Archive for November, 2008
Gladys R. Shaw Professional Development Award Announced
November 21, 2008 by SWH, under Announcements.
The executive board of the Texas chapter of the College Reading and Learning Association [TxCRLA] was pleased to announce the establishment of the Gladys R. Shaw Professional Development Award at the recent CASP 2008 Conference held in Corpus Christi, Texas. This annual award is available to current TxCRLA members to use toward travel expenses and other costs associated with any professional development conference, workshop or other training activity related to their fields. The first award winner will be announced at the 2009 CASP Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
Gladys R. Shaw
The award is named in honor of Gladys R. Shaw, Director of the Student Support Services Program at the University of Texas at El Paso. Mrs. Shaw is a champion in the field of developmental education and traces her passion back to her own personal experience. “I was a first-generation-college, low-income farm girl myself who earned a scholarship that went with the valedictorian designation for my high school graduating class.” However, she married her husband while she was still a high school senior and at a time when both honors were denied because of the marriage. She eventually did earn a B.A degree (Magna Cum Laude) in Business and Education, earning her certification for public accountant after only one sitting for the exam. Two years later, she earned her M.A. (with honors) in business and education. Mrs. Shaw has worked in both commerce and education, “especially Developmental Education, but have always been driven back to DE-probably partially due to that high school experience, but also one can really see the difference one makes,” she adds. ”When I look at my resume, and reflect on the wonderful honors that have come my way, I have to say (as my daddy always told me) we get out of any experiences exponential rewards for the passion and effort we invest. Of those rewards, which I do treasure greatly, the most important are still the students who succeed and the friends I have made along the way.”
Besides her prized students, Mrs. Shaw has been recognized for many other awards, including her 2004 induction as a Fellow of the American Council of Developmental Education Associations and her recent nomination to the El Paso Women’s Hall of Fame. She has held offices in and served on numerous committees of NADE and CRLA as well as several other academic organizations. She was the treasurer of both NADE (1991-1995) and CRLA (1986-1988). She served as the TADE President from 1991-1992 and its treasurer from 1988-1991. She has authored and co-authored numerous books, chapters, journal articles, and other publications, most of which were for developmental education. Mrs. Shaw sums up her past and ongoing career with, “You know the old saying, ’success breeds success?’”
For more information on the eligibility requirements and application procedure for the Gladys R. Shaw Professional Development Award, go to the “Awards” page.
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ESSIE CHILDERS WINS AWARD AT NATIONAL CRLA CONFERENCE
November 17, 2008 by SWH, under Announcements.
ESSIE CHILDERS
Essie Childers, Instructor of Parallel Studies at Blinn College-Bryan Campus, is the recipient of the 2008 Professional Developmental Scholarship Award sponsored by the College Reading and Learning Association [CRLA]. The award, presented at the National CRLA Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, is designated for participation in professional workshops related to the recipient’s area of expertise. Mrs. Childers will be applying her scholarship towards the TIDE summer workshop at Texas State University in San Marcos, where she will be working on video and/or audio tutorial podcasts for developmental courses.
In addition to teaching developmental reading, Mrs. Childers undertook the director’s responsibilties for the 2008 THECB Summer Bridge program at Blinn College-Bryan Campus. She has presented at many professional conferences, and most recently presented at the CASP Conference in Corpus, Christi, Texas. Her pre-conference institute at CASP, “A Novel Plan: Motivation and Comprehension in Just Six Weeks!” gave participants innovative ideas for using novels in developmental reading classes to create interest and motivate reluctant readers. She has also presented at NISOD and TCCTA-Gifts.
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2008 CASP LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD TO RUSS HODGES
November 14, 2008 by SWH, under Announcements.
Russ Hodges, Ed.D
Russ Hodges, of Texas State University in San Marcos, was unanimously selected by the CASP board to receive the 2008 CASP Lifetime Achievement Award at the recent CASP Conference in Corpus Christi, Texas. This award is reserved for those individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of developmental education and/or to the field of learning assistance and have served in one or both sponsoring organizations, TxCRLA and/or TADE. Dr. Hodges, an Associate Professor of Adult and Developmental Education at TSU, is prominent as a leader in developmental education having served in many capacities in the field both inside and outside the classroom.
Dr. Hodges is a member of both TxCRLA and TADE and served as president of the national College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) in 2004 – 2005. Previous to that office, he served as that organization’s treasurer from 1999 until 2002. He and his team have been regular contributors at the annual CASP Conferences, having just presented their highly popular pre-conference institute, “Tutor Training Leadership Institute,” for the eleventh year in a row. Dr. Hodges has collaborated with several colleagues in publishing education books and articles, and he won Outstanding Article for Volume 24 in the Journal of Developmental Education which was presented at the 26th Annual Conference for the National Association for Developmental Education. Dr. Hodges is instrumental in the establishing and on-going leadership of the Technology Institute for Developmental Educators, (TIDE), an intensive 5-day technology workshop specifically designed for developmental educators.
The CASP Lifetime Achievement Award was last presented in 2005 to Janith Stephenson, now retired from the College of the Mainland, Galveston, Texas.
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M.E. McWilliams: Recipient of 2008 Ann B. Faulkner Award
November 13, 2008 by SWH, under Announcements.
M.E. MCWILLIAMS
M.E. McWilliams, Director of the Academic Assistance and Resource Center (AARC) of Stephen F. Austin State University, is the 2008 recipient of the TxCRLA Ann B. Faulkner Professional Development Award. The purpose for this annual award, presented at the CASP 2008 conference, is to promote research and development in developmental education and/or other learning assistance fields. Ms. McWilliams plans to use her award toward funding her attendance at Technology Institute for Developmental Educators (TIDE) where she will be focusing on building a math on-line lab and other technological projects for the AARC. TIDE is a mentoring program based at Texas State University in San Marcos that assists developmental educators with the participants’ specific school-related technological projects.
Since her recent appointment as director of the AARC, Ms. McWilliams and her team has launched several new technology projects including an on-line writing lab, new collaborative projects with University Affairs, a new blogazine called The Broken Spoon, and a forthcoming new tutor management database.
Prior to becoming director of the AARC, Ms. McWilliams served as SI Program Director for six years. During her term as director, the center was honored with:
- The TADE Distinguished Program Award
- Distinguished Certification from NADE
- Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Star Award
- Highest Level of CRLA Tutor Training Certification for all four programs at the AARC.