Retired

Peggy Beck, early childhood education specialist, Shirley G. Moore Lab School, 17 years at the University
Beck has held a variety of titles, including head teacher, early childhood student teacher trainer, and placement coordinator, all within the Shirley Moore Lab School. She is a member of the Association for the Education of Young Children (AEYC), and other professional organizations.

John Cogan, professor, educational policy and administration, 38 years at the University
Cogan has conducted extensive research in the area of citizen education, and was past director of the nine-nation Citizenship Education Policy Study. Cogan received the Robert H. Beck Faculty Teaching Award in 2004.

Lynn Galle, director, Shirley G. Moore Lab School, 31 years at the University
Galle has been part of the Shirley Moore Lab School community for more than three decades. She has served as the president of the Minnesota AEYC and the Midwest AEYC and was a national board member for the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators. She received the Outstanding Service Award from the Midwest AEYC Council and the Evelyn House Award from Minnesota AEYC.

Helene Hass, family and staff support specialist, Shirley G. Moore Lab School, 19 years at the University
Hass came to the Shirley Moore Lab School in 1988 after working in public schools. She was lead teacher for the two- and three-year old children for many years, and in recent years has worked more closely with parents and staff.

Betty Jo Johnson, executive administrative specialist, external relations, 30 years at the University
Johnson began her career as a secretary in the College’s typing pool. She worked in the counseling and student personnel psychology program, in educational psychology, and for the last 16 years, for development and alumni relations. Johnson has played key roles in supporting several all-College events and served on the University-wide Staff Day committee for many years. In 2006 she received the President’s Award for Outstanding Service to the University.

Darrell Lewis, professor, educational policy and administration, 40 years at the University
Lewis, an international consultant on higher education systems, has published and presented extensively over the course of his career. His current research focuses on economic assessment and the evaluation of disability policies.

Gary McLean, professor, work and human resource education, 38 years at the University
McLean has received numerous recognitions for his teaching, research, and service, including the Morse-University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education. He was once president of the Academy of Human Resource Development and of the International Management Development Association.

David Pucel, professor, work and human resource education; 43 years at the University
Pucel taught courses in a variety of subjects, including performance-based instructional design and evaluation, evaluation of human resources and development programs, and advance research methodologies.

Alice Ross, executive assistant, postsecondary teaching and learning, 25 years at the University
Ross began her career in Crookston working with families in the emerging leadership program for the Minnesota Extension. She joined the former General College in 1990, first working with student services, then in the science, business, and math division, and finally as the registrar.

Michael Rothweiler, executive director, University Day Community; 31 years at the University
In 1977, Rothweiler helped launch the University’s Day Community program, an adolescent day treatment center, and has also been active in provider groups in Hennepin County. He helped form the first General College Civil Service Committee.

Zita Sanzone, associate administrator, postsecondary teaching and learning, 30 years at the University
The majority of Sanzone’s career was spent in the former General College dean’s office. In recognition of the quality of her work, she was the recipient of the Jeanne T. Lupton Award for Civil Service Employees and the General College Civil Service Outstanding Performance Award.

Richard Uthe, associate professor, postsecondary teaching and learning, 29 years at the University
Uthe taught classes in mathmatics and the natural sciences in the former General College. He was active in a number of professional organizations, including the Geological Society of America and the National Earth Science Teachers Association.

Honored

Dante Cicchetti, McKnight Presidential Chair and professor in the Institute of Child Development and the Department of Psychiatry, has won a Mentor Award in Developmental Psychology from Division 7 of the American Psychological Association. The award recognizes individuals who have had an impact on the field of developmental psychology by mentoring young scholars.

Maureen Cisneros, a member of the TRiO Student Support Services staff, was selected to the student at-large position for the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. Cisneros joins two other new regents with CEHD connections: Verona Hung, an alumna of the McNair Scholars program, and Linda Cohen (Ph.D. ’86).

Murray Jensen, associate professor of postsecondary teaching and learning, received the 2007 Outstanding Undergraduate Science Teacher Award by the Society of College Science Teaching, the college division of the National Science Teachers Association.

Mary Jo Kane, professor and director of the School of Kinesiology, was given the McNamara Alumni Center Campus Recognition Award for her time and effort serving as co-chair of the University’s Student-Athlete Academic Performance Task Force.

Assistant Professor Hee Lee in the School of Social Work was selected as a Hartford Geriatric Scholar by the John A Hartford Foundation. The program provides buy-out time, research funds, and mentorship opportunities.

Na’im Madyun, assistant professor of postsecondary teaching and learning, was invited to serve on the Editorial Board of Education and Urban Society, a journal covering new knowledge in educational processes, controversies, research, and policy.

Work and human resource education professor Gary McLean’s book Organization Development: Principles, Processes, Performance was selected as 2006 Book of the Year by the Academy of Human Resource Development. He was also inducted into the academy’s Hall of Fame.

Randy Moore, professor of postsecondary teaching and learning, received the 2006 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s Minnesota Professor of the Year Award, recognizing influence on teaching and outstanding commitment to teaching undergraduate students.

R. Michael Paige, professor of educational policy and administration, has been awarded the inaugural Peter A. Wollitzer Advocacy Award by the Forum on Education Abroad, recognizing his influence on educational institutions to understand and support education abroad.

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) awarded Misty Sato, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, the Kappa Delta Pi/AERA Division K Early Career Research Award.

Cathy Solheim, associate professor of family social science, has been named Chair of the International Section of NCFR.

William Turner, professor of family social science, has been awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship, to work in Washington, D.C., for a year with federal agencies and legislators on health policy matters, and then return to the University to pursue his own work in health policy.

Alumni Society awards

Distinguished International Alumni Award: Ahmad Ajarimah (Ph.D. ’98)

Gordon M. A. Mork Outstanding Educator Award: Todd Beach (M.Ed. ’99)

Robert H. Beck Faculty Teaching Award: Karen Seashore, professor, educational policy and administration

Larry Wilson Award: Patricia Elder (M.A. ’82, Ph.D. ’86); Paula Goldberg (B.A. ’64)

William E. Gardner Pre-K–12 Outstanding Educator Award: John Kunz, Jr. (B.S. ’70); Linda Woessner (B.A. ’73)

College awards

CEHD/Council of Academic Professionals and Administrators Outstanding Achievement Award: Peggy Rader, College communications director; Deb Snouffer, assistant to the director, social work; Jill Trites, senior teaching specialist, postsecondary teaching and learning

Civil Service/Bargaining Unit Cost Reduction and Operation Improvement Award: John Brian Becker, principal administrative specialist, kinesiology

Civil Service/Bargaining Unit Outstanding Performance Award: Karen Borchardt, student services specialist, social work; Pamela Cook, student personnel worker, student and professional services

Civil Service/Bargaining Unit Quality and Quantity of Job Outcome Award: Victoria Neau, project and support coordinator, dean’s office; Jonathan Sweet, program associate, kinesiology

Community Engagement and Outreach Award: Linda Jones, associate professor, social work; Vicki Griffin, executive administrative specialist, social work

Civil Service/Bargaining Unit Service Delivery and Professionalism Award: Patty Hoag, team lead, Dean’s Office; Alicia Vegell, placement coordinator, educational psychology; Marilyn Johnston, administrative director, Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement; Cathy Zemke, administrative specialist, curriculum and instruction

Distinguished Teaching Award: Lisa Albrecht, professor, social work; Lee Galda, professor, curriculum and instruction; Barbara Hodne, professor, postsecondary teaching and learning

Excellence in Academic Advising Award: Jo Ann Buysse, education specialist, kinesiology

Excellence in Research Award: Jeffrey Edleson, professor, social work

Excellence in Discovery Award: Susan Wells, professor, social work

Jeanne T. Lupton Service Award: Anita Green, executive assistant, Student & Professional Services

Multicultural Recognition Award for promotion of multicultural perspectives: Bryan Cichy, graduate student, educational psychology; Priscilla Gibson, assistant professor, school of social work; Antoany Le, undergraduate student, family social science

Professional and Academic Outstanding Achievement Award: Deb Snouffer, assistant to the director, social work

University awards

Five College faculty members have received the President’s Faculty Multicultural Research Award: Jim Bequette (curriculum and instruction), Tabitha Grier (postsecondary teaching and learning), Hee Lee (social work), Bic Ngo (curriculum and instruction), and Carla Tabourne (kinesiology).

Julia Conkel (graduate student, educational psychology), Celi Dean (undergraduate, family social science), Kerry Phillips (undergraduate, kinesiology), and Kelly Roysland (undergraduate, kinesiology) won the all-university President’s Student Leadership and Service Award.

Ernest Davenport, Jr., associate professor of educational psychology, was one of the winners of the University’s Outstanding Community Service Award for 2007.

Sande Hill, administrative director in the Department of Educational Psychology, won the President’s Award for Outstanding Service.

Patricia James, associate professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, received a Morse-Alumni Undergraduate Teaching Award for her outstanding contributions to undergraduate education. James was also inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Teachers in April.

Professor of social work Helen Kivnick received the 2007 Josie R. Johnson Human Rights and Social Justice Award from the University’s Office for Equity and Diversity.

In memoriam

Donovan Johnson died April 1, 2007, at age 96. Johnson was both a University alumnus and professor. He received a B.S. in mathematics in 1931; an M.A. in educational psychology in 1933; and a Ph.D. in education in 1948. Johnson taught science at Stillwater High School for six years before returning to the University as a professor. He taught math education within the Department of Curriculum and Instruction until his early retirement in 1973. He and his wife, University alumna Alice Johnson, were profiled in the Spring 2007 issue of Connect!.

William Kavanaugh died April 22, 2007, at age 93. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, Kavanaugh entered Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis and then moved to the University as an instructor in 1946, a year before he received his bachelor’s degree. He became a professor in the education department in 1955 and retired in 1984. Kavanaugh’s work at the University primarily focused on preparing vocational and industrial educators.