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award: Perry zirkel

7/6/2017

Dr. Perry A. Zirkel, professor emeritus of education law at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., has been selected to receive the 2017 CEC Research Award from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), the world’s leading special education professional association.

The CEC Research Award recognizes an individual whose research has significantly advanced the education of children and youth with exceptionalities.

In his 35-year career, Zirkel has produced over 1500 scholarly publications. These writings, unique in the way that they bridge the fields of law and education, highlight key issues and questions that have been integral to helping schools, educators, and parents interpret state and federal education policy.

For more on Zirkel and the award, go to: http://tinyurl.com/ZirkelCECResearchAward.

Tenure and promotion: Kimberly Kappler Hewitt

7/6/2017

Kimberly Kappler Hewitt Ph.D. has been awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of educational leadership at the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG). Hewitt was honored with the 2016 Distinguished Researcher Award by the School of Education at UNCG and was a 2015 UNCG Faculty Excellence in Research and Creative Activity Honoree.

Award and Tenure: Dr. katherine cumings mansfield

7/1/2017

Katherine Cumings Mansfield was awarded the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education Distinguished Junior Faculty Award, which is presented to one junior faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in the areas of teaching, research, and service. Mansfield was also promoted to Associate Professor with tenure at Virginia Commonwealth University effective July 1, 2017.

AWARD: dr. deborah verstegen

7/1/2017

Dr. Deborah Verstegen, Professor at the University of Nevada, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Education Finance Conference

New position: dr. dana lucka

7/1/2017

Dr. Dana Lucka is happy and excited to share that, effective May 1, she is heading up the Graduate Medical Education Program at the Saint Agnes Medical Center, which is part of the Trinity Health System.

Promotion: Dr. Camille M. Wilson

7/1/2017

Dr. Camille M. Wilson, has been promoted to full professor of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Policy at the University of Michigan School of Education.

Promotion: Dr. Steven Bingham

7/1/2017

Dr. C. Steven Bingham was recently promoted from Associate Professor to Professor at Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, NC. Bingham is the editor-in-chief of Journal of Organizational and Educational Leadership, teaches in the Master of Executive Leadership and the Doctorate of Education in Organizational Leadership programs, and advises doctoral candidates in dissertation research.

Bingham was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of CREATE (Consortium for Research on Educational Assessment and Teaching Effectiveness). At the Annual CREATE Conference at Virginia Beach, VA, he is presenting a paper, “A Study of Job-Embedded Learning Among Principals.”

With Drs. Paula Egelson (Southern Regional Education Board) and Karen Sanzo (Old Dominion University), Bingham is co-editing and contributing a chapter to Research-based Instructional Practices of Effective Principals, to be released December 2017 by Info Age Publishing.

updates for dr. Denver Fowler

7/1/2017

Dr. Denver J. Fowler has accepted an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies position at California State University, Sacramento. His most recent appointment was at The University of Mississippi where he served as an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership. In addition, he has served as the elected President of The Mississippi Association of Professors of Educational Leadership for the past two years. Dr. Fowler has over a decade of experience in the PreK-12 educational setting where he has served as a coach, teacher, athletic director, technology coordinator, and school administrator in the State of Ohio. During this time, he was named the Assistant Principal of the Year in the State of Ohio and was nominated for the Assistant Principal of the Year in the United States by the National Association of Secondary School Principals and Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators. He received this recognition for leading a school turnaround effort in which his building received all A’s on their state report card. He has received Congressional Recognition and has advocated on Capitol Hill for educators and school leaders. In addition to this experience, he has previously served as an adjunct instructor and lecturer at The Ohio State University, University of West Florida, and Bowling Green State University. Dr. Fowler is the author of the forthcoming book titled The 21st Century School Leader: Leading Schools in Today’s World to be released in December, 2017 (Word & Deed Publishing). Leading speaker and author, Dr. Todd Whitaker wrote the foreword writing “A must-read for all aspiring and practicing school leaders.” Dr. Thomas Tucker (two-time National Superintendent of the Year) wrote the afterword writing “It is my hope that any individual aspiring to the superintendency will take the time to read this text.” Dr. Fowler and his family will relocate to Sacramento, California at the end of July. Fowler said, “I am extremely excited about joining California State University, Sacramento. I very much look forward to the opportunity of working with both aspiring and practicing school leaders in the State of California.”

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