Kudos

Endorsement

The following individuals received endorsement for a license in educational administration since August 2003:

K-12 Principal

Amy Davis
Barbara Ann Perushek
Belinda Green
Benjamin Kusch
Bradley Harper
Cheryl Meger
Christopher Helgestad
Corinne Graham
Delia Arias
Dennis Jewett
Jana Hennen-Burr
Jane Bona
Jane Williams
Jeff Boevers
Jeni Snyder
Joan MacDonald
Joel Olson
Laura Bloomberg
Lois Robbins
Margo Mann-Lanier
Mark Legvold
Mary Denton
Maureen Elwell Peltier
Maureen Fitzgerald
Michael Luseni
Nanette Floyd
Ron Wilder
Rose Hobson
Ruth Ann Collins
Ryan Laager
Samuel Yigzaw
Scott Johnson
Shari Couch
Sonya Czerepak
Steven Aeilts
Thomas Ellis
Todd Tischer
Tricia Denzer
Victoria Ann McDougall


Superintendent

David Deragisch
Gayle Walkowiak
Gregory Hedger
Rob Metz
Sherryl Johnson
Wayne Olson


Director of community education

Alan Ickler
Penny Ewert


Director of special education

Cheryl Johnson
Darren Kermes
Deborah Shipp
Jackie Smith
Jayne Tiedemann
Karen Hammel
Laura Pingry-Kile
Lesley Ernst
Lori Olson
Marilyn Hanson
Mary Pat Glunz-Mesler
Melissa Schaller
Patti Phillipps
Sharon Krueger

Thanks

Numerous professionals graciously contribute a few hours of their time to assist us in determining whether candidates present the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required to perform all of the competencies in the licensing regulations. The following individuals have served since the last newsletter:

Alice Woog, Anita Udager, Anne Andersen, Art Lakoduk, Barb Sherman, Barb Troolin, Barbara Devlin, Bill Bjorum, Bill Patterson, Bob Rygh, Bonnie Thoms, Brad Board, Brian Grenel, Bruce Santerre, Byron Schwab, Cathy Lombard, Cathy Wyland, Chace Anderson, Chris Hiti, Connie Grumdahl, Craig Paul, Dan Sullivan, Dar Bell, Darren Kern, Darren Overton, Dave Buker, David Law, David O’Connor, Debra Brooks-Golden, Dennis Germann, Diane Elkerton, Diane Schimelpfenig, Don Kramlinger, Ed Donahue, Elmer Koch, Frank Johnson, Gayle Anderson, Gloria Kumagai, Ingrid Aasan Reed, Jackie Johnston, Jan Bootsma, Jane Drennan, Janet Witthuhn, Jean Neuman, Jim Brandl, Jim Hoogheem, JoAnn Knuth, Joe Gall, John Frederickson, Judy L. Johnson, Karen Filla, Kathleen Macy, Kevin Borg, Kevin Groebner, Kim Gibbons, Kim Riesgraf, Lee Fertig, Les Bork, Lezlie Prettyman Olson, Linda Savareid, Lori Fildes, Lorie Schulstad-Werk, Lynda Gault, Marty Fisher, Mary Leadem Ticiu, Mary Manderfeld, Mary Pat Cumming Juhl, Mary Slinde, Melissa Krull, Mike Farley, Mike McCollar, Nadya Parker, Nick Waldoch, Paula Krippner, Peggy Flathmann, Pete Olson, Princeton, Renae Ouillette, Rit Thofern, Rod Thorsell, Rosalind Robbins, Rosemary Lawrence, Russ Fraenkl, Sally Latimer, Sharon Cox Lund, Sharon Meyering, Sherryl L. Johnson, Shirley Gregoire, Sid Voss, Stan Mack, Stan Nerhaugen, Stephanie Corbey, Steve Lindberg, Steve Norlin-Weaver, Susan Anderson, Susan Hintz, Susan Larkin, Tami Reynolds, Teresa Rosen, Theresa Battle, Todd McCormick, and Tom Barker.

Grants, awards and appointments

Lynn Scearcy, coordinator for the administrative licensure and leadership program at the University of Minnesota has been elected to the National Middle School Association board of trustees.

In addition to her new position as principal of Zanewood community school, University of Minnesota administrative licensure program alumna Emily Acosta Thompson, was recently appointed Educational Representative to the Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation by Governor Tim Pawlenty.

Matt Grose, recent administrative licensure program alumnus, began this July as principal of Deer River High School.

David Chapman, department of educational policy and administration chair, has been invited to serve as one of nine international experts to assist the Ministry of Higher Education in the Sultanate of Oman in developing a 20-year strategic plan for the development of higher education in the country.

Hilda Ives Wiley, administrative licensure candidate and doctoral student in the school psychology program, received an Advanced Study Scholarship, awarded to students with potential for making a significant contribution to education.

John Cogan, professor of educational policy and administration, received the Robert H. Beck Faculty Teaching Award.

Presentations and publications

Cryss Brunner presented three papers at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in April, San Diego, Calif.: “Women Superintendents as Gender-Benders: Toward a Fuller Understanding of Power in Leadership;” “Leadership Preparation: Pedagogy and Technology,” with M. Miller; “Women Superintendents and Role Conceptualizations: (Un)troubling the Norms,” with M. Grogan.

David Chapman presented a paper, “The Efficacy of Community Advocacy in Support of Girls’ Education in Developing Countries,” at the AERA annual meeting in April. In late March, Chapman gave a one-day briefing to staff of the education division of UNICEF Headquarters in New York on the evaluation of the 34-country, UNICEF–sponsored African Girls’ Education Initiative. Over the last year, Chapman served as the team leader of that evaluation.

John Cogan, Gerald Fry, Art Harkins, and Siqin Yang chaired and presented papers at the 28th annual meetings of the Pacific Circle Consortium research network in Hong Kong, April 21–23. The conference was attended by more than 100 researchers and policymakers from across Asia and the Pacific Basin.

Michael Hartoonian: “Democratic Leadership and Professional Growth: Creating Knowledge, Wealth, and Justice,” chapter in Professional Learning and Leadership, published by the University of Tampere, Research Centre, Hameenlinna, Finland, 2004; and “A Conceptual Model for Democratic Citizenship: Arguments, Value Tensions, and Identity,” Pacific-Asian Journal of Education, winter 2003. Hartoonian delivered the keynote address, “Wealth Creation in a 21st Century Market Driven Global Economy,” for the International Conference of the Consumer Cooperative Management Association, June 12, Minneapolis. He also gave the commencement address at Silver Lake College, May 16, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.