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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSllY Volume 17,Number 6 October 11,1990 $5.2 million grant is largest in WMU history WMU wins award to set up national center for educati~nal accountability WMU has received a $5.~ milJion grant devoted to research, service, dissemina- from the U.S. Department of Education to tion and development of the theory and establish a new national center to improve practice of evaluation. the performance of teachers and admin- "It has been a privilege to work with istrators in America's schools. President Haenicke ever since he came The grant, which is the largest in WMU here," said Daniel L. Stufflebeam, Eval- history, represents a commitment of about uation Center, who will serve as director $1 million per year over a five-year per- of CREATE. "He brought commitment iod. It will enable the WMU Evaluation to research. He brought support for re- Center to establish the Center for Re- search. And, when faculty members ex- search on Educational Accountability and perience that level of commitment and Teacher Evaluation (CREATE) on Nov. 1 support, they're very anxious to compete The new research and development on the national level for grants such as center will become the focal point for this one." U.S. efforts to improve measurement The grant proposal was a collaborative criteria and procedures for evaluating the effort involving College of Education and performance of teachers and administra- Evaluation Center personnel, a team of tors in public and private schools across national experts and representatives of the country. local, state and national education agen- "I don't think there is a more important cies. Among those who have agreed to challenge facing American society than participate in CREATE's work are 24 the revitalization of our schools," said state education departments and a number U.S. Rep. Howard Wolpe (D-Lansing), of professional societies~ who helped WMU get the grant. "The ANNOUNCING $5.2 MILLION GRANT -- Representatives of the University In addition to Stufflebeam, CREATE's establishment of this new center will and the federal government were in the Seibert Administration Building Oct. 8 staff will include Arnold M. Gallegos, place WMU at the center of that national for a news conference to announce a $5.2 million grant from the U.S. Depart- education and professional development effort. Receiving this grant is a tremen- ment of Education to the WMU Evaluation Center. The grant will establish the and former dean of the College of Educa- dous tribute to this institution." Center for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation tion, who will serve as associate director "Our faculty is doing spectacularly (CREATE). Making the announcement were, from left: Arnold M. Gallegos, and will manage operations of the new well," said President Haenicke at a news education and professional development, who will be associate director of center. A 14-member international ad- conference Oct. 8 to announce the grant. CREATE; Floyd L. McKinney, interim dean of the College of Education; Daniel visory panel, comprised of some of the "I've always been of the opinion that, L. Stufflebeam, Evaluation Center, who will be director of CREATE; U.S. Rep. leading figures in evaluation, has been with the quality of people we have, as Howard Wolpe (D-Lansing), who helped WMU get the grant; President Hae- selected to help guide the work of the represented in our Evaluation Center, we nicke; and Donald E. Thompson, vice president for research. center. can compete successfully in the league in "This research and development center which we belong. I am very delighted to competition and, in recent years, federal proud of them." will put WMU in the forefront of a na- see that so tangibly manifested in this grants have become ever more difficult to WMU was selected as the recipient of tional movement to focus on applying grant. attract. This is a spectacular success. I the award following a six-month nation- evaluation principles to the evaluation of "This is a big grant by anyone's stand- thank the congressman for his assistance, wide competition. The Evaluation Cen- education personnel," Stufflebeam said. ards," he continued. "Such grants become I'm very grateful to my colleagues for ter, part of the College of Education, is "Until recently, the evaluation field con- available very seldom, they involve heavy having accomplished this, and I'm very one of the nation's foremost facilities centrated on program evaluation. Per- sonnel evaluation has always been something of a 'hot potato.' The new Wagenfeld named 1990 Distinguished Faculty Scholar research and development center will provide a laboratory for the nation to Morton O. Wa- manuscripts for eight scholarly publi- Health and the National Rural Health examine existing evaluation models and genfeld, a national cations. Association. He received the Mental develop new and more effective ones." authority on mental "In all of his work, Dr. Wagenfeld Health Section Award from the American Stufflebeam noted that public demand health systems, has shows depth of understanding, critical Public Health Association in 1984. for teacher and school accountability has been selected to re- analysis and creativity that distinguish the " ... I have continued to be impressed pushed many individual school districts ceive WMU's 1990 writing as a true contribution to the liter- with his ability to anticipate and to con- and even entire states to design and adopt Distinguished Fac- ature," said one colleague in nominating tribute substantively to pressing national misguided teacher evaluation methods. A ulty Scholar A- him for the award. (Continued on page four) (Continued on page four) ward. Wagenfeld has been a project director Wagenfeld, a for several grants from such organizations professor of so- as the Michigan Association of Boards of ciology and com- Wagenfeld Health, the National Science Foundation Campus United Way drive goal is $130,000 munity health ser- and the National Institute of Mental vices, will be presented with the award at Health. He spent two sabbatical leaves $130,000 is the goal for this year's the 11th annual Academic Convocation at from WMU at the NIMH, conducting Greater Kalamazoo United Way 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the Dalton research in its Division of Mental Health drive on campus, which began Oct. Center Recital Hall. In addition to a Service Progra!.IlS_an~_its Division of 10. plaque, he will receive a $2,000 cash Biometry and Applied Sciences. He also About 100 fund-raisers from Uni- award and a $2,000 adjustment to his base has evaluated the work of others as a peer versity departments are being trained salary in July 1991. reviewer for two federal research offices. and will be contacting people in their The award is WMU's highest honor for In the international arena, Wagenfeld areas through Oct. 31, the end of the ® a faculty member. Selection criteria in- has been co-principal investigator and drive. clude that there be a significant body of co-director of a grant to study families Last year, WMU employees raised United way achievement, most of which has been coping with chronic illness in the elderly $135,957 when the goal was accomplished while a faculty member at in Belgium under a grant from the Bel- $125,000. New this year is a drive to WMU. The recipient also must have gian National Fund for Scientific Re- solicit contributions from students. ers of employee groups. "For those wide recognition beyond the University. search. He also has been a visiting The WMU United Way effort is of you who have not participated in Nominations were sought campus wide. professor and university fellow on the being chaired this year by Anne E. the past, I ask you to consider mak- Wagenfeld, who joined the WMU faculty of medicine at Catholic University Thompson, human resources. ing a campaign contribution this faculty in 1966, is widely recognized for of Leuven, Belgium, and a consultant to Contributions will help the Greater year. Even one dollar a month would his work in such areas as rural mental the WorId Health Organization in that Kalamazoo United Way support 57 mean a great deal to those who bene- health, health and mental health care country. human service agencies that provide fit from the United Way." delivery systems and psychosocial aspects "His dedication, his commitment to benefits to the ill, aged, homeless, Haenicke said that because United of chronic disease. scholarly excellence, his earnest and per- handicapped and young. Way agencies address a broad range He has written or co-written some 15 sistent desire to make a real difference "I am asking everyone in the of community needs, one in three books, monographs and chapters in will continue to distinguish the man while Western family to pledge their sup- Kalamazoo County residents benefit books, along with numerous papers he serves our University, our country and port," said President Haenicke in a from their services. published in scholarly journals and other societies," said another colleague letter sent to employees l~st week. "Western's active support of this presented at professional conferences. who nominated him for the WMU award. "My personal hope is for us to reach community effort helps to underscore The 1982 book, "Public Mental Health," Wagenfeld has held offices in the Na- 100 percent participation. the concern and pride we have for which he wrote with two others, is con- tional Association for Public Health Pol- "We have a fine history of giving members of the Kalamazoo commun- sidered by many a standard work in the icy and American Public Health Associa- at our University, and I want to thank ity," he concluded.