UNM-GALLUP CONGRATULATES MARK REMILLARD ON RECEIVING HIS DOCTOR OF EDUCATION (ED.D.) DEGREE By Lee Lamb Mark Remillard, lecturer in the UNMGallup Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Division, reflects on his journey to recently finishing his doctoral degree. What brought you to UNM-Gallup originally and what is your professional experience in education? I’ve been in education for 25 years, mostly at the secondary level. I began my career in the public school system
in Clark County, Nevada, teaching high school English and coaching competitive Speech and Debate in 1996. After 10 years in the classroom, I went into administration and spent seven years in secondary administration before retiring in 2012 to move to Gallup where my spouse had accepted a teaching position at UNMG. I came out of retirement to teach again for Gallup McKinley County Schools, and again went into administration at Gallup High before coming to UNMG in 2018. I’m enjoying my time and life in Gallup and the challenges of teaching English again. When did you being your doctoral degree, and can you tell us a little about your journey pursuing that advanced degree? I began working on my doctoral degree in Fall of 2015 through New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. I decided that given my administrative position and focus as a practitioner rather than researcher, the Ed.D. was the best choice for me for
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