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Kablia Thao has been selected as Associate Vice President of Engagement at the University of Minnesota Alumni Association. Thao has been with the UMAA for six years as the Director of National Engagement.
READ STORYNorma Jean Case Groth (Livingston), of Salem, OR, passed away August 27, 2021 after a very short time in hospice. She was born in Tenville, Iowa on March 2, 1929.
READ STORYWalter Meissner, Jr. passed away on July 23, 2021 at the age of 84. After obtaining a master’s in music education from the U of M, he taught music at the high school and college levels for many years.
READ STORYThomas P. Kilkelly (MEd’75) passed away on July 6. He was a passionate mathematics teacher, spending most of his career at St. Thomas Academy and Wayzata High School.
READ STORYCEHD Connect Magazine is published in print three times a year and online by the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development for alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the college.
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Alton Greenfield, PhD’78, education, passed away on June 8, 2021 at age 79. He served as the reading specialist for the state of Minnesota for 30 years before his retirement in 2002.
READ STORYCongratulations to Marvin Banks, MEd’12, a recipient of the 2021 Alumni Service Award! A dedicated volunteer, Banks served on the College of Education and Human Development Alumni Society Board from 2018-21 and as president for two years.
READ STORYOglethorpe University has named Bradley J. Blitz as the inaugural Dean of Student Success.
READ STORYChelsea Petree, director of the Rochester Institute of Technology’s Parent and Family Programs, has edited “College Ready,” a guide to prepare parents and families during the transition to college, from the summer through the first visit home.
READ STORYTheresa “Terry” Coble (MEd’91) passed away on September 9, 2019 at age 68. The cause of death was breast cancer. Terry was generous and had a huge, warm and kind heart.
READ STORYAmanda Thein, currently Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs and Professor of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education in the College of Education at the University of Iowa, has been appointed Associate Provost for Graduate and…
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