Faculty Accolades
Julie McGaha - Summer 2008
AP Summer Institute Program
This past summer two hundred twenty teachers participated in the Clemson University Advanced Placement Summer Institute. Teachers were able to earn Advanced Placement (AP) endorsement in Calculus AB and BC, Biology, American Government, Statistics, European, United States, and World History, Human Geography, English Literature, and Psychology. The South Carolina Department of Education supports the AP Summer Institute Program by providing grant funds for graduate courses to school districts and colleges for South Carolina teachers to earn AP endorsement.
The principal investigator is Julie McGaha in secondary educations social studies. This year Clemson University was awarded $208,040 in grant funding. In addition, textbook publishers donated $84,000 of materials for teachers to use in their classrooms.
The courses, which are co-taught by a full-time faculty Clemson faculty member and a high school teacher, provide participants with 3 hours of graduate credit in the content area along with the necessary College Board endorsement. Clemson University faculty has a long standing history and involvement with College Board. Several Clemson faculty members including Bob Taylor (Math Science), Joe Stewart (Political Science), Dennis Placone (Economics), Roger Grant (History), and most notably, Provost Doris Helms (Biology) have been involved with College Board in various roles such as test development and as exam readers.
Plans for the 2009 Summer Institute are underway.
For more information on Julie McGaha
Dr. Lamont Flowers - Fall 2008
Charles H. Houston Center Director, received a National Science Foundation grant
Dr. Lamont A. Flowers, Charles H. Houston Center Director, received a National Science Foundation grant along with researchers at Fayetteville State University and The Ohio State University.
The 3-year study entitled, “Examining the Impact of Online Distance Education on Student Learning and Student Engagement in STEM Disciplines at Historically Black Colleges and Universities” was approved for funding for the requested amount of $499,981.
The purpose of the study is to collect data regarding students’ learning styles, educational outcomes, and academic experiences in online and traditional STEM courses to better understand the extent to which online courses in the STEM disciplines enhance student learning and student engagement. Additionally, our study is designed to identify student-centered pedagogical strategies that enhance students’ online learning experiences, complement students' learning styles, and provide students with a foundational knowledge of STEM course content.
For our role in the study, the Charles H. Houston Center will receive $152,586 of the grant award during the 3-year period.
For more information on Dr. Lamont Flowers
Dr. Joe Ryan and ClemsonLIFE Program - September 2008
ClemsonLIFE provides a higher education experience for a special population www.clemson.edu/culife/
Clemson University’s Eugene T. Moore School of Education will launch ClemsonLIFE in January, a program designed to provide a college experience for students with intellectual disabilities. The College Transition Connection (CTC) is funding the development of this program, with financial support from the State of South Carolina. The CTC grant will total $155,000 over three years.
State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex will join Clemson faculty, CTC board members, disability organization representatives, and prospective students with disabilities and their parents when the program is unveiled at 5:30 p.m. on Monday Sept. 8 at the Madren Center on the Clemson University campus.
ClemsonLIFE (Learning Is For Everyone) is designed to provide a coordinated course of study that enables qualified students to experience college life while developing the employment and independent living skills necessary to participate fully in society.
The program is aimed at 18 to 25-year-olds with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities who have completed, but not necessarily graduated, high school, according to Sharon Sanders, program manager. “This is a great opportunity for Clemson University to open up to a population that is overlooked and whose gifts and abilities are under-used,” Sanders said. “While program participants learn important academic, life and work skills, Clemson students, in turn, gain important exposure to a group that may become a valuable part of their workforce.”
According to Joe Ryan, founder of ClemsonLIFE and principal investigator, "This program is an important step in addressing a critical need across both South Carolina and the United States in helping young adults with disabilities transition successfully from high school to the work force."
The two-year program will provide classes on independent living, decision making, business communication, and money skills while also providing job internships, and opportunities to be included in campus life, all focused around providing a successful transition to the work environment.
The pilot cohort of three students will be admitted in January 2009, with six more students accepted each fall after that. The students will learn independent living skills while taking part in various off-campus and on-campus activities. Program goals include academic enrichment, socialization, independent living skills and job training and career exploration. For more information, contact Sanders at ssander@clemson.edu or see the program Web site at http://www.clemson.edu/culife. ClemsonLIFE is supported by a partnership between South Carolina’s CTC, the National Down Syndrome Society and the Center for Disability Resources at the University of South Carolina.
Dr. David Fleming - Summer 2008
President-elect of Out of School Time Group
David Fleming was recently named program chair and president-elect of Out-of-School Time, a national Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association that studies learning after the school bell rings.
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Dr. Vivian Correa and Project Results Grant - Summer 2008
Vivian Correa recieves $800,000 Grant
PROJECT RESULTS: Roadmap to Excellence for School and University Leaders in Teaching and Scholarship is a recently funded grant from the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs with $800,000 funding over 4 years.
Project RESULTS is designed to prepare 6 new special education doctoral students in a cohort model of training in competencies identified as important to becoming an effective teacher educator, researcher, and school leader in special education. Faculty-cohort supports will be in place for the full 4-years of the program. The coursework proposed in this grant includes an expanded major in Special Education within the existing PhD in Curriculum and Instruction.
Fellowships include: (a) $12,000 a year stipend; (b) tuition and fees for 4 years; and (c) support for travel. The program begins in January 2009. Core Doctoral Training Special Education Faculty include Janie Hodge, Antonis Katsiyannis, Paul Riccomini, Joe Ryan, and Pam Stecker.
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Adobe Education Institute - Summer 2008
Faculty Invited to Adobe Education Institute
Chris Peters and Ryan Visser attended the "Adobe Education Leader Institute 2008: Teach and Learn in the Global Community" at Adobe's invitation and expense July 2008 in San Francisco. As two chosen out of 75 internationally, Peters and Visser had the opportunity to listen to Adobe's Bob Regan, Director of K-12 Education; Peter Isaacson, VP of Education; and Megan Stewart, Director of Higher Education and Community Programs discuss the direction and future trends in digital media for education.
They participated in discussions with product managers to provide feedback on ideas for new products from Adobe, attended discussions on curriculum and certification program offerings, and participated in professional development workshops. They learned about education programs coming out of Adobe: Higher Ed AELs as well as the Adobe School Innovation Awards.
Center of Excellence in Instructional Technology - Summer 2008
Center of Excellence in Instructional Technology Training Faculty Grant
Chris Peters, Ryan Visser and Patty Warner along with Dan Warner and Marilyn Reba of the Math Department have been awarded a "Clemson University Cyberinfrastructure Seed Program Grant" in the amount of $5,000. The team's proposal, "Teaching STEM with Student Developed Video Podcasts," was one of only three proposals that were awarded University wide. The focus of the grant will be to teach students and teachers how to make podcasts and encourage them to use these podcasts to teach certain concepts to their peers. The funds will be used to assemble a "portable video podcast studio," that will be used in workshops and classes.
This project is an interdisciplinary effort between the Department of Mathematical Sciences in the College of Engineering and Sciences and the SC Center of Excellence for Instructional Technology Training in the School of Education. The effort falls under the Clemson University emphasis areas: Information and Communication Technology, and General Education. The project builds on three Creative Inquiry courses: Math JIT (Just-In-Time) Wiki Project led by Dan Warner, CU Geek Squad led by Ryan Visser and Wanda Calvert, and Research Projects in Mathematics Education led by Marilyn Reba.
Dr. Tony Cawthon - Summer 2008
Tony Cawthon elected to International (ACUHO) Knowledge Enhancement Director of the association’s Executive Board.
Tony Cawthon, Chair of Leadership, Counselor Education, Human and Organizational Development and professor of student affairs, has been elected The Association of College & University Housing Officers - International (ACUHO) Knowledge Enhancement Director of the association’s Executive Board.
The 2008-2009 Executive Board is the first under a new governance structure for the association. New offices were created based on knowledge areas within the college housing profession. Previously, the board was made up primarily of regional representatives.
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Dr. David Fleming - Summer 2008
David Fleming Recieves Grant to Address Academic Performance and Goal Setting Skills in Two Elementary Schools
Summer 2008, Dr. David Fleming, Graduate Program Coordinator in the School of Education, received a grant to study the effects of targeted out of school programming on the development of achievement goal orientations for elementary school students. The grant is funded by the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program at the U.S. Department of Education. The project, titled GoalPOST (Goal-oriented Performance in Out of School Time), is a four-year project that will be conducted in two elementary schools in Anderson School District #1. The first year award, $199,970, will be used to implement before and after school components that serve to address academic performance and goal setting skills among participating students.
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Dr. Tony W. Cawthon - Spring 2008
Dr. Tony W. Cawthon, Chair of Leadership, Counselor Education, Human and Organizational Development, has been selected to serve as the Scholar-in-Residence at the annual conference of the Association of College and University Housing Offices-International (ACUHO-I) being held June 20-25, 2008 at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort. He also received the S. Earl Thompson Award given to honor an individual not directly related to the association for his or her contribution to the housing profession.
ACUHO-I membership includes over 6400 housing professionals from more than 900 college and university in 22 different countries. These professionals serve more than 1.8 million students living in university housing around the world.
As the scholar-in-residence, Tony will present on assorted topics and be available for consultation with conference attendees. He will also lead discussions for the ACUHO-I Reading Initiative and serve as host of the Case Study Competition.
Dr. Lamont A. Flowers - Spring 2008
Dr. Lamont Flowers selected for the 2008-2009 class of Emerging Leaders by Phi Delta Kappa International.
Dr. Lamont A. Flowers, Distinguished Professor of educational leadership and Director of the Houston Center for the Study of Black Experience in Education, was selected in the 2008-2009 class of Emerging Leaders by Phi Delta Kappa International, a professional association in education with approximately 50,000 members worldwide.
“I am pleased to be selected as an Emerging Leader by Phi Delta Kappa, an organization that is dedicated to improving the educational system in America and abroad,” said Flowers, Executive Director of the Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education in Clemson University’s Eugene T. Moore School of Education.
The honor will be presented at the PDK International Summit on High-Performing Educators in San Antonio, Texas in November.
Mason Gary - Spring 2008
Mason Gary, part-time faculty for educational leadership in the Eugene T. Moore School of Education, was awarded the College of Health, Education, and Human Development Teaching - Adjunct or Part-time - Award of Excellence for 2008. Nominees for the award are part-time or adjunct faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in sharing knowledge with, eliciting insight of, and promoting informed action by learners.
Chris Peters Particpated in CI Days Conference, Podcasts Available Internationally
Dr. Chris L. Peters participated in the CCIT sponsored Cyberinfrastructure Conference (CI Days) at Clemson University, May 19-21, 2008. He was a panelist for the session titled, "Educational Dimensions of Cyberinfrastructure".
The panel discussion has been posted for download on iTunes U! Go to the iTunes Store. Select iTunes U. Select Universities & Colleges and choose Clemson. Look under CI Days at Clemson and then under #6 Educational Dimensions.
School of Education Awards Faculty with 2008 Excellence Awards
School of Education faculty received excellence awards for 2008. Faculty are nominated and voted on by their peers in the School of Education. Dr. Pam Havice, student affairs, received the Excellence in Teaching Award, Dr. Bea Bailey, secondary education, received the Excellence in Service Award, and Dr. Linda Gambrell, reading, received the Excellence in Research Award.
Dr. Chris Peters & Anna Baldwin - Spring 2008
Digital Express Grant Year Three Funding Award
The SC Commission on Higher Education has awarded Dr. Chris L. Peters (PI) and Anna Baldwin (Director) year three funding for the Digital Express grant in the Amount of $93,750. This grant is part of the "Improving Teacher Quality Higher Education State Grants" program in conjunction with the US Department of Education. This year's grant will run April 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
This project helps fulfill the Center's mission of integrating technology effectively to improve instruction by combining digital images, peer review, and online publishing.
For further information about this and other projects of the SC Center of Excellence for Instructional Technology Training, visit the Center's website at itcenter.clemson.edu.
Dr. Lamont Flowers - Spring 2008
Dr. Lamont Flowers Receives 2008 Scholars of Color Early Career Contribution Award.
Dr. Lamont A. Flowers was presented the 2008 Scholars of Color Early Career Contribution Award by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) at their annual meetings in March 2008.
The American Educational Research Association, prominent international professional organization with the primary goal of advancing educational research and its practical application, has 25,000 members including educators, administrators, directors of research, federal, state and local agency heads, counselors, graduate students, and behavioral scientists. (http://www.area.net/).
Dr. David Reinking - Spring 2008
David Reinking elected to Reading Hall of Fame.
Dr. David Reinking has been elected to the Reading Hall of Fame. He will be inducted as a member in connection with the International Reading Association 53rd Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA. The Eugene T. Moore School of Education now has two Reading Hall of Fame members, Dr. Reinking and Dr. Linda Gambrell, outgoing president of IRA.
For official press release, click here.
Dr. Antonis Katsiyannis - Spring 2008
Antonis Katsiyannis elected President of the National Council for Children with Behavior Disorders.
Antonis Katsiyannis, professor of special education, was elected president of the National Council for Children with Behavior Disorders Spring 2008. The Council for Children with Behavior Disorders (CCBD), a national organization, is dedicated to supporting the professional development and enhancing the expertise of those who work on behalf of children with challenging behavior and their families. CCBD is committed to students who are identified as having emotional and behavioral disorders and those whose behavior puts them at risk for failure in school, home, and/or community. CCBD supports prevention of problem behavior and enhancement of social, emotional, and educational well-being of all children and youth.
For more information about Professor Katsiyannis, visit his website:
http://people.clemson.edu/~antonis
For more information about the organization, please visit http://www.ccbd.net/
Dr. Antonis Katsiyannis - Spring 2008
Dr. Antonis Katsiyannis selected as Co-Editor of Prestigious Journal.
Dr. Antonis Katsiyannis, professor of special education, will be the co-editor of The Journal of Disability Policy Studies starting with the August 2008 issue. The Journal of Disability Policy Studies addresses compelling, variable issues in ethics, policy, and law related to individuals with disabilities. A major focus is quantitative and qualitative policy research. Articles have implications in fields such as education, law, sociology, public health, family studies, medicine, social work, and public administration. Occasional special series discuss current problems or areas needing more in-depth research, for example, disability and aging, policy concerning families of children with disabilities, oppression and disability, school violence policies and interventions, and systems change in supporting individuals with disabilities.
Dr. Jonda McNair - Spring 2008
Coretta Scott King Book Award Jury Appointment.
Dr. Jonda McNair has been elected to serve a two year appointment on the Coretta Scott King Book Award Jury. The Coretta Scott King Book Award is sponsored by the Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table of the American Library Association and its purpose is to recognize African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults. Her duties will include reading and evaluating books and participating in the Coretta Scott King Book Award Breakfast which takes place at the annual convention of the American Library Association.
For full article, click here.
Dr. Lamont Flowers - Spring 2008
Dr. Lamont Flowers and the Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education
The Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education will co-facilitate a professional development course at the 2008 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting in New York on March 23rd. The course, The Asa G. Hilliard III and Barbara A. Sizemore Research Course on African Americans and Education, was developed by Dr. Lamont A. Flowers, the Distinguished Professor of Educational Leadership in Clemson's Eugene T. Moore School of Education and Executive Director of the Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education in collaboration with Dr. Jerlando F. L. Jackson, Associate Professor of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Jackson is also the Executive Director of the Center for African American Research and Policy.
This course aims to introduce graduate students to the fundamentals of developing a research agenda and career focused on conducting research on African Americans and education; and encourage the next generation of scholars to carefully examine the myriad of issues impacting the African American experience in education. It honors the lives and legacies of Drs. Asa G. Hilliard III and Barbara A. Sizemore. In the field of education, both researchers made unique contributions which extend throughout the world. Their collective research and scholarship emphasized equal educational opportunity for African Americans and social justice.
According to Dr. Flowers, "The course will highlight the contributions of Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III and Dr. Barbara A. Sizemore and is designed for graduate students interested in learning more about the benefits and strategies of conducting research on the Black experience in education."
The AERA Professional Development and Training Committee identified this course as one that addresses the salient concerns and issues of today's researchers and contributes to capacity building in education research.
Focus the Nation & Dr. Bea Bailey - Spring 2008
Clemson University students will set the stage for a national conversation about global warming as they kick off Focus the Nation. Dr. Beatrice Bailey,School of Education English secondary education professor, is Clemson University's Focus the Nation committee chair.
For full article, click here
For more information about Focus the Nation conference go to http://www.clemson.edu/focus/
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Local News - IndependentMail.com
The Greenville News - article 1
The Greenville News - article 2
Dr. Angela Eckhoff - Spring 2008
Dr. Angela Eckhoff works with the Clemson Art Outreach Project in bringing art to area students.
Part of Fleming Markel’s job is bringing groups into the Lee Gallery on campus, and part of Angela Eckhoff’s job is researching issues in childhood education. What would happen if the two put their heads together and combined Clemson art with the education of local school children?
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Dr. Carol G. Weatherford - Spring 2008
On January 3, 2008, a 3-person team from Clemson University in South Carolina joined the faculty of Colegio Cristiano Pixabaj, Sololá to help prepare for the new school year. Dr. Carol G. Weatherford, educational foundations faculty member, and Dr. David Weatherford, and Mr. Jason Clayton joined the faculty for an intensive four days of teacher education in-service training focused on helping the teachers utilize the new teaching methods of “service learning”. The objective of the training was to help the faculty utilize the concept of service learning to assist students in applying classroom learning in real life situations.
During a trip to the United States to tell others about the work in Pixabaj and to raise money on behalf of the children attending Colegio Cristiano Pixabaj, Carlos visited the Weatherfords on October 19, 2007, in Clemson, South Carolina. At that time Carlos initially discovered the ideas of service learning and the 4-H Youth Development model from Carol and David Weatherford. He realized that these two conceptual models were exactly what the teachers at Pixabaj needed to better enable their students to learn and apply that learning to make positive change in their lives at school, in their homes, and in the community. Based on the preliminary discussions between Carlos and Carol, Jason Clayton was added to the team to make a connection for future Clemson University student involvement in Pixabaj.
Tony Cawthon named Chair of LCH - Fall 2007
Tony Cawthon, Chair of LCH
Dr. Tony Cawthon has been named Chair of Educational Leadership, Counselor Education, Human and Organizational Development. Dr. Cawthon's interim leadership has been exemplary. Tony will provide critical leadership, bring added stability to LCH programs, and secure the department’s leadership into the future. Please join me in congratulating Tony as the new chair of Educational Leadership, Counselor Education, Human and Organizational Development in the Eugene T. Moore School of Education.
Dr. Cawthon was a Student Affairs administrator for over 15 years at Clemson, Mississippi State, and the University of Tennessee Knoxville before joining the faculty in the Student Affairs Counselor Education program in Clemson’s School of Education in 1996. He has written and presented nationally and internationally on numerous student and higher education issues. He is the co-editor of Using the Entertainment Media to Facilitate Student Learning: Movies, Music, Television, and Popular Press Books in Student Affairs Classrooms and Practice that is part of the New Directions for Student Services series and currently serves the American College Personnel Association as a Senior Scholar, as a reviewer for The Journal of College Student Development, on the Media Board, and as a member of the Professional Preparation commission.
Dr. Cawthon recently completed service as Editor of The Journal of College and University Student Housing and Editor of The College Student Affairs Journal and has served as Program Chair for Association of College University Housing Officers and Southern Association for College Student Affairs. Dr. Cawthon’s awards include the H. Howard Davis Sr. Award for Outstanding Services (2006) and the Melvene Draheim Hardee Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Personnel Work (2004) by the Southern Association for College Student Affairs. Dr. Cawthon also received the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Award, Region III, for Outstanding Contributions to Student Affairs Through Teaching (2005).
Dee Stegelin Elected to SCAEYE Office - Fall 2007
Dr. Dee Stegelin has been elected President of the South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children (SCAEYC) and was inducted at the state conference in Columbia on October 19th, 2007. She will serve a two-year term and will provide leadership for the state-level affiliate of NAEYC.
Roy Jones, Ph.D. - Fall 2007
Dr. Roy Jones, director of the nationally acclaimed Call Me MISTER® program housed in Clemson's Eugene T. Moore School of Education, was recently invited to serve on the advisory board “Teachers as Leaders” established by the Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation. Deutsche Bank recognizes the essential value of teachers in communities around the world with inadequate resources – from distressed urban settings, to poor rural areas, to post-conflict nations struggling to alleviate poverty and promote gender, racial and ethnic equity.
Nations around the globe face substantial challenges to meeting the demand for a talented and diverse pool of teachers to address the myriad issues presented in these contexts. According to UNESCO, the teacher shortage in some countries in sub-Saharan Africa is formally acknowledged as a national crisis. Evidence points to a number of motivating factors which include gender imbalance in the profession, an aging teacher population, and an increase in labor market mobility.
This is confirmation that Call Me MISTER is on the cutting edge of this critical issue globally.
Dee Stegelin, Ph.D. - Fall 2007
Dr. Dee Stegelin, professor in elementary/early childhood education, is on an international research team with ACEI (Association of Childhood Education International) that has developed a universal environmental assessment tool which is now being translated into many languages.
Dr. Stegelin is working with the two professors in Italy to translate the instrument with the goal of January 1, 2008 completion. Then data will be gathered in Reggio Emilia preschool settings to pilot the instrument. Using that baseline data, they would then like to gather data in at least two other geographical sites in Italy.
Lamont A. Flowers, Ph.D. - Summer 2007
Lamont A. Flowers, Ph.D. recently served as a discussion panelist, sponsored by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling involving the use of voluntary integration plans in public schools. For more, click here.
Linda Gambrell, Ph.D. - Summer 2007
Dr. Linda Gambrell, Clemson University education professor, takes over the presidency of the International Reading Association this month. She has served as vice president since her election in 2005. Gambrell is the only person elected to serve as president of the three leading literacy organizations in the United States: College Reading Association (1981-82), National Reading Conference (1999-2000) and the International Reading Association (2007-08).
Debi Switzer, Ph.D. - Summer 2007
Dr. Debi Switzer, foundations faculty member, has been selected to serve on the South Carolina Assessment Task Force with the SC State Department of Education. This task force has been formed to recommend and guide the implementation of the state's formative, interim, and accountability assessment system.
Joe Ryan, Ph.D. - Spring, 2007
Dr. Joe Ryan, faculty member in special education who is in the Navy Reserves, was just named a Navy Reserve Captain for FY 2008.
2007 Eugene T. Moore School of Education Faculty Awards
Congratulations to the following faculty who have demonstrated excellence:
Lienne Medford: Excellence in Teaching
Brent Igo and Paul J. Riccomini: Excellence in Research (Scholarship)
Carol Weatherford: Excellence in Service
Tony Cawthon, Ph.D. - Spring, 2007
Tony
W. Cawthon was recognized by the
American College Personnel Association
(ACPA) as a Senior Scholar. ACPA is a 5000-member organization comprised of
student affairs / higher education faculty and practitioners. The Scholars
are a highly select group of scholarly leaders with national and
international recognition in the field of Student Affairs.
Implemented in 1984, the ACPA Senior Scholars Program
provides scholars with
a continuing opportunity to share their scholarship through the presentation
of programs of their own choosing at each national convention and, upon the
request of the ACPA President, to serve the association on projects related
to their fields of interest. Those selected are nominated and selected by
their peers.
David Reinking, Ph.D. - Spring, 2007
David Reinking, Ph.D. has been elected vice-president of the National Reading Conference (NRC), which automatically leads to assuming the presidency in two years. The President-elect is in charge of the annual conference and presides over the executive board and board of directors and also gives the presidential address at the annual NRC meeting.
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