KUDOS

Alumni
Oluwadamilola Folorunsho was selected as a Fort Bend ISD's Rookie Teacher of the Year.

Dr. Daniel C. Hughes won a prestigious Mentored Career Development Award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Faculty
Eugene (Gene) Chiappetta
M. Nicole (Nikki) Coleman
The UH University Awards Committee chose two COE faculty from the Departments of Curriculum and Instruction & Educational Psychology to receive Teaching Excellence Awards this year.

Mimi Miyoung Lee, PhD.

Students
Ms. Norah Vasen, Health and Human Performance major, won the 2009 AAHE/ AAHPERD Outstanding Health Education Major of the Year Award.

Ms. Kelly Strohacker, Health and Human Performance major, received the UH College of Education Graduate Student Research Award and won 2nd Place in the Texas Chapter of the American College Of Sports Medicine Student Manuscript Award Competition.

Greetings!
We are so happy to transmit our latest newsletter to you, as we wish you a happy early fall!

You'll find that this issue has lots of incredible information. 

Notice, if you will, how these stories present the many sides of Your College of Education.

You'll notice a certain "STEM" theme in some of the stories.  For the uninitiated, "STEM" stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.  This is no accident since we are deeply involved in projects that emphasis mathematics and science teacher preparation and inservice development.

There's also a certain flavor of the "P-16' notion - the education pipeline that runs from cradle to careers.  Again, no surprise.  A lot of what we and our alums are engaged in relates to preparing kids for success through high school and readiness for college and career afterward.

You'll also find that the human sciences are a major part of our identity.  Name your constituency -- faculty, students, alumni - many of them are preparing for work and many of them are applying their UH degrees in non-school settings like non-profit organizations, sports fitness centers, medical and research facilities.

So, as we approach the fall of 2009, we are happy to recognize the recent high points in people's lives inside the College of Education and outside it.  And we are pleased to display the wide diversity of activity that comprises Your College of Education.

Enjoy!

And best wishes for the approaching fall season.

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

Feature Articles

LAURIE BRICKER

For Laurie Bricker, board member of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), the University of Houston brings back fond memories. Those fond memories include a few professors - Dr. Robert Houston, Dr. Wil Weber and Dr. Al Warner. She relishes the fact that professors she admired in class are now professional colleagues. More...

SVEN SCHULTZ

“Education is more than a job, it’s a mission,” says Mr. Sven Schultz, assistant principal and head of the School of Engineering, Agriculture and Technology at Clear Brook High School. . With a great sense of humor and firm but caring interaction with the students, Schultz has found success at Clear Brook for the past 20 years. More...

 

VANESSA STEPNEY

Vanessa Stepney has been at the University of Houston in the capacity of student and staff for the past 22 years. She worked for the College of Education for 12 of those years in various roles, and is now in the Office of Grants and Contracts. Stepney has given back to the university by participating in staff council and volunteering at Cougar 1st Impression. More...