Vol. 14 No. 2 The February 2006 Teachers College University mourns loss of Dr. Kay Schallenkamp named Black Hills State University President long-time friend and employee Donna Shank, Chairwoman of the Kansas 2002 the School of Board of Regents, issued the following statement Business received John A. Blaufuss, in response to the announcement that Emporia accreditation from university controller State University’s (ESU) President, Kay the Association to and interim executive Schallenkamp, will depart ESU to accept a new Advance Collegiate director of University position in her home state of South Dakota: Schools of Business Advancement at Emporia State “It is with a mixture of deep regret and (AACSB) after University, died December 22, sincerest congratulations that I announce the years of rigorous 2005. He was jogging when he departure of President Kay Schallenkamp from preparation and was struck by a vehicle. her post at Emporia State University. President review. Only Blaufuss was an ESU employee Schallenkamp has been a leader and a valuable twenty-five percent for more than 30 years. He be- asset to Kansas higher education since she was of business schools came university controller in 1973 first hired as ESU’s President in 1997,” Regent achieve accreditation President Kay Schallenkamp after serving as business manager Shank said. from AACSB. at the College of Emporia and President Schallenkamp is expected to depart In 2004 a team of examiners from the National St. Mary’s Hospital. He served near the end of the fiscal year (June 30). "While Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education as interim executive director of the Board is very sad to lose such an exceptional (NCATE) reported that the Teachers College University Advancement since president, we also understand her desire to successfully met all the organization’s standards October 2005. return to her home state of South Dakota. We for reaccreditation and they could find no areas “John’s leadership in both congratulate President Schallenkamp on this new of improvement. In 2005 the college received these positions was effective and opportunity and wish her the best of luck in her national recognition when Arthur Levine, former exemplary. He was a supportive new position as President of Black Hills State President of Columbia University’s Teachers and understanding colleague of University." College, in a lengthy report critical of many the university,” said ESU President “Ken and I have enjoyed our nine years in teacher preparation programs, cited ESU as a Kay Schallenkamp. “He will be Emporia. This is a wonderful community in model for teacher programs. “This,” said Levine missed greatly by the Emporia which to live and work. We will be leaving good of ESU “was a Camelot for teacher education.” State University family.” friends and outstanding colleagues,” President In early 2005, The Higher Learning During his time at ESU, he Schallenkamp said. “Accepting the appointment Commission (HLC) extended the university’s designed ESU’s accounting system of President of Black Hills State University is an accreditation for another 10 years, the longest to deal with the increased de- opportunity for us to return to our home state.” period achievable for all institutions of higher mands of an expanding academic “The Board sincerely appreciates her eight learning. The HLC praised ESU faculty and staff institution. and a half years of hard work and dedicated for an outstanding self-study report and well- Blaufuss received his bachelor's service to ESU and to the state of Kansas. organized campus visit. and master's degrees from ESU. ESU has certainly prospered under President “It has been an honor and a privilege to lead In 2003, he was named the ESU Schallenkamp’s leadership,” Regent Shank said. ESU for the past nine years. I am confident that Unclassified Professional Employee “Emporia State is a strong and vibrant Emporia State University will continue to focus of the Year, which is presented university with nationally acclaimed faculty on its mission to provide high-quality programs to an employee who has made and outstanding programs. I will miss the and experiential opportunities that prepare outstanding accomplishments to extraordinary collegial atmosphere on the ESU students for success in their careers and for the the campus and to the Emporia campus and the unique focus on students that rest of their lives,” President Schallenkamp said. community. is shared by all faculty and staff,” President The Board will conduct a national search for Survivors include his wife Doro- Schallenkamp said. ESU’s new president. The process and details thy, sons James and John Jr. and ESU has an outstanding team of leaders who of the impending search will be finalized in the daughters Janell, Michelle, Elaine, have, through campus-wide collaboration, been coming months. Lisa and Angela. successful in achieving aggressive goals. In Pictured left to right: Adrienne Collins, of the Multicul- tural Programs and Services Of- fices, scholarship recipients David Muhammad, Casi Jo Graves, and Ad- dison Canidy, and Elizabeth Nelson, Coordinator of Multicultural Pro- grams and Services. ESU students celebrate the life and legacy of Rosa Parks Three ESU students were recently awarded the 2005 Rosa Parks Schol- poem dedicated to the women in his life entitled “My Sistas.” arship. They recipients are Addison Canidy, Casi Jo Graves, and David “The inspiration from this poem came from the struggles I have seen Muhammad. so many African American women go through,” Muhammad said. The award were given at a program at Emporia State University honor- Graves, a sophomore art education/art therapy major from Oxford, ing civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks. Three Memorial Union Bookstore won in the fine arts category. Graves presented a sculpture that "tells the textbook scholarships of $200 each were presented to the winners. Each story of the United States’ steps forward in the battle against prejudice.” winner had the opportunity to present their work at the program cel- “A colleague of mine at my former university developed this scholar- ebrating Parks’ life and legacy. ship competition, and I asked if I could spread the idea to Kansas when The scholarship competition had three categories: written (poetry, I left New York. She was delighted,” said Elizabeth Nelson, Multicultural essay, research paper, fiction), Fine Arts (sculpture, photography, musi- Programs and Services coordinator. cal composition), and Performance Arts (song, dance, theatrical, film, “This competition was designed to give students an opportunity to multimedia). make statements about the true legacy of Rosa Parks – the concept of Canidy, a freshman from Topeka, won in the performance arts cat- cultural pluralism, or the conviction that various religions, ethnic, racial, egory and paid tribute to his late grandmother and Rosa Parks through and political groups should be allowed and encouraged to thrive.” song. Nelson said the students statements could be made in any way they “I originally chose this song before my grandmother passed,” Canidy wished. said. “Right now I know that she is in heaven flying with wings. So I “We wanted to give ESU students a way to use their talents without dedicate this to my grandmother and to Ms. Rosa Parks.” fear of GPA or essay requirements,” she said. Muhammad, a junior in secondary education from Overland Park, was the winner in the written submission category. He presented an original ESU student receives scholarship from Journalism Education Association Tiffany Shogren was of The Bulletin as a sports writer and sports include a 250-word essay on the applicant's the recipient of one of editor. desire to teach secondary-school journalism. three Future Teacher “I loved working for The Bulletin, and I Winners of the award were announced at the Scholarships in the treasure my tremendous time working there,” JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism amount of $1,000 from she said. Convention held in Chicago, IL on November the Journalism Educa- The award, sponsored by the Journalism 10-13, 2005. tion Association. Education Association, offers a scholarship to Shogren's experience with journalism started Shogren is a junior education majors who intend to teach scholas- in high school when she, an advisor, and middle school math tic journalism. friends revived the Satanta High School paper education major with “It’s an amazing honor to be chosen for this from its 25-year dormancy. She was the first a journalism education national award. I have met so many incred- editor-in-chief of The Arrowhead and in its first Tiffany Shogren certification. Upon gradu- ible journalism teachers over the past few years year the newspaper won the All-Kansas award. ation Shogren hopes to teach both math and that it is humbling to be recognized as some- journalism in a small school in eastern Kansas. one who may one day join their ranks,” said She is currently helping organize the Kansas Shogren. “Receiving this award validates and We’re on the Web: Scholastic Press Association Regional contest fuels my desire to pursue a career in journalism hosted by Emporia State University in Febru- education.” www.emporia.edu/ ary. In the past, Shogren has served on the staff The scholarship application requirements jones/tcnewsletter/ page 2 Education faculty honored Bleeker appointed to two national positions Four education faculty members at Emporia State University were Dr. Gary Bleeker, Associate Dean of Liberal Arts and honored for their achievements in instruction, service, and scholarly Sciences, was recently appointed to two positions for activity at a special ceremony Jan. 9. the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)— Excellence in Instruction - Diane Miller, associate state coordinator for the annual Achievement Awards in professor in psychology and special education, received Writing Program for high school juniors and state repre- the award for her development of more than a dozen sentative for the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents courses during the past five years, including the core (ALAN), one of NCTE’s special-interest groups.