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Charlene Blanchard (B.S.Ed, 1976)
Current position: Assoc. Professor, Monroe Comm.
College, Rochester NY.
First year clinical coordinator, Dental Hygiene. Teach
on-line for SUNY Learn-net in the only ADA accredited online Dental Assisting
Program; 1992 Chancellor’s
Award for Excellence (NYS); 1992 &1997 NISOD Awards. Currently enrolled
at the University of Albany, School of Education; Major: Curriculum Development & Instructional
Technology
Toni Buzzeo (formely Cyll) (B.A., 1976; MA, 1978 + MLIS 1990 (URI))
Continues
to serve as the Library Media Specialist at Longfellow School in Portland,
Maine and I am Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita.
Robert A. Carter (M.S., 1953)
Retired from Northern Michigan University in
1973
Erin Coomer (B.S.Ed, 1998, Math, Psychology)
After graduation I substitute
taught in Washtenaw and Livingston counties for a year, then began a 4 year
stint at Tappan Middle School, teaching 7th grade math. I married Philip Treib
(UMCOE ’97) in the summer of 2000. Currently
I am on a leave of absence with son Owen, who was born in the fall of 2003.
David Fortus (Ph.D., 2003) CSHPE
NARST Outstanding Dissertation award. (See
story page 20)
Doug Geverdt
As part of his work in the Education and Social Stratification
Branch at the U.S. Census Bureau recently completed development of the 2000
Census School and economic characteristics per school district nationwide.
Dr. Evelyn D. Hillman (Ph.D., 1989 Education Guidance & Counseling;M.A.
1965 Education Guidance Counseling)
Retired second time. First retirement 1985-
as High School Principal; Detroit Public Schools; 1998- Retired as Director
of Mission Work in Africa, Europe & Middle
East for American Baptist Churches, USA. Eleven years prior, Missionary
in Haiti and Zaire, (Congo) Africa
Edward Hoffman (M.A., 1972; Ph.D., 1976, Combined Program in Education & Psychology)
Has
a new book co-authored with Dr. Marcella Bakur Weiner: The Love
Compatibility Book: The Personality Traits That Can Lead You to Your
Soulmate. (New World Library , 2003).
Joanne G. Holman (M.A., 1964)
Business Administrator for Thomas E. Holman,
D.D.S., P.C
President South Central District, Michigan Federation of Music Clubs
Richard M. Leach Sr. (M.A., 1958)
2003 Distinguished Alumni Service Award from
UM.
*Dorothy Emily (Zingg) McBride
Dorothy Emily Zingg McBride died February 7,
2004 in Grand Rapids Michigan at Porter Hills Presbyterian Village.
Ann Rivet (Ph.D., 2003, Science Education)
honorable mention by the AERA Division
B dissertation awards committee; Assistant Professor of Science Education at
Teachers College, Columbia University.
Harvey Slaughter (Ph.D., 1983, CSHPE)
New position: Director, Organizational
Learning and Professional Development, Office of Human Resources, Dartmouth
College, Hanover, New Hampshire
Dr. Albert B. Smith (Ph.D: Higher Ed. Admin. (1970))
Appointed Chair
Dept. of Educational Administration, Baylor University- Fall 2001.
Sara Ulius (M.A., 2003, Learning Tech)
Now working as a User Experience and
Usability Specialist for Whirlpool Corp. in Benton Harbor, MI, looking for
ways to integrate educational design into industrial design to create “appliances
that teach.”
Bobbee Valleau- Pennington (B.A., 1978)
Program Coordinator, Literacy Volunteers
Brazos Valley; also finishing M.A. program in library science at the University
of North Texas.
Billie Wahlstrom (Ph.D., 1975)
Current Position: Vice Provost for Distributed
Education and Instructional Technology, University of Minnesota.
Ronald R. Wangerin (Ph.D., 1966; M.S., 1957)
Selected for induction in the
WW-Whitewater Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 26, 2002.
Alan Weinberg (B.A., 1958; Certt, 1958)
Teaching American history at Nassau
Community College and just promoted Associate Professor.
