Distinguished alumni
Distinguished international alumni
 Dr. Geraldine Hodelin
received the University of
Minnesota Education and Human Development Alumni Society’s Distinguished International
Alumni Award in May of 2006. Dr. Hodelin received her master of arts in
1987 and a doctor of philosophy in 1999 from the
University of Minnesota, both with specializations in family
education. Dr. Hodelin’s advanced degrees prepared her to
provide increasing levels of leadership within her home
institution, the former College of Arts, Science, and Technology
(CAST), Jamaica.
After receiving her M.A., Dr. Hodelin provided leadership for
restructuring CAST from a college to become what is now the
University of Technology, Jamaica. Her work included developing
new baccalaureate degrees and restructuring programs. To further
develop and extend her leadership efforts in Jamaica, the
Caribbean region, and beyond, Dr. Hodelin later returned to
Minnesota to pursue her doctoral degree. Upon completion of her
Ph.D. in 1999, Dr. Hodelin was selected to be dean of the
Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies, one of five faculties
in the new University she helped create. As dean, Dr. Hodelin
has developed additional baccalaureate programs, initiated
graduate-level education, and strengthened teacher education and
faculty and student research—efforts that strengthen the
institution and its status in the region.
Dr. Hodelin’s many talents and interests also connect her to
wide ranging initiatives throughout the Caribbean region and
around the world. She is the current chair of the University
Council of Jamaica Board of Studies for Teacher Education; has
served actively on the executive committee of the International
Federation for Home Economics, representing the Region of the
Americas; currently chairs the Think Tank for the Caribbean
Association of Home Economists; and continues to serve as editor
of the
Caribbean Journal of Home Economics.
100 Distinguished Alumni College of Education and Human Development
 Jean
Illsley Clarke, internationally known certified family life
educator, helps parents, students, and educators with issues
related to self-esteem, parenting, overindulgence, and group
dynamics. She is the author of many books including Self-
Esteem: A Family Affair and How Much Is Enough. She received the
Eric Berne Memorial Award in Transactional Analysis and the
Education and Human Development Alumni Society’s Larry Wilson Award.
 Amy
Jean Knorr is professor emerita of the School of Family and
Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona. She has been
a national leader in curriculum theory and development, and
has served as a consultant and a presenter at many national
conferences. She has established scholarships and
fellowships for students at the Universities of Arizona,
Michigan State, and Minnesota.
 Marilyn
(Marty) Rossmann helped found Minnesota’s Early Childhood Family
Education (ECFE) program and has taught many of the state’s 4,000
licensed parent educators. Her graduate advisees have assumed
leadership roles at institutions that strengthen family life.
Her efforts with secondary education teachers have equipped
countless others with knowledge of family relationships, child
development, time and money management, as well as housing,
clothing, and nutrition needs of families.
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