EdNews - Fall 2008
A Publication of the College of Education at Florida State University
Faculty & Staff News
Debra Austin, Assistant in ELPS, was awarded a 2009 Guardian of the Flame Award. The awards are hosted by the the Burning Spear Society and presented to faculty members who embody the NOLE spirit and who promote the University.
Carol Connor, Associate Professor, STE received the 2009 Early Career Research Contributions to Child Development Award given by the Society for Research in Child Development. More Information
Angie Davis, Assistant Professor, STE and Cristina Rios, Associate in Elementary Education, Panama City Campus are recipients of the 2008-2009 University Teaching Awards which recognize faculty across campus for excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching. More information
Marcy Driscoll, Dean was elected to serve on the executive committee of the American Educational Research Association’s Organization of Institutional Affiliates. More Information
Bob Eklund, Professor, EPLS was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education. More Information
Susan Lynn, Professor, SMRMPE received the 2009 Scholar Award for the Southern District of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD). More Information
Lynn is also co-investigator with Suzanne Johnson (College of Medicine) on a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and with the cooperation of Leon County Schools to study childhood obesity. More Information
Susan Miller, Assistant Professor, STE received the 2nd Place Research Award from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.
Beth Phillips, Associate Professor, EPLS, FCRR is a co-investigator with Chris Lonigan (Psychology), JoAnn Farver (University of Southern California) and Kimberly McDowell (Wichita State University) on a $2.8 million grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to study school readiness of Spanish-speaking children. More Information
Frances Prevatt, Professor, EPLS received the 2008 Walter Klopfer Award from the Society of Personality Assessment for an article comparing two popular personality inventories. The article was co-authored by recent doctoral graduate Tam Dao and current doctoral candidate Heather Horne. More Information
Jim Sampson, Associate Dean for Faculty Development was named a Fellow of the American Counseling Association. More Information
Valerie Shute, Associate Professor, EPLS was identified as a “notable woman in the field of Educational Technology” by Janet Clary of Brandon Hill Research. More information
Jeanne Wanzek, STE, FCRR, and Yanyun Yang, EPLS, both received research grants from FSU’s Council on Research and Creativity (CRC). CRC administers several grant programs to support the development of research and creative endeavors by FSU faculty members. These programs, made possible by FSU research-generated funding, aka sponsored research and development (SRAD), have been established to promote faculty scholarship generally, but are also intended to assist and encourage faculty members in seeking additional or continued funding for their endeavors from external sources.
First Year Assistant Professor (FYAP) awards
The competitive FYAP program sponsored by the Council on Research and Creativity (CRC) awards first year assistant professors summer salary support to facilitate research and creative activity. The program's purpose is to give beginning faculty members an opportunity to devote significant time and effort, during their first summer at FSU, to the research and creative activity responsibility of their academic careers, including efforts to obtain external funding for their work. Through this program the PIs will be critiqued on their grant writing skills in preparation for those future successes in seeking external funding.
The 2009 College of Education FYAP recipients
Angel Canto, EPLS
Kathy Guthrie, ELPS
Yu Kyoum Kim, SMRMPE
Tammy Kolbe, ELPS
Brenda McMahon, ELPS
Joseph Valente, STE
Shelbie Witte, STE
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