ClassNotes: 1980-1989
Susan Lipson (Cert. 1984) has just published her second book, Writing Success through Poetry, a writing instruction program for teachers of grades -8. The book features poetry prompts to elicit vivid writing in all genres. It is available from Prufrock Press (www. prufrock.com) or Amazon.com.
Melon (M. Ellen) Dash (MS 1980) has owned and run a swim school exclusively for adults afraid in water since 1983. She recently published her book, Conquer Your Fear of Water: An Innovative Self- Discovery Course in Swimming. The book is available from the Transpersonal Swimming Institute, LLC http://www.conquerfear.com.
Dr. David Aussicker (PhD CSHPE) is vice president of St. Joseph Health System Foundation. St. Joseph Health System is the nation’s largest nonprofit healthcare organization with corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Mo. Aussicker is a former faculty member and administrator at Tulane University, American University, and most recently, Old Dominion University.
Betty (Holbert) Beard (PhD 1985) has completed a sixmonth (2003) Fulbright award in Malawi. Her work concerned the care of vulnerable and orphaned children. She hopes to return to Malawi in 2005 to continue studying community based orphan care programs. HIV/AIDS is pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa. She adds, “On a happy note: our sixth grandchild arrived in 2004!”
Dr. Richard Louis Behrendt (PhD 1980 CSHPE) will retire on June 30, 2005, as president of Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon, IL, after almost 19 years. Prior to this presidency, he was president of Lincoln Trail College in Robinson, IL. Before these positions he served as dean and vice president at community colleges in Nevada and Maryland, and at a university in Indiana.
Dr. Margarito J. Garcia (PhD Curriculum & Instruction 1984) has been appointed assistant professor of education at Sul Ross State University’s Rio Grande college in Eagle Pass, TX. Among other varied past teaching assignments, he has taught at Michigan State, Indiana University and the University of Texas at Arlington, as well as at the University of Michigan Flint campus.
Paul Krieger (BS with certification 1986) has just published “A Visual Analogy Guide to Human Anatomy.” The book is a unique stand-alone supplement for which Krieger is both author and illustrator. Sample pages can be viewed at the Morton Publishing website: www.morton-pub.com. Krieger has been teaching at Grand Rapids Community College for the past 13 years.
Daniel Muraida (PhD, Educational Psychology, 1988) is currently working for the U.S. Air Force in San Antonio as a research psychologist. His principle duties focus on the development and analysis of surveys on public health issues within the active duty force. He is also responsible for the development of training interventions that address Air Force public health issues. He recently returned to UM to take a course in Hierarchical Regression Models through the Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques. “The course was great,” says Muraida, “and the Ann Arbor summer was as beautiful as ever.”
Mary J. (Fisher) Schuttler (BA and Certification, 1983) received her PhD in Theatre from the University of Colorado at Boulder in Spring 2004 and was promoted to full professor at the University of Northern Colorado, also in Spring 2004. She serves as the coordinator of Theatre Education.
