KUDOS

Alumni

Janice Nath

Received the Robert B. Howsam Award from the Texas Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. This award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated leadership and has a history of scholarly research, publishing, or exemplary teaching

Faculty
H. Jerome Freiberg, Ed.D.
Has been named as one of the 2009 American Educational Research Association Fellows. Since 2007, AERA has been naming as “ Fellows” those professors with “substantial research accomplishments.” Read more in the Daily Cougar feature article on Dr. Freiberg.

Thomas Schanding, Jr., Ph.D.

Was selected to participate in the 2009 School Psychology Research Collaboration Conference as an Early Career Scholar. This conference is a unique opportunity to exchange ideas and develop collaborative projects with other Early Career Scholars.

Students
Ms. Norah Vasen
Has been selected as the UH Health Education Major of the Year. The American Association for Health Education Outstanding Majors program recognizes one outstanding undergraduate student majoring in health education/promotion from each degree track of the colleges or universities with professional preparation degree programs.

Greetings!
Welcome to the mid-Spring edition of the College of Education Newsletter from the University of Houston!

This edition comes fast on the heels of our previous newsletter. That’s because we have just so much fantastic news to share with you.  Read about high-flying programs, students on-the-move, and hyper-accomplished alumni. (Did you know that the College of Education has nearly 30 alumni who teach in the same school?)

Let this edition inspire you to share your stories with us. You know that we love to brag, and the more we do, the harder it is to keep up.

With Spring Break just concluded, Spring Commencement less than two months away, and the Texas Legislature hinting at recognizing new “top-tier” universities, we are totally energized.

We thank you for sharing your time with us in this way.

Bob Wimpelberg
Dean of the College and Elizabeth D. Rockwell Chair

Feature Articles

DR. FREDDIE FRAZIER

“My experience at UH was really pleasant. We need to keep the standards of working with students as strong as it was when I was there. Keep good professors at the university to continue to work with our young people. I was treated in a first class manner.” More...

SHARON SPILLMAN

“I’m a true Cougar, through and through,” said Sharon Spillman. She came to the University of Houston to play basketball, and fell in love. At a time when the oil crisis forced many people to leave Houston and UH, the Spillman family returned home. More...

TEXAS OBESITY RESEARCH CENTER

The creation of an obesity research center is a natural consequence of the rapid escalation in obesity. The dramatic increase in obesity prevalence over the past 30 years presents research opportunities at many levels across a variety of disciplines. The Texas Obesity Research Center (TORC) began as a means to foster and promote exploratory research programs to combat the issue. More...