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PSU's Graduate School of Education Honors Community Partners at Reception Next Week
Portland State University’s Graduate School of Education (GSE) will honor its 2004 Community Partners at an awards reception, Tuesday, April 27, 2004, from 4:30 – 6 p.m. in Smith Memorial Student Union, room 327-328 (1825 SW Broadway).
The Community Partner Awards recognize individuals and organizations who have shown, over time, extraordinary support for programs and students in the GSE. Contributions from community partners include being mentor teachers, counselors, librarians, administrators and staff in agencies or districts, being regular guest speakers in classes and serving as adjunct instructors.
The reception includes an address from Phyllis Edmundson, dean of the Graduate School of Education, distribution of awards and acceptance speeches by the recipients.
The recipients were nominated by faculty and staff from each program in the GSE: Curriculum and Instruction; Education Policy; Foundations and Administrative Studies; Special and Counselor Education; Continuing Education and the Office of the Dean.
PSU’s Graduate School of Education began the Community Partner Awards in the mid-1990s as a public acknowledgement of those whose work has made a major difference in its ability to prepare teachers, counselors, administrators, trainers and other PSU graduate professionals. Without this mutual teamwork GSE would not be the strong leader in the Portland metro area it is today.
The GSE is Oregon’s largest and most comprehensive school of education. Its faculty collaborates with PSU students, as well as the community’s teachers and administrators, to create effective educational environments that are sensitive to the diverse needs of an urban setting.
2004 Community Partner Award Honorees:
David Blessman – Counselor, Clackamas Community College
Doug Brotzman – Guest Speaker, Special Education Teacher, Reynolds High School
Jim Buck – Director, Oregon School Personnel Association
John Calhoun – Guest Speaker, Special Education Teacher
Christine Caton – Education Director, Young Audiences
Pam Drennon – Guest Speaker, Special Education Teacher, Markham Elementary
Nila Epstein – Clinical On-Site Supervisor, William Temple House
Executive Committee (Claudia Hutchison, Kelly DeLany, Toni Ferguson, Kathy Ledesma, Betse Thielman) – Post Graduate Training Certificate Program in Adoption Therapy
Gabby Frieder – Guest Speaker, Special Education Teacher, Wilson High School
JoAnn Gatley – Teacher, Washington School for the Blind
Carolyn Harrington – Guest Speaker, Special Education Teacher, Ventura Park Elementary
Anne Kayser – Special Education Teacher, Guest Speaker
Barb Kieule – Principal, Earl Boyles Elementary
Annie Leppert – Friends of Graduate School of Education
Colleen Lewis – Clinical On-Site Supervisor, William Temple House
Yuki Monteith – Vice Principal, Reynolds Middle School
Betsy Ramsey – Immediate Past President, Oregon Branch of International Dyslexia Association
Ellen Reuler – Past Chair, Teacher Education Committee
Levonne Sedgwick – Friends of Graduate School of Education
Mary Beth Van Cleave – Design Team, GSE
Jackie Waggoner – Adjunct Professor, GSE
Judith Wickman – Coordinator, CaCoon Program
Joanne Yatvin – Licensure Program, GSE
The Community Partner Awards recognize individuals and organizations who have shown, over time, extraordinary support for programs and students in the GSE. Contributions from community partners include being mentor teachers, counselors, librarians, administrators and staff in agencies or districts, being regular guest speakers in classes and serving as adjunct instructors.
The reception includes an address from Phyllis Edmundson, dean of the Graduate School of Education, distribution of awards and acceptance speeches by the recipients.
The recipients were nominated by faculty and staff from each program in the GSE: Curriculum and Instruction; Education Policy; Foundations and Administrative Studies; Special and Counselor Education; Continuing Education and the Office of the Dean.
PSU’s Graduate School of Education began the Community Partner Awards in the mid-1990s as a public acknowledgement of those whose work has made a major difference in its ability to prepare teachers, counselors, administrators, trainers and other PSU graduate professionals. Without this mutual teamwork GSE would not be the strong leader in the Portland metro area it is today.
The GSE is Oregon’s largest and most comprehensive school of education. Its faculty collaborates with PSU students, as well as the community’s teachers and administrators, to create effective educational environments that are sensitive to the diverse needs of an urban setting.
2004 Community Partner Award Honorees:
David Blessman – Counselor, Clackamas Community College
Doug Brotzman – Guest Speaker, Special Education Teacher, Reynolds High School
Jim Buck – Director, Oregon School Personnel Association
John Calhoun – Guest Speaker, Special Education Teacher
Christine Caton – Education Director, Young Audiences
Pam Drennon – Guest Speaker, Special Education Teacher, Markham Elementary
Nila Epstein – Clinical On-Site Supervisor, William Temple House
Executive Committee (Claudia Hutchison, Kelly DeLany, Toni Ferguson, Kathy Ledesma, Betse Thielman) – Post Graduate Training Certificate Program in Adoption Therapy
Gabby Frieder – Guest Speaker, Special Education Teacher, Wilson High School
JoAnn Gatley – Teacher, Washington School for the Blind
Carolyn Harrington – Guest Speaker, Special Education Teacher, Ventura Park Elementary
Anne Kayser – Special Education Teacher, Guest Speaker
Barb Kieule – Principal, Earl Boyles Elementary
Annie Leppert – Friends of Graduate School of Education
Colleen Lewis – Clinical On-Site Supervisor, William Temple House
Yuki Monteith – Vice Principal, Reynolds Middle School
Betsy Ramsey – Immediate Past President, Oregon Branch of International Dyslexia Association
Ellen Reuler – Past Chair, Teacher Education Committee
Levonne Sedgwick – Friends of Graduate School of Education
Mary Beth Van Cleave – Design Team, GSE
Jackie Waggoner – Adjunct Professor, GSE
Judith Wickman – Coordinator, CaCoon Program
Joanne Yatvin – Licensure Program, GSE
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Sources:
Audrianna Gurr (503-725-4652)
PSU Graduate School of Education
Release Number: 04-046
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