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ALUMNI NEWSLETTER www.gse.buffalo.edu TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH EDUCATION

FALL 2005 Teacher Education Institute 2 A UNIQUE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM Dean’s Overview Mary Gresham discusses GSE’s ongoing The Graduate School of Education offers UB students for field commitment to the teaching profession. the university’s initial teacher certification experiences and stu- program at the post-baccalaureate level. The dent teaching. While at 3 program is committed to preparing caring, the liaison schools, Faculty Focus qualified, and competent teachers who can students observe and S. G. Grant on how children make work effectively with students from various work in classrooms meaning of historical events. cultures with a wide variety of abilities and across a range of needs. The branch of GSE that administers and subjects, grades, and 5 coordinates this program is the Teacher academic levels; meet Emeritus Faculty Spotlight Education Institute (TEI). TEI works in with school personnel JULIUS GREGG ADAMS, Ph.D. Rod Doran reminisces about the (1988, Educational Psychology) training of science teachers. conjunction with the Department of Learning representing a variety and Instruction (LAI), as well as the of positions in the 6 Departments of Educational Leadership and school community; and discuss their experi- GSE Faculty Honored Policy (ELP) and Counseling, School and ences in a critically reflective manner. For Three distinguished faculty receive Educational Psychology (CSEP), to provide the student teaching, most students remain in their SUNY and university-wide awards. coursework, field experiences, and student liaison schools for one of their placements. teaching required for New York State initial Each liaison school team consists of several 8 teacher certification in early childhood, key members. From UB, there are a group of BOCES/GSE Summer Institute childhood, and adolescence education. Beyond approximately ten students accompanied by Photographs and a review of this providing professional knowledge and instruc- a Teacher Education Associate (TEA), an week-long July 2005 event. tional strategies essential to teaching, TEI experienced educator who mentors students collaborates with local school districts and throughout the process. From each school, 12 teachers to prepare preservice teachers to be there is a liaison who coordinates with the TEA New GSE Faculty problem solvers and critical thinkers who and assists in securing teachers and other Meet the six faculty members strive to self-reflect and improve their teaching. school members to work with the students. joining GSE in Fall 2005. The liaison school model is one of the Immersion in the liaison schools provides unique aspects of GSE’s TEI program. The field many benefits to the students, including the 13 experience course, which occurs the semester development of a thorough understanding of Commencement 2005 immediately preceding student teaching, is the school community; extensive and varied Highlights from this year’s ceremony delivered in liaison schools. These are schools interactions with students, faculty, and staff including GSE’s award recipients. throughout Buffalo and the surrounding prior to the start of student teaching; the devel- 19 suburbs that agree to work extensively with opment of a dynamic mentoring relationship GSE Publications continued on page 4 Learn more about cutting edge research for educators. UB GSE newslttr fall05 8/26/05 12:14 PM Page 2

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MARY H. GRESHAM, Ph.D. (1992, Counseling Psychology)

Our May 2005 commencement speaker, WNED Public Broadcasting Association President and CEO Donald Boswell COMMENCEMENT 2005 – PHOTO GALLERY (see picture at right), asked graduates to use their education to “be the light” for future generations. In his inspiring address (available at www.gse.buffalo.edu/alumni/edu.asp), Boswell noted Donald Boswell that educators provide the “bright light that fills the classrooms provides a as well as homes with meaningful lessons and enrichment.” It is memorable commencement likely that each of you can recall at least one teacher who address to this profoundly influenced your life by being that guiding light. In year’s graduates. this issue of the newsletter, we celebrate the teaching profession by taking a closer look at our Teacher Education Institute (TEI). Since 1962, GSE’s Teacher Education Program (renamed TEI in 1999) has helped thousands of students become New York State certified teachers, who in turn have “become the light” for students throughout Western New York and beyond. In our cover story, Associate Dean for Teacher Education Carolyn Hansen Julius Adams discusses how TEI guides students through the (left) and Dean Mary teacher certification process. Julius also explains the unique Gresham (right) present Merle Hoyt aspects of TEI and introduces you to the key personnel who assist (center) with the students as they move through the program. In the Faculty James Hansen Humanitarian Spotlight, Associate Professor S. G. Grant from the Department Award. of Learning and Instruction (LAI) describes his current research project that is helping teachers better understand how grade school children make meaning out of historical events. On page 5, LAI Professor Emeritus Rod Doran reminisces about his experiences training science teachers during the early days of the Teacher Education Program. In other TEI related stories, GSE Doctoral graduate Director of Special Programs Mara Huber provides an update of Davina Moss our Small Schools Initiative, and in the School District Spotlight (center) receives the Thinking Outside we examine the Lackawanna schools, where 8% of the teachers the Box Award from are GSE alumni. Dean Mary Gresham In addition to our TEI theme, you will find other articles to (right). keep you up-to-date on GSE news. On page 8, we report on the success of the July 2005 Summer Institute. We also have a story summarizing the SUNY and UB awards GSE faculty were honored with this past year. I am very pleased to announce that LAI Professor Doug Clements was recently awarded a $6 million grant to continue his early learning in math research (see page 9). President John LAI Assistant Professor Fenice Boyd is currently reviewing the Simpson and Dean effectiveness of the Word Start program with Head Start children Mary Gresham in Buffalo. You can read about her research on page 15. (left) congratulate graduates as You will also find in this issue our regular alumni features they walk across such as the annual Honor Roll of Donors and our popular the stage. Alumni News section. Also noteworthy is the GSE Alumni Association (GSEAA) effort to formulate a three-year strategic plan. GSEAA President Chris Barrick describes how you can be a part of the planning process in his message on page 9.

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Exploring Columbus: Children’s Views of European and Native Encounters UNDERSTANDING HOW CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT HISTORY A Thin Research Base For the last two years, my master’s-level elementary social stud- Although the research literature on ies methods students have completed an assignment designed to how children think about history has help them explore what and how children learn about history. expanded greatly in the last 15 years, little empirical work asks children how they make sense of complex historical and/or The task begins with a pre-interview the natives, and second (if the children contemporary human behavior. We know where each of my students conducts a pick up on it), why the two accounts a fair amount about how children think brief interview with one or more children might be different. about historical ideas and events, and the about Christopher Columbus and his My students then write a description recently emerging literature on historical interactions with the native populations. of the interviews and an analysis of the empathy offers some useful perspectives My students then read aloud two children’s responses. Having now read on how and why children develop a sense short trade book accounts regarding 100+ of these papers, I continue to be of historical perspective on individuals and groups. But it turns out that there are relatively few studies that inquire deeply S. G. GRANT into the ways that children think and reason about complex human behaviors Associate Professor such as those which emerged between Department of Learning and Instruction explorers like Columbus and the native (716) 645-2455, ext. 1135 populations. [email protected] The Complex Terrain of Children’s Historical Understanding Columbus’s first return trip to Spain struck by the range of issues that surface Although we are in the preliminary (David Adler’s A Picture Book of and how the results complicate what we stages of data analysis, we see four themes Christopher Columbus and Stephen know about how children understand surfacing, each of which challenges Krensky’s Christopher Columbus, both complex human behavior. the conventional wisdom about what published in 1991). The Adler selection To explore these issues in more children know about and how they says, “In March 1493 Christopher depth, my research assistants and I devel- understand history: Columbus sailed back to Spain with gold oped the American Icons project. In the In contrast to the research that trinkets, parrots, and a few Indians.” The first year, our plan is to interview 100 suggests children’s narrative ability may Krensky text says, “Soon the Nina and the grade K-5 children in urban, suburban, not develop until upper elementary ages, Pinta are ready to sail back to Spain. The and rural schools around their knowledge we could detect no particular pattern ships are already loaded with many kinds of Columbus and native interactions, the across the sample. Many older children of food….Columbus has also forced six sources of their knowledge, and how they (grades 4-6) used a narrative style to Indians to come with him.” understand the differences in the two represent their ideas, but so, too, did a After reading these pieces (without, pieces of text. In succeeding years, we will large number of younger children (K- I counsel, stressing the word “forced” in focus on other complex, American grade 3). We also found children of all the second selection), my students icons—for example, George Washington, ages capable of articulating differences re-interview the children on two dimen- Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther across the perspectives of the various sions—first, what they now think about King, Jr. historical actors. This set of findings the interactions between Columbus and continued on page 15

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with their TEA; a forum for discus- Adams, Associate Dean for Teacher Education. Prior to joining sion and professional development TEI, Dr. Adams was the Director of the School of Education at among colleagues and peers; and Fredonia State College from 1997–2002. David Cantaffa is the a smooth transition to student Associate Director. He has four years of secondary teaching teaching. experience and is completing his A second unique aspect of the doctorate in Sociology of Education TEI program is the Reflective through ELP. Judi Roberson, with Inquiry Project (RIP). The RIP is an more than 30 years of experience as ongoing project that spans field a Buffalo Public Schools elementary DAVID CANTAFFA, Ed.M. experiences and student teaching, teacher, communicates with schools (2001, General Education) and serves as a space for students to to secure student teaching place- systematically investigate an educa- ments as the TEI Coordinator of tion question they are passionate Field Experiences. Retta Maclin is about answering. Initially, students the TEI Staff Associate who advises undertake this investigation in the prospective and current students, RETTA MACLIN scholarly literature and in the and she has over 30 years of school to which they are assigned experience as a Buffalo Public for field experiences. Toward the Schools elementary teacher and administrator. As a team, end of student teaching, they look David, Judi, and Retta visit area schools in order to build and back on their previous work and, strengthen relationships with administrators and faculty. through the new lens of their Support staff includes Monica Washington, who has been with JUDI ROBERSON student teaching experience, reflect TEI for two years, and Patricia Glinski, who has 25 years of on what they have learned through- experience working in GSE. out the academic year. The RIP process provides many benefits to the students, including an increased sense of themselves as professional educators who “learn how to learn” from systematic investigation of their experiences. These experiences form a focal point to draw THIS NEWSLETTER IS ALSO ONLINE! various pieces of the program together in a meaningful way, and a concrete example to which they can refer that makes them stand out from the crowd of new teachers. You can view the GSE Alumni Newsletter, .edu, As students to begin their career as educators, the RIP can from any location with Internet access, print assume a prominent position in their portfolios. Once they begin multiple copies of the newsletter as needed, and their careers as educators and as they continue to strive for ways share newsletter information easily with to develop their practice, reflecting on their RIP experience might out-of-town friends and family. All of these bene- encourage them to participate in action research. Action research fits are possible because the GSE Alumni Newsletter is available, in its entirety, online at is a systematic form of reflective inquiry by practitioners into www.gse.buffalo.edu/alumni/edu.asp. Please take their own educational practices and the challenges they a few minutes to view .edu online and then let encounter. The goal of action research is to improve one’s us know what you think. You may e-mail your understanding of their educational practices. Students can use comments to Assistant Dean Jenifer Lawrence at this understanding to improve their practices and the settings in [email protected]. which those practices are carried out. The TEI staff work together with students to guide them through the program. The office is overseen by Dr. Julius Gregg

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on this particular day. Sometimes it is a Emeritus Faculty Spotlight simple demonstration, a group activity, an engaging investigation, or an article from ROD DORAN ON “MAKING CONNECTIONS” a recent paper or TV show. And, tomor- row some other lure is needed. Rod Doran, Director of the Teacher Education Program With my students in the master’s and doctoral programs, I viewed my role from 1982-1988, reminisces about his role working with as helping the science teachers grow student teachers in science education during his career. professionally, by connecting them with (The Teacher Education Program was renamed the Teacher professional associations and journals, Education Institute in 1999.) master teachers, research findings, and viable educational principles. Building and extending on such connections is Dear former students and colleagues, semester; helping those fresh, idealistic how we continue to grow professionally. I enjoyed reading the previous scientists connecting with the world of Helping science teachers grow “Emeritus Faculty Spotlights” by Dwight middle and high school students, via professionally is the vision of a project I Kauppi and Al Pautler, colleagues and their role as a teacher. Most prospective continue to work with—Building a friends for many years. Like Dwight, I science teachers came to UB with a well- Presence for Science (BaP). BaP was grew up in a very small town in Northern developed “science end,” so my role as a developed by the National Science Minnesota, methods instructor was to help develop Teachers Association with funding from where the their “student affinity,” by helping them the ExxonMobil Foundation. BaP is population learn more about middle and high school organized to provide information about was about students, their pre-existing information professional development opportunities 400. I was in base and attitudes about science, and via e-mail messages to a Point of Contact, culture more about the many exciting, engaging in each school building. BaP is being shock when I ways for students to experience science. implemented in 25 states, which includes arrived at the But no one magic instructional strategy over 75% of the country’s science teachers University of will work every day, even with the same and their students. The scope of this Minnesota classroom of students. project includes public and non-public as a fresh- I recall describing a classroom of 30 buildings from elementary through the ROD DORAN man, with its students as a 30-body problem. In science, high school level. The professional population any problem with more than two bodies development opportunities may be then of over or objects becomes very complex to solve, online experiences as well as workshops, 30,000 students. I, too, feel very privileged because of the myriad of interactions. We institutes, and courses—offered through to have been at UB for over 30 years, know that each student has a whole set of colleges, professional associations, teacher living and learning with its incredible unique characteristics that interplay in centers, and BOCES. BaP was developed students, staff, and faculty. the classroom. We also know that each as a response to the widespread teacher My first year at UB was 1969–1970, classroom will be different depending on isolation that exists in all too many and as Al recalled, the campus was rocked what happened yesterday, last night, in the locations. Each Point of Contact (in a by protests, demonstrations, and police preceding class, or even in the walk down building) shares the messages received presence. There was no Amherst campus, the hallway. So, as a teacher, one has to with the teachers of science and only a few committees to plan for that observe the classroom “pond,” seeing administrators in their building, thereby major expansion and move. The School of where there are waves and ripples, then connecting each teacher to a professional Education was located in Foster Hall and deftly cast our carefully chosen science development opportunity. Foster Annex. lure and hope it is able to connect with I have enjoyed this chance to connect As I reminisce about my years at UB, many of the students and we can “reel with former students, staff, and faculty. the focus of “Making Connections” is them in,” helping them to build on their I continue to live in the Buffalo area appropriate, particularly my connection existing understanding of science. Any and would enjoy hearing from you to student teachers. I enjoyed teaching the hope of success here depends on finding ([email protected]). Secondary Science Methods course each the right lure to connect with the students Rod Doran

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GSE Faculty Receive SUNY and UB Awards

The Graduate School of Education was proud to have three faculty quality of Weis’ research has been unequivocal and the designation members receive State University of New York (SUNY) and of UB Distinguished Professor comes with the expectation that university-wide awards during the Spring 2005 semester. her scholarship will continue beyond receiving this honor. Professor D. Bruce Johnstone from UB President John Simpson notes that the awards honoring the Department of Educational Johnstone, Phelps, and Weis further reinforce how the Graduate Leadership and Policy (ELP) School of Education continues to provide leadership while received three honors. First, he was fulfilling the university’s commitment to research, teaching, and awarded the status of SUNY community service: “Through these Distinguished Service Professor for campus and system-wide honors, his sustained effort in applying UB pays tribute to faculty achieve- scholarly and research interests ments throughout the university to issues of public concern; that exemplify innovative research, thereby serving the university, the dedicated teaching and mentorship, BRUCE JOHNSTONE community, New York State, and and outstanding service—ideals the nation. Johnstone also received that are highly prized within our the newly established UB Award Graduate School of Education and for Outstanding Contributions to by our academic community as a International Education for his whole. The integration of these key exceptional contributions in pro- objectives embodies the essence LOIS WEIS moting international education, of UB’s academic mission—the attracting and mentoring interna- creation, dissemination, and trans- tional students, and securing grants mission of knowledge. UB has been greatly enriched by the in support of international educa- contributions and leadership of such outstanding faculty as tion. The third honor he received Professors Johnstone, Phelps, and Weis, and we are very proud to was the SUNY Chancellor’s Award see them receiving the recognition that they so richly merit.” LEADELLE PHELPS for Excellence in Faculty Service. This award recognizes Johnstone’s consistently superior service over a multiple-year period to the university and the community, and KEEP IN TOUCH WITH FELLOW GSE ALUMNI his service contributions to discipline-related professional organizations and faculty governance. Professor LeAdelle Phelps from the Department of UB Connect, a new secure and password-protected online community exclusively for UB alumni, is now Counseling, School and Educational Psychology was honored available at www.alumni.buffalo.edu. GSE alumni are with a UB Sustained Achievement Award for producing a consis- encouraged to register at this site where they will be tently outstanding body of scholarly work over a number of years able to manage their individual profile, sign up in the field of school psychology. Phelps’ work, individually and for lifetime e-mail forwarding, submit a Class Note collectively, has garnered public and professional accolades (with a photo, if desired), as well as locate other GSE beyond the norm for other bodies of work in her field. She was alumni easily and efficiently. In addition, alumni can ranked as the 9th top author in the school psychology literature visit the careers and networking module where they from 1987–1995 (School Psychology International, 1997, Vol. 18). can post their resume or search for jobs. Registered ELP Professor Lois Weis was awarded the status of UB users can choose which information they would like Distinguished Professor for achieving national and international others to view, as well as opt out at any time. prominence through significant contributions to the scholarly literature on economic and social class issues in education. The

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WNY School District Spotlight LACKAWANNA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Located south of Buffalo, the Lackawanna City School Federal Programs Principal District (LCSD) is immersed within a diverse, Anne Burnicki (Ed.D., 1996, multi-ethnic urban community. An example of this Educational Administration), diversity can be found in the working class Yemeni High School Assistant community, which settled in Lackawanna in 1922 and Principal Matteo Anello now numbers more than 1000 people. According to (Certification, 2002, Edu- the LCSD website (www.lackawannaschools.org), cational Technology), and the district is currently developing a strategic plan to School Psychologist Patricia Notarius (Ph.D., 2002, better meet the needs of its Counseling Psychology). diverse, urban population of Superintendent Hashem notes that many of the students. The LCSD mission is talented individuals employed in the district have to nurture such individuals to received their education from the Graduate School of help them successfully deal Education:“These highly qualified and self-motivated with the anticipated challenges educators are doing their part for our students to they may encounter in the become all they are capable of as described in a future. portion of our mission statement: ‘Our compass The Lackawanna City heading will provide our students with insight into School District serves over their dreams, the proficiency and self-reliance to set PAUL HASHEM, Ed.M. 2000 students throughout four their own course, and the good sense to enjoy the (School Counseling, 1973) schools: the Truman and fascination of sailing life’s waters.’” Martin Road Elementary Schools, the Lackawanna High School and the Lackawanna Middle School. LCSD is committed to a well-rounded education for its students in an envi- ronment dedicated to understanding and respecting the many cultures that enrich our communities. The Graduate School of Education is well- represented within LCSD with alumni accounting for 8% of the district’s teachers and 40% of its administrators. The GSE alumni who comprise the administrative staff are Superintendent Paul Hashem (Ed.M., 1973, School Counseling), High School Interim Principal William Bilowus (Ed.M., 1969, Health Education), Truman Elementary Principal Maureen Bigaj (Ed.M., 1980, Reading Education),

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How to Create a Culture of Success in School Communities ERIE 1 BOCES/GSE Summer Institute

From July 11–14, approximately 150 education professionals Stephen Jacobson, Ph.D. – Dr. Jacobson is professor in from the Western New York community gathered at Harriman the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy in the Hall on UB’s South Campus for a series of lectures and panel Graduate School of Education at UB. His research interests focus discussions on topics related to effective leadership, teaching, on school-site leadership, teacher compensation, and educational and climate building. The 2005 Institute offered a week-long reform. opportunity for information sharing, professional development, James Donnelly, Jr. – Mr. Donnelly is principal of the and networking. Presentations included: James A. Green High School in Dolgeville, NY. He was named the MetLife/National Association of Secondary Principals Pre-institute Workshop and School Administrators Association “National High School Monday, July 11 Principal of the Year.” “Teaching to Diversity: Making Education Special for All Principals’ Panel – Crystal Barton, McKinley High Students” School; Eric Lawton, Holland Middle School; Gil Licata, Eric Cooper, Ed.D. – president of the National Urban Alliance Starpoint High School; Kate Rudewicz, Union East Elementary for Effective Education at The Council of Great City Schools, School. The panel was moderated by Judith Howard, Ph.D., Washington, DC, offered a morning-long workshop focusing on Superintendent, Niagara-Wheatfield. improving education for urban and minority students. Wednesday, July 13 Institute Presentations JoAnn Falletta – Ms. Falletta currently holds the Tuesday, July 12 positions of music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Betty Despenza-Green, Ph.D. – Dr. Green was a former Orchestra and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, and artistic teacher and principal of Chicago Vocational Career Academy advisor to the Honolulu Symphony. (CVCA), one of the city’s largest and lowest performing high James Vollbracht – Mr. Vollbracht is president of Higher schools. In 1991, with Dr. Green as principal, CVCA became one Ground Associates, an organization focusing on building con- of the first schools in Chicago, IL, to begin the process of restruc- nected communities for kids, and a senior trainer, coordinator, turing into small schools. CVCA has since become a nationally and consultant for Search Institute and their national Healthy recognized model for small school restructuring. Community/Healthy Youth initiative. continued on page 14

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James Vollbracht discusses the latest research Attendees listen to JoAnn Falletta as she explains the importance JoAnn Falletta responds to audience on children, education, and community. of music and arts in education. questions following her lecture.

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GSE Awarded $6 Million Grant BY MARY COCHRANE

The Graduate School of Education selection of 12 students from each pre-K classroom for assess- has received a $6 million grant from ment through their completion of second grade. the Institute of Education Sciences of “The schools will be those that serve largely low-achieving the U.S. Department of Education to populations, but with educational “scale-up” the model for implement- settings and racial/ethnic and ing a research-based pre-kinder- socioeconomic compositions of garten mathematics curriculum. students that vary across the Doug Clements and Julie Sarama board,” Sarama said. from the Department of Learning The project will help establish DOUG CLEMENTS, Ph.D. and Instruction are the Principal UB as a leader in determining how (1983, Elementary Education) Investigators (PI) for the grant and to successfully bring large educa- Jaekyung Lee from the Department tional projects to full scale, as well as of Counseling, School and Edu- benefiting continued study of edu- cational Psychology is the Co-PI. cation intervention, Sarama noted. JAEKYUNG LEE The funding enables Clements, “Research-wise, we believe we Sarama, and Lee to implement their can increase knowledge of scaling- already-successful TRIAD interven- up by conducting a project that investigates the effectiveness tion, including the Building Blocks of research-based mathematics education intervention imple- pre-K mathematics curriculum, on a mented in varied pre-kindergarten settings with diverse student much wider basis to discover its populations,” Clements concluded. adaptability and impact nationally. “This grant allows us to truly Mary Cochrane is a senior editor for the University at Buffalo JULIE SARAMA, Ph.D. Office of News Services. (1995, Mathematics Education) scale-up, that is, to implement the curriculum in multiple states and in more than 100 classrooms, within a large randomized trial design,” Clements said. “We can then find GSEAA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE out if the Building Blocks curriculum and the TRIAD implemen- tation model work in multiple, varied settings, and to see if their Dear GSE Alumni, positive effects are sustained longitudinally.” One of life’s little pleasures is The program name TRIAD is an acronym for “technology- meeting an old friend or colleague that enhanced, research-based instruction, assessment, and profes- you haven’t seen in a long time and sional development.” Although the TRIAD intervention has finding out what he or she has been doing through the years. Whether it’s CHRIS BARRICK been shown to increase math achievement in young children, hearing about children, new jobs, or especially those at risk, Clements said a larger sampling is needed retirement plans, it’s amazing how to see how the program works in a variety of school systems, quickly you reconnect and pick up where you left off. Even if more distant from the developers. you only visit for a few minutes, catching up can be quite “Effective scale-up considers not only an increase in the enjoyable. Therefore, it’s not surprising that one of the activities number of classrooms, but also increased diversity of settings, GSE alumni ask for is a chance to get reacquainted with increased complexity, and the challenges of sustainability,” he fellow friends and colleagues. The GSE Alumni Association said. “It uses strategies to achieve broad success and avoid the is in the midst of planning new events for the 2005–2006 dilution and pollution that often plagues such efforts.” academic year and would like your programming input. Are there any educational programs you would like to see made TRIAD will be introduced to pre-kindergarten teachers and available to help bring GSE alumni together? Please e-mail children in two states. In New York, local participating schools your program ideas to [email protected]. We would really include those in the Buffalo Public Schools, the Diocese of like to hear from you. Thank you. Buffalo, and Wayne County Head Start. Sarama and Clements Sincerely, Chris Barrick, Ph.D. (1999, Counseling Psychology) are still in the process of selecting the participating schools systems in another state. The project will involve random

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‘60s Mifflin Company. In her new role, she will Elaine Spaull (Ph.D., 1986, Higher oversee the publishing, marketing, and sales Education) received the 2005 “W” Award Hugh Schintzius (Ed.B. 1966, Physical operations of Houghton Mifflin’s pre-K from the Rochester Women’s Network for Education), Mansfield University recre- through grade 6 basal textbook division. her continuing service as a role model to ation director, retired in February 2005 other women. Throughout her 30-year after 32 years of service. During his career, Richard Podemski (Ph.D., 1973, career, Spaull has been an official and Schintzius taught swimming, volleyball, Educational Administration) has accepted unofficial mentor to more than two dozen and exercise, and is the only coach of a a position as associate vice president for women. women’s athletic program at Mansfield to research and dean of graduate studies at ever win a Pennsylvania State Athletic the University of West Florida in Peggy Healy Stearns Conference Championship. Pensacola. Since 2000, Podemski was the (Ph.D., 1987, Elementary dean of graduate studies and research at Education) received the ‘70s Buffalo State College. 2004 Technology & Learning Award for her Mariam Assefa (Ed.M., 1979, English Stationery Studio software (Fable Vision), Education), chief executive officer of ‘80s which is used by students from kinder- World Education Services, was honored at Carl Boykin (Ed.M., 1985, College garten to fifth grade to support writing. Metro International’s 2005 Fulbright Counseling and Student Personnel Work) Stearns is the winner of over three dozen Awards Dinner at the United Nations. has joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for national awards for her software designs. Each year, Metro’s dinner honors those the Northern District of New York as an who, in the spirit of Senator J. William assistant U.S. attorney. Boykin served as Lisa Tedesco (Ph.D., 1981, Fulbright, have furthered peace and inter- an assistant district attorney for Oneida Educational Psychology), national understanding through their County, and most recently worked as who served as vice presi- lives and work. chief of the appeals bureau. dent and secretary of the University of Michigan Stephen Dunnett (Ph.D., Juanita Hunter (Ed.D., 1983, since 1998, stepped down from that 1977, Higher Education), Curriculum Planning) is the recipient of a position in February 2005 to resume her UB vice provost for inter- 2005 Distinguished Alumni Award from research and teaching. She has accepted a national education, was the UB Alumni Association as part of year-long position as a visiting fellow at invited by the Japanese their annual Celebration of Excellence. A the Center for Community Health Ministry of Education in March 2005 to 20-year faculty member (1978–1998) of Partnerships at the Columbia University lead four national seminars around Japan the UB School of Nursing, Hunter played Medical Center and visiting professor at on the internationalization of institutions a significant role in the creation and the Columbia School of Dentistry and of higher education. establishment of the Nursing Center for the Homeless of Buffalo. Oral Surgery. Mary Ellen Elia (Ed.M., 1974, Social Studies Education) has been appointed Jan Sadlak (Ph.D., 1988, Social Foun- ‘90s superintendent of the Hillsborough dations) is the director of UNESCO- Mark Ashwill (Ph.D., 1991, Social County School District in Tampa, FL. Elia CEPES (European Centre for Higher Foundations) was a keynote speaker at the has been with the district since 1986 and Education), in Bucharest, Romania. Prior SUNY at Plattsburgh/U.S. Department her most recent position has been chief to this appointment, he was chief of the of Education conference “Increasing facilities officer. section for higher education policy and reform in UNESCO, Paris. Foreign Language Capability in the U.S.: Gerhard Falk (Ed.D., 1970, Higher Integrating Foreign Languages into the Education), professor in the Buffalo State R. N. Sharma (Ph.D., 1983, Higher Curriculum” at Montreal, Quebec in College Department of Sociology, has Education), director of the Drain-Jordan April 2005. authored or co-authored 13 books and 40 Library at West Virginia State University, Michael Cross (Ed.M., 1993, College journal articles. His most recent book is is the recipient of the 2005 Academic/ Counseling and Student Personnel Work) Football and American Identity (Haworth Librarian of the Year Award from the is the senior associate athletic director for Press). Association of College and Research Libraries. Sharma has been at West intercollegiate programming at Princeton Donna Lucki (Ed.M., 1978, Reading Virginia State for nine years and is the University. Prior to joining Princeton in Education) has been named president of author of 10 books and more than 250 1999, he was the assistant director of the School Division of the Houghton articles, editorials, and book reviews. compliance at the University of Michigan.

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Bernadette Curry (Ph.D., 1994, Social Donald Levin (Ph.D., 1996, English Susan Ott (Ph.D., 2004, Social Found- Foundations) is currently chair of the Education) received the 2005 President’s ations) is the director of the Western New Department of Nursing at Molloy College Award for Excellence in Scholarship at York Bachelor of Business Administration in Rockville Centre, NY. Curry leads a Marygrove College in Detroit, MI, where Program at Bryant & Stratton College department of 40 full-time faculty who he is an associate professor of English in Getzville. serve approximately 1300 graduate and and director of the master’s program. He Kim Pachetti (Ed.M., 2001, General undergraduate students. previously received the 2003 President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. This Education) has been named director of Michael Friend (Ph.D., 1995, Counseling summer Levin’s poem, “Sestina: The sponsored programs at Canisius College. Psychology) is working with Ohel Bais Cleaners,” was awarded the grand prize Most recently director of human resources Ezra, Inc. in Brooklyn, NY, providing for poetry in the Metro Times 2005 Fiction and research administrations at the UB psychological services to developmentally- and Poetry Contest. School of Dental Medicine, Pachetti is disabled/mentally retarded individuals responsible for securing academic grants Dianne Mark (Ph.D., 1993, Educational in Orthodox Jewish residential and day at Canisius. Administration) has been appointed asso- program settings. ciate dean of the College of Education and Mikyung Ryu (Ph.D., 2000, Social Yugui Guo (Ph.D., 1998, Educational Human Services at Central Michigan Foundations) was the lead analyst for the Administration) has authored Asia’s University in Mount Pleasant. last two national report cards on higher Educational Edge: Current Achievements in education from the National Center for Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, and India ‘00s Public Policy and Higher Education, an (Lexington Books) and was one of the Edwin Davenport (Certification, 2002, independent research group based in San keynote speakers at the U.S. Department Educational Administration) has accepted Jose, CA. Ryu shapes the findings about of State “Conference on Global Trends in a position as principal of Rhinebeck High the higher education services provided by S & T Education: Policy Implications for School in Rhinebeck, NY. Previously, each state, and by the nation as a whole, U.S. National Security and Competitive- Davenport was principal for two years at after reviewing and analyzing 35 measures ness” at the Army Navy Club, DC in North Shore High School in Sea Cliff, NY. from approximately 50 different data sources. June 2005. Ken Lam (Ed.M., 2004, Benjamin Halsey (Ed.M., 1997, Elemen- Higher Education) has Gouranga Saha (Ph.D., 2001, Science tary Education) has been appointed joined the UB Office of Education) has been working as a faculty superintendent of the North Collins Alumni Relations as the member since 2000 and was recently School District. Since November 2002, assistant director for affil- promoted to the rank of associate profes- iate programs. Previously, Lam worked Halsey has been principal of North sor of science and technology education with the United Way of Western New York Collins High School. at Lincoln University of Missouri in and has been credited with many progres- Jefferson City. Saha received an Michael Kustreba (Ed.M., 1992, College sive changes and successes with and for Eisenhower Grant in 2002–2003 and a Counseling and Student Personnel Work) the United Way. Teacher Quality Grant for 2004–2006 to has been promoted to senior program Davina Moss (Ph.D., examine how classroom teachers in urban officer at the Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower 2005, Counselor Educa- high-need districts use technology- Foundation, an Amherst philanthropic tion), former Arthur A. supported inquiry to enhance student provider to organizations in Erie and Schomburg Fellow and achievement and attitudes toward science. Niagara counties serving children and 2005 recipient of the He is also the assessment specialist on a families affected by psychological disor- Delbert Mullens Thinking Outside the Box team that received a more than half a ders, developmental disabilities, or drug Award, is a vocational counselor at VESID million dollar “Suicidal Prevention” grant abuse. Kustreba has been with the founda- (Vocational and Educational Services for from the U.S. Army Research Lab for tion for three years. Individuals with Disabilities) in Buffalo. 2005–2006. The findings from her dissertation, Teresa Lawrence (Ed.M., “Unresolved Grief and Loss Issues Related 1993, Mathematics Edu- to Substance Abuse,” were featured in the If you would like to be included in a future newsletter, please e-mail cation) is the new direc- August 18, 2005 Washington Times article tor of curriculum and your information to Assistant Dean “Heroin Addicts Have a ‘Love’ for Needles” Jenifer Lawrence at jlawrenc@ staff development in the (www.washingtontimes.com/national/ buffalo.edu. Clarence Central School District. 20050817-155605-3943r.htm).

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GSE NEWS

New Faculty

JANINA BRUTT-GRIFFLER AMY REYNOLDS DEPARTMENT OF LEARNING DEPARTMENT OF COUNSELING, SCHOOL AND INSTRUCTION AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Janina Brutt-Griffler is a specialist in foreign language Amy Reynolds joins the Department of Counseling, acquisition, sociolinguistics, technology, and discourse School and Educational Psychology as an assistant analysis. She earned her Ph.D. at Ohio State University, professor. She received her doctorate in Counseling where she developed a language theory framework to Psychology from Ohio State University and has been examine the sociohistorical growth of English as an working in higher education as a psychologist and international language. Prior to joining the Department professor for almost 20 years. Her current research of Learning and Instruction as an associate professor, interests are college student mental health, multicul- Brutt-Griffler taught on the graduate faculty at the tural competence, and feminist and lesbian, gay, University of York, England. bisexual, and transgender issues.

GREG FABIANO KIMBERLY ROGERS DEPARTMENT OF COUNSELING, SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY LEADERSHIP AND POLICY

Greg Fabiano joins the Department of Counseling, Kimberly Rogers joins the Department of Educational School and Educational Psychology as an assistant Leadership and Policy as an assistant professor. She professor. He recently completed a clinical internship at earned her Ph.D. in Higher Education from Pennsylvania the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Fabiano State University and an Ed.M. in Administration, received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from UB and his Planning, and Social Policy from Harvard University. current research interests are investigating, identifying, Rogers’ dissertation examined the impact of federal, and disseminating effective behavioral and pharmaco- state, and institutional financial aid on the sub- logical treatments for children with attention-deficit/ baccalaureate degree and certificate attainment of hyperactivity disorder in home and school settings. low-income students and adult learners.

CHRISTOPHER LOPATA LYNN SHANAHAN DEPARTMENT OF COUNSELING, SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF LEARNING AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND INSTRUCTION

Christopher Lopata joins the Department of Counseling, Lynn Shanahan joins the Department of Learning and School and Educational Psychology as an assistant Instruction as a clinical assistant professor. Previously, professor. He earned a Psy.D. in School Psychology from she was an assistant professor in the Department of SUNY Albany, as well as master’s degrees in Educational Education at Daemen College, where she taught graduate Psychology from SUNY Albany and Counseling from San and undergraduate literacy courses. Shanahan is Diego State University. Lopata’s research interests currently completing her Ph.D. in Reading Education at include autism spectrum disorders, disruptive behavior the University at Buffalo and her research interests are disorders, behavioral intervention, and assessment. in literacy and technology.

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GSE NEWS

Commencement and Awards 2005 DONALD BOSWELL ADDRESSES THIS YEAR’S GRADUATES

Graduates celebrated their achievements on May 13 during a morning commencement that began with the traditional academic procession and “Pomp and Circumstance” and ended with a reception for our newest alumni, their families, and friends.

This year’s commencement speaker was Donald Boswell, president and CEO of the Western New York Public Broadcasting Association. In his address, Boswell shared family stories, insights, and his vision for the community. He called upon graduates to use their education to “be the light” for future generations. DONALD BOSWELL To emphasize this concept, Boswell presented graduates with a candle as they walked across the stage. Honored that day along with the graduates were five individuals: Merle Hoyte received the James Hansen Humanitarian Award; Paul Wietig was the recipient of the Dean’s Service Award; J. Donald Schumacher received this year’s GSE Distinguished Alumni Award; Davina Moss was presented with the Delbert Mullens Thinking Outside the Box Award; and Yvonne Minor-Ragan received the UCEA (University Council for Educational Administration) Excellence in Educational Leadership Award.

JAMES HANSEN HUMANITARIAN AWARD MERLE HOYTE, Ph.D. Counselor Education, 1975 Currently emeritus dean of students at the College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Hoyte was the assistant director and the associate director of UB’s Educational Opportunity Program. During her fifteen years at UB, Dr. Hoyte is credited with changing the lives of thousands of students as she, along with a cadre of dedicated counselors, encouraged and inspired students from underserved populations to achieve their educational and life goals.

GSE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD DEAN’S SERVICE AWARD J. DONALD SCHUMACHER, Psy.D. M.S. PAUL T. WIETIG, Ed.D. Rehabilitation Counseling, 1977 Curriculum Development, 1979 J. Donald Schumacher has been the president Dr. Wietig is the current deputy superin- and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative tendent of the Amherst Central School Care Organization since October 2002, and District and has been an influential part president of the National Hospice Foundation of the Western New York educational since June 2003. Previously, from 1989–2002, community for over two decades as a he served as the president and CEO of the Center for teacher, curriculum director, principal, and as a superin- Hospice & Palliative Care in Buffalo. Dr. Schumacher has tendent. He has provided leadership as a consultant to lectured nationally on the psychological care of the termi- public schools and school districts; in developing successful nally ill patient and the expansion of hospice care both grant proposals for federal, state, and local agencies; and as nationally and internationally. a liaison to non-public schools and higher education.

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GSE NEWS

Small Schools Update BY MARA HUBER

In an ongoing commitment to support area schools in their Professional Development smaller learning communities initiatives, the Graduate School GSE continues to partner with the Small Schools of Education has engaged in the following small schools related Workshop (SSW) to provide training and professional develop- initiatives: ment related to small schools reform. SSW is a group of educa- tors, organizers, and researchers based in the College of Program Evaluation Education at the University of South Florida who collaborate Scott Meier, professor in the Department of Counseling, with teachers, principals, parents, and district leaders to create School and Educational Psychology, has completed his first year new, small, and innovative learning communities in public as program evaluator for McKinley High School. schools. GSE’s 2005 Summer Institute featured a presentation by GSE has been selected as the program evaluation provider Dr. Betty Despenza-Green, director of the National High School for the Buffalo high schools included in Buffalo’s Smaller Initiative for SSW and a national speaker on small schools Learning Communities grant proposal. These schools include reform. She is the former principal of Chicago Vocational Bennett, Grover Cleveland, and Riverside High Schools. Career Academy, the first Chicago high school to go to the small Student Involvement schools model. Students enrolled in GSE’s Leadership Initiative For GSE will continue to support Tomorrow’s Schools (LIFTS) program have been given the local schools in their efforts to opportunity to take a first hand look at small schools reform. improve student achievement First, Ramona Reynolds, principal of Bennett, and Kevin Eberle, through the development of smaller principal of Grover Cleveland, provided students with an learning communities. This support introduction to their schools and plans for redesign. Students includes the creation of new then visited the two schools and under the supervision of avenues to further collaboration Stephen Jacobson, professor, and Rose Ylimaki, assistant professor and support between faculty and MARA HUBER (both from the Department of Educational Leadership and schools. Policy), will follow the progress of Bennett and Grover Cleveland as these high schools work toward meeting their respective small Mara Huber, Ph.D., is the director of special programs for the schools goals. Graduate School of Education.

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Susan Morisson – Ms. Morisson is director of the Thursday, July 14 Buffalo and Erie County Youth Development Partnership, which Betsy Rogers – Ms. Rogers, a first and second grade is a cross-system collaboration that fosters a supportive community teacher at Leeds Elementary in Jefferson County, AL, was in which all Erie County youth have the opportunity to become the 2003 recipient of the prestigious National Teacher of the engaged, responsible, and contributing members of society. Year Award. H. Roy Kaplan, Ph.D. – Dr. Kaplan is executive director of Sam Hoyt – Mr. Hoyt is New York State Assemblyman the National Conference for Community and Justice, Tampa Bay for the 144th District. Chapter. In addition to serving as a professor for 20 years, Parents’ Panel – LaVonne Ansari and Stephanie Sass, his accolades include the Civil Rights Advocacy Award, and the Parents for Public Schools; and Kathy Rua, Elaine Hayes, and Education Heroes Award from the U.S. Department of Education. Rhonda Bivens, parents from the Buffalo and Niagara Falls Students’ Panel – Area high school students shared their School Districts. The panel was moderated by Rev. Kinzer Pointer, perspectives on developmental assets as they related to their own president of the Buffalo School District Parent Coordinating educational experiences. Council.

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GSE NEWS

RESEARCH ON WORD START AND CHILDREN IN HEAD START

Assistant Professor Fenice Boyd, from Data will be collected during two phases of the project. the Department of Learning and Six pre-K classrooms will be selected: three experimental Instruction, is developing a compara- and three control groups. Phase One involves the prepara- tive research project to investigate tion and training of Head Start teachers and parents to use FENICE BOYD the impact of the Word Start program the tools and strategies of the Word Start program. After on children attending Head Start. For the training, over a 16-week period, the second phase will the pre-K age group, Word Start is structured to enhance entail collecting data on Word Start teaching strategies. young children’s oral language, vocabulary, and knowledge Dr. Boyd will observe in the six classrooms two to three base. Word Start uses 26 nursery rhymes set to music and times per week. The purpose of the observations will be to 15 classic children’s songs to guide young children’s oral investigate the impact of the children’s oral language for and sight vocabulary development. The premise is that the those who receive instruction using the Word Start program. strategy creates a common and sizeable oral-vocabulary for These results will be compared and contrasted with the all children, including those who come from diverse and children in classrooms who do not receive instruction using low socio-economic families. Word Start.

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suggests that narrative ability and perspective-taking may not be age-specific notions of when and how children develop historical age-dependent. understandings. Understanding what children “know” about complex There are many influences on children’s thinking and behavior such as that between Columbus and the natives is how they make sense of those influences can seem highly idio- complicated for at least four reasons: a) many children spent a syncratic: a) children with considerable school knowledge about good part of the interview trying to guess what the “right” the Columbus encounter did not necessarily create more answers were to our questions; b) it can take a considerable thoughtful interpretations; b) a seemingly strong stimulus (like amount of interview time to feel confident in knowing what the word “forced”) was not uniformly influential or even students understand; c) the representations of children’s under- perceived; and c) although we thought of the two pieces of text as standings may be very fluid and changeable (or not); and d) the coherent interventions, some children paid more or less attention need to “hear” what students are saying is apparent, but can be to the pictures and/or the text so as to suggest that there were difficult. This set of findings suggests that assessing children’s really four pieces of information available to them. This finding understandings is far more complex than most outside observers suggests that, while teachers and their instructional practices can (and some teachers) believe. matter immensely, influences on children’s thinking can be The children’s interpretations of the interactions between unpredictable. Columbus and native groups and of Columbus as a “hero” run Although preliminary, these findings raise important the gamut from simplistic to sophisticated. We were surprised, questions about teaching and learning history and the research however, to realize that predicting responses based on age, grade, into that area. It would be nice to hold out the promise of some achievement level, and reading level is a fool’s game: there rock-solid patterns in how children think and articulate their simply were no hard patterns behind children’s interpretations. ideas about complex human behavior. We can’t. Our research Moreover, children’s ignorance and/or misunderstanding of facts suggests that children are more able to think deeply and richly are not necessarily related to the sophistication of their bigger about historical actors and events than many believe. But they do understandings. Some of the students who created the most so unpredictably and unevenly. The fact that children can think tangled factual stew (did you know, for example, that Columbus historically means, in part, that teachers and researchers must be invented electricity?) were able to articulate coherent and often more agile in both understanding and working with children’s nuanced views of Columbus. This set of findings challenges interpretations.

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Crocoll ($250 to $499) Dr. Thomas J. Caulfield Dr. Larene N. Hoelcle Dr. Roy K. Bartoo Dr. Joseph L. Crossen Dr. Douglas H. Clements Mr. William G. Houston Mrs. Angela Bartram-Roeser Mr. Darryl J. Crowe Anonymous Dr. Kenneth F. Cohrn Dr. Robert L. Infantino Mrs. Sherrilyn R. Bartz Mr. John A. Cruickshank Dr. William C. Barba Ms. Diane M. Collier Ms. Brigitte V. Kallen Ms. Stacy E. Batchen Dr. Thomas Q. Culhane Mr. John H. Barrett Mrs. Sandra L. Coloney-Altman Mr. Joseph A. Kessler Jr. Dr. Catherine F. Battaglia Mrs. Carolyn G. Curley Mrs. Lisa L. Chang Mr. Donald G. Colquhoun Mr. James M. Kirkpatrick Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Baumgartner Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Curtis Dr. David L. Crissey Mr. Edward J. Corkery Dr. Norma E. Klayman Mrs. Linda M. Becker Ms. Rosa L. D’Abate Mrs. Ruth-Ann Fisher Mendel Dr. Cornelius Cosgrove Dr. Robert E. Knott Ms. Audrey C. Bedford Mrs. Lynn C. Dabney Dr. John J. Gualtieri Ms. Candice Mary Courtney Ms. Marilyn J. Koren Mrs. Emily M. Bednarski Dr. Denise L. 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Matzner Mr. Robert G. Proehl Mr. Gerald M. Steinberg Mr. Laurens L. Dietz Mrs. Denise J. Hosie Mr. Ronald A. Mayer Mrs. Therese M. Provenzo Dr. Sheila J. Stellrecht Ms. Theresa R. DiPasquale Dr. Karim Hossain Mrs. Edith R. Mayerson Dr. Amira Proweller Dr. Lisa A. Stephens Mrs. Brenda H. Dixon Mr. Jacques Hryshko Dr. Dianne S. McCarthy Dr. John P. Ptak Mrs. Margaret E. Stevens Mrs. Judith A. Dixon Mrs. Patricia H. Hughes Ms. Donna J. McCarthy Dr. Patricia A. Pulver Mr. George J. Stock Mr. Walter A. Doehring Jr. Mrs. Janet E. Husung Dr. Margaret Cain McCarthy Ms. Siiri Puust Mrs. Amy J. Stoerr Mrs. Denise T. Doherty Dr. Carmen J. Iannaccone Mrs. Mary Getman McCarthy Mrs. Betty J. Radlich Mrs. Linda U. Stoesser Mrs. Mary Voelcker Doino Mr. Barry I. Ifedigbo Dr. Maryrose McCarthy Dr. Daniel J. Raimondo Mrs. Barbara L. Stone Reden Ms. Helen M. Domske Dr. Alexander Ikejiaku Mr. John W. McCoy Mrs. Concetta C. Rao Mrs. Winona C. Stonebraker Mrs. Patty L. Donegan Mrs. Susan C. Internicola Mrs. Lisa S. McCutcheon Mrs. D. Donna Raphael Mrs. Judith A. Stoops Mr. Cornelius F. Donovan Jr. Mrs. Doris C. Ippolito Mrs. Joyce A. McDaniels Mrs. Carol A. Ratajczak Dr. Michael William R. Stott Dr. John E. Donovan II Mrs. Grace A. Irizarry Mr. James W. McDonald Mr. James R. Rauh Dr. William J. Stratton Mr. Thomas A. Doran Dr. Esther J. Isler-Hamilton Ms. Lynn A. McDonald Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth I. Raymond Mrs. Lorraine Sturm Ms. Dara J. Dorsey Mr. William C. Jack Mrs. Amy L. McElhinney Mrs. Brenda A. Reaves Dr. Paul Allan Succop Ms. Patricia M. Doyle Ms. Jennifer Jackson Gkourlias Mr. John C. McEnroe Mrs. Susan E. Recoon Ms. Fern I. Suckow Mr. Alan J. Dozoretz Mrs. Marcia Ellen Jacobi Ms. Junko McGee Mrs. Kathryn A. Redman Dr. Akiko Sugiyama Ms. Muriel V. Drumm Mr. Paul F. Jacques Dr. Daniel W. McGillicuddy Mrs. Barbara Ann Redmond Mrs. Joyce I. Szemkow Mr. Mark B. Dubois Mrs. Edna Rivera Jakubowski Mr. Francis B. McGreevy Mrs. Michelle K. Reed Ms. Ellen C. 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Rhodes Dr. Christine Gray Tinnesz Dr. John P. Edwards Mr. Lawrence C. Jones Mrs. Daphne S. Meyer Ms. Yvonne M. Rich Mrs. Jo Ann M. Tocasz Dr. Runae Edwards Mrs. Ruth H. Jones Mrs. Jo Ann T. Meyer Ms. Kay P. Richard Ms. Mary Ellen S. Toczek Dr. Herbert S. Eisenstein Mr. Thomas N. Jordan Dr. Laura E. Meyers Mrs. Joan S. Richmond Dr. and Mrs. Sadatoshi Tomizawa Mrs. Marieanna L. Elliott Dr. Theresa M. Joyce Dr. Marian Catherine Meyers Mrs. Jo Ann M. Rizzo Dr. Janice L. Tona Dr. Richard D. Elton Mrs. Marcia K. Judge Mr. Alan M. Miano Mr. Alan J. Rizzuto Mr. Jeffrey A. Tooke Mrs. Barbara A. Emerick Ms. Nancy L. Julian Mr. Joseph P. Michael Mrs. Beverly E. Roach Mrs. A. Corinne Toole Dr. Robin W. Erwin Jr. Dr. Maryann E. Justinger Ms. Arlene M. Miles Mr. Sanford C. Robeck Ms. Margaret Ross Toro Mr. Olin W. Evans Jr. Mr. Thomas N. Kabel Mrs. Catherine E. Miller Mrs. Sharon L. Roberts Dr. Arden L. Travis Ms. Lori A. Fallon Mr. Henry J. Kalfas Sr. Mr. Clifford A. 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Rosen Mrs. Doris E. Usen Mrs. Susan B. Fischer Mrs. Joyce G. Kaufman Mrs. Karen D. Morgan Mrs. Joan B. Rosen Mrs. Patricia J. Usiak Dr. Peter J. Fisher Mrs. Angela M. Kauh Mrs. Janice W. Mosher Mr. Ray D. Ross Ms. Gloria A. Valley Mrs. Barbara B. Fleckenstein Dr. Michelle M. Kavanaugh Ms. Joan M. Moslow Dr. Gail A. Rothman-Marshall Dr. Francis J. Valone Ms. Phyllis A. Floro Ms. Teri Kayne Dr. Theodore C. Moss Ms. Laurie A. Rouleau Mr. Peter G. Van Denbergh Ms. Chastity A. Flynn Mrs. Mary W. Keegan Mrs. Jeanine A. Movalli Ms. Karin H. Rozensky Ms. Susan M. Vanchina Mr. Bee A. Fogan Mr. Richard D. Keil Dr. George Movesian Ms. Anne M. Ruppert Dr. Wesley E. Vanderhoof Mrs. Mary M. Fogarty Mrs. Michelle J. Kelly Mrs. Linda A. Moyer Mr. Kenneth Rutkowski Ms. Marie Vandette Charles ’35 and Bernice Y. Fogel ’46 Mr. Joseph H. Kent Mr. R. Joseph Multari III Ms. Marcia A. Rybczynski Mrs. Julie Varga Dr. Gerald F. Foley Mrs. Linda P. Kilpatrick Mr. Donald W. Munson Dr. John D. Rydzik Dr. Paula M. Vertino Dr. Kathleen V. Fox Mr. Robert T. Kilpatrick Mrs. Susan S. Murphy Mrs. Harriet W. Sacks Mrs. Karen Gearns Vicks Ms. Marcia A. Fredricks Mrs. Esther M. Kirdani Mr. Timothy L. Murphy Ms. Shirin W. Saks Ms. Margot W. Vincent Mr. Mel Freedman Dr. Raymond S. Klein Dr. Charlyn D. Murray Mrs. Jill K. Sandler Ms. Sabrina Vircillo-Franke Mr. Daniel M. Frisbie Mr. and Mrs. Joel P. Kleinman Ms. Elizabeth C. Musick Mrs. Sharon Ann Sangiacomo Mr. Eugene J. Vollmer Mrs. Carleen Marie Funke Ms. Virginia M. Knorr Ms. Marcia S. Nagle Ahern Mr. Dennis R. Santoro Ms. Joan M. Walker Mr. William H. Gardiner Jr. Mrs. Sherri Frances Kobis Mrs. Pamela S. Nagy Mrs. Cherie M. Sarachan Ms. Sandra L. Walker Mrs. June Martin Garman Ms. Judith A. Koch Dr. Josephine A. Naretto Ms. Helen M. Saunders Ms. Shirley J. Walker Mrs. Paulette C. Gaske Dr. Herbert G. Koenig Dr. John M. Navas Mr. Joseph D. Savoni Dr. Tracey L. Walker Dr. Lori A. Geismar-Ryan Dr. Mark Ira Koester Mr. James E. Neenan Mrs. Gail E. Sawyer Ms. Nancy E. Wallace Dr. Alan Gellin Mr. Kenneth P. Kogut Mrs. Ruth E. Nellis Mr. Joseph J. Scalisi Mrs. Melodie L. Walter Dr. Marcia A. Gellin Mr. Steven P. Kokanovich Dr. Linda Diane Nelson Ms. Mary M. Scalzi Mrs. Noreen S. Wang Dr. Terence A. Gerace Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Kolbe Mr. Martin D. Nemeroff Dr. Mary Wurm Schaar Mr. Mark A. Warner Mrs. Joan S. Gerard Ms. Amy L. Kornacki Mrs. Annemarie F. Neubecker Ms. Audrey Schading Mrs. Sandra J. Warner Mr. David A. Gervase Ms. Celeste M. Korzeniewski Dr. Linda Z. Nieman Ms. Linda S. Schaefer Mrs. Ruth S. Warnick Mrs. Carol A. Gesl Mr. Paul E. Kosek Dr. George B. Nikas Ms. Amy B. Schasel Mrs. Jo Anne L. Waters Mr. Thomas A. Giambra Mrs. Rita Kowalczyk-Kuzma Mr. Richard A. Nocek Mr. William B. Schatt Dr. Charles P.Webb Ms. Katherine J. Giansante Dr. Alice A. Kozen Mrs. Michelle L. Noel Dr. Ronald J. Schenk Mrs. Laura J. Weed Mrs. Marilyn S. Gilbarg Mr. W. John Kozinski Ms. Adrienne N. Norris Mrs. Marilyn R. Schillroth Mrs. Evelyn A. Weinstein Mrs. Donna M. Gill Ms. Gail L. Kreyer Mr. C. Gregory Northway Sr. Mrs. Diana M. Schlicht Dr. Marjorie C. Weinstock Ms. Beth A. Glaser Ms. Elaine L. Krezmien Dr. Katharyn E.K. Nottis Mr. Robert J. Schmick Mrs. Sheila J. Weisman Dr. John W. Glenn Jr. Mr. Thomas A. Kriger Mrs. Patricia J. Nowatzki Mr. Donald T. Schmid Dr. Ellen Weiss Phelps Dr. John J. Glovack Mrs. Barbara J. Kromphardt Ms. Nirmala Nutakki Dr. Mary Ellen Schmidt Mrs. Carol L. Weissfeld Dr. Barbara M. Godshall Dr. and Mrs. William M. Krone Ms. Suzanne R. Nyitrai Mrs. Virginia V. Schmidt Dr. Tracy N. Welchoff Ms. Carole T. Goldberg Ms. Tracy A. Kuchta Mrs. Maria Patrick Oakley Mrs. Linda M. Schott Mr. Raymond T.Welsh Ms. Alba C. Gomez Ms. Lynn E. Kuhn Mrs. Louise L. Obletz Mr. Gary M. Schulenberg Ms. Lorraine S. Wenger Mr. Harry S. Gong Dr. Deborah V. Landowski Dr. Brian E. O’Connell Dr. Donald C. Schultz Mrs. Gloria R. Werblow Mrs. Kathleen A. Good Dr. Mary Lou Lange Ms. Teresa M. O’Connor Dr. Daniel P. Schwartz Mr. Vincent W. Wesner Mrs. Deborah J. Goodrich Mrs. Rita B. Lankes Mrs. Marguerite R. Ogden Mrs. Ronnie J. Schwartz Mrs. Harriet B. Westenfelder Dr. Latty L. Goodwin Ms. Tricia A. Lara Mr. Joseph A. Ognibene Ms. Susan Block Schwartz Dr. John M. Wheeler Mrs. Joanne Gordon Ms. Carol L. Larkin Mr. Arvid A. Ohlen Dr. Claudine Schweber Mr. Andrew M. Wheelock Mrs. Mary E. Grad Mr. Don E. Lawrence Jr. Dr. Edward M. O’Keefe Ms. Constance M. Schweitzer Mrs. Sandra Whissel Dr. Marya Grande Dr. Beverly A. Lawson Mrs. Mary O. Okpewho Ms. Anne M. Sciandra Ms. Elizabeth Anne White Ms. Martha A. Greatrix Ms. Pamela R. Lazarus Mrs. Eileen M. Olearczyk Ms. Nancy A. Scibetta Mrs. Sharon E. White Mr. Thomas M. Green Mrs. Sheila S. Lebowitz Ms. Kimberly A. Olsen Ms. Sara L. Scime Ms. Dawn M. Whited Mrs. Jeanne H. Greene Dr. Alfred T. Lederman Mrs. Marian M. Opela Ms. Kathleen A. Sciolino Dr. Alan S. Whiting Mr. Gary W. Gross Mrs. Connie R. Leech Dr. James R. Orgren Mrs. Elizabeth L. Seabury Dr. Michele Turin Wick Mr. Michael A. Grosso Mrs. Irene B. Leichtman Mr. Wayne K. Ormsby Mr. James D. Sedwick Anne M. Wiley Ed.D. Mrs. Mary L. Gruchala Mr. David T. Leonard Mr. Charles H. Osborne Jr. Dr. Sean W. Seibert Dr. Judith A. Willard Dr. Lucia F. Guarino Mrs. Mary Ann Leonard Ms. Charlene S. Oseni Dr. Robert W. Sekowski Mr. and Mrs. Gregory S. Willhoff Ms. Diana J. Guerrucci Dr. Kathleen M. Lesniak Ms. Ricky L. Ostrom Mrs. Margaret Neil Shands Ms. Lynn M. Williamson Mrs. Eloise G. Hackworth Dr. Sharon L. Leuenberger Dr. Emeterio Otero Dr. Theresa P. Shank Dr. Ross J. Willink Dr. John F. Hadden Dr. Jerome I. Leventhal Dr. James L. Palermo Ms. Carol J. Shapiro Dr. Alan D. Willsey Mrs. Elynor T. Hagen Ms. Mindy G. Levine-Harris Mrs. Nancy J. Palermo Dr. Mary E. Shea Mr. Clifford B. Wilson III Mrs. Suzanne M. Halas Dr. Rebecca Lewis Mr. Ronald H. Palmere Mrs. Dorothy E. Sheldon Dr. Frank D. Wilson Mr. Paul W. Haley Mr. Richard G. Lewis Ms. Elaine M. Panty Dr. Michael C. Sheldon Mrs. Lucia E. Wilson Mrs. Jean E. Haller Dr. William Licata Mrs. Jill M. Paolone Mr. John W. Sherman Mrs. Shirley A. Wilson Mr. Michael L. Halperin Ms. Irene C. Linehan Dr. Mitchell S. Parker Mr. Jonathan C. Sherman Mrs. Jean S. Winske Dr. Ellen M. Hamm Ms. Holly A. Lippa Dr. Frank J. Pascarella Dr. Bruce A. Shields Mr. Stephen R. Wixson Dr. Sally A. Hanley Ms. Nancy M. Littenberg Dr. Wendy A. Paterson Dr. Judith A. Shipengrover Mr. William R. Wolfers Dr. John F. Hanssel Dr. Xiufeng Liu Mrs. Cheryl R. Pauly Dr. Phyllis A. Sholtys-Goins Ms. Briana L. Wood Ms. Stacey L. Harding Dr. Gary R. Livent Mr. Thomas A. Pause Dr. Karl E. Shuey Ms. Nilam Ram Yagielski Mrs. Joan L. Harkleroad Mr. Anthony J. LoCastro Dr. and Mrs. Albert J. Pautler Jr. Dr. Nancy J. Simons Dr. Guidi Yang Mrs. Carol M. Harris Ms. Barbara S. Locitzer Dr. Craig Pawlak Mrs. Sharon G. Simpson Ms. Rebecca A. Yots Dr. Timothy J. Hartigan Mrs. Mary F. M. Lopian Ms. Laura A. 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GSE DEVELOPMENT

Philanthropic Opportunities with Real Estate BY WENDY IRVING

The opportunity to fund a charitable gift with real estate has suitable for a donor who is single or widowed, and/or for those proven to be a viable option for many who desire to make an whose heirs have no interest in inheriting such property. investment in the future of the University at Buffalo. Such gifts can have a tremendous benefit for both the university and you. The Life-Income Gifts Funded with Real Estate university will typically sell the property and use the sale proceeds Real estate can be used to fund a planned gift such as a char- to further an academic initiative itable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust that will provide chosen by you (e.g., scholarships for you with an income stream for life. Through such arrangements, the Graduate School of Education). you transfer the property to the UB Foundation who as owner or Gifting real estate can generate a trustee sells the property and invests the proceeds for purposes number of financial benefits in of providing you with tax advantageous income, in addition to addition to the satisfaction of pro- a charitable deduction that can be used to offset current viding meaningful support to GSE. income tax obligations. This gifting Residential or commercial real arrangement may be of interest to estate that is developed or undevel- those who desire to maximize the oped whether owned as a personal benefits of real estate by converting WENDY IRVING, J.D. ’91, Ed.M. residence, a second home, or for it into useable cash. (1991, College Counseling business purposes can be gifted to Gifting real estate can be and Student Personnel Work) UB. Before deciding to sell such mutually satisfying for both the property, consider whether one of donor and UB. If you would like to the following options may better allow you to fulfill your philan- explore such a gift please contact: thropic and personal planning objectives. Wendy Irving, UB Office of Planned Giving at (716) 829-2630, ext. 290 Outright Gifts of Real Estate or toll free (877) 825-3422; or GSE Gifting real estate outright during your lifetime or through a Development Officer Marilyn Koren MARILYN KOREN bequest to the University at Buffalo Foundation will allow you to at (716) 645-2478, ext. 1029. benefit from a charitable deduction equal to the fair market value of the property as determined through an appraisal. This deduc- Wendy M. Irving, Esq., is the senior director of planned giving tion helps to reduce the cost of making a gift and also frees up cash for University Advancement. currently used for other real estate expenses. Outright real estate gifts may be of particular interest to those who are planning to downsize or who no longer have the need for a second home. Charlotte C. Acer Colloquium on Urban Education

Christine Sleeter Retained Life Estate Gifts Professor Emeritus, California State University Monterey Bay A gift of a retained life estate allows you, your spouse, and/or “Urban Teaching & Democracy in an Era of Accountability” others to continue to enjoy full use of your home or other real Dr. Sleeter will examine how urban teachers carve out space to estate for life in the same manner that you currently do. With a teach for democracy and equity in historically underserved com- retained life estate you deed the future interest in the real estate munities during a time of high stakes testing and accountability. to the UB Foundation but maintain the rights and duties of own- Thursday, September 15, 2005 | 4:00–6:00 p.m. Harriman Hall, Room 105 ership for life without interference from the university. A retained South Campus, University at Buffalo life estate allows you to earn a charitable deduction for the value Free and open to the public. People in need of special accommo- of the future interest gifted to the university. Additionally, such dations should contact the Office of the Dean in the Graduate School of Education at (716) 645-6640. gifts also may help reduce or eliminate any estate taxes while Alumna Charlotte C. Acer, Ed.D., 1987, endowed this fund in 1991 to relieving your heirs of the burden of disposing of the property at facilitate informative and provocative lectures, discussions, and analyses that address the complexities of urban education. the time of your death. A retained life estate may be particularly

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GSE Lecture Series 2005–2006 SCHEDULE

All sessions (with the exception of the James Williams lecture, which will be held at UB’s Center for Tomorrow, North Campus, and the Bruce Johnstone tribute, to be announced) will be held at the Buffalo Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Highway, Amherst, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Cost per session is $30 (students may attend for $12) and includes a continental breakfast. For further information, including updates, please visit www.gse.buffalo.edu or contact GSE Director of Special Programs Mara Huber at (716) 645-6642 or [email protected].

ROSE YLIMAKI & LAURI JOHNSON CONTINUING (UB GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION) PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION MARCH 9, 2006 “The Role of Gender and Race in Successful School Leadership”

JAMES A. WILLIAMS J. DONALD SCHUMACHER (PRESIDENT AND CEO OF NATIONAL (SUPERINTENDENT, BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOLS) HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ORGANIZATION) SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 MAY 18, 2006 “The Dying Child: Lessons Learned From Our Youngest Teachers” DOUG CLEMENTS & JULIE SARAMA (UB GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION) JIM DONNELLY (UB GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION) OCTOBER 20, 2005 JUNE 15, 2005 “Closing the Gap in Early Mathematics: Scaling-Up “Recent Trends in Substance Abuse Among 9th Graders in Successful Educational Innovations” Erie County”

MAEVE LOPEZ-KASSEM (UB GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION) NOVEMBER 10, 2005 “Effective Practices for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students” SPECIAL TOPIC: HIGHER EDUCATION

ELISABETH ETOPIO, KARLA HAMLEN, & MARIA RUNFOLA REV. DENNIS HOLTSCHNEIDER, C.M. (UB GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION) (PRESIDENT, DEPAUL UNIVERSITY) DECEMBER 8, 2005 SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 “Developmentally Appropriate Music for Pre-K and K: “Swimming Against the Current: Maintaining an Access More Than Just A, B, C” Agenda in U.S. Higher Education”

JOHN B. SIMPSON (PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO) GWENDOLYN JORDAN DUNGY JANUARY 19, 2006 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATORS) WENDY PATERSON (BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE) FEBRUARY 10, 2006 FEBRUARY 16, 2006 “Unbroken Homes: Teacher Prejudice About Children From TRIBUTE TO D. BRUCE JOHNSTONE Single Parent Homes” DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED

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