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Major Accomplishments
The 2002-2003 academic year was again very productive and active, thanks to the hard work of our faculty and staff. The LES Department initiated a number of new projects, were highly visible at major academic conferences, and garnered a new grant. Specifically:
There were two successful faculty searches, one in Library Science and one in the Masters of School Administration Program.
Dr. Stephen White, D.A., was awarded the RCOE Outstanding Scholarship Award for 2002-2003.
Dr. Barbara Bonham, Ph.D., was awarded the RCOE Outstanding Mentor/Service Award for 2002-2003.
The MSA program faculty initiated the programs' first MSA Advisory Board and MSA Student Advisory Board.
Dr. Linda Veltze, Ph.D., received a Federal Republic of Germany's Ministry of Foreign Affairs fellowship.
The Library Science Program through Dr. Linda Veltze, Ph.D., was the recipient of the 2003 prestigious IBBY Asahi Reading Promotion Award. The award was given at the Bologna, Italy's Children's Book Fair in April 2003. The prize, which consists of one million Japanese Yen, approximately $10,000 US dollars, will be invested in the library in Bolivia.
Dr. Veltze, Ph.D., was also awarded the Federal Republic of Germany's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Fellowship to spend three months at a children's library with the largest collection of children's literature in the world...the International Youth Library, which is located in the Blutenburg Castle in Munich, Germany. A special library of UNESCO, the collection includes children's books in 130 different languages, and the research fellow has the subject expertise of the staff of this library available to them in their research. Each year 12-13 scholars from around the world receive this fellowship. "Foreign guests work on their projects and also enrich the work of the library with their special knowledge."
Dr. L. Arthur Safer, Ph.D., received a URC grant to examine decision-making processes of undergraduate and adult students.
New extension cohort classes were begun in the MSA, Higher Education, and Instructional Technology programs.
The Office of Extension approved new cohorts (Catawba, Forsyth, Hickory and Burke) beginning Fall 2003 in the MSA and Library Science programs.
The Higher Education Program faculty successfully submitted their program review plan to the Graduate School.
The MSA program successfully sustained its first MSA Report Card required this year by DPI.
Dr. Michael Dale, Ph.D., of the Foundations faculty received the prestigious Board of Governors Teaching Excellence Award.
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