Vol. 23 No. 1, Fall 2014

What's inside: Grant Writing: An Essential Part of Alumni Notes...... 2-9 The Teachers College Future College Notes...... 2,6 Student Notes...... 3-4 The Teachers College is now 1.5 DEPCO, a company that manufactures robotic Faculty Notes...... 5 years into its 2013-2020 Long- kits, to improve teachers’ and students’ STEM Final Notes...... 10 Range Plan. The college’s current content knowledge and stimulate and motivate Message vision is sustaining educational students to consider STEM careers. from the excellence and enhancing the TheNew Foundations Project funded by the Kan- college’s presence with leadership, sas State Department of Education is a partnership IDT Students Present, Dean diversity, and technology. All paths among the department of elementary education/ Network at 2014 AECT to realize this vision start with the early childhood/special education, Emporia State's Convention page 3 faculty, and one of the important paths is grant department of mathematics, and the Emporia writing. The faculty have obtained a variety of public schools. Thirty-five teachers attend two- Adaptive Special grants over the years, but the record over the past week summer institutes for three years (ending in Education Scholarships two years is stellar with funded grants in excess of 2015) to improve student learning by increasing $1.8 million and more faculty than ever writing teacher mathematical content knowledge and the Doubled, Awarded pages 4 and submitting grants. application of the best mathematical practices in Receiving a grant is a win/win/win situation: classroom instruction. TTC's New Leadership and Our students win because they know they are TheAdvancement Via Individual Determination - Faculty page 5 working with faculty who are leaders in their field. Climate Initiative is a National Science Foundation Our faculty win in three ways — creating knowl- funded partnership among ESU, urban Wichita edge, funding projects of deep professional inter- and rural El Dorado schools, and Butler Com- 2014 Outstanding Recent est, and advancing to promotion and tenure. The munity College to expand access to STEM career Graduate page 9 Teachers College and ESU win because they share opportunities for students from underrepresented the scholarly spotlight when our faculty excel. The populations of minority and first generation educa- 2014 Distinguished Alumni rest of my column illustrates the stunning work tion students. page 9 our faculty are doing. Matt’s collaborators include Dusti Howell, Rehabilitation counseling faculty Katrina Miller instructional design and technology professor; Jean 's New, Renewed and Damara Paris, Counselor Education depart- Morrow, elementary education professor emeri- National Board Certified ment chair Jim Costello, and special education tus; Tiffany Hill, elementary education assistant page 10 Teachers faculty Marj Bock learned in September the professor; Connie Schrock, continued on page 2 Rehabilitation Counseling master’s program at ESU received a grant from the U.S. Department Wichita Couple’s Gift Aimed at Connect with of Education. To address the shortage of qualified Student Success The Teachers College counselors, Get the Heartland Working! Training Highly Competent Rehabilitation Counselors pro- A desire to help students make career choices Visit us on Facebook at www.face- vides scholarships to allow Kansans and Nebras- positioning them for lifelong success was one book.com/ESUTTC to stay con- kans to complete their Master of Science degree of the motivations a Wichita couple shared nected with The Teachers College. in Rehabilitation Counseling while continuing to in contributing to ’s work in their positions. comprehensive fund-raising campaign. To find out the news and upcoming Matt Seimears, chair of the department of el- Roger D. and Carla (Bailey) Smith made events of the college, visit its web ementary education/early childhood/special educa- an estate gift in excess of $1 million to Now page at www.emporia.edu/teach/. tion, has collaborated with several faculty on grants & Forever: The Campaign for Emporia State to expand P-12 teachers’ pedagogical knowledge University. Online editions of The Teachers for teaching science, technology, engineering, and A portion of the Smiths’ gift will benefit a College Newsletter are available at math (the STEM disciplines). TheWestern Kansas- Success Center fund. “We think that’s a very www.emporia.edu/teach/newsletter/. STEM Experiences for All grant funded by the Kan- exciting and critical element for student success sas Board of Regents is a partnership among ESU, and retention,” said Carla Smith. continued on page 2 Garden City and Liberal STEM teachers, and College Notes

Grant Writing continued from page 1 Wichita Couple's Gift continued from page 1 mathematics professor; Chris Pettit, physics associate professor; Joseph The Success Kern, ESU’s instructional designer; Helen Williams, curriculum coach; Center will weave George Abel and Ryan Karjala from the Emporia school district; and together academic Robert Carlson from Butler Community College. advising, student School psychology director Jim Persinger’s Kansas Safe Space Initia- retention services tive was funded by the Kansas Health Foundation to partner with the and a learning and Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, Kansas City chapter tutoring center for to create awareness that a majority of sexual minority youth experience students as they harassment at school and feel distress over homophobic language from progress through peers and school staff. The grant provides Safe Space training for pre- their coursework. service teachers and educators throughout the state. Selecting the Instructional design and technology department chair Zeni necessary courses received funding from the National Science Foundation Cyberlearning to graduate President Michael Shonrock (left) celebrates the gift Roger D. (middle) and Carla (Bailey) Smith (right) made to Emporia State initiative for an early career symposium at the Association for Educa- on time and University to help students succeed in their college careers. The gift tional Communications and Technology international convention in identifying career was celebrated at a reception in Visser Hall's Skillett Atrium on 2012 and 2013. The Early Career Symposium brought together senior options post- September 18. and mid-level faculty to serve as mentors to doctoral students and early graduation are Wichita after working in schools career faculty. additional components of the whose students were from low- School leadership professor Nancy Albrecht, in collaboration with Success Center. income families. “I developed faculty, received a grant from The Longview The Smiths are also gifting a a passion for helping students Foundation to fund Project: The World Matters: Adding Global Com- portion of their estate to establish understand the possibilities that petence to Teacher Education in Kansas. The project goal is to increase two scholarships in their names an education can provide for their awareness of global competence in courses taught to pre-service and to benefit graduates of public future,” she said, noting that one in-service educators and school administrators at Kansas public and high schools in Wichita, where of the scholarships bearing their private colleges and universities. the couple lived and worked names will be directed toward In addition to these successes, ESU’s Reading Recovery program until retirement, Paola (Roger’s Emporia State education majors. is part of a consortium led by State that also includes Clemson hometown), and Ellsworth (Carla’s “The incredible generosity of and Georgia State. In November Annie Opat, director of the Reading hometown). Carla and Roger makes the goal Recovery program at ESU, was notified the consortium was awarded Roger and Carla first met at the of becoming a teacher attainable a $4 million Investing in Innovation (i3) grant to train special educa- institution of higher education for the fine minds of Kansas tion teachers to improve literacy achievement for the special education known as Kansas State Teachers students,” said Dr. Ken Weaver, population (up to age nine) through individualized lessons in reading College. dean of The Teachers College. and writing. ESU’s allocation is unknown at this time. During the time they attended, “The preparation of teachers Finally, Director of the Teaching English to Speakers of Other the school’s name changed has changed dramatically over 150 Languages (TESOL) Salim Sehlaoui and his collaborators, Cynthia twice, becoming Emporia State years, but Emporia State’s goal has Seguin and Nancy Albrecht in school leadership, have received five University in 1977. remained the same — to prepare U.S. Department of Education grants totalling $6.5 million over the “The education we received professionals whose effective past 13 years. The grants enable teachers to complete TESOL licensure at Emporia State gave us a solid teaching results in student coursework to raise the quality of teaching and learning for English foundation for our careers,” said learning,” Weaver added. learners in over 35 school districts across the state of Kansas. Roger. “In addition, we developed “The Smiths’ philanthropy Kudos to these faculty for their many valuable contributions to Kan- friendships that have lasted a will make dreams come true, sas and their disciplines! lifetime.” He worked at Boeing/ and Kansas children will be the Best wishes for 2015! Spirit AeroSystems until retiring. ultimate beneficiaries of their gift,” Ken Weaver Carla Smith retired as an said Dr. Michael D. Shonrock, elementary school principal in Emporia State’s president. Alumni Notes Marilee Valentine Beins (MS), Baldwin City, is Jessica Ferguson (BSE), Great Bend, is a SFA Lisa Kuchar (MS), South Haven, is teaching an eighth grade social studies teacher at Baldwin teacher/tutor with Lincoln School in USD 428 kindergarten at South Haven Elementary School Junior High School. Previously, she taught in the Great Bend. in USD 509 South Haven. Wellsville school district. Casi Hamilton (BS), Oxford, is the K-12 art Barbara Moore Robinson (BS), Hutchinson, Robert Chatham (BS), Abilene, marked his 80th instructor for USD 358 Oxford. In June, her authored a book, Farm Girl and birthday in April with a party hosted across from work was part of an exhibit at Gallery 1001 in the One-Room Country School, in which Abilene High School, where he taught for nearly Winfield. she describes life on the family farm, and the 35 years. Although he retired 20 years ago, he Rozanne Holmes (MS), Stafford, is the resource adventures she and her sister experienced while remains deeply involved with the community and teacher for grades K-4 through the South Central attending Blue School, District 15, in Morris the school. Kansas Special Education Coop. County. She taught 32 years in Kansas schools, page 2 continued on page 3 Student Notes Instructional Design & Technology Students at AECT Convention A trip in November to the 2014 Association for Educational Com- Lixiazi Lu collaborated on a roundtable presentation and said, “It was munications and Technology International Convention in Jacksonville, a friendly atmosphere in which we could discuss different perspectives of FL proved to be very productive for Emporia State University’s Instruc- our topic.” tional Design and Technology graduate program. During the convention As the most recognized association of information concerning a wide faculty and students collaborated to give presentations, enjoyed other range of instructional and educational technology, AECT is the oldest presentations about issues in IDT, and networked with scholars in the professional home for this field of interest and has continuously main- field. tained a central position in the field, Jozenia Colorado, IDT department promoting high standards, both in chair and associate professor and Har- scholarship and in practice. It provides vey Foyle, IDT professor, collaborated an international forum for the ex- with students to give two different change and dissemination of ideas for presentations, while one group of its members and for target audiences; students presented on their own. The it is the national and international presentations were: spokesperson for the improvement of • Creating Augmented Reality Ap- instruction. plications for Educational Environ- As an international student from ments, Jozenia Colorado and IDT Nepal, Eva Gyawali was impressed students Ning Liu, Xianyu Liu, with the representation from other and Heishan Luo. IDT alumni Colorado (front) and Emporia State's IDT students at the AECT Convention countries. “AECT gave me the oppor- Patrick Resa also collaborated on the in November. tunity to meet people associated with my content of the presentation, but was field from all over the world,” said Gyawali. unable to attend the convention. While it was a little overwhelming to have met so many people from • Cloud Computing: Reliability, Ownership, and Security, Harvey Foyle different countries and see their achievements in this field, Gyawali and IDT students Jingwei Chen, Lixiazi Lu, and Muxin Wang. added, “It was a great learning experience and good opportunity to build • 3D Printing Technology, Lin Lin, Eva Gyawali, Weiwei Ji, and Minji national as well as international networks.” Park. Chinese IDT student Lin Lin agreed the experience was an opportuni- “We were able to interact with the top scholars in the field and au- ty to build international networks in the IDT field. “I met the president thors of our textbooks,” said Weiwei Ji. "To me, I met the IDT celebri- of the AECT Affiliate of Hong Kong, China. He is trying to establish a ties!” relationship between IDT professionals in China Mainland, Hong Kong, continued on page 9

Alumni Notes and six months at the American School of Brasilia, ranging from professor to interim president at 1980s . public and private universities, including Central Elaine P. (O’Connell) Schmidtberger (BSE ’80), Charles Wallace (MS) was added to Wellington University, Adams State College and the Overland Park, is a guidance counselor at Bishop High School’s Wall of Recognition in May. He University of Tulsa. Miege High School. She is in her 35th year in began coaching in Wellington in 1966, coaching a education. variety of sports. 1970s Lendi L. Bland (BSE ’83, MS ’97), Emporia, Gayle Parker (BS ’77), Tonganoxie, is completed her Ph.D. in May 2014. She 1950s the director of the Tonganoxie Recreation is currently an instructor and Professional Marlow Ediger (BSE '58, MS'60), North Commission. He started in that position in 2003. Development School coordinator in the Newton, was notified in August his manuscript, Previously, he worked as an activities director, department of elementary education/early "Science, a Logical Approach Versus a worked at the Newton Recreation Commission, childhood/special education in The Teachers Psychological Approach in Teaching," was and sold insurance for a while before returning to College at Emporia State. accepted for publication in the College Student parks and recreation. Journal. Joanne VanCoevern (BSE ’77), Edwards County, 1990s is a former teacher who researches all aspects of Valerie Haring (BSE ’91), El Dorado, is an art 1960s the . Besides growing up near the instructor at Butler Community College. She Gary G. Peer (MS ’67), Stephenville, TX, Wet Route of the Trail near Fort Dodge, her began teaching art at BCC in 1991. was named Provost Emeritus in April by the interest in genealogy led her to form the Wet/Dry Shelly Todd (BME ‘92), Baldwin City, has been board of regents of The A&M University Routes Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association. teaching vocal music for 23 years at Lincoln System. Peer served as Provost/Vice President Along with participating in historical reenactments Elementary School in Ottawa. of Academic Affairs of Tarleton State University and programs, a large amount of her research has (Stephenville, TX) from 2001 until 2007, and focused on the women travelers on the Trail. 2000s again from August 2009 until January 2011, Carolyn K. (Gardner) Boyd (BSE ’78, MS Heidi Voigts (BS ’00), Hiawatha, is the co-owner when he retired. He also served as Provost/Vice ’10), Olathe, is the ESOL district teacher and of The Pines of Hiawatha, which she manages President of Academic Affairs of Texas A&M coordinator for USD 469 Lansing. with her mother. Previously, she worked for the University-Commerce in 2008 and 2012-13. Northeast Kansas Community Action Program. He spent more than 40 years in education, continued on page 4 page 3 Student Notes Scholarship Awards Doubled for Adaptive Special Education Majors The adaptive special education graduate program at Emporia State Nettie B. Cartmel and Mattiepearl Heath Scholarship - Christina University awarded over $45,000 in scholarships for the 2014-15 Allen, Udall; Pamela Fulbright, Hiawatha; Deann Hunt, Junction City; academic year — nearly double last year’s amount. Scott Hornbaker, Overland Park; Samuel Hendee, Ozawkie; Martie “These endowments are a reflection of the legacy of support for the Helm, Madison; Kristen Hart, Spearville; Cody Grauberger, Overland adaptive special education program at Emporia State,” said Marjorie Park; Nicolas Gardner, Topeka; Melanie White, Manhattan Bock, professor in the department of elementary education/early Betty Carter Manning Scholars Fund - Terri Ward, Berryton; Cody childhood/special education. “We are grateful for the generosity of Stockwell, Westmoreland; Katelyn Lee, Lawrence; Anthony Lane, donors who have a vision to help equip teachers, administrators and Haven schools to serve children with special needs.” Student Council for Exceptional Children Scholarship - Lexi Emporia State's adaptive special education program is unique in Unruh, Topeka; Robin Stock, Wichita; Kelly Solomon, Phillipsburg; that it offers students the option of a 24-credit-hour special education Kylie McElravy, Mulvane; Hilary Jackson, Atchinson; Breah Butler, endorsement or a 36-credit-hour master’s degree. Both the endorsement Manhattan and the master’s degree are available entirely online. Southwest Kansas Association for Visually Impaired - Camp Every year, during the fall semester and beginning of the spring Mitchell Special Education School - Anne Abell, Minneapolis semester, graduate students pursuing masters degrees in adaptive Duane Hetlinger Memorial Scholarship - Christina Allen, Udall special education are encouraged to apply for a number of scholarships Carrollyn J. Helbert and Oneida Elizabeth Ziegler Memorial available through the program. Students interested in applying for Scholarship - Breah Butler, Manhattan scholarships for the 2015-16 year may check the program website for Marshall and Olga Hiskey Scholarship - Nicolas Gardner, Topeka application information at www.emporia.edu/elecse/sped/adaptive.html. Olga Chambers Memorial Scholarship - Loren Hoffman, Topeka For the 2014-15 academic year, 22 graduate students from Kansas Mary L. Doris Memorial Special Education Scholarship - Loren received scholarships provided by nine endowments. Hoffman, Topeka

Alumni Notes Art Houser (MS ’02), Fort Scott, is a psychology In June 2014, more than 700 horseback riders Ryan Baxter (BSE, MS ‘14), Paola, is in his first instructor and advisor at Fort Scott Community re-rode the course of the Pony Express through year as an English teacher at Spring Hill Middle College. He is a licensed professional counselor California, , Utah, , , School. and worked as a therapist before coming to Fort Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri, stopping in Barbara Clark (MS), Attica, is in her first year Scott. Marysville, KS on June 20. as the librarian for Attica Public Schools and her Michelle Mosiman (BSE ’03) was named Teacher Kayla Bauck (BSE ’13), South Haven, is 30th year in education. Previously, she worked of the Year by Butcher-Greene Elementary School teaching English at South Haven High School in with special education students. in the Grandview school district in Missouri. USD 509 South Haven. Cami Cook (MS), Bucklin, is in her first She has taught eight years in the district, four Erin Broadbent (MS ’13), Fort Scott, is in her year teaching kindergarten at Bucklin as well at Butcher-Greene where she works as an second year as a school counselor at Winfield as working as the high school cheer coach. instructional coach for the school’s teachers and Scott Elementary. Previously, she was a first grade teacher at staff. Jessica Leiker (BSE ’13), Liberty, is teaching Northwest Elementary in Dodge City. Rob McKim (BS ’05), Baldwin City, is the seventh grade math at Liberty Middle School, Chris Curtis (BS), Manhattan, was hired in principal at Baldwin High School, where he has mixing traditional methods of instruction with August as the recreation superintendent for the been the last three years. Previously, he was a iPads and apps. Manhattan Parks and Recreation Department. In math teacher at Atchison County Community Suzanne Trotter (MS ‘13) teaches grades his 15-year career in municipal recreation, he has High School (Effingham), then a math teacher 10-12 English, 9-10 social studies, and English managed sports leagues for the City of Lawrence and coach at Washburn Rural and El as a Second Language in USD 106 Western and was a program specialist for the City of Dorado. He took his first job as an administrator Plains. She has worked as a professional research Salina. Previously, he served as the recreation in Fort Scott, where he worked for two years. consultant, substitute teacher, and assistant superintendent in Dodge City. Dustin Rimmey (BSE ’07), Topeka, is in his librarian. She has taught in Dodge City and Tom Dolenz (MS) is in his first year as the eighth year teaching at Topeka High School, this Caldwell. superintendent for USD 225 Fowler. He started is his first year as the school’s debate team coach. his education career in Golden City, MO, moved Rimmey was awarded the 2014 James Madison New Jobs to Yates Center, then to Iola. For the past 10 years fellowship for Kansas, a distinction bringing with Sarah Armstrong (BS), Louisburg, is in her first he worked for USD 413 Chanute. it up to $24,000 for graduate studies and a one- year as a 7th grade math teacher for USD 416 Kammy Downs (BS), City, started month trip to , D.C. Louisburg. as programming director at the Burford Center Melvin Baker (BS), Seneca, returned to Axtell for the Arts in July. Previously, she taught art at 2010s Liberal High School and in Redlands, CA. Rachel Haught (BSE ’11), Mount Hope, Public School in USD 113 Prairie Hills this year to teach high school social studies and physical Sheila Fowler (BSE) is in her first year as a is a technology/computer teacher at Andale kindergarten teacher in USD 230 Spring Hill at Elementary / Middle School; this is her third year education. Previously, he worked in Axtell for three of his 35 years of teaching; he has taught at Spring Hill Elementary School and a part-time teaching. paraprofessional. She has two years of teaching Katherine McCartney (BSE ’11) is spending her Utica, Burdette, Nemaha Valley, Deerfield, and Missouri. In addition to teaching, Baker will serve experience. summers as the curator of the Hollenberg Pony Trent Giffin (MS) is in his first year as a special Express Station State Historic Site near Hanover. as the sponsor of student council, forensics, and the junior class. education teacher in USD 346 Jayhawk where page 4 continued on page 5 Faculty Notes The Teachers College New Leadership, Faculty Four out of six departments within The Teachers College at Emporia State Hall served as the university’s teacher licensure officer from University began the fall 2014 semester with new leadership. Two offices within 2006 to 2014. During the 2013-14 year, the office merged The Teachers College also started the year with new directors. Emporia State’s Alternate Route program into the OFPL. The new department chairs include: Zeni Colorado, Instructional Design Bland has been a faculty member since 2000. She has two and Technology; Matt Seimears, Elementary Education/Early Childhood/ degrees from Emporia State and her doctorate from Kansas Special Education; Shawna Shane, Health, Physical Education, and Recreation; State. and Dan Stiffler, School Leadership/Middle and Secondary The Teachers College has new faculty members in the Teacher Education. following departments: Shannon Hall Colorado came to Emporia State in 2002, serving as Counselor Education director of Academic and Multimedia Services; she joined the • Melissa Briggs, assistant professor of school counseling, earned her degrees IDT faculty in 2007. She has degrees from James Madison from Pittsburg State and Kansas State; she is a licensed professional University, Old Dominion University and the University of counselor, licensed clinical professional counselor, licensed school counselor, Zeni Colorado Kansas. registered drama therapist, registered play therapist supervisor, and national Seimears has been a member of the ESU faculty certified counselor. since 2004. He received his degrees from Pittsburg State • Mijin Chung, assistant professor of clinical counseling, earned her degrees University, Newman University, and from Saejong University, Seoul, , Kyung Hee University, Seoul, . South Korea, University of Florida, and University of ; she is Shane has been a faculty member at Emporia State since a licensed professional counselor, national certified counselor, and approved 1998. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from clinical supervisor. Matt Seimears Emporia State and her doctorate from the University of • Robert Kircher, assistant professor of school counseling, earned his degrees Kansas. from Johnson County Community College, Pittsburg State and Kansas Stiffler held a variety of positions in Wichita State; he is a licensed clinical professional counselor, national certified Unified School District 259 and was most recently the counselor, and national certified school counselor. He has been a teacher superintendent for the Buhler Public School USD 313. and a middle and high school counselor in small rural districts and large He earned his degrees from the University of , suburban schools. Central State University, Wichita State and Oklahoma State • Damara Goff Paris, assistant professor of rehabilitation counseling, earned Shawna Shane University. her degrees from Western University and Lamar University; she is a “Department chair leadership is essential for the university certified rehabilitation counselor and a nationally certified counselor. Paris to fulfill its mission,” said Ken Weaver, dean of the college. has also published six books and is working on a Gallaudet University Press “The Teachers College is very fortunate to have the caliber of book pertaining to the criminal justice system and deaf offenders. experience, teaching and leadership represented by the four Elementary Education/Early Childhood/Special Education new department chairs. Their efforts are crucial for realizing • Catherine Ayantoye, assistant professor, earned her degrees from University the full potential of the college and the university to advance of Jos, Plateau State Nigeria, Appalachian State University, and University Dan Stiffler Kansas’s future.” of Northern Colorado. New directors include Shannon Hall, director of Office Field Placement and • Tiffany Hill, assistant professor, earned her degrees from William Jewell Licensure (OFPL), and Lendi Bland, interim director of the Leadership Minor College, and three degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia. program. continued on page 10

Alumni Notes he will also serve as the middle school assistant football coach and the high school assistant Alumni Anniversaries coach. Previously, he was the head Trudy (BSE) and Lyle Barker (BSE), Chapman, Patrick (BS) and Patricia (BS, MS) Johnson, coach at Marysville High School. celebrated their 50-year anniversary in Council Grove, celebrated their 50th anniversary Jeremy Harmison (MS), Skiddy, is in his first September. They began their teaching careers in in August. Trisha Johnson taught for the Flint year teaching math at Prairie Heights Middle Colorado Springs, CO, then moved to St. Louis, Hills Special Education Cooperative in Emporia School in USD 417 Morris County. Previously, MO where Trudy Barker taught elementary and USD 501 Topeka before retiring in 2007. he has taught in Salina, White City, and in the school and Lyle Barker worked as a cartographer She then worked as a school psychologist for the Herington school district. with the Defense Mapping Agency. Eventually cooperative until retiring again in 2011. Patrick Eric Pretz (BSE ’04, MM ‘06), Burlingame, is in they both worked for DMA and moved to Johnson worked for Didde Printing in Emporia his first year as band instructor for grades 5-12 at Virginia before retiring. before entering the U.S. Air Force and then Burlingame schools. Larry Daniels (MS), Grove, OK, and his wife managing and owning Midwest Business Service Don Hilliard (MS) is in his first year as the celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in before his retirement. principal at Burlington High School. He has been May 2014. He worked as a counselor, principal John (BS) and Mary Lewis (BS), Wichita, an educator for 20 years, teaching English in Clay and testing diagnostician in schools in Kansas celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in Center while coaching baseball and football, then and Wyoming. October 2014. Both taught in Emporia USD moving to Anderson County High School where 253. he became assistant principal and athletic director. Kristie Kader (BS), Wichita, in February Sarah Kyle (BSE), Olathe, is in her first year as a special education teacher at Spring Hill Middle became the City of Bel Aire’s senior coordinator. special education teacher at La Cygne Elementary School in USD 230 Spring Hill. Previously, she served in the U.S. Navy as a School in USD 346 Jayhawk. Callie Minor (BS), Neosho Falls, is in her first recreation director. Lauren Merrill (BSE) is in her first year as a continued on page 6 page 5 College Notes Applications for Kansas Future Teacher Academy available in January The 26th Kansas Future Teacher Academy will convene information about the academy, visit www.facebook. in June 2015. During the five-day academy, Kansas high com/KS.Future.Teacher.Academy or www.emporia.edu/ school students will have a variety of experiences to learn jones/kfta/. what it is like to be a teacher. Applications for the 2015 Photos: 2014 KFTA participants work in a variety of environments academy will be available in January 2015. For more to learn more about becoming educators.

Alumni Notes year teaching fifth grade at Jefferson Elementary and Hugoton Elementary. will focus on building connections with alumni School in Iola. Previously, she taught in Pittsburg. Amy Studebaker (BSE), Fredonia, is in her first and friends in The Teachers College, School Brandon Olney (BSE, MS) is in his first year as year as the grades 3-5 resource room teacher at of Library and Information Management, and a special education teacher at Spring Hill Middle Lincoln Elementary School in USD 484 Fredonia. William Allen White Library to secure gifts for School in USD 230 Spring Hill. Previously, she taught at Cherryvale Middle Now & Forever: The Campaign for Emporia Russell Orton (BSE, MS), became the assistant School. State University. He served as the alumni relations principal/athletic director at Parsons High Linda Weippert (MS), Wichita, became the new director from 1995-2008 and received the School in May 2014. Previously he worked as an registrar at Southwestern College in May 2014. University Service Citation Award in 2013. He administrator at Altoona-Midway and Flint Hills. Previously, she was the registrar at ITT Technical has also been a leader in the Emporia community, Before that he worked at Ulysses. Institute in Wichita. She also worked serving on a number of boards and service Kebra Panko (BSE), Fredonia, is in her first year as a financial aid administrator at American organizations. teaching second grade at Lincoln Elementary University in Washington, D.C. and the University School in USD 484 Fredonia. Previously, she of University College. 1980s taught second grade in Americus and coached Bonnie Young (BSE), Madison, is in her first Angie Cowen (BSE ’87), Burlingame, is in her middle and high school cheerleading and was the year teaching grades 7-12 math at Madison High first year as a special education teacher for the after-school program coordinator. School, where she also works as the junior high middle and high schools of USD 244 Burlington. Sara Saddler (BSE) is in her first year teaching cheer sponsor. Previously, she taught ESL math at She has worked for 24 years as a special education third grade at Chanute Elementary School. Emporia Middle School, middle school math and teacher in grades K-12. Jayme Secrest (BS, MS), Garnett, is in her first algebra in Liberal, and algebra at Winfield High 1990s year teaching grades 5-6 at Greeley Elementary. School. Elisa (Chavez) Wagoner (BS ’90, MS ’93), Previously, she taught at Holy Angels in Garnett, Shawnee, was promoted this year from director of middle school science and communications at 1970s Sandy Hemphill (BME ’74, BS ’04), Fort Scott, human resources to chief human resource officer Williamsburg Middle School, and fifth grade in for the BalancePoint Corporation. Paola. is in her first year as the USD 234 gifted teacher this fall. Previously, she worked as a music teacher Greg Clark (BSE ’91), Great Bend, became Tonya Shumaker (MS) began the school year in superintendent for Central Plains USD 112 in her new job as the K-6 special education teacher at at Eugene Ware in USD 247. Joe D. Markley (BME ’75), Junction City, is July. A 1987 graduate of Great Bend High School, Wetmore Academic Center for Prairie Hills USD he grew up in Great Bend, with both of his parents 113. the interim director for the C.L. Hover Opera House in Junction City. Markley retired in May working as teachers in USD 428. He previously Becky Sohm (MS, EdS), Rolla, is in her first year served as the principal for Ewalt Elementary in as a fifth grade teacher at Rolla Elementary School. 2008 after teaching vocal music at Chapman High School since 1980. He has been a music director Augusta and taught in Derby for 14 years. Previously, she worked as a school psychologist Dave Martinez (BSE ’91), Junction City, is in for the High Plains Educational Cooperative and for many productions at the Abilene Great Plains Theater and has been the director for the Junction his first year as assistant principal of Eisenhower taught general psychology through EduKan. She Middle School. Since 2009, he has served as also was a second grade teacher at Hugoton. City Little Theaters’ summer youth program for the last five years. assistant principal and athletic director at Junction Rachel Spencer (BS), Grant County, is in her first City Middle School. Previously, he was a fine arts year as a school psychologist for the High Plains Roy Mann (BME ’79, MSE ’98), Emporia, was named Emporia State Foundation’s Director of and human services academy leader, an English Educational Cooperative, serving Rolla, Moscow, continued on page 7 Development in August. In his new role, Mann page 6 Alumni Notes language learner instructor, and a physical worked as a social studies education teacher at Junction City High School. and physical education DeBacker named Stuart K. Sutton (MS ’93), Sublette, became teacher at Jewell Public Chief Financial Officer at Southwest Plains Schools, Mission Valley Distinguished Regional Service Center in August. Previously, High School, and Alumni he taught K-12 and served as a school counselor, Peabody-Burns Middle/ Former Kansas Commis- principal and superintendent/elementary principal High School. sioner of Education Diane M. for USD 217 Rolla. Shannon Sommers (BSE DeBacker one of four named Shawn Thomas (BS ’93, MS ’10), Fort Scott, is ‘95) is in her first year Emporia State University's 2014 in his first year as principal of Fort School High teaching fourth grade Distinguished Alumni. School. Previously, he was the building principal at Chanute Elementary DeBacker recently concluded at Burlington High School. Thomas was a teacher School. She has 17 years four years of service as Kansas at Jayhawk-Linn High School from 1996-2011, teaching experience. Commissioner of Education, spending his last three years there as assistant Darla Long (BS ’96) providing leadership for the principal. He also coached basketball, cross- is in her first year as the Kansas State Department of country, and track. In 2011 he became assistant principal at Burlington Education (KSDE) to carry out principal and activities director at Burlington Elementary School. the policies and programs to High School. Previously, she was the help the state’s 475,000 kinder- Wayne Burke (MSE ’94), Spring Hill, started principal at Coffey garten through 12th grade students achieve their academic goals. as superintendent-elect of the Spring Hill County. She has 18 years DeBacker rose through classroom and administrative ranks in Kansas school district in March and will take over as of teaching experience, public and private schools before joining the KSDE, an agency she served superintendent in June 2015. Previously, Burke beginning as a math and as director of school improvement and accreditation, deputy commission- served as the district’s assistant superintendent. computer science teacher er of the Division of Learning and Innovative Services, interim Commis- He has held administrative posts in the district at Peabody Burns Jr/ sioner of Education, and most recently Kansas Education Commissioner. since 1997, leaving in 2006 to serve as assistant Sr High School before Throughout her career, DeBacker has been sought out by schools, superintendent for human resources for the Derby moving to Lebo Jr/ districts, education organizations and others for her educational insights school district, and returning to Spring Hill in Sr High School. She as well as her clear thinking around the issues and challenges facing policy 2009. then was the sixth makers, educators and students. Jill Griffith (BSE ’95, MS ’03), Lebo, is in her grade principal at Lebo DeBacker left her KSDE post in May 2014, to serve as advisor to the first year teaching family and consumer science in Elementary School, director general of the Abu Dhabi Education Council in the United Arab USD 243 Lebo-Waverly. Previously, she taught in eventually becoming Emirates. USD 501 Topeka for eight years. principal for preK On Oct. 17, she gave a presentation at ESU providing an overview of Darren Schroeder (BS ’95, MS ’14), Peabody, through 12. K-12 education and the reforms being made in Abu Dhabi. is in his first year as the assistant principal and Rhonda Prothe (BSE athletic/activities director at Marysville. He has continued on page 8 Help Us Stay In Touch The Teachers College Do you have information to share with us and/or your classmates? 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The Teachers College Newsletter is published by the Jones Institute for Educational Excellence. page 7 Alumni Notes ‘96 MS ‘04) is in her first year as a middle school of experience in education, including teaching Allen Elementary in Wichita. counselor for USD 346 Jayhawk. middle school math and science and high school David Jackson (MS ’03) is in his first year as Darren Schroeder (BSE ’95, MS) is in his first math. He also has been a coach of boys’ and girls’ executive director of operations for Andover year as principal of Marysville Jr/Sr High in high school basketball. Schools. Previously, he was the superintendent USD 364. Previously, he taught in Jewell Public at USD 243 Lebo-Waverly. He has 25 years of Schools, at Mission Valley High School, and in 2000s education experience, working as a teacher, coach, the Peabody-Burns Schools. Lucas Boss (BSE ’01, MS 05), Osage City, is in and building administrator. Richard Burkdoll (BSE ’97, MS ’10) is in his his first year teaching at Osage Middle School. Mark Meyer (MSE ’03), Gardner, became first year as principal at Lebo Jr/Sr High School. Previously, he taught in USD 450 as a fifth grade principal of Gardner Edgerton High School in He has 17 years of teaching experience, 14 teacher, USD 434 as a fifth grade teacher, and July. Meyer is a 1989 graduate of GEHS. He teaching and coaching at Burlingame and three as three years at USD 434 as a grades 5-8 at-risk taught at the school, coached the football team a principal at Crest. He has taught middle school math teacher. and served as an assistant principal for nine years social studies, physical education, and third grade. Anacea Stambaugh (BS ’01), McPherson, started before becoming the principal at De Soto High Jennifer Hecht (MS ’97), Wichita, began a in July as a therapist at Prairie View’s McPherson School. new job as a counselor with Prairie View Inc. office providing individual, family, couples and Christi Schumaker (BSE ’03) is in her first year in June 2014. Hecht is providing mental health group therapy for all ages. Previously, she has teaching second grade at Colorado Elementary and substance abuse therapy for adolescents and worked as a day care provider, substitute teacher, School for USD 336 Holton. Previously, she adults at Prairie View's Reflection Ridge office in marriage and family therapist, drug and alcohol taught kindergarten at Horton Elementary Wichita. counselor and mental health therapist. School, sixth grade at Jackson Heights, and Renae Gifford (BSE ’98) is in her first year Cherise Smith (BSE ’02, MS ’10) is in her first fourth grade in El Dorado Springs, MO. teaching English at Iola High School in USD year as a kindergarten teacher in Royal Valley Julie Keithline (MS ’04), Hillsboro, is in her 257. Previously, she was a substitute teacher USD 337. Previously, she taught for Atchison first year teaching grades 7-12 math in USD 397 and paraprofessional, teaching in Burlington County in Effingham as well as in Royal Valley Centre. and at the Southern Coffee County Academy of as a third and fourth grade teacher, and a special Alisha Frazer (BSE ’05), Hillsboro, is in her Learning. education instructor. first year teaching art to grades 8-12 in USD 408 Terry Griffith (BSE ’99, MS ’07), Lebo, is in Vince Evans (BSE ’03, MS ’06, MS ’07), Derby, Hillsboro. Previously, she taught for eight years at his first year teaching physical education for the is in his first year of being the director of special Great Bend Middle School. Lebo schools in USD 243. He also is an assistant services at Derby Public Schools. Previously, he Brandi Miller (BSE ’06), Wellsville, is in football coach, junior high boys’ basketball coach, was the principal at Cooper Elementary School. her first year teaching biology, anatomy and and junior high girls’ track coach. For the past two years he has taught educational physiology at Blue Valley-Randolph High School. Russell Mildward (BSE ’99, MS), Gridley, is in law and special education classes at Southwestern Previously she taught at Wellsville High School. his first year as the preK through 12 principal College. Before moving to administration, Evans Jason Erickson (MS ’07), Wichita, began a at Gridley Elementary School. He has 14 years taught at Chase County Elementary School and new job in April with continued on page 9

Retirements Sister Arthel Cline (MS), Leavenworth, retired in July from Catholic John Schultze (BS) retired in May after 52 years of teaching. He began Charities of Northeast Kansas. For 27 years she met with prisoners his career in Virgil, then taught in Nebraska before returning to Burr Oak. at Lansing Correctional Facility. For the past 12 years she was the In 1975 he took a job teaching shop at USD 288 Central Heights and coordinator of the Friendly Visitors program in Leavenworth County, spent nearly 40 years there. Schultze served as the assistant track coach, pairing volunteers with the homebound. She has been a Catholic sister for head track coach, cross country, and head girls’ basketball coach. 60 years. Judy Terick (BSE) retired in May after more than 38 years teaching first Phyllis Gibson (BS), Junction City, retired from her role as principal through third grades and special education at Augusta. Her first 13 years of Franklin Elementary at the end of the 2013-14 school year. She spent were at Robinson School, the next 25 were at the Garfield School teaching nearly 40 years with USD 475, beginning in 1975 as a fifth-grade teacher a combination first and second grade class, Reading Recovery, and first at Franklin Elementary, then special education teacher. In 1989 she grade. became an instructional coordinator at Jefferson Elementary School. In Darrell Thrasher (BSE ’58, MS), Wilson, retired in June after more than the early 1990’s she taught sixth grade at Fort Riley Middle School, then 50 years of teaching. He began his career teaching all subjects at Wilson became the principal of Franklin Elementary. Jr/Sr High School and coached football, basketball, and track. He taught Nancy Utz Hageman (MS) retired from teaching in May after 34 years, in Harper in the mid-1970s, returning to Wilson in 2000 to teach part- including 29 years with USD 331 Kingman. time. He plans to continue being the Wilson City judge in his retirement Bert Lord (BS), Marysville, retired from the Marysville school district and volunteer at the Wilson Senior Center. in May 2014. He spent 21 years as the Marysville Elementary principal, Patricia L. Shaw (BSE ’67), Waverly, IA, retired in March 2012 from the nine years as an elementary teacher, nine years as the high school athletic Evangelical Lutheran Church. director/assistant principal and the last two years as the high school’s Susan Case (BSE ’74), Lawrence, retired from teaching in May after 39 activities director. years, all of it spent in USD 348 Baldwin. She taught her first 36 years at Susan McCollum (BS, MS), Johnson, retired from teaching in 2012 to Vinland Elementary School and the last three years at the Primary Center. spend her time writing. She is working on a series of books, one series Barbara A. (Swenson) Weidner (BSE ’74), Topeka, retired in May from about dragons the other about a young badger named Torboc. Previously, teaching in USD 501 Topeka. McCollum taught in Kansas, Washington, and , mostly to Gaye Ann Theurer (BSE ’75), Atchison, retired from Kansas Juvenile students in grades 3-8. Justice Authority after almost 30 years of service as a staff trainer and Barry Mellen (BSE) retired from education in May after 29 years of special investigator for the state. teaching and coaching at Southwestern Heights in USD 483. Previously, Nancy Meyer (BSE ’89) retired in May as superintendent of USD 336 he taught at Dighton for five years. Holton. She taught for a few years before becoming the superintendent of Marmaton Valley in Moran before moving to Holton.

page 8 Alumni Notes 2014 Outstanding Recent Graduate IDT @ AECT continued from page 3 Emporia State University’s 2014 Homecoming celebration carried special significance for four alumni who launched distinguished careers soon after receiving and the .” China Mainland is not very their diplomas. Among the four receiving Outstanding Recent Graduate awards was developed in the IDT field and Lin hopes her country Sean Balke of Wichita, a graduate of The Teachers College. can catch up with other countries. As president and chief operating officer of Craig HomeCare, Balke (MS '06) Student travel was supported by funds from leads a regional organization with 11 offices in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. His Emporia State's Graduate Office, the Associated company provides pediatric nursing care in patients’ homes, allowing medically fragile Student Government in support of members of children to thrive at home and providing much-needed relief and support to families. the Instructional Technology Student Association, Balke advanced from a career in human resource and operational support The Teachers College Dean’s Office, as well as IDT consulting to lead Craig HomeCare by putting to practical use the research skills and departmental funds. Students volunteered their time knowledge base he learned during his studies, finding ways to improve and advance working at the convention's registration and the the company’s operations to improve the quality of life for both their patients and technology support desk to off-set the cost of their their employees. registration fee. A lifelong Kansan, Balke maintains ties with Emporia State’s Student Society “For most of them, this was their first professional for Industrial-Organizational Psychology by hiring students in the program to presentation. It is a wonderful feeling to watch them conduct mission critical projects such as client satisfaction surveys and statistical data grow as presenters in the months leading up to the analysis, along with offering internship opportunities in his business to students in convention,” Colorado said. the program. Additionally, he teaches classes at Friends University, mentoring those Colorado, who has been active in AECT gover- students and promoting ESU graduate programs as next steps in their academic nance groups over the last few years, began a new careers. three-year appointment to the AECT Board (2014 Emporia State’s Alumni Association recognized the graduates at the Homecoming -2017) as a representative of the Research and Theory Kickoff Celebration on Oct. 17. Recipients of the outstanding recent graduate award Division. She was also honored with a Special Service are no more than 10 years past graduation. The colleges and schools select the award Award in appreciation for her dedicated service to recipients, and the ESU Alumni Association sponsors the award. AECT.

Alumni Notes Prairie View Inc.’s Legacy Park in Wichita. Southern Lyon County. Previously she taught Previously, Erickson worked for 10 years in the dual language to kindergarteners in Emporia Obituaries mental health field in Kansas, most recently as and was a Spanish teacher at West Elk High a children’s therapist and psychologist evaluator School in Howard. Jerry Webster (BSE ‘62), Independence, with COMCARE of Sedgwick County. Katrina Litch (BSE ’10), Melvern, is in her died January 23, 2013 at the age of 74. Rhonda Heim (MS ‘07), Bazine, is in her first year teaching fourth grade at Lyndon first year as the principal at Western Plains Elementary School in USD 421. Previously, she In early 2014, he was inducted into the South High School in USD 106. She has spent taught in Emporia and Burlingame. Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame. A top 23 years in education; this is her eighth as an Chris Brown (BS ’11) is in his first year athlete at Mulvane High School, he played administrator. teaching physical education and coaching boys’ semiprofessional baseball in the late 1950s Cade W. Amend (BS ‘09, MS ’13), Newton, basketball and middle school track at Jackson for teams based in Wichita including the began a new position with Prairie View Inc. Heights Middle and High School in USD 335 Joyland Giants, Boeing BoJets, and Boeing to provide outpatient therapy for adults and North Jackson. Previously, he taught at Chase Bombers. He signed with the Los Angeles adolescents. He also has experience in counseling County. Dodgers, eventually leaving to continue his individuals with developmental disabilities, head Mary Whisler (BSE ’11), Yates Center, is in education at Emporia State. He became a injuries, mood disorders, panic disorders, phobias her first year as a computer teacher for Marias and sleep disorders. He will see clients at Prairie des Cygnes Valley Middle School. Previously, coach, teacher and principal at Mulvane, View’s Newton office. she taught seventh grade math at USD 339 and was selected as the 1965 Wichita Karin Cox (BSE ’09), Garnett, is in her first Jefferson County North and worked as a Area Coach of the Year. He later served as year as a math teacher at Waverly High School. substitute teacher in USD 257 Iola. principal at Peabody and finished his career Previously, she was a math teacher and track Christina Black (BSE ’12) is in her first year as superintendent of the Neodesha school coach at Anderson County Jr/Sr High School. teaching second grade at Jayhawk Elementary system. He served on the Kansas State Jake Lott (BS ’09), Hoyt, is in his first year as School in USD 346 Jayhawk. Previously, she High School Activities Association board a physical education teacher and head football taught first grade in USD 362 Prairie View. of directors and president of the United coach at Royal Valley High School. Brent Harrell (MS ‘12), Conway Springs, is School Administrators of Kansas in 1992. in his first year as principal at Conway Springs 2010s High School. Previously, he taught history at Brad Emme (BSE ’10), Salina, is in his first Scott City and was an assistant principal at Eric Fox (BSE ’11), Arlington, TX, died year teaching physical education at Oskaloosa Larned High School. May 18, 2014 while awaiting a double lung Elementary School in USD 341. Kelly Hoehn (BSE ’12), Ottawa, is in her transplant. He was a high school physics Libia Fernandini (BSE ’10), Emporia, is in her first year as a second grade teacher at Wellsville and biology teacher at Sam Houston High first year teaching Spanish at Hartford High Elementary School in USD 290. Previously, she School in Arlington, TX. School and Olpe High School in USD 252 worked as a paraprofessional in Osawatomie. page 9 Final Notes

New TTC Leadership, Faculty continued from page 5 Alumni Notes • Jill Jones, instructor, from Reading, Kansas, earned her degrees from Emporia Clint Merritt (MS ’12) is in his first year as the district athletic director State and taught intermediate grades at Village Elementary from 2005 to for USD 473 Chapman. Previously, he worked in Hugoton as the 2014. assistant principal, athletic director, head football, baseball and middle • Teddy Roop, BEST (Butler & Emporia Students to Teachers) co-director/ school track coach. He also worked at Osborn and La Crosse high advisor in El Dorado; she earned degrees from Northwestern Oklahoma State schools. University, Emporia State, and is pursuing a Ph.D. at Kansas State. Zach Rampy (BSE ’12), Humboldt, is in his first year as an offensive • Sara Schwerdtfeger, instructor, earned her degrees from Emporia State and is coordinator at Humboldt High School and also works as the high school currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Kansas State. weight instructor as well as a fourth grade science teacher at Humboldt Health, Physical Education, & Recreation Elementary Charter School. Previously, he coached at Emporia High • Sally Miller, clinical education coordinator for the undergraduate athletic School and Pittsburg State University. training program; she earned her bachelor's degree from West Virginia Kelsey Sturdy (BSE ’12), Osage City, is in her first year as a first University and her master's from Bowling Green State University. grade teacher at Osage City Elementary School. Previously, she taught • Emily Witte, instructor, earned her bachelor's degree from Wayne State kindergarten at Waverly Grade School. College and her master's degree from Auburn University at Montgomery. Diane Vaughn (MS ’12), Osage City, is in her first year as a first Instructional Design & Technology grade teacher at Osage City Elementary School. Previously, she taught • Insook Han, assistant professor, earned her doctorate of education in the kindergarten, third grade, and special education. area of Instructional Technology and Media from the Teachers College at Ashley Farrell (BSE ‘13) is in her first year as the early childhood special Columbia University. education teacher in the Ottawa school district’s central office. Previously, School Leadership/Middle and Secondary Teacher Education she assisted in beginning a new preschool program. • Brenda Cain, instructor, earned her degrees from Pittsburg State, Wichita Miranda Gardner (BSE ’13), Osage City, is in her first year teaching State, and the University of Minnesota. She worked in the Wichita Public third grade at Lyndon Elementary School in USD 421 where she will Schools as a classroom teacher, followed with many positions in the Wichita also serve as the assistant coach for high school girls’ basketball and and Topeka public schools for 32 years. Previously she worked at Friends middle school track. University. Doug Minneman (MS ’13) is in his first year as the junior-senior high assistant principal and activities director in USD 364 Marysville. Kansas Educators Achieve National Board Certification Previously, he taught in Axtell, Burrton, Satanata, and Cimarron. Megan Vanderford (BSE ’13), Ottawa, is in her first year teaching In 2014, 11 Kansas educators to receive certification in 1995. grades 3-4 at Greeley Elementary. Previously, she taught fifth grade in achieved first-time certification from This month Susan Gronquist, a first Topeka. the National Board for Professional grade teacher at Alma Grade School Amy Allen (BSE ’14), Olathe, is in her first year teaching third grade at Teaching Standards and another found out her efforts at renewing her Sunflower Elementary in USD 368 Paola. 13 renewed their national board certificate again in middle childhood Wesley Book (MS ‘14), Olathe married Erica Cowhick (MS ’11) on certification – one for the third time. generalist were successful. May 31, 2014. He is in his first year as the physical education teacher These teachers worked toward Other teachers included: and the head boys’ basketball coach at Spring Hill High School in USD national board certification during USD 229 Blue Valley – Theresa 230. Erica (Cowhick) Book works for USD 231 as a first grade teacher the 2013-14 school year. It was not Grospitch, Cheryl Kerns, Barbara and as varsity coach for Gardner Edgerton High School. until late this fall that these teachers McAleer, Colleen Zink Luke Bryan (BSE ’14) is in his first year teaching sixth grade at USD found out if they had successfully USD 265 Goddard – Pamela Lawson 330 Mission Valley. demonstrated their accomplished USD 266 Maize – Wendy Trail Michelle Coley (BSE ’14) is in her first year teaching second grade at teaching practice. USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden – Sonda USD 330 Mission Valley. The new Kansas NBCTs are: Copeland Allison Enneking (BME ’14), Topeka, is in her first year as the vocal USD 229 Blue Valley – Stephanie USD 345 Seaman – Susan Swanson music director at Paola High School in USD 368 Paola. Brachtenbach, Brenda M. Colwell, USD 372 Silver Lake – Tonya Rebecca Fraker (BSE ’14), Osage City, is in her first year as the business Trevor Goertzen, Kristen Leaming, Campbell instructor for grades 9-12 for Osage City High School in USD 420. Jean Reynolds, Tonya Runnels USD 262 Valley Center – Greg Hailey Gifford (BSE ’14), Burlington, is in her first year as a special USD 259 Emporia – Jamie Dawson Mittman education teacher for grades K-6 in Madison in USD 386. USD 489 Hays – Amy D. Wasinger USD 259 Wichita – Steve Smith Kathryn Gordon (BSE ‘14) is in her first year as a second grade teacher USD 233 Olathe – Nancy L. Smith Finally, Victoria Seeger, resident at Wolf Creek Elementary School in USD 230 Spring Hill. USD 320 Wamego – Michael Alan of Topeka and faculty member at Emily Hampton (BSE ‘14), Iola, is in her first year teaching English at Petermann Northwest Missouri State University, Iola High School. USD 259 Wichita – Steve Maack renewed her certificate in early to Macey Kaufman (BSE ’14), New Strawn, is in her first year as a second Among this year’s successful renewal middle childhood/literacy: reading grade teacher at Waverly Elementary School in USD 243 Lebo-Waverly. candidates was a teacher from Mill language arts. Kelsey Keias (BSE ’14) is in her first year teaching second grade at Creek Valley USD 329 who was one More information can be found at Chanute Elementary School in USD 413. of the original eight Kansas teachers www.emporia.edu/jones/nbpts/. Rebecca Mahon (BSE ’14), Olathe, is in her first year as a long-term substitute teacher at Sunflower Elementary in USD 368 Paola. Fall 2013 Volume 23, Number 1 Kady Paul (BSE ’14), Ottawa, is in her first year as the grades 7-8 math Emporia State University's The Teachers College Newsletter is an occasional publication teacher and volleyball coach at Ottawa Middle School in USD 290. designed to inform its audience about activities of the college's departments, students, and Anthony Pence (BS ’14) is in his first year as the vocal and instrumental alumni published by the Jones Institute for Educational Excellence. To request additional past music teacher at Valley Falls in USD 338. editions of this newsletter, contact: Terri Weast, Editor, Campus Box 4036, Emporia State Marquis Scott (BME ’14), Lyons, is in his first year as the K-2 music University, 1 Kellogg Circle, Emporia, KS 66801-5087 or at [email protected]. It is the policy of Emporia State University to guarantee equal employment opportunity, equal teacher at Park Elementary School in USD 405 Lyons. educational opportunity, and non-discrimination in the operation and administration of all of Tamera Westhoff (BSE ’14) is in her first year as a third grade teacher its programs and services. at McLouth Elementary School in USD 342. Previously, she was a page 10 kindergarten teacher in Liberal.