emceed the ceremony and greeted the initiates, their families and friends. Sophie Skoney, Carolyn Pruitt, and Latrice Dunn directed the initiation. Elysa Robinson, Area 5L Coordinator for Phi Delta Kappa, welcomed the new members. Congratulations to the following individuals for achieving membership in this prestigious organization. ■ Debra Bennet George Hill, II Jendayi Monroe Robert Bennett April Hines-Jenkins Kelly Patterson Tonya Bouth Tonya Hope Elizabeth Richardson Vivian Brown Katrenia Hosea-Flanigan Edward Schmidt Nakia Burton Gerlina Johnson Janet Seelow Barbara Butler Shayna Kendall-Posey Choi Shorter Jeannette Collins Carmen Kennedy Stiles Simmons Norina David Ayrea Laidler Lisa Solomon Emma Epps SaTonya LaShore Sharon Tippins Monetta Foster Marcia Marrow Mary Tynes Yolanda Gordon Delener McCamey Everett Whitfield Mona Greer Mamie McCier Karen Wilkinson Newly-inducted members of the WSU chapter of Phi Delta Kappa International at the November 22, 2003 ceremony at the Detroit Public Library. COE’s LLI Program Praised By State Board of Education A presentation regarding the College of Education’s (COE) very successful Limited License to Instruct (LLI) pilot program was made to the Michigan State Board of Education at its invitation on March 9, 2004 by COE Dean Paula Wood. Members of the board, state superintendent of public instruction Tom Watkins, representatives from the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), Detroit Public Schools (DPS), and Detroit Federation of Teachers (DFT) were in attendance to hear Dean Wood’s overview of the LLI program, which has enrolled over 500 participants since its inception in 2001. In partnership with DPS, DFT and MDE, the college’s LLI program increases the number of certified teachers in DPS in critical shortage areas, including math, science, special education, bilingual education, and early childhood education. Two students representing the LLI student body were also present for the March 9 presentation: Chandra Dumas, who received her teacher certification under the LLI program in December 2003 and is now a third-grade teacher at Campbell Elementary School in Detroit, and Michael Harris, who was undertaking his student teaching in special education under the LLI program, and works in a resource room at Joy Middle School in Detroit. The Michigan State Board of Education members expressed their support and enthusiasm for the highly praised LLI program, and thanked Dean Wood for her presentation. ■ The Student Educator Spring/Summer 2004 Information for College of Education Students, Alumni and Prospective Students REGISTERING FOR CLASSES DON’T BE GUILTY OF PLAGIARISM! College of Education students are able to register for classes on the Internet at www.pipeline.wayne.edu, Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to midnight. You can also use this website to print class schedules, apply for financial aid, and more. Institutions of higher education around the country and the world are experiencing a disturbing increase in plagiarism, due partly to the widespread use of the Internet. The College of Education, which has a “zero tolerance” policy toward plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty, is in the process of preparing a booklet and online information for all students regarding this issue. In the meantime, specific examples of plagiarism and academic dishonesty can be found in the university’s Undergraduate Bulletin, the Undergraduate Student Handbook and the Student Due Process Policy. Every student is responsible for reading these documents, which are online at www.wayne.edu. Please be aware that all suspected incidents of academic dishonesty and plagiarism will be taken seriously and investigated under the Student Due Process Policy. Sanctions include course failure, probation, and/or expulsion from the college. Make wise decisions about your academic work and ask for instructors’ help when needed. REMINDER: NEW STATE REQUIREMENT FOR TEACHER CERTIFICATION Because of a new Michigan Department of Education requirement, Teacher Education candidates certified after July 1, 2004, must have evidence of successfully completing a course in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) before they can teach in Michigan. First Aid and CPR certification must be current when the candidate is recommended for teacher certification. Students can fulfill this requirement through the Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or through the COE’s Division of Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies (KHS). Through KHS the cost is $55, which includes a Red Cross CPR textbook and supplies. Contact KHS faculty member Peter Roberts at (313) 577-6215 or at [email protected] for the schedule of CPR workshop dates and times. ACADEMIC ADVISING OFFICE HOURS The College’s Division of Academic Services counselors are available on a walk-in basis Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and by appointment other days. To schedule an appointment, call (313) 577-1601 (undergraduate students) or (313) 577-1605 (graduate students). Academic Services offices are open fall and winter semesters Monday and Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Wednesday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. During the spring/summer semester, the office is open until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. DOCTORAL STUDENTS: NOTE THESE PLAN OF WORK DETAILS When filling out your plan of work, please be mindful of these general requirements: • A minimum of 100 credit hours is required. • Six (6) hours in doctoral seminars outside of your major area are required; seminars are not offered every semester, so check the Graduate Bulletin to determine which semester courses for your program area are scheduled. • You must complete 30 hours in residence at Wayne State University, not including dissertation credits. • Thirty (30) hours must be completed at the 7000 level, not including dissertation credits. • Fifteen (15) hours of research courses must be included in your plan. • Be aware of your program area’s specific hour and course requirements, and always consult with your adviser when developing your plan of work. DOCTORAL QUALIFYING EXAM SCHEDULE The fall 2004 doctoral qualifying examination dates are October 20, 21 and 22. Instructional Technology Program students only begin their exam on October 20; all others begin the exam on the morning of the second testing date (October 21). Exam packets were mailed to students the second week of April; please inform the Academic Services Graduate Office at (313) 577-1605 if you have not yet received your packet. You must contact your adviser for further information and to schedule an oral examination. IMPORTANT REMINDER TO ALL COE STUDENTS REGARDING AccessID ACTIVATION All COE students must activate their WSU e-mail AccessIDs. The college’s Division of Academic Services is now solely using e-mail to transmit important information to all COE students. If you do not activate and regularly access your WSU e-mail account, you will miss important announcements that are unavailable through other means. If you have not yet activated your AccessID, go to www.webmail.wayne.edu and click on “Activate Your AccessID;” then type in your AccessID and the password you received from Computing & Information Technology (C&IT). If you don’t know your AccessID and password, call C&IT at (313) 577-4778 weekdays between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. IMPORTANT GRADUATION INFORMATION Teacher certification candidates: if you wish to apply to the State of Michigan for teacher certification, which is different from applying for a WSU degree or certificate using the “Application for Degree or Certificate,” you must file a supplementary application obtainable at the Academic Services/Teacher Certification Office, room 469 Education Building, (313) 577-1788. Graduation ceremonies: WSU’s Office of Alumni Relations oversees graduation ceremonies. If you complete your requirements in the spring/summer or fall term, your commencement will occur in December. If you complete your requirements in the winter term, your commencement will occur in May. All questions about the ceremony dates and program, cap and gown orders, etc. should be directed to WSU Alumni Relations, Alumni House, 441 Ferry Mall, (313) 577-2300. Diploma preparation and delivery: After each commencement it takes about three months to complete the process of ordering, receiving, verifying, and mailing diplomas and certificates. Therefore, if you graduate in May, diplomas and certificates will be mailed in August. If you graduate in August or December, diplomas and certificates will be mailed in March. Completion of requirements: Students who do not complete their requirements during the term for which they applied to graduate must reapply before the beginning of the term in which they believe they will complete the requirements. Featured Website This issue’s featured website for teachers and students is: www.abcteach.com 11 S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 0 4 w w w . c o e . w a y n e . e d u COE TERMINAL DEGREES ONLINE GUIDES FOR TRANSFER COURSE EQUIVALENCY Are you ready to move on to the terminal degree? The College of Education (COE) offers EdD and PhD degrees in the following program areas: Equivalency guides for area community colleges are now online. Guides for the eight Detroit area community colleges are available through the WSU University Advising Center homepage: www.advising.wayne.edu/index.html; from that site, click on the yellow box marked “Transfer Credit Equivalency.” Counseling Curriculum and Instruction Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Educational Psychology Evaluation and Research Instructional Technology Reading, Language and Literature (EdD only) Special Education Doctoral programs are designed for those who have engaged in outstanding scholarship and educational leadership and have a strong desire to contribute to the field of education through research. The college offers yearly scholarships for advanced study, one-on-one advising, and courses that foster and enhance research skills. WSU’s Graduate School also offers grants, scholarships and fellowships, which are detailed at www.gradschool.wayne.edu. Each academic division in the college has its own program requirements, application deadline dates, entrance exams, number of hours to complete the program (minimum of 100 for each doctoral program) and courses. For more information on admissions requirements, individual programs and courses, please visit www.bulletins.wayne.edu or contact the graduate office in the COE’s Division of Academic Services at (313) 577-1605. STEPS TO RECEIVING TEACHER CERTIFICATION Do you have a bachelor’s degree and want to become a certified teacher? Two routes to teacher certification are available to you through the College of Education: 1) post-bachelor’s coursework required for teacher certification (43-52 hours); or 2) coursework required to meet certification requirements and a master’s degree (40 graduate credit hours for certification and 8-10 additional hours for a master’s degree), which leads to a master of arts in teaching (MAT) degree. The following steps are necessary: 1) submit transcripts for evaluation from each institution you’ve attended; 2) apply for admission if you’ve never attended WSU or have your student status reactivated if you have; 3) complete all deficiency courses listed on your evaluation; 4) pass all three parts of the State Basic Skills Exam; 5) complete successful group work with children; 6) complete coursework for either the MAT (apply to the Graduate School) or post-bachelor’s (apply to the College of Education). DOCTORAL STUDENTS MUST SUBMIT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS Doctoral students’ annual progress reports for the current academic year (fall 2003-spring/summer 2004) are due to the Academic Services division (Room 489 Education Building) by Friday, October 22, 2004. Forms were mailed the first week of May or can be downloaded at www.coe.wayne.edu/as/forms.htm. Be sure to meet with your adviser and secure his/her signature before submitting the form to Academic Services. Contact a COE counselor at (313) 577-1605 for more information on how to become a certified teacher. NEW SMART CLASSROOM RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR TED FACULTY AND STUDENTS See article on page 10 about the new resources available to Teacher Education students to prepare for their state exams. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS In the college’s ongoing efforts to make its policies and procedures more convenient and efficient for its students, you can now submit your doctoral dissertation electronically. For more information, visit www.gradschool.wayne.edu/Current/Phd/Graduation.html. REGISTERING FOR DISSERTATION CREDIT PhD students who are ready to register for dissertation credits must contact the Graduate School PhD Office at (313) 577-2171 to receive the correct registration codes and an override. PhD students must register for 7.5 credits for four consecutive semesters. EdD students should contact the graduate office in COE’s Academic Services division at (313) 577-1605 when ready to register for dissertation credits. COE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Review of applications for 2004-2005 COE scholarships is underway. Students will be notified in early June whether or not they have received a scholarship. Those receiving awards are required to attend the college’s Scholarship Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, August 3, 2004, Community Arts Center Gallery, 4-6 p.m. Materials for the 2005-2006 scholarship application process will be available online at www.coe.wayne.edu this fall. IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING SCHEDULES AND GRADES Student schedules and grades are no longer sent via U.S. mail. You now can obtain this information from WSU Pipeline at: www.pipeline.wayne.edu. RENOVATED COMPUTER LABS COE Students: Utilize the renovated computer labs on the first floor of the Education Building (see story on page 7). ETC Spring/Summer semester hours: Monday-Thursday, 10a.m. to 7p.m.; Friday, 10a.m. to 3p.m. MORRIS HOOD, JR. PRE-EDUCATION PROGRAM The Morris Hood, Jr. Pathways to Urban Teachers for Minority Scholars program, designed to increase the number of minority male students who complete the college’s teacher certification program, has a new pre-education component. Under this new approach, 10 male students will be identified and recruited, given specialized academic advising, and will participate in scheduled workshops and seminars. When the students are admitted into the College of Education as teacher certification students, eligible students are then accepted into the Morris Hood, Jr. program as well. This makes them eligible for tuition assistance, academic advising, tutorial support and personal skill enrichment through leadership seminars. Students interested in the pre-education component must be undergraduate pre-education majors or potential MAT students currently completing prerequisite courses for their teaching major and minor. If you fall into one of these categories, contact Kevin Williams in the Division of Academic Services at (313) 577-1605, [email protected] or in room 489 Education Buiding. TED STUDENTS: NOTICE REGARDING NEW SCIENCE ENDORSEMENT The Michigan Department of Education has established a new science endorsement in Integrated Science (DI) to substitute for the current General Science (DX) endorsement. Admissions into the General Science (DX) endorsement program ceased following the fall 2003 semester. Students who now have General Science as a major or minor must complete the program by June 2007. The Integrated Science (DI) endorsement at the secondary level can only be as a major, not as a minor. Secondary students being certified in Integrated Science (DI) can have only 50 credits in a group major (no minor) or 36 credits in a group major combined with a minor in one of the science areas (e.g., biology, chemistry, or physics). Students in the elementary program have two options: 36 credits in a group major or 24 credits in a group minor. Students (elementary and secondary) who are already certified may add a 36-hour Integrated Science endorsement to their certificate. Contact your advisor if you have questions about this change. WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY — WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION IN THE REAL WORLD 12 S P R I N G / S U M M E R w w w . c o e . w a y n e . e d u 2 0 0 4 COE Alumni Association Honors DPS CEO with Distinguished Educator of the Year Award The College of Education Alumni Association honored Kenneth S. Burnley, chief executive officer of the Detroit Public Schools (DPS), as its Distinguished Educator of the Year at the annual Recess Night awards and dinner dance at the Roostertail restaurant on March 27, 2004. Appointed CEO on July 1, 2000, Burnley expressed at that time that his main focus was student achievement: to ensure that every child in the Detroit Public Schools would succeed academically. Responsible for over 140,000 students in 259 schools and 10,000 employees, he also manages a budget of approximately $1 billion. Since his appointment, Dr. Burnley’s achievements include: • construction of 14 new schools, providing 586 new classrooms and 11,000 new seats for students; • addition of 3,500 early childhood education seats and more than 400 all-day kindergarten classes; • investment of $20 million in school security, including implementation of an emergency response plan, installation of cameras at all high schools and middle schools, and hiring 225 security guards; • establishment of a program in which new teachers are mentored and assisted by more seasoned colleagues; • creation of a Leadership Academy for principals and aspiring principals to develop their skills as school leaders. A native of Detroit, Burnley earned his BS, MA and PhD degrees from the University of Michigan. Prior to his appointment as the CEO of DPS, he served as superintendent of schools/CEO in Fairbanks, Alaska, and Colorado Springs, Colorado. His service to public education spans 39 years, during which he has held a variety of administrative positions and those of teacher and assistant track coach. In 1993, the American Association of School Administrators named Dr. Burnley National Superintendent of the Year. He serves on the national boards of several educational organizations and foundations. Locally, he serves on the board of directors for New Detroit, Inc., City Connect and Schools of the 21st Century. He also devotes time to many service organizations, including the United Way, Rotary Club of Detroit, Boy Scouts of America and the Executive Club of Detroit. Married to Eileen Burnley, general manager of Human Resources for the City of Detroit, they have four children, two of whom are college graduates and two who are in middle school. For his leadership abilities, his role in the progress made in the Detroit Public Schools, his dedication and commitment to children as demonstrated by his 39-year career in education, the COE Alumni Association is pleased to name Dr. Kenneth Burnley the association’s 2004 Distinguished Educator of the Year. ■ College of Education Alumni Association President James Ellison (left) presents Dr. Kenneth Burnley, CEO of the Detroit Public Schools, with the Distinguished Educator of the Year Award at the alumni association’s annual Recess Night event on March 27. Phonathons Up and Running Again PACT Exchange Program Event Phonathons sponsored by the Office of University Advancement conducted by WSU schools and colleges were suspended for a while, but reactivated this past fall. The new Phonathon activities, which are now held at the studios of WSU’s public radio station WDET, enable groups within a college to call former donors to request renewed contributions to their programs. The funds received are used to provide resources and to support activities for the program’s faculty and students. Several COE groups, including the College of Education Alumni Association, took advantage of the reactivated Phonathon program with very successful results. If you receive a Phonathon call, we hope you will respond enthusiastically to the volunteer caller and make a donation. Remember: you don’t have to be a “big donor” to make a difference; modest contributions are important too! We appreciate the generosity of all of our Phonathon donors at all giving levels, and thank the volunteer callers who make this activity a success. ■ Wayne State University (WSU) recently sponsored an educational exchange program for representatives of Parents and Children Together (PACT), a Detroit-based multi-faceted early childhood intervention program, to support Ethiopian immigrant families living in Netanya, Israel. Held on May 11-12, 2004 this event, initiated at the direction of WSU President Irvin D. Reid, was co-sponsored by College of Education Dean Paula Wood, School of Social Work Dean Phyllis Vroom, and Bob Aronson, CEO, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit (JFMD). The program, one of the many PACT projects, provided an opportunity for education, social work and health care professionals to learn from each other by exchanging information about best practices, educational support, and community health services designed to help children and families thrive and be well. The program featured activities at a number of WSU centers and departments, including the Early Childhood Center, Speech and Language Clinic, College of Education, School of Nursing, and School of Social Work, as well as visits to Detroit area schools and social service agencies, including Friend’s School of Detroit, the Early Intervention Diagnostic Center, the Detroit Day School for the Deaf, and Black Family Development. The exchange program, developed to foster an ongoing two-way relationship in which professionals on both sides of the ocean learn from each other, was coordinated by Marshall Zumberg, PhD, College of Education and Kristin Kaylor Richardson, MSW, School of Social Work, in collaboration with Amy Neistein, JFMD Associate Director, Israel and Overseas Services and Judge Helene White, JFMD PACT-Netanya Committee Chair. Visiting Israeli delegates included parents, administrators, and health care professionals affiliated with the PACT program in Netanya, Israel. ■ IN MEMORIAM We are deeply saddened to report the death on April 14, 2004 of retired College of Education (COE) faculty member Dr. Edward Adamek. A professor of Guidance and Counseling in the college’s Division of Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations, Dr. Adamek was a highly regarded member of the COE faculty from 1960 until his retirement in 1990. He received his doctorate from the University of Illinois, Champaign before beginning his career at WSU. Following his retirement he moved with his family to Washington State, where he was living at the time of his death. He had recently moved to Lake Forest Park, Washington where he enjoyed beautiful vistas of Lake Washington and the Cascade mountain range from his home. A memorial service was held for him on April 24th in Seattle. Donations in his name may Sharon Sellers-Clark (top) of COE’s Academic Services division and Cetaura Rodgers, Social Studies Education MEd student, are just two of the volunteers who helped during the college’s fall Phonathon activities. An informational CD-ROM is being developed for the College of Education. Assistance is sought from COE faculty, staff and students to identify special programs and recurring events that can be highlighted and where pictures can be taken. Contact Mary Waker ([email protected]) or Keisha Hall ([email protected]) if you have information to include on the CD-ROM. be made to the American Lung Association. The Faculty and Staff Memorial Scholarship, given annually by the college in memory of those faculty and staff who passed away the previous year, will include Professor Adamek’s name this year. ■ 13 S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 0 4 w w w . c o e . w a y n e . e d u PERSONALITY PROFILE: WILLIAM P. SOSNOWSKY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION PROFESSOR EMERITUS The following is an imaginary interview with Dr. William Sosnowsky, professor emeritus and historian of the College of Education’s Alumni Association, conducted by Amanda Parker Funnelle, the founder in 1881 of the inaugural Normal Training Class that evolved into the College of Education. Funnelle’s questions are in bold. “Personality Profile;” my goodness, that’s impressive! Why you? Probably because my alumni dues are paid! Well, that, and I did write an informal history of the Education Alumni Association a while ago, and the article about the Harriet Maria Scott Memorial Window on this newletter’s cover page. Miss Scott motivated Normal School graduates to form (in 1897) what is now the WSU Education Alumni Association. Also, my wife Frances (who also teaches in the college) and I created the Amanda Parker Funnelle Endowed Scholarship in your memory, and I wrote a feature about you that appeared in the Spring 2003 issue of The Educator. I am flattered and honored, but please tell us a little more about yourself. I was born in 1928 to parents from the Ukraine who immigrated to Detroit before WWI. After graduating from Hamtramck High School in 1945, I immediately enlisted in the Navy at age 17. I am the father of son William Michael and daughter Marynell. William works for the K-Mart Corporation and Marynell works in computer technology in San Jose. Tell us about your time in the Navy. I served on Admiral Byrd’s ship the USS Philippine Sea, which was pulled from Mediterranean duty and sent on a journey to reach the South Pole on a mission called Operation Highjump. I was Admiral Byrd’s helmsman for this journey; my responsibility was to keep the ship on a steady course while planes were landing or taking off of the carrier for flights over the South Pole. After your discharge from the Navy, what did you do? After leaving the Navy, I returned to Detroit in the 1950s. I earned my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in clinical psychology and a doctorate in special education, all from Wayne State University. I worked in the Detroit Psychological Clinic for the Detroit Public Schools, and later became chief psychologist in the Grosse Pointe Public Schools. In 1968 I joined WSU’s Department of Special Education faculty in the College of Education. After the college was reorganized into divisions, I became a faculty member in the Division of Administrative and Organizational Studies’ Educational Leadership program, where I remained until my retirement in 1992. What have you been engaged in recently? Besides writing the article about the memorial window, I’ve been re-reading A Place of Light, written for the “general” reader, which is the official history of Wayne State University. At least that’s how it is listed in the last edition of the American Council of Education’s American Colleges and Universities. I don’t agree with its conclusions, but it’s a fascinating and thought-provoking account of how WSU came to be. I am also reading works on foundation mythology, and my library overflows with purchased, though unread, books. Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses is on my nightstand now: what an adventure it is in the English language (among other things, of course)! In Sacrificing Truth, Ben-Yehuda Nacham of Hebrew University challenges a formidable historical and archaeological tradition; right or wrong, he is the quintessence of intellectual integrity and courage. And, yes, I’ve read The DaVinci Code. What about professional work? I was a state special education hearing review officer until last year. The relatively short deadlines and lengthy reports, however, exhausted me. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld five appellate decisions based on my findings. And two of those decisions, further appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, were denied certification. It was very interesting, but demanding, work. William P. Sosnowsky, professor emeritus of the College of Education (COE) and COE Alumni Association historian. College Shares Technology Award At its March 2004 Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) conference in Grand Rapids, the Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching with Technology (COATT), of which the College of Education is a member, received the President’s Award in recognition of COATT’s efforts to further the use of educational technology for Michigan educators. The college is proud to share this award with COATT partners Spring Arbor University and Eastern Michigan University (EMU). Previous award recipients have included former Governor John Engler and Senator Carl Levin. The award plaque will be displayed at Spring Arbor, EMU and WSU for a few weeks before ultimately being permanently displayed in the COATT offices. ■ And your travel itinerary? Florence, Italy, during spring break of March 2003, our 15th sojourn there, and Paris a few times in between. We’ve established many Florentine friendships, among them a 92-year-old gentleman who is writing his third book in the past three years, and the coordinator of the Florence Iris Festival. The Medici are familiars; we pay our respects to the family regularly at the Medici Chapel when we’re in the neighborhood. Tell us about your current interests and activities. The Etruscans, the founders of Rome, and the renewed debate about whether or not the Etruscans were migrants to Italy. I am also a member of the Tuesday Group at the Bluepointe Restaurant in Grosse Pointe. The group, philosophers all, includes two attorneys, a commercial real estate broker, a stockbroker, and an architect. I’m the only educator and the youngest at 76. Listening to them provides a remarkable historical perspective on Detroit, past and present. Also, Frances and I recently attended an event celebrating Professor Leonard Kaplan’s Endowed Professorship: a grand and gracious moment in the history of the College of Education. COATT board members and officers (from right to left) Reuben Rubio, Spring Arbor University’s College of Education; Ellen Hoffman, Eastern Michigan University’s College of Education; Charles Wilbur, Executive Office of the Governor; and Mary Waker, Education Technology Center director, WSU’s College of Education. Anything else before I take my leave? I am pleased that our stalwart College of Education continues its excellence in teacher training, just as at its beginning 136 years ago. And, finally, for whatever reason I was chosen to be highlighted in this column, I express my most grateful and heartfelt thanks for remembering me! Thank you, Professor Sosnowsky, for all of the invaluable contributions you’ve made to the college over many years! (Footnote: Dr. Sosnowky’s article about Amanda Parker Funnelle and the Normal Training School appeared in the Spring 2003 issue of The Educator and is available online at coe.wayne.edu/newsletter.) ■ College of Education Art Education/Art Therapy Student Art Exhibit opened with a reception on Friday, May 21st and will continue through June 16 in WSU’s Community Arts Gallery 14 S P R I N G / S U M M E R w w w . c o e . w a y n e . e d u 2 0 0 4 Freedom Place After-School Enrichment Program BREAKING NEWS! As this issue of The Educator went to print, the College of Education was notified that the following COE faculty members have been granted promotion and/or tenure this year: Randall Gretebeck (KHS) Alan Hoffman (TBF) Qin Lai (KHS) Cheryl Somers (TBF) Congratulations to these very deserving faculty members! More information about them will appear in the fall/winter 2004-05 issue of this newsletter. ■ In 1992, Wayne State University (WSU) alumnus Walter Cohen, a partner in the University Limited Housing Association, had a great idea. The association owns Freedom Place, a low-income apartment complex, and Cohen decided the Freedom Place children should be encouraged to aspire to, and be prepared for, college. He approached WSU’s College of Education (COE) about a partnership, which resulted in the establishment of the Freedom Place After-School Enrichment Program, initially coordinated through the college’s Division of Teacher Education and now through the Division of Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies. Supported with funds from the University Limited Housing Association, this after-school enrichment program for 30 lower- and upper-elementary students provides academic tutoring, technology skill-learning and recreation activities for children living in the apartments near the university’s campus. Program highlights include: • Academic Program - social studies, math and language arts materials obtained from the Detroit Public Schools help the children prepare for MEAP testing; • Physical Fitness Program - exercise sessions utilize pedometers and children learn about geography as a part of their exercise. Efforts to develop additional projects and to secure other partnerships in the community are underway. For more information regarding this program, please contact Linda Jimenez (313) 577-5134 ([email protected]), adjunct faculty member in COE’s Division of Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies (KHS). Sarah Erbaugh, PhD, KHS assistant dean, is co-coordinator of the project. ■ • Cooking Program - use of cooking and baking activities to teach math skills; • Technology and Science Program - the children most recently built a working solar-powered vehicle; • Computer Literacy Program - upper elementary students created their own e-mail addresses and learned to routinely utilize e-mail; Children involved in the Freedom Place After-School Enrichment Program enjoy a Halloween party last October, one of many activities in which they participate over the school year. PhD Candidate and Adjunct Faculty Member Receives MASP Award JOIN THE WAYNE STATE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The Michigan Association of School Psychologists (MASP) last fall selected Beverly Baroni-Yeglic as the recipient of its prestigious President’s Award, which is given annually to recognize distinguished service to the children of the state of Michigan. This award, presented at a state conference in November 2003, acknowledged Ms. Baroni-Yeglic’s service as president of the Michigan Association of School Social College of Education PhD candidate Workers in collaboration with MASP. A number of and adjunct instructor Beverly legislative efforts were initiated under her leadership Baroni-Yeglic receives the Michigan to bring about improved service to children and their Association of School Psychologists families. President’s Award from past Ms. Baroni-Yeglic, currently a PhD candidate in the president Steve Schwartz in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program in Grand Rapids last November. the College of Education, has bachelor’s and master’s degrees and an education specialist certificate from Wayne State University. She is a social worker for the Southgate Public Schools and an adjunct instructor in WSU’s College of Education and School of Social Work. She also has a clinical private practice working with adults, adolescents and children in individual and group settings. Congratulations to Beverly for this recognition of her remarkable service and achievements! ■ Share Your News The Educator welcomes news about the latest activities, accomplishments and other noteworthy milestones of COE alumni, students, faculty and staff (current and retired) to share with our readers. Please send items by mail or e-mail to: Editors, The Educator or Dean’s Office, College of Education Room 441 Education Building Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202 [email protected] or [email protected] Fax: (313) 577-3606 Phone: (313) 577-1620 Dr. Sophie Skoney Alumni Association Liaison/Editor 20813 Lakeland St. Clair Shores, MI 48081 [email protected] Fax: (586) 771-8309 Phone: (586) 776-3809 Submissions must include full name (plus the name used as a student, if different), mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address (if available). Alumni should include their College of Education degree(s) and year of graduation; faculty and staff should include their title and division/unit. An accompanying photo will be included, space permitting, if you wish to submit one. Your photo will be returned if you include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. We encourage you to share your news and look forward to hearing from you! ■ ✔ EDNL 15 S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 0 4 w w w . c o e . w a y n e . e d u COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS, 2003-2004 President’s Message: James Ellison, President, WSU College of Education Alumni Association Outgoing COE Alumni Association President James Ellison. The dictionary defines the word “leader” as an individual who is out front: “a person playing the principal role.” Leadership is an extension of this same definition, with the added variable of “responsibility.” When it comes to leadership in education, the demands of responsibility are multiplied. Many people outside of education seem to believe that leading a school or school district is easy, requiring not much more than an engaging personality, personal contacts and patience with young people. As all of us directly involved in education know, this is far from true. Even with these qualities, the addition of a master’s degree and beyond, a minimum of five years of teaching experience, vast knowledge of the curriculum, and a vision for the school district, the day-to-day responsibilities are still daunting. The federal No Child Left Behind Act has increased these O ff i c e r s responsibilities as it increased accountability, and thus leadership in our schools has become even more important. Because of his leadership in these difficult times, the College of Education Alumni Association chose Kenneth S. Burnley, Detroit Public Schools CEO, to receive the association’s Distinguished Educator of the Year Award (see article on page 13). We salute Dr. Burnley for the many positive changes made by his administration. We believe the young people and other citizens of Detroit are fortunate to have a leader of his magnitude and ability, and we extend our congratulations for his many accomplishments and our thanks for his leadership. ■ President James Ellison First Vice President Drexell Claytor Second Vice President George Adams, EdD Secretary Queen Loundmon, PhD Treasurer Karen Lee, PhD Past President Patricia Benjamin, EdD Parliamentarian Sophie Skoney, EdD Executive Board Members Alumni Giving James Ellison Anniversary Reception Vareta Foster, EdD Elections and Past President Patricia Benjamin, EdD Goodwill Committee Jeanette Collins, EdD Graduate Reception Barbara Daniels-Espey Membership and Scholarships George Adams, EdD Newsletter/Publicity Sophie Skoney, EdD Professional Development/Educational Trends Barbara Daniels-Espey, EdD and Elysa Robinson, EdD Recess Night/Faculty Reception James Ellison and Queen Loundmon, PhD College of Education Dean Paula Wood, PhD College of Education Liaison Janice Green, PhD College of Education Historian William Sosnowsky, EdD Alumni Association Liaison Kim White-Jenkins WSUAA Board Representatives James Ellison and Drexell Claytor A special thanks to the college’s Office of Development and Alumni Affairs for helping to support the publication of this issue of The Educator. 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