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Dr. Gerald R. Schneck died on Dec. 8, 2020. He graduated in 1980 from the University of Minnesota with a Doctorate of Philosophy majoring in Vocational Education with supporting fields in Rehabilitation Counseling and Special Education.
READ STORYLaura H. Gilbert’s new book, Enough: A Retirement Life That Works for Me (October 2020), shares her journey to “enough” based on a middle-income budget.
READ STORYThe Minnesota Association of School Administrators has named Dr. Wayne Kazmierczak (OLPD PhD’14), Superintendent of the White Bear Lake Area Schools, the 2021 Minnesota Superintendent of the Year. As the Minnesota honoree, Dr.
READ STORYMinneapolis nonprofit Juxtaposition Arts announced the selection of Gabrielle Grier (MEd’19, youth development leadership) as the youth arts organization’s new managing director.
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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Monica Sturgis (MEd’98, HRD Cert’00) has accepted the lead position of The Port of Virginia’s Human Resources Division.
READ STORYBridgette R. Mastaglio (Family Social Science BS’99) has been appointed by the superintendent of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New York as COVID-19 response coordinator.
READ STORYLiz Dengate (MEd x’21) was chosen by the Knowles Teacher Initiative as one of 34 Teaching Fellows. Liz began her first year of teaching at the School of Environmental Studies in Apple Valley, Minnesota, during the 2020–2021 school year.
READ STORYMonica Steinmetz, a teacher at St. Francis of Assisi School in Rochester Catholic Schools, was surprised with the news that she is a recipient of a 2020 WEM Outstanding Educator Award, an honor that is accompanied by a $15,000 award.
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