Alumni Notes

Tammy McIntyre (MEd ’03) was appointed Director, Talent Management & Development for Amherst Wilder Foundation in St. Paul, MN.

Five CEHD graduates have been selected as Bush Fellows for 2022. The Bush Fellowship is a grant of up to $100,000 over 12 to 24 months to help them strengthen and develop their leadership skills. The Fellowship is in recognition of these graduates’ extraordinary accomplishments and support for their potential. The recipients are as follows: […]

Emily Midkiff (PhD ’17) has published a new book, Equipping Space Cadets: Primary Science Fiction for Young Children. The book is based on Midkiff’s research on children’s science fiction and will be published in May 2022. She is an instructor at the University of North Dakota.

Dr. Krista Marie Schulte (September 20, 1992-December 15, 2021) graduated from Champlin Park High School in 2011 and graduated with a BS in Kinesiology from the University of Minnesota in 2015. She attended Northwestern Health Sciences University where she earned both a Masters (2018) and a Doctorate (2020) in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. Her chronic […]

SCORE Charlotte awarded its highest honor, the prestigious “Dick O’Brien Award,” to Juliette Weiland in recognition of her over six years of exemplary volunteer service. Since joining SCORE Charlotte in October 2015, Weiland served two years as Chapter President from 2019 and 2020 and before that was Vice President of Marketing and Vice President of […]

Last year, David Peterson published A Mind of His Own: An Autobiography. Peterson spent his formative years in Minnesota. He holds a BS in Spanish Secondary Education from the University of Minnesota and an MA in Spanish American Literature from the University of Wisconsin that led to his appreciation of Latin American culture. He traveled […]

Erin Heath has been named the director of the University of Minnesota Senate Office. She previously worked at Institutional Analysis and has been a University employee for most of her 25-year career in higher education. Heath earned her PhD in Organizational Leadership & Policy Development in 2007 from the University of Minnesota, and has been a […]

Jonathan Okstad (MEd ’16, Youth Development Leadership), graduate research assistant and PhD in higher education student at Loyola University Chicago, was recently awarded the Loyola President’s Medallion. This award is one of the most prestigious awards conferred by the University. The President’s Medallion is presented to a student who ranks academically in the upper 25% […]

The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) announced Luke Becker, Agricultural Science and Technology Instructor and Career and Technical Education Coordinator at Braham High School in Braham, MN, as the 2022 National ACTE Teacher of the Year. This award recognizes the finest career and technical education teachers at the middle/secondary school level who have demonstrated innovation […]

The Minnesota Association of School Administrators has named Michael Funk (EdD’04), Superintendent of Albert Lea Area Schools, the 2022 Minnesota Superintendent of the Year. As the Minnesota honoree, Dr. Funk is a candidate among other state recipients for National Superintendent of the Year, to be announced during the American Association of School Administrators National Conference […]