Faculty and Staff Accolades

The Eugene T. Moore School of Education is proud to recognize the achievements of the Eugene T. Moore School of Education faculty and staff. If you have won an award or received some prestigious recognition that you would like to be posted on our Web Site, please contact Michalann Evatt.

2010

Kathy Headley Elected to IRA Board — March 2010

Kathy Headley, Associate Dean of Research & Graduate Studies in the College of Health, Education and Human Development and Professor of Reading Education in the Eugene T. Moore School of Education was recently elected to the International Reading Association’s (IRA) Board of Directors.

Johnson Named STaR Fellow — March 2010

The STaR (Supporting Research, Service and Teaching in Mathematics Education) project, funded in part by the National Science Foundation, provides early career faculty in mathematics education support in the first few years of assuming a faculty position in higher education. It is designed to address common challenges including: teaching mathematics teacher preparation courses, establishing a research agenda, and developing leadership skills. It also provides opportunities to network with other new mathematics education faculty beyond the participant's home institution.

Johnson, assistant professor in the Middle Level Education (MAT) program, has been chosen as a STaR fellow. The STaR program consists of a summer institute, academic year networking, a regroup session in conjunction with the annual meeting of the AMTE, and a second summer institute experience.

Jonda McNair appointed Co-Editor 2010 — February 2010

Jonda McNair, Associate Professor of Reading, has been appointed as a co-editor of The Journal of Children’s Literature, the official publication and journal of the Children's Literature Assembly of the National Council of Teachers of English. The journal is published twice annually and serves a membership with personal and professional interest in the field of children's literature.

David Scott Elected President-elect of SCCA — February 2010

David Scott, assistant professor of clinical mental health counseling, is President-elect of the South Carolina Counseling Association. David says, “I am looking forward to serving as president and hope to continue to bring visibility of our counseling program to the state.”

2009

Tony W. Cawthon Appointed to Advisory Board — Fall 2009

Tony W. Cawthon has been appointed to the College of Education Dean’s Advisory Board of Mississippi State University. He earned his doctorate from their College of Education’s Counselor Education/Student Affairs program in 1995.

NABSE Award

Lamont Flowers Lamont A. Flowers, distinguished professor of educational leadership and executiveirector of the Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of Black Experience in Education, has been awarded the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) W.E.B. Dubois Higher Education Award.

This award is given to individuals or organizations that are actively promoting or advocating higher education for African Americans through research, instruction, funding/scholarships, guidance and counseling, or who quests for equity and equal opportunity to learn. The award will be presented at the NABSE 37th Annual Conference.

As noted on their Web site, “The National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) is the nation's premiere non-profit organization devoted to furthering the academic success for the nation's children — particularly children of African descent. Now in its 38th year, NABSE boasts an outreach to more than 10,000 preeminent educators including teachers, administrators, superintendents as well as corporate and institutional members. Founded in 1970, NABSE is dedicated to improving both the educational experiences and accomplishments of African American youth through the development and use of instructional and motivational methods that increase levels of inspiration, attendance and overall achievement.”

James Satterfield Elected S.C.Representative, ASHE Council for the Advancement of Higher Education Programs — October 2009

James Satterfield, assistant professor of educational leadership, has been named the State of South Carolina Representative for ASHE Council for the Advancement of Higher Education Programs. The Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) promotes collaboration among its members and others engaged in the study of higher education through research, conferences, and publications, including its highly regarded journal, The Review of Higher Education. ASHE values rigorous scholarly approaches to the study of higher education and practical applications of systemic inquiry.

Mindy Spearman Elected President of Organization of Educational Historians — Fall 2009

Mindy Spearman, assistant professor of elementary education, was elected president of the national Organization of Educational Historians for 2009-10. She served as vice-president and program chair last year. www.edhistorians.org

Lamont A. Flowers Receives NSF Grant – Fall 2009

Lamont A. Flowers, executive director of the Charles H. Houston Center and Distinguished Professor of Educational Leadership, will be serving as a Co-Principal Investigator for a 3-year study titled, “Mixed Methods Study of the Factors Influencing Recruitment, Retention, and Academic Achievement of Undergraduate Females and Males in STEM Disciplines at HBCUs.” The grant proposal was approved for funding for the requested amount of $499,890 by the National Science Foundation. Ohio State University and Winston-Salem State University researchers are co-recipients of this grant.

The primary objectives of the 3-year study are to examine the similarities and differences between female and male science, technology, engineering, and mathematics students in terms of their levels of academic motivations, academic and social integration in the university environment, perceptions of the campus environment, student involvement on campus, academic self-concepts, educational aspirations, and vocational commitment.

The Charles H. Houston Center will receive $181,722 of the grant award and will be able to support a doctoral student for three years, collect and analyze quantitative data, as well as disseminate the results of the research project.

Judy Wright facilitates in Summit on Value of Play — June 2009

Judy Wright, elementary education, serves as facilitator in Summit on the Value of Play attended by educators, health professionals, park and recreation providers and policy-makers nationwide June 14-16, 2009. See press release.

Joe Ryan Briefs Congress on Restraint and Seclusion Procedures — June 2009

Joe Ryan – Council of Exceptional Children (CEC) member, assistant professor of special education, and a leading expert on behavior management — presented Enhancing School Safety: Appropriate Use of Restraint and Seclusion Procedures in a special congressional briefing held in collaboration with the Council for Children with Behavior Disorders (CCBD), a division of CEC, on June 8, 2009.

Ryan addressed CCBD’s recommendations that teachers use physical restraint and seclusion only as last resorts when addressing a student’s challenging behavior and only when the child or others are in immediate danger. CCBD also recommends that schools emphasize positive behavior supports for students and provide de-escalation training for all staff as means to prevent crisis situations from occurring in classrooms.

See press release.

MAT Professor Earns National Teacher of Honor Recognition — May 2009

Lienne Federico Medford, associate professor and coordinator in the Masters of Middle Grades Level Education program, earned Teacher of Honor status through Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education. To earn this recognition, Medford had to complete eight of 25 rigorous criteria that include being highly qualified as defined by the U.S. No Child Left Behind Act, participating in ongoing professional development and continuing education, serving in leadership roles, and publishing in education journals.

SoE Faculty Receive 2009 HEHD Awards of Excellence — May 2009

School of Education faculty received four of the five Clemson University College of Health, Education, and Human Development 2009 Awards of Excellence.

SoE Award of Excellence in Service and Outreach – Nancy Dunlap

Nancy Dunlap is the associate director of the Eugene T. Moore School of Education. Nominees were faculty or staff members who have demonstrated that they share with others and facilitate collaborative efforts to solve problems.

SoE Award of Excellence in Teaching – David Scott

David Scott is an assistant professor in the Eugene T. Moore School of Education. Nominees were faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in sharing knowledge with, eliciting insight of, and promoting informed action by learners.

SoE Award of Excellence in Graduate Student Advising/Mentoring – Frankie Keels Williams

Frankie Keels Williams is an associate professor and coordinator of the Higher Education Leadership Doctoral Program in the Eugene T. Moore School of Education. Nominees are faculty or staff members who demonstrate that they advise, counsel, and mentor students in developing their personal goals and professional careers.

SoE Award of Excellence in Research – Joseph B. Ryan

Joe Ryan is an assistant professor in the Eugene T. Moore School of Education. Nominees for the Award of Excellence in Research are faculty members who demonstrate excellence in asking questions of importance, systematically obtain answers to the questions, and share the results of this process in appropriate public forums.

Bill Fisk received University’s Alumni Master Teacher Award – April 2009

Bill Fisk, chair of teacher education and professor of educational foundations, received the University’s Alumni Master Teacher Award for 2009. Students nominate and vote on this award given to one individual a year.

Read News Release.

Six Faculty and 12 Graduate Students Present at AERA — April 2009

At the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) annual conference in San Diego in April six faculty and 12 doctoral students in the School of Education presented a total of 14 papers.

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Faculty Receive Annual School of Education Awards — April 2009

Michellle Cook, assistant professor in secondary science education, received the School of Education’s 2009 Outstanding Research Award. Megan Che, assistant professor of secondary math education, received the School of Education’s 2009 Outstanding Teaching Award. Nancy Dunlap, associate director, School of Education, received the School of Education’s 2009 Outstanding Service Award.

Curtis Brewer Receives AERA Award – April 2009

Curtis Brewer, assistant professor of educational leadership, will receive the AERA Distinguished Dissertation Award, Social Context of Education Division at AERA’s annual meeting in April 2009. This award recognizes a dissertation of exemplary conceptual, methodological, and rhetorical quality on an important topic that addresses social contexts of education. Nominees must be members of AERA

Debi Switzer – Spring 2009

School of Education’s Debi Switzer is collaborating with two other Clemson professors: Sean Williams (associate dean of graduate school and associate professor of English) and Ken Weaver (lecturer in the School of Computing) in a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation with Appalachian State University worth just more than $450,000 for Clemson.

“The goal is to help rising seventh-grade students acquire the computer and cognitive skills they will need in order to imagine careers in science or math,” said Williams, a co-principal investigator. “Generally speaking, American students are not interested in careers in science, technology, engineering or math, otherwise known as STEM. Yet the need is great — and growing — for students to choose these careers.

Williams, Switzer, and Weaver will participate in implementing the project in middle schools in Oconee and Pickens counties, as the students and teachers who participate in their pilot study will go on to mentor and inspire others to explore STEM careers through the use of 3-D virtual-reality software.