Alumni Receiving Other Awards or Accolades
Dr. Lee D'Andrea - Summer 2008
Lee D'Andrea named 2008 Superintendent of the Year
Lee D'Andrea, Pickens School Superintendent and M.Ed. Elementary Education 1992, Ph.D. Educational Leadership 2002 School of Education graduate, has been named 2008 Superintendent of the Year by the Adult Education Division of South Carolina Association of School Administrators. The award recognizes superintendents for their commitment and service to Adult Education and for enhancing the educational opportunities for adults in the school district.
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Dr. Lee M. D'Andrea - Summer 2008
Dr. Lee M D'Andrea,
winner of UECA Excellence
in Educational Leadership Award
Dr. Lee M. D'Andrea, two time graduate of Clemson's Eugene T. Moore School of Education - MEd Elementary Education 1992 and PhD Educational Leadership 2002 - has been awarded the UCEA (University Council for Educational Administration) Excellence in Educational Leadership Award for 2008. This award was established to provide national recognition to practicing school administrators who have made significant contributions to the improvement of administrator preparation.
Dr. D'Andrea is superintendent of Pickens School District, South Carolina and has periodically taught courses for the educational leadership program in the School of Education at Clemson University.
The award will be presented by Clemson University and an upcoming UCEA Review will honor Dr. D'Andrea bringing her contributions to the attention of a national audience.
The University Council for Educational Administration is a consortium of major research universities across the nation and from UK, Asia, and Canada with doctoral programs in educational leadership and policy. The dual mission of UCEA is to improve the preparation of educational leaders and promote the development of professional knowledge in school improvement and administration. UCEA headquarters,is currently hosted by the University of Texas at Austin.
Cory A. Terry - Spring 2008
Cory A. Terry, 2005 MAT graduate, received a 2008 WYFF Channel 4 Greenville Golden Apple Award. He's a second year teacher at Tanglewood Middle School.
Deborah J. Thomason - Spring 2008
Deborah J. Thomason, EdD Career and Technology Education graduate, received the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Superior Performance Award, 2008.
Lisa Coward Peake, Education Minor Alumna Awarded- Spring 2008
Education Minor Alumna Awarded 2007 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
Lisa Coward Peake, 2001 secondary education minor, was recently awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching -- 2007 Science Grade 7-12 Awardee for the State of Florida (www.paemst.org). According to the award website, “The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) is the highest recognition that a kindergarten through 12th-grade mathematics or science teacher may receive for outstanding teaching in the United States.
Enacted by Congress in 1983, this program authorizes the President to bestow up to 108 awards each year. The National Science Foundation administers PAEMST on behalf of The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The teachers are recognized for their contributions to teaching and learning and their ability to help students make progress in mathematics and science.”
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Student Affairs Alumni Recognized at SC CPA Conference
South Carolina College Personnel Association had its annual conference in Charleston, SC in April 2008. The following alumni in Leadership, Counselor Education, Human and Organizational Development won awards:
The Walter T. Cox New Professional Award was awarded to Jenni Evans. Jenni currently serves as the Director of Housing and Summer Conferences at Presbyterian College.
Jeff Brown served as President of this organization for the 2007-2008 year. Under Jeff’s leadership the organization solidified their strategic plan and reorganized the board to ensure the future success of the organization. Jeff currently serves as the Associate Director of Resident Life at Clemson University.
Helen Bailey Hemmer served as the 2008 Conference Chair, overseeing all aspects of the annual conference. Helen currently works as a Learning Specialist for Athletic Department in Vickery Hall.
Darris Means, Spring 2008
Darris Means, the assistant director of the Elon Academy at Elon University, has been named one of the Triad’s “40 Leaders Under Forty” by a weekly regional newspaper that covers the business community. Darris received a graduate degree in counseling education, with an emphasis in student affairs, from Clemson's Eugene T. Moore School of Education in 2007.
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Cory Terry - Fall 2007
The Eugene T. Moore School of Education's Call Me MISTER® MAT graduate, Cory Terry was selected as a WYFF Channel 4 Golden Apple Award Winner! The broadcast featuring Corey aired Thursday, December 13. Call Me MISTER Director, Roy Jones, said, "Every one who knows MISTER Terry knows exactly why he would be singled out for such an honor, which recognizes service “beyond the mere call of duty” as a middle school teacher at Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville. Corey is a passionate, dedicated professional, who has demonstrated his commitment to the philosophy of true “servant leadership” in just his second year of teaching after graduating from Clemson."
Bryan Luizzi - Fall 2007
Bryan Luizzi, Brookfield Public Schools, Connecticut, the William Cieslukowski Outstanding First Year Principal of the Year Award, Connecticut Association of Schools.
Dr. Kristi V. Woodall - Spring 2007
Dr. Kristi V Woodall, 1994 MEd in Administration and Supervision, of
Union, SC, was appointed to the SC Education Oversight Committee in February
2007. Woodall, Interim Director of Instruction in Spartanburg
School District Two, has been appointed to serve as the education representative
from the House Education and Public Works Committee. Woodall fills the
term vacated by Wallace Hall, who resigned from the committee last week.
The appointment was made by Rep. Bob Walker, Chairman of the House committee
and also an EOC member.
Woodall received her B.A. in Biology from Furman University. She received
her M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from Clemson University and her Ed.D.
in Educational Leadership from S.C. State University.
Linda Jameison - Fall 2006
Linda Jameison, Counselor Education Student Affairs masters graduate received the New Professionals Award at the Southern Association for College Student Affairs (SACSA) conference 2006. SACSA represents student affairs professionals and faculty in sixteen states. This award recognizes a new professional who has provided exemplary service to SACSA, demonstrated service to the profession, and possess outstanding character and potential role model stature for other new professionals.
Regina Urueta - Fall 2006
Regina Urueta, MEd Administration and Supervision, 1997, is one of the winners of the Milken National Educator awards, described by Teacher Magazine as the "Oscars of Teaching." Milken awards recognize caring, capable educators who go above and beyond the call of duty to improve teaching and learning in our nation's schools, but they accompany that honor with a financial prize -- $25,000 per winner – that truly symbolizes the value of the contribution these educators make to our children and our schools.
Ms. Urueta, a Greenville County principal, is passionate about early childhood education, often sending letters and e-mails to legislators and business leaders about the importance of pre-kindergarten programs. Concerned about the role nutrition plays in physical and academic development, she piloted a fitness and nutrition curriculum for students and staff known as Zest Quest, now slated to be duplicated in several other states. She is fluent in Spanish and has made a tremendous effort to reach out to the school's growing Hispanic population.
This year's Milken winners join 41 other exceptional educators honored during South Carolina's nine years in the program, with cash awards now totaling more than $1 million.
Penny Renee Ford - Spring 2006
Masters of Human Resource Development graduate (2002) Penny Renee Ford of Centerton, Arkansas, is an executive development consultant for the Global Talent Management team of the world's largest retailers, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Her primary responsibility is to develop officer-level executives for the Sam's division. Last year, she also co-founded a consulting firm, P.O.W.E.R. Motivational Speaking and Consulting LLC (www.power4training.com). Ford has been recognized for outstanding performance in the area of diversity training.
Jeanine Ward-Roof - Fall 2005
Jeanine Ward-Roof (PhD Ed Leadership 2003) was awarded the Outstanding Research Award by the National Orientation Directors Association for her dissertation in 2003. She was invited to present on the topic at the National Orientation Directors Association Annual Conference as well as submit a manuscript related to it to the Journal of Orientation and New Student Transition. Jeanine is Director of Student Development Services at Clemson University.
| Name | Award | ||||
| Alan
Wind |
Wal-Mart/Sam's
Club 2005 Teacher of the Year Chattahoochee High, Alpharetta, GA |
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| Amy Schwan | 2001 Charlotte Jaycees Educator of the year | ||||
| Anne
Babb |
1988 National Honor Society Teacher of the Year, Woodruff High | ||||
| 1998 National Art Honor Society Teacher of the Year, Woodruff High | |||||
| Annie Cecil | Atlanta Public School 2005 Elementary School Teacher of the Year | ||||
| Becky Boyle | 2003 Marian Greenblatt First-Year Teacher Award, Montgomery County, Maryland | ||||
| Beau Seagraves | Walter
T. Cox New Professional Award. Beau is the Director of Residential Life and Summer Programs at Presbyterian College. |
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| C. Thomas Cloer, Jr. | 2003 Furman University's Meritorious Teaching Award, 1988 SC Professor of Year | ||||
| David Rogers | 1991 AGC Outstanding Carpentry Teacher of SC | ||||
| David Walton | 2003-04 Outstanding Technology Education Teacher by Technology Education | ||||
| David Lee Walton | 2001-02 Outstanding Teacher Award from the Department of Air Force | ||||
| 2002-03 Outstanding Teacher Award from the Department of Air Force | |||||
| 2003-04 Outstanding Teacher Award from the Department of Air Force | |||||
| 2004-05 National Technology Teacher of the Year from the Air Force | |||||
| Debbie Cox | 1994 American Legion Post 120 TOY, 1994 Children with Attention Deficit Disorder TOY | ||||
| Demetria Atkins Ehlman | 2002 Chemistry TOY by SC Association of Chemistry Teachers | ||||
| Donna Foster | 1996 SC Governor's Professor of the Year | ||||
| Elaine Wiegert | 1992 Outstanding Southwest TOY, 1994 Math Science and Technology TOY | ||||
| Elizabeth Byron | 2003 TOY Distinguished Reading, 2004 TOY PTA | ||||
| Elizabeth Young | 2002 Palmetto Finest School Award, 2004 SC Counselors Association Outstanding Administrative Team | ||||
| Ephriam Cope Jr. | 1971 Outstanding TOY SC American Industrial Arts Association | ||||
| F. Marie Mackey | 2002-2003 SCTEA College's Educator of the Year for SCTEA | ||||
| 2001 Northeastern Technical College's nominee for Governor's Professor of the Year Award | |||||
| 1994 Northeastern Technical College's Advisor of the Year | |||||
| Gail Welker | 1993 TOY Mary Kearns Excellence in Science Teaching Award | ||||
| Gaye Holmes | S.C. Middle Level Assistant Principal of The Year by S.C. Assoc. of Administrators. | ||||
| Harriet Smith | 1990 TOY SC Engineering Society Palmetto Chapter | ||||
| Heather Dodd | Cleveland Ohio Plain Dealer's Crystal Apple Award April 2001 | ||||
| Jennifer Young Wagner | 2001 South Carolina Council for Exceptional Children Rookie Teacher of the Year Award | ||||
| John Leininger | 1994 Electronic Document and System Foundation Educator of the year. | ||||
| Joy Ivester | 2003 SC Division on Career Development and Transition Outstanding Special Educator | ||||
| Judy Snyder | ING's Education Unsung Hero Award | ||||
| Kathryn Pilcher | 2006 Disney's National Teacher of the Year | ||||
| Karen Trammell | 1997 TOY Seneca Rotary Club | ||||
| Kathryn Ruth Dozier | 1999 TOY for SC Student Teachers | ||||
| Larry Jones | 2001 TOY SC Academy of Science | ||||
| Lynn Wilson | 1999 SC Council of Social Studies Teacher of Excellence, 2001 USA TODAY USA Teacher Team | ||||
| Lynsey Young | Greenville Breakfast Rotary Club Outstanding Induction Teacher Award | ||||
| Mark Wishart | 2003 Motorcycle Safety Foundation Coach of the year | ||||
| Melinda Nickle | 1994 TOY at Phi Delta Kappa University of Arkansas | ||||
| Melissa Alewine Stephens | Anderson County Soil & Water Conservation District's Conservation TOY | ||||
| Melony
Bickley Bosdell |
2002 Jiffy Lube Teaching Excellence Award, Virginia Randolph Education Center, Mechanicsville, VA | ||||
| Michael Ritchie | 2004 Professor of the Year at USC-Aiken | ||||
| Paul L. Williams | 2000, 2004 Air Force Junior ROTC Instructor of the year | ||||
| Rebecca
Sewell Smith |
1991 and 1998 Star Teacher, East Hall High School, Georgia | ||||
| Sarah
Richardson Turpin |
2006 South Carolina VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) Citizenship Teacher of the Year | ||||
| Steven
V. Witcher |
1985 TOY South Carolina Industrial Arts Education Association (SCIAEA) | ||||
| Tara
Gregori |
2005 South Carolina Exceptional Educator of the Year, Boulder Bluff Elementary School, Berkeley County School District, SC | ||||
| Valerie Muller | ING's Education Unsung Hero Award | ||||
| Walter Earle | 1983 TOY at Florence Darlington Technical College, 1998 TOY SC Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association, 2005 TOY SC Association of Agriculture Educators | ||||
| Wilma Bonham Sheal |
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