2015 Envision Magazine

BACK TO THE EARTH students, nature and science

envision

2015

Editor/Writer

Allison R. Stormo

Contributing Writers

James Gregson

Cassidy Hall

Cara Hawkins

Marta McClintock

Creative Director

Karla Scharbach

Photographers University Photo Services Special Collections & Archives, University of Idaho Library

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From the DEAN’S DESK

Dear Friends and Alumni,

Today’s young people will determine our country’s future. As they enter college, students will have broad choices, and the choices they make will create lasting effect. That is much the same as it has always been, but they will face a world far different than the one that has gone before. Consider a few facts:

• Today’s young people will likely have at least five (and as many as 10) different careers across their lifespans.

• Today’s young people will be responsible for policies that impact an extraordinarily large and rapidly aging baby boom population.

• A post-secondary diploma is now considered the minimum entrée to a middle-class lifestyle.

• K-12 educational attainment, internationally, continues to rise, obligating the United States to put forth greater effort to ensure that its K-12 and university graduates will successfully compete in global markets.

• Environmental concerns (climate change, carbon footprints, etc.) will become ever more important as we seek sustainable ways to support a robust economy and comfortable lifestyles.

It is important, therefore, that we keep in mind that the skills and knowledge acquired by this generation’s students must apply to much more than a single profession or path. Learning how to learn, assuming that change will be frequent and significant, and gaining a sense of responsibility for the nation’s future are critical to our students’ (and our) successes.

In the pages that follow, you’ll see some of what your College of Education is doing to promote this kind of student success. We are getting students out of the classroom and into practicum and internship opportunities quickly and frequently. Our faculty members are working with diverse communities to maintain up-to-date understandings of issues that face professionals in these communities. We

are creating opportunities for our students to study abroad, focusing on issues of international importance, broadening their understandings of health and wellness and deepening their knowledge of learning English as a new language.

We also are finishing the design of a totally renovated building, with our students’ futures in mind. The building will illustrate concepts of sustainability through design and signage; it will teach Idaho history, geography and geology through installations and graphics; and it will imbue flexibility, collaboration and entrepreneurial thinking through its use of collaboration spaces, flexible room and furniture configurations, and capacity to use the building’s multimedia writable surfaces and gathering spaces to consider bigger and bolder ideas.

We aim to make a difference in our students’ lives. Education alumni help us in crucial ways: they network with and encourage current students, recruit new students and visibly support the University of Idaho. Keep it up! Put bumper stickers on your cars, wear that Vandal cap with pride, talk to as many young people as you can about the incredible campus and programs that make UI so special.

Our current and future students will have a lasting and profound impact on the future of our state and the nation. We can have our own positive difference in their futures by recommending the UI as what we know it to be — a place from where they can truly go anywhere.

Sending you warm greetings,

Cori Mantle-Bromley, Dean

Staff and Faculty

NEW FACULTY

NEW STAFF

SALLY GREENE RETIRING

After eight years as director of field experience, Sally

is ending her tenure with the College

and is heading into retirement.

Greene is a true Vandal and received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from University of Idaho. She continued her connection with UI when she was hired as the first person to hold her position in 2007. Greene has played a critical role in developing relationships with teachers and school districts, which has strengthened the mentoring partnerships with students.

“What I have enjoyed most has been the direct contact with students, either teaching in the classroom or observing them during their internships,” Green said. “It is truly amazing to see the growth in skill and confidence of teacher candidates from the beginning of the internship to the end.”

While she says she will miss her colleagues, she is looking forward to more travel and golfing.

1) Vanessa Anthony-Stevens, Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

2) Cathy Berei, Lecturer, Department of Movement Sciences

3) Bamboo Chen, Assistant Professor, Department of Movement Sciences

6) Valerie Headtke, Financial Specialist, Curriculum & Instruction

7) Marta McClintock, Director of Development

8) Allison Morgan, Advising Specialist, Movement Sciences

Greene

of Education

4) James May, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Movement Sciences

5) Dona Orr, Senior Instructor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

9) Tiffany Rittenhouse, Financial Specialist, Movement Sciences

10) Rhonda Zenner, Assistant to Associate Dean

11) Jill Garnett, Development Coordinator

Staff and Faculty

ADVOCACY BOARD

Cori Mantle-Bromley, dean, was appointed to the Deans for Impact board of directors. The newly founded national organization includes 18 deans from colleges of education and other teacher preparation programs from across the country who are working together to improve student learning and other outcomes. Members are committed to improving student-learning outcomes by transforming the field of educatorpreparation. The organization is focused on ensuring teacher preparation programs are effective, and educators who participate in the preparation programs are ready to teach and lead in ways that measurably improve student learning.

Nancy Morrison, who has worked for the college for 17 years and is the budget specialist in the dean’s office, graduated from UI with her bachelor’s degree in general studies.

Members of the College of Education Advocacy Board offer advice and support to the dean and administration to help improve the quality of college academic, research and outreach programs. They work with college leadership to develop and implement the strategic plan and serve as ambassadors by promoting the college to constituents. The Advocacy Board also assists in identifying and acquiring additional resources and financial support for the college and provides leadership in identifying and recruiting new board members, and making nominations for honorary degrees and alumni awards. Board members meet with college leadership twice a year, but are active year-round in supporting the direction and efforts of the college as well as sharing its accomplishments. We are grateful for their dedication and service.

Christopher Tarabochia ’98 Chair (Bozeman, Mont.)

Kristin Armstrong Savola ’95 (Boise)

Debra Bailey ’75 and ’86 (Boise)

Kelli Fredback ’75 (Boise)

Marilyn Howard ’60 and ’65 (Boise)

William Jordan ’69 (Walla Walla, Wash.)

Flip Kleffner ’58 (Moscow)

Cathy Olson ’74 (Boise)

Kathy Scofield ’72 (Boise)

PASSPORT TO HEALTH

Senior Jordan Tracy has hand in increasing children’s healthy lifestyles in Moscow

Story by Allison R. Stormo

Photos courtesy Heather Munson

As the saying goes, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. And for recent University of Idaho College of Education graduate Jordan Tracy, it means having a hand in increasing a healthy active lifestyle and fruit and vegetable consumption for youngsters on the Palouse.

Tracy, who graduated in December in exercise science and health, was part of a student group that helped form the City of Moscow Farmers Market Passport Program in collaboration with the city. The group presented the project at a HEAL (Healthy Eating, Active Living) conference in April 2014. The city was then awarded a $30,000 High Five Children’s Health Collaborative twoyear grant through Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health to institute the program.

The program, which coincided with the market last season, handed out close to 450 passports to area children. In turn, they received a stamp in their book for various healthy active lifestyle activities such as biking or walking to the market or participating in a fruit and vegetable tasting, cooking class or activity class that took place at the market.

Tracy was hired by the city as an intern to coordinate the project from June through October and worked behind the scenes to ensure the success of the program.

“It was really fun to work with the little kids,” she said. “It was a positive experience. All the people in the market were so supportive.”

She is grateful for the support, as she helped build the program from ground zero. In addition to being in the student planning group as part of Assistant Clinical Professor Helen Brown’s course “Programming and Marketing for Healthy Active Lifestyles,” she developed the marketing for the Passport Program and distributed more than 1,000 fliers promoting the program, formed partnerships with community organizations, secured vendors for the tastings and demonstrations, as well as secured a grant from the Inland Northwest Broadcasting for the program.

As an incentive, youths who turned in their completed passports were entered into a drawing for prizes and were able to participate in the UI Homecoming parade in October.

“It was good to see people learning — even the parents,” Tracy said.

Tracy’s passion for a healthy, active lifestyle is evident beyond helping children. She has worked as a certified nursing assistant, a teaching assistant of human anatomy, served as an intern in a cardiac rehabilitation program and participated in travel abroad to Nicaragua where she studied diabetes education best practices.

She will continue on that path after graduation when she heads to nursing school.

BACK TO THE EARTH students, nature and science

Story by Allison R. Stormo

A $1.1 million National Science Foundation grant that has brought science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education to youths living on the Coeur d’Alene and Spokane reservations is entering the final year of a three-year project.

Through the ITEST grant (innovative technology experience for student and teachers), the project Back to the Earth (BTTE), led by Associate Professor Anne Kern, a partnership was formed between the College of Education faculty, University of Idaho Extension, educators and community members from the Coeur d’Alene and Spokane tribes. The BTTE project has developed and delivered STEM-rich, place-based, after-school and summer programs for students in grades fourth through sixth from the Coeur d’Alene and Spokane reservations.

The BTTE project creates and implements hands-on projects that are culturally relevant and teaches youths how STEM activities are connected with real-world settings. Among the activities, students have learned

Photos provided by Anne Kern

Back to the Earth

water quality testing, observation and identification of plants, animals and rocks, as well as had discussions surrounding the environment, bodies of water and the impact of land use, with the ultimate goal of learning about guardianship and stewardship for the local environment.

“Ultimately, this program aims to build students’ capacity to participate in the STEM workforce, as well as gain a sense of membership and ownership for the community,” Kern said.

This summer, 80 students from the two tribal communities will focus on the theme of “Sharing Space.” For two weeks, students take part in an overnight camp — a week in the Spokane reservation and a week in the Coeur d’Alene reservation. The students from each community will create programs and projects to share their heritage with students of the neighboring community. In addition, students will participate in an engineering design challenge to build teepees utilizing natural materials that were used by their elders. Past challenges included building a fish weir, canoes and fish smokers.

EDUCATION RENOVATION

Creating inspirational space to serve educators

PRIVATE FUNDING HELPS CREATE WORLD-CLASS, DYNAMIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

A long-awaited and much-needed opportunity to better serve educators of tomorrow has risen in the renovation of the University of Idaho’s College of Education building.

The College of Education building was built in 1968 when the use of asbestos was common. The dangers of asbestos caused the building to become, in essence, unrepairable. Work on the building such as a window replacement or even improvements like

adding power outlets was deferred because of the complexity, dangers and cost of removing asbestos. Simultaneously, the exterior stacked rock and plaster panels, which make up the outside surface, were separating from the steel posts to which they were attached, exposing cracks in the joints of the windows. This resulted in leaks at nearly every window and every floor of the five-story building.

The university and the State Board of Education agreed that the building was a health and life safety concern following a study that revealed the asbestos in the building would become friable within five to 15 years, and roof and window leaks would become pervasive. The state of Idaho provided $7 million in asbestos abatement and renovation funding. In addition, the University of Idaho bonded $7.5 million toward the project. These combined funds, along with thousands

of private donations, will create a totally renovated building that meets current codes and replaces much more than just the basics. The remodel also provided an opportunity for faculty members, staff and architects to deeply consider what we want the College of Education to become and how we can build something inspirational. Our goal is to create a sense of respect for those who choose to become educators and movement-related professionals as well as a building that teaches about Idaho and sustainability practices.

The state and university-bonded funding will create a building that is safe for students. However, it is private funds that will allow us to create the caliber of facility we strive for and that our students deserve. We are creating a world-class dynamic building that will bring innovation and collaboration to life and encourage

collaboration, engagement and enhanced learning.

We are grateful to those who already have contributed toward creating a quality space. Now we are seeking help to fill this beautiful building with state-of-theart technology and updated furnishings. We have through September to collect gifts that will help provide innovative and functional classrooms, create comfortable collaboration spaces and design installations. We ask your help to provide critical funding for finishing details that match a world-class building and project an image of professionalism, respect for educators and value in the work we do.

For more information, please contact Marta McClintock at martam@uidaho.edu or 208-885-7476. You also may give online by going to www.uidaho.edu/ed/news-andinformation/education-building-renovation-project.

BUILDING RENOVATION HONOR ROLL OF SUPPORT

(AS OF JANUARY 1, 2015)

Thanks to the generous support of more than 600 alumni and friends, the College of Education Building Renovation is well under way. Our sincere gratitude to those who are helping change the face of education at the University of Idaho.

$1,000,000 +

J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation

Thomas C. Wright Foundation

$999,999 - $50,000

Friends of Terry Armstrong

Lola Clyde Family

C. Scott and Gabriella M. Green

Lawrence L. & Kaye A. Knight

Gary & Meryle “Mert” Michael

D. Wade Rumney

$49,999 - $10,000

Pete J. and Debra Phillips Bailey

Roy A. Bowman, Jr.

Roy J. and Frances Tovey Ellsworth

Mark J. and Kelli Fredback

Patrick and Laura M. Harbert

Sandra Lancaster

J. Michael Mahoney

Florence S. Mahoney Foundation

Corinne Mantle-Bromley and Keith Bromley

Lois Samuelson

Terrence “TJ” and Kathy Anne Scofield

Gary E. and Carolyn Strong

Steve and Margaret “Peggy” Williams

up to $,9,999

David Jr. and Johanne Abraham

Joseph M. Schwartz and Katherine G. Aiken

Paul V. and Julie M. Amador

Elinor Joyce and Wayne D. Anderson

Craig William Anderson

Bruce E. and Greta Jean Ankeny

Derek Scott and Constance Ann Antonelli

Viridiana Arteaga

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Warren George Jr. and Maggie Baab

Renae Marie and Rob Bafus

Douglas D. Baker and Dana L. Stover

David Charles and Sheryal L. Balding

Naomi Marie and Richard S. Barth

Joseph V. Basile

Janice L. and Harold J. Batt

Beverly A. and Niel Ray Beaulieu

Gerald L. and Dolores J. Becker

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Dale R. and Judith A. Bennett

JD Bennetts

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Janyce A. Bertolero

Katharine Lyons and Steven Beyerlein

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Lori Diane Bonner

David Alan Bowers

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Ronald W. and Maureen L. Braun

Chad Toler Brausen

Kathleen Ann Brown

Barbara L. Brown

Hal Derek and Nicole Reynard Brown

Louise M. and L. Pat Brown

Merrill Joseph and Sandra J. Brown

Richard C. and Barbara Bull

E. Thomas II and Judith A. Cain

John Mark and Beth Ann Cannon

Jennifer Louise Carper

R. B. Cattle

David Kendall McRae and Louise H. Chadez

Jerry R. and Liz Chavez

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Anita Lee Christenson

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Audrey A. and Leslie F. Cox

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Richard S. Dalessio and Barbara

Buchanan

Bernard T. Dare

David Alan and Ellen Louise Darling

Kristin Dascenzo

Shana Daun and Scott Kerbs

P. Michael and Linda S. Davidson

Jean A. Davis

Lynda Sue De La Pena

Glenda V. and Robert L. Dehning

Rachel D. Delmore

Louis Dorian and Mary S. Haymond

M. Bill and Judith A. Drake

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Kenneth Roger Dunbar

MaryAnne Elizabeth Earley

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Harriet S. and Thomas W. Feeney

First Hawaiian Bank

Mary Louise Fishback

Douglas James and Joy S. Fisher

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Fluegel

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James H. and Kathleen G. Franzen

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Fredenburg

Marilyn J. and Carter M. French

William H. and Joanne Frye

James P. and Billy Fugate

Kayce Louise Fuhriman

Irene W. and Richard C. Gaskins

David George and Alma M. Hanson

Harold C. Jr. and Patricia Ann Gibson

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Gingerich

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Judith Sharon Goldberg

Frances Golding

Nicole Rae and Jim Goucher

Cassandra Michelle Green

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Nancy Greenwell

Gritman Medical Center

Diana Sue and Galen Guess

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Little Family Endowment

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Stephen H. and Deborah K. Long

Lori R. and Chris Loseth

Donald R. and Gail L. Loughmiller

Timothy Michael Lowe

Angela Saldana and Phillip L. Luckey

Teresa Marie and Michael D. Luckey

John W. and Julie Lundquist

Evan B. Lustig

Christine Mahoney-Meyer

The Florence S. Mahoney Foundation

J. Michael Mahoney

Justin Paul Malek

Betty G. Gibb Maley and Richard D. Gibb

D. James Jr. and Sharon L. Manning

Linda and Martin J. Marler

Jesse Martinez and Evelina Arevalos

Jacqueline Marie Martinko

Maureen A. Martin

R. James and Kathy Thurston Martin

Delores Jane and Layne A. Matthews

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BUILDING RENOVATION HONOR ROLL OF SUPPORT CONT.

(AS OF JANUARY 1, 2015)

Brendan Joseph Myers

Richard J. Naskali

Merrill M. and Muriel K. Oaks

Patricia A. and William I. Oberholtzer

Teresa Kennedy and Michael R. L. Odell

Patrick John and Patty O’Meara

Michael Dean and Janice Z. Orlansky

Judy Darlene and Bruce L. Ottoson

Lewis L. and Donna Pence

Julius “Pete” Peterson

William W. and Dawn S. Pfeiffer

Stan and Pat Pierce

Wellington C. and Bee Pierce

Bruce M. and Kathryn Ann Pitman

Clifford L. and Ruth Pratt

Dale R. and Mary Elaine Ralston

Christina D. Randal

Clark Raymond and Judy D. Adamson

Nancy Tuttle Rees

Gerald J. and Judith A. Reisenauer

Allen Dean and Judith A. Renshaw

Beverly Rhoades

Sherrill and Wilbert H. Richarz

Tiffany Jean Ringo

Michael Gene Roberts

Ronald H. Roberts

Kami Kay and Scott A. Robinett

Christine Roeder and Alan T. Anderson

Donna M. Roelle

Irvin Herbert and Mary Ann Roesch

Ron Robert Rosenblatt

John W. and Marguerite Alison Rude

Michael John Ruffner

Theodore G. and Rita R. Runberg

Karen R. and Stephen A. Ruppel

Anne L. Rush

Jean F. and Chester L. Sandberg

Stephanie Ann Sant

Jon-Paul David Schedin

Doris L. and Philip M. Schermerhorn

Delores Schmadeka

Robert F. and Terri Ann Schmidt

Carolyn Schnepel and J. P. Clardy

Joe H. and Allie Schomer

Robert E. and Carol A. Schreiber

Lula M. and Robert J. Schroder

Sandra Gaye Schubert-Anderson

Molly O. Schworm

Steven Lynn and Valerie Scott

W. Jean and Peter R. Shawver

Amir Mansour Sheibany-Taheri

Marion L. and Lorena F. Shinn

Jean’ne M. Shreeve

Peter L. and Willemina Siems

Chad Ryan Smith

Jonathan Scott and Kara Lee Smith

Stephen M. and Michelle Alamilla Smith

Robert F. Sobotta

Richard L. and Patty Sorensen

Margaret Soulen and Joseph M. Hinson

Robert L. and Eileen F. Spanbauer

Catherine Lea and Brian B. Spence

Robert N. Steele

Jennifer L. and Paul Dwayne Stephens

Sara Kathleen Sterner

Ray Gerald and Helen Marie Stevenson

Richard H. and Lynne N. Stinchfield

Jenny Jean Stonum

David K. and Loretta Mae Stowers

Rita E. and Vincent S. Strobel

Erin Rebecca Sullivan

Kirk and Elizabeth M. Sullivan

T. Shaun Sullivan

Steve D. and Crissie J. Swift

John Christopher and Lois Elaine Taggart

Robert Y. and Sharon K. Tanaka

Matt E. and Karen G. Telin

Carolyn Edna and Dwaine Arnold

Tesnohlidek

John Carter and Mary C. Thomas

Joshua Tomlin and Erin Hodgin-Tomlin

Ed and Judy Torgerson

Donna E. and Eddie Troxel

Karen Trujillo and Donald L. Jr. Burnett

Larry Everett and Phyllis W. Turgoose

John Carl Ursillo

Julie E. and Ernest W. Van Matre

Cheryl A. and Ron L. Vaughan

David J. Vergobbi and Anne RiordanVergobbi

Carm C. and Linda B. Walgamott

Stephanie May Wamble

John and Sheryl Washburn

Gayle Y. and James B. Way

Brian Wayne and Cindy A. Kissinger

Daniel Joseph Weiss

Jean Weston and Howard Kosters

Ed and Karen Whitehead

Dale L. and Ella G. Williams

Jamessa Lynne Williams

Michael Paul and Carol Yenni Wilson

Lee B. and M. Arlene Woodbury

Dennis John and Ann Lynn Woody

Sandra Lee Wright

Laura Ann Yoder

Martha B. and Kent D. Zirker

Elisabeth A. Zinser and W. Don Mackin

Mary Q. Zocchi

CLASSROOM NAMING WILL HONOR TERRY ARMSTRONG

The College of Education is looking forward to honoring the late Terry Armstrong, professor emeritus. The beloved educator passed away in January 2014 after a short battle with cancer at 78 years old. He had nearly a 40-year career with the University of Idaho as a staff member and professor.

The Terry Armstrong Classroom for Science Education in the newly renovated Education building will be dedicated to science teaching innovation and excellence. The renovated building is part of a combined $19 million project that will allow removal of asbestos from the 1968 building and turn it into a contemporary dynamic learning facility. The state-ofthe-art classroom will be a transformative, modern space that will offer critical resources and learning tools for future educators. Many of Armstrong’s former students and friends have come together to support the project, and as a result, we are more than halfway toward funding the creation of this space. Opportunities remain for making a gift in honor of one of UI’s iconic figures.

Armstrong grew up in Salmon and graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1958, where he majored in biology. He married Pat Havemann, a medical technologist, in 1960 while teaching and coaching in Salmon. He later moved to Moscow and received his master’s and doctoral degrees from UI. He worked as President Richard Gibb’s executive assistant from 1978-89. He then returned to teaching until he retired from UI in 1996. Armstrong continued teaching, speaking and serving on community boards and actively maintained an emeritus faculty office in the College of Education.

The classroom won’t be his only legacy. In 1981, Armstrong found three pennies on the sidewalk.

These three pennies became the initial fund for the now more than $333,000 Found Money Fund of Idaho. He still was soliciting and searching for lost coins to add to this famous fund decades later. The proceeds of the fund will be used starting in 2089, UI’s bicentennial, to help finance special projects and trips for students.

In 2001, the Terry Armstrong Teacher Education Scholarship was established in the College of Education. Thanks to the support of generous friends and alumni, this endowed scholarship continues to make an impact. Each year, it is awarded to an upperdivision undergraduate student who best embodies Armstrong’s passion for teaching, education and life. Did Armstrong make a difference in your life? If so, please consider joining hundreds of others who already have given to the Terry Armstrong Science Education Classroom. Armstrong personally demonstrated that a gift in any amount can make a difference. Please consider helping us honor his legacy by making a gift of your own. Contact Director of Development Marta McClintock at 208-885-7476 or martam@uidaho.edu or send your check directly to the College of Education, 875 Perimeter Drive MS 3080, Moscow, ID 838443080, noting that the purpose is to support the Terry Armstrong Science Education Classroom.

Renovation Update

DEAN’S SUITE TO BE NAMED FOR THE LATE DEAN EVERETT V. SAMUELSON

By Marta McClintock

The dean’s suite in the newly renovated University of Idaho College of Education will be named for the late Everett V. Samuelson, dean emeritus and professor, thanks to a gift by his wife, Lois Samuelson as well as support from Cori Mantle-Bromley, dean of the college, and her husband, Keith.

After a long history working in education, Samuelson — aka Dean Sam — was hired as the dean of the college, serving from 1963-89. When he started his work with the college, it had no facilities, equipment or classrooms. Through his tenure he successfully oversaw the construction of the College of Education, including the KIVA, Industrial Education, Women’s Health Education (now the Physical Education building) and the Swim Center buildings.

Samuelson brought the first external grant to the college in 1965. This effort has grown and today funding worth millions of dollars comes in each year. He also is credited with starting the doctoral program, which was first fully accredited in 1965 and remains so today. He started the Early Childhood program, brought in a grant to develop a special education training program, initiated international programs and recruited students from around the world, including South America, Africa and Asia.

Samuelson served in many national, regional and state associations, organizations and agencies, including service as an executive member of the National Association of Land Grant Colleges and Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. He also was involved in international activities, including serving as a delegate for the first Arab-American Dialogue Conference in Libya and the first Inter-American Conference on Education in Bolivia. He designed and implemented training programs for personnel in the areas of vocational and special needs youths in Ecuador.

After retirement, Samuelson continued to support the university and donated time and money to departments across campus, including athletics, the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival and the College of Education where he and his wife Lois established the Everett V. Samuelson

Educational Leadership Graduate Fellow and Everett V. and Lois E. Samuelson Gift Annuity.

In 2005, the couple was honored with the Idaho Treasure Award, given by the Alumni Association to retired faculty, staff and family members who have made significant achievements in service or leadership to the university in their retirement years. Samuelson died in 2006 at the age of 83. Even after his death, Lois has remained active in Vandal life as well as the Moscow community. She has a master’s degree in special education from UI and taught in Moscow schools before retiring in 1980. Their Vandal roots have continued with their children, Steven and Christine as well as a granddaughter, who all attended UI.

Courtesy Special Collections & Archives, University of Idaho Library

Lois Samuelson

COLLEGE SUPPORTING THE COMMON CORE

By Allison R. Stormo

Idaho finalized the Idaho Core Standards in mathematics and English language arts in 2011 after modifying the Common Core State Standards, which is a set of clear college- and career-ready standards for kindergarten through 12th grade. Teachers first began teaching these standards across Idaho in the 2013-14 academic year.

University of Idaho College of Education is leading the way in the effort to help K-12 teachers prepare for and teach to the new standards. A few highlights detailing our efforts:

MATHEMATICS

UI’s Regional Mathematics Center in Region 1 is one of several centers established throughout the state and housed within colleges of education at each of the four-year state institutions of higher education. The Region 1 center, operated out of Coeur d’Alene, is directed by Julie Amador, assistant professor in Curriculum and Instruction.

Personnel at the centers work collaboratively with the State Board of Education, local industries and faculty members through the state to provide support for K-12 teachers through professional development, conferences, instructional videos, co-teaching, or assistance developing curriculum and lesson plans.

“One of the strengths is the collaboration of us coming together for this common vision and common goal to do something great for students and teachers in Idaho,” Amador said.

Anne Adams will be entering her fourth year of the five-year, $5 million National Science Foundation grant, Making Mathematics Reasoning Explicit. The partnership program is helping train 75 fourth- through 12th-grade teachers who come to campus for 2½ weeks each summer along with several days through the academic year for professional development workshops. The teachers learn how to implement the standards through new teaching techniques, then apply the knowledge by training other classroom teachers in their schools.

“We have to set up opportunities for students to think and reason for themselves, and we have to support kids in learning how to do that,” Adams said.

The MMRE grant helps teachers develop students’ mathematical reason by giving students frequent opportunities to make explicit justifications and generalizations. Adams emphasizes to teachers that students need to be engaged in the new standards throughout the year multiple times a week.

TRAINING

Cassidy Hall, Technology Integration Specialist with the Doceo Center for Innovation + Learning, has been part of the center’s professional development efforts for K-12 teachers that have resulted in 175 sessions, reaching nearly 2,600 participants.

As a clinical assistant professor with a long history in K-12 education, Hall has intimate involvement in preparing herself and others to teach the new standards, specifically the English Language Arts Technology standards.

“My role with the Doceo Center is to help faculty members, teachers and districts identify what their needs are.”

Hall says this often involves in-depth conversations with the districts about goal setting. Once goals are established, she is able to cater to a district by creating a professional development opportunity based on what the needs are in showing how technology can be utilized in teaching the ELA standards. She also helps districts determine what technology can be utilized in the curriculum and what to purchase by aiding in evaluation of factors such as budget, the number of teachers and students to be reached and the overall impact desired.

TECHNOLOGY

With support from the Doceo Center, Assistant Professor Penny Tenuto and Professor Mary Gardiner, both in the Department of Leadership and Counseling, are working together to place technology in the hands of administrators, coaches, teachers and trainers in schools in Regions 3 and 4. They are working with six school districts and in each district have placed between 10 and 15 iPads and five Swivls — a robotic platform that connects to a smartphone or tablet and can be used for recording class lectures.

They are studying ways districts are implementing this technology in association with other tools — such as streaming, cloud storage and electric journals — and how those tools enlighten teaching and the process of implementing the Idaho State Common Core.

ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS

In summer 2014, the Doceo Center formed a partnership with the Idaho Core Coaching Network and the NW Inland Writing Project to offer the Idaho Core Summer Institute.

Through this collaborative partnership, about 45 instructors in two locations in Regions 1 and 2 — Moscow and Coeur d’Alene — learned about literacy standards and how to incorporate and implement technology while teaching for the common core. The teachers spent two weeks in summer 2014 in the focused training, which is worth four credits was being followed by five training days during the 2014-15 academic year and a weeklong session this summer. Each teacher received a Samsung Galaxy tablet to use in their teaching.

The training helps establish a set of skills that allows for exploration of technology that supports collaborative writing and writing across curriculum for ELA standards. It also teaches strategies for integrating reading and writing into the content area classroom.

Why I Teach...

Wendy Thompson

“Teaching is about compassion. It’s about dedication. It’s about being that one and only smile your students may see that day. That is why I teach. Teaching is about reaching those who are hard to reach. It’s about being that support system to your students past, present and future. Once your class has moved on, you aren’t done teaching. You’ll continuously be the role model they may come to in their adult years. Teaching is about being a part of a community — a leader, a follower and a person who is willing to make sacrifices. I teach to make a difference. Will I make a difference with all of my students? I like to believe so. I believe that teaching children, teaching the future of our country, being that positive influence in those lives and making a difference is so worth it. That is why I teach.”

— Wendy Thompson, ’97, elementary education, ’06 master of education in special education, thirdgrade teacher at McDonald Elementary in Moscow.

Susan Mahoney

I teach because I make a difference in the life of every child who walks through my classroom door. I did many different things before becoming a teacher in my mid-40s. Teaching is by far the most challenging job I’ve ever had, and yet it is the most rewarding. As a Title I Reading Teacher, I teach at-risk students how to become better readers. I help each student recognize and unlock the potential inside to become a lifelong reader and learner. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing a child who hated reading at the start of the school year be unable to put a book down later in the year because it captures his or her interest and imagination. I teach because watching my students’ confidence grow makes my life meaningful. I teach because helping a student open the doors of possibility is the most important job in the world. I teach because I make a difference in the life of every child who walks through my classroom door both now, and indefinitely into my students’ futures. My students are the future of the world and I’m so grateful I’ve been a part of their path to success.

— Susan Mahoney (’89, music performance; ’12 master of curriculum and instruction) is a Title I Reading teacher with the Moscow School District.

DOCEO CENTER SUPPORTS TECHNOLOGY AT POTLATCH HIGH

By Cassidy Hall

Teacher Charlie Wilson admits he was skeptical when he first considered integrating historical fiction writing into his Civil War course at Potlatch High School. A semester later when he asked students what they liked best about the course, they responded they loved writing on the Chromebooks.

The high school received a cart of Chromebooks at the beginning of the school year as part of a study conducted by the Doceo Center for Innovation + Learning. Wilson’s inspiration for integrating writing came from attending the Northwest Inland Writing Project Summer Institute, a collaborative effort with the Doceo Center and the Idaho Core Teacher Network. He explained that students learned how to utilize the technology quickly when positive peer tutoring took over.

“Six months ago, I wouldn’t have thought that I could have 22 kids writing 10 pages each. It is so encouraging,” he said.

He also has noticed that the students who were once reluctant writers don’t want to miss class and are reading more on their own.

This is only one of the transformational changes that can be seen throughout the district as a result of integrating this new technology. English teacher Debbie Strong has had students create social media pages as characters from books and create storyboards based on books. She has seen her students become more engaged and learn at a deeper level because they are applying their knowledge for these projects.

In Josh Hardy’s social sciences classroom, students are utilizing the devices for many creative projects including storybooks, scrapbooks and historic calendars. While Hardy hopes someday to have a set available all the time for his classroom, currently a cart of 26 devices is shared among the high school classrooms.

Principal Cheryl Riedinger says what she sees happening as a result of the students having more access to technology: “The kids can think outside of the box and create — a door has opened.”

Similar changes are happening in the elementary school where principal John Haire says the use of technology has enabled him to get more connected with what’s happening in the classrooms. The elementary school received a set of Chromebooks as part of a writing project with Assistant Professor Margaret Vaughn and Assistant Professor Janine Darragh.

Claire, a sixth-grader in Jewel Shea’s class, described her excitement with using technology, “I think that the Chromebooks are better than paper because it’s more interactive.” She especially enjoyed a recent project making how-to videos.

Besides impacting learning, the technology also has enabled paperless meetings and easy access to student data. With so many positive changes, administrators are determined to bring more technology to Potlatch. They also see the importance of supporting the changes with professional development, so teachers participate in courses through the Doceo Center, which take place online and in person. With the recent addition of a new technology director, everything is in place to make the implementation of more technology successful.

Charlie Wilson, teacher at Potlatch High School, has incorporated Chromebooks into his classroom with support from the Doceo Center.

EXPLORING NEW FRONTIERS

John Herrington, the first Native American to journey into space, becomes first to graduate in UI’s new ISTEM doctoral program.

From his vantage point 200 miles above Earth at the International Space Station, former NASA commander John Herrington could not only reflect on the world he’d temporarily left behind, but on a life’s journey. And that journey — filled with hard work, tough choices and critical mentorship – is at the root of Herrington’s current mission: to inspire new generations of students interested in STEM disciplines to reach their life and career dreams.

Herrington graduated in December as the first doctoral student in the new Indigenous Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (ISTEM) graduate program at the University of Idaho. The program aims to provide accessible, relevant, graduate-level education to Native Americans.

His ISTEM research, part of a doctorate in Adult/ Organizational Learning and Leadership, looks at

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successful Native American students and attempts to identify key factors of success, including mentors, motivation and cultural influences.

“Being an astronaut gets you in the door with the kids,” Herrington said. “But if you really want to make a difference you have to be able to say, ‘Here’s what the issues are, and here’s what the solutions are as I see them.’ You need the advanced degree. You need that credibility.”

Herrington, as a member of the Chickasaw Nation, was the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to go into space when he was onboard the space

shuttle Endeavor when it made a mission in 2002 to the International Space Station.

Now retired from NASA, academic work is his focus.

“I think that’s where my responsibility is in the second half of my life – to motivate students, to inspire them,” Herrington said. “They can do something that they dream about doing, but they have to realize that there’s a path that they have to follow to get there. And it’s not an easy path, but it’s a path that’s realistic, and can happen, if you put forth your best effort and listen to people.”

Katie Taylor, doctoral student in education with an emphasis in exercise science and health, received a $2,665 Gatorade Sports Science Institute’s Student Grant. The funding will go toward Taylor’s dissertation research, which examines the relationships between physical activity, quality of life and resilience in people with inflammatory bowel diseases.

The Department of Movement Sciences Exercise Science and Health team won the American College of Sports Medicine Northwest Chapter Student Knowledge Bowl championship on Feb. 28 in Bend, Ore. Devin Drummer, Mac Kenzie Schneider and Bradley Kruger competed against 28 other teams to win the regional competition. They will now compete at the nationals.

Alumni

The Alumni Award for Excellence is presented to approximately 40 undergraduate senior-level students and an additional 15 graduate and law students who have achieved outstanding academic success and have demonstrated career and professional preparation; campus and community leadership and involvement; or have been “leaders in the classroom, laboratory, campus and community.” 2014 Excellence winners are: Jordan Tracy, exercise science and health and Justin Wilkison, recreation.

Thomas Bailey (’03, educational leadership), was hired as the new superintendent of schools for the Broken Bow, Nebraska, school district. He has served as a teacher and coach in Idaho, most recently as the principal at Blaine County School in Hailey, where he has worked for 14 years. He will begin his position in Broken Bow on July 1.

Laurie Havel (’98, elementary education), assistant principal at McSwain Elementary School in Merced, California, has been named Elementary Co-Administrator of the Year for Region 9 of the Association of California School Administrators, which includes Merced, Mariposa, Madera and Fresno counties.

Alan Walker (’85 trade and industrial/technical education; ’88 master’s, education, vocational education), was named interim provost and vice president of academic affairs at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio.

Marianne Winsky White (’77, special education) principal of St. Mary’s Catholic School in Boise, was awarded the 2014 Innovation in Catholic Education Award by Today’s Catholic Teacher.

Julie Yamamoto (’10, doctorate, education) has been named planning principal and the first principal for Ridgevue High School, a new school scheduled to open in fall 2016 in the Vallivue School District in Caldwell. She will be key in preparing for

KEITH AND PATT RIFFLE Couple being honored

Alumni Keith and Patricia “Patt” Riffle separately are being honored for their contributions to the University of Idaho. Keith will be receiving the President’s Medallion and Patt will be presented with the first-ever College of Education Outstanding Alumni Award.

Patt received her bachelor’s in education in 1963 and went on to become a teacher for many years. She has been a member of the Regional Campaign Committee for Seattle, a former Education Advisory Board member and involved in the UI Foundation.

This award is given in recognition of Patt’s many years of service as a teacher, as well as for her active role as a philanthropist and a volunteer. A longtime advocate for gifted education, Patt taught in the Challenge Gifted Program in Edmonds, Washington, and helped form the Quest Program and WAETAG, a professional group for teachers of gifted programs. Patt also made a major impact on education at the state level when she helped develop and lobby for legislation to fund statewide gifted programs in Washington. Patt has been an active Vandal since she graduated and was an involved

member of the college’s Advocacy Board. While on the board, she identified several ways to improve Vandal Call Center and Annual Giving communications. Her efforts resulted in a change to UI policy and helped pave the way for improved relations between the university and its alumnae.

Keith received a bachelor’s in business, accounting in 1962 and a master’s in business in 1963. He is principal of Northwest Satellite Network. He was a member of the Campaign for Idaho National Campaign Council, former UI Foundation president as well as a past member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors. He received an Alumni Hall of Fame Award in 2007 and a Silver & Gold Award in 2006.

The President’s Medallion is presented to individuals who have made significant contributions to the cultural, economic, scientific and/or social advancement of Idaho and its people and have provided exceptional service to the state or nation that has influenced the well-being of humankind.

KRISTIN ARMSTRONG SAVOLA

healthy active lifestyles, including through her position as Executive Director of Community Health and Sports Medicine Programs at St. Luke’s in Boise. She also joined Twenty16 Professional Cycling in partnering with Go On Idaho to promote postsecondary education at the Boise Twilight Criterium cycling race. Twenty16 is an internationally touring cycling team in which Kristin serves as the team’s high performance director.

“She has exemplified a strong work ethic and true dedication that serves us as a great example for all Idahoans,” said M. Duane Nellis, former UI president and current president of Texas Tech University.

Internationally known Olympian and College of Education alumna Kristin Armstrong Savola is being recognized with the Alumni Association’s Distinguished Idahoan Award.

Kristin, who graduated in 1995 with a degree in education, exercise physiology, is a two-time winner of Olympic Gold medals in road racing cycling events. She won her first gold in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Kristin then briefly retired to start a family, but returned to the sport after the birth of her son. She went on to win her second gold in London in 2012 – making her the oldest champion in a road cycling event when she turned 39 just weeks after the event.

Kristin, who is a member of the college Advocacy Board, also has been nationally and internationally recognized in triathlete competitions and is an advocate for

The Alumni Association’s Distinguished Idahoan was created in 1978 and is awarded to an alumnus/ alumna or friend who has an international or national reputation and has brought distinction to the State of Idaho and the University of Idaho or rendered extraordinary service to one or both. It is funded and administered by the University of Idaho Alumni Association and has been presented to a limited number of people.

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Changlan Shao, an associate professor in the College of Education at Tianjin University of Technology and Vocational Education, is studying in the UI College of Education during the 2014-15 academic year as a visiting scholar. She is conducting research with Associate Dean James Gregson on vocational-technical education and training for sustainable development and teacher education for sustainable development. Shao is hoping to leverage her experiences as a visiting scholar to develop a center at Tianjin University to prepare schoolteachers and industry trainers to infuse sustainability into their practices. Gregson and Shao are working with Gendong Shi, China’s Dean of Education for Sustainable Development, in an initiative to collaborate with the development of this center.

A book club hosted by Julie Amador, assistant professor of math, and Abe Wallin, regional math specialist, completed its second year. Thirty educators at various points in the career path — from UI students and first-year teachers to experienced math teachers and coaches — meet several times for 1.5 hours throughout spring semester to discuss a chapter of a book on mathematics teaching. The intent is to bring together educators at different levels to build partnerships, relationships and mentorships while increasing knowledge about the chosen book. This spring’s focus was “The Teaching Gap,” which compares math education practices in multiple countries.

Associate Dean James Gregson represented the College of Education at the eighth biennial meeting of the International Network of Teacher Education Institutions Associated with the UNESCO Chair on Reorienting Teacher Education to Address Sustainability. This meeting was Nov. 14-17, 2014 in Okayama, Japan. This arm of UNESCO contributed to significant pedagogical innovation and policy and curriculum in Education for Sustainable Development in more than 40 countries — from early childhood learning through adult technical training. The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-14) contributed to extensive partnerships and networks — within and between private and public sectors — resulting in the transformation of educators, schools and communities in how they understand sustainability and the need to address it for the economy, culture/society and the environment. As a follow-up to the Decade, UNESCO has developed a Global Action Program on Education for Sustainable Development and Jim will be working with the educator preparation programs in the College to increase the integration of ESD into student experiences.

Dozens of students and teachers participated in Dign’IT Camps at University of Idaho Coeur d’Alene. The free program, it its second year, was designed for middle school female students to help increase their interest in careers in computer science and software engineering. This year, the program expanded to include teachers who are learning how to teach computer coding. “The teachers are learning three programing languages,” Julie Amador, Dign’IT program coordinator told the Coeur d’Alene Press. “The teachers are really looking at, ‘Here’s how I teach math through computer coding.’ ” More than two dozen students participated and 20 teachers were in the program.

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Margaret Vaughn, assistant professor of literacy, was selected as co-editor of an issue of the journal Theory Into Practice themed “Adaptive Teaching: Theoretical Implications for Practice,” which will be published in 2016. The journal has an acceptance rate of zero to 10 percent.

The COE was ranked No. 14 among the Best 30 Online Master in Special Education Degree Programs in the U.S. by TheBestSchools.org. The special education program, which is state-approved and has received national accreditation from the Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, offers a master of education program with four different tracks.

ART EDUCATION STUDENTS EXHIBIT TALENTS

Art education students at the University of Idaho have an opportunity to be engaged in all aspects of hosting a real world juried art competition through the Annual High School Exhibition, directed by Sally Machlis, professor of art education and art and design.

About 150 high school students from 30 schools throughout the state exhibit their work in a professional gallery setting at Ridenbaugh Hall every February, and compete for prizes as well as a scholarship to UI. The theme of this year’s exhibit — its 24th year — was Human Rights Aesthetic, which addressed the diversity of race, religion, income, geography, hopes and dreams.

The Clearwater Economic Development Association honored Raymond Dixon, assistant professor of career and technical education, in recognition and appreciation for his leadership in improving the region’s understanding of the manufacturing skills needed for future economic growth.

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Art and art education students in cooperation between the College of Art and Architecture and the College of Education are directly involved in choosing a theme and designing a poster and promotional materials. They also help prepare for the exhibit, hang the artwork, jury the show and greet and meet with

many students, parents and teachers during a reception for the show.

“The program benefits students beyond validating and honoring their work. It increases interaction between high school art teachers and the University of Idaho,” Machlis said. “It also develops awareness on the part of many Idaho communities of the talents of their high schools artists and teachers.”

Students working toward a Bachelor of Science in art education are being prepared to teach studio art and design in public and private schools, community centers, galleries, museums and other art-related organizations. The exhibit creates a hands-on learning experience before they enter the professional world.

“The Annual High School Art Exhibition allows the university to extend beyond campus boundaries and positively effect the education of Idaho’s youths,” Machlis said.

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Susan Stuntzner’s article “Forgiveness and Disability: Reconsideration of Forgiveness as a Vital Component of the Rehabilitation Counseling Profession” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling. Stuntzer is an assistant professor of rehabilitation counseling and human services.

Mary Gardiner, professor, completed sabbatical leave fall semester 2014. She and co-researcher Penny Tenuto, assistant professor, studied ethical leadership processes and practices at the school principal level in elementary, middle and high schools. In a second strand of the study, which added teachers to the participants, Allison Touchstone, senior instructor in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, is investigating at the teacher level how ethical considerations are handled by novice as well as more seasoned educators. The work is in the data collection phase with the intent of providing guidance for educators on how to engage in ethical decision-making and leadership based on everyday events and day-today issues that arise for administrators and teachers.

Chantal Vella, associate professor in the College of Education and director of the Exercise Physiology Laboratory, along with Philip Scruggs, Department of Movement Sciences chair, received an $82,500 grant from the Mountain West Clinical Translational Research Infrastructure Network, a National Institute of Health funded research consortium. The study explores the effects of different deliveries of exercise on cardiovascular disease risk factor reduction and enjoyment in young overweight and obese adults.

Scruggs was honored with College/University Educator of the Year for 2014 from the IAHPERD (Idaho Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance).

Helen Brown, assistant clinical professor, teamed with Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health and Grace Goc Karp, physical education program coordinator, to produce the report “Measuring What Matters: Idaho Obesity Indicators.” Movement Sciences faculty members worked with stakeholders statewide to share existing data, identify data gaps and reach common agreements on data needs and priorities. Blue Cross funded and worked alongside UI faculty members.

Brown took her second trip to Nicaragua in summer 2014 and was joined by three movement sciences students during a two-week study abroad excursion where they studied global health, community development and sustainability in rural indigenous areas. This summer, Brown will be taking 12 movement sciences students and will be expanding the scope and reach of the trip by teaming with Janine Darragh,

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL EVENTS RAISES FUNDS FOR POLAR BEARS

In 2007, the Movement Sciences Department created a partnership with the city of Moscow to initiate the Safe Routes to School program, which is a national program meant to encourage, educate, enforce, engineer and evaluate the walking and biking situations nationwide — particularly around schools. The program is directed by Assistant Clinical Professor Helen Brown and Professor Grace Goc Karp and directed by and coordinated by Brooke Lowry. The program reaches all the schools in the Moscow School District. Each year the SR2S holds several signature events:

assistant professor in Curriculum and Instruction, and two of Darragh’s students.

Brown was the lead author on “Four Futures for Tobacco Use on the University of Idaho Campuses,” which outlined four proposals regarding tobacco use on UI property.

• Polar Walk in February to encourage activity yearround and to reduce emissions to protect species from loss of habitat endangerment;

• Fill the Racks in May to promote active travel and getting to school by biking, walking or rolling to school;

• Officer Newbill Kid’s Safety Fair in June;

• International Walk to School Day in October where children across the world walk to school.

This year, SR2S donated 50 cents to Polar Bears International for each elementary student who participated in the Polar Walk on Feb. 4, and prizes were awarded at the middle school level. Nearly 1,200 students participated and $486.03 was raised for Polar Bears International, which included about $50 in donations by children.

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Gwen Mitchell, clinical assistant professor for the Center on Disabilities and Human Development, is coordinating the University of Idaho’s cohort of special education doctoral students as well as teaching the leadership component of the Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities training program. The goal of this two-year federally funded grant is to train leaders who will be working with children with special health care needs and their families. This training includes students who are enrolled in a variety of health care, business and education programs. Each year, didactic, clinical and research components of the program include: interdisciplinary experiences, overviews of the life course, parent directed clinics, functions of the family system, evidence based practices, legislative processes, transition to adulthood and/or independent living and cultural competency. Year two of the training covers each of these areas with an additional component specifically focusing on autism spectrum and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

Northwest Nations Upward Bound participants from Wapato High School conducted a campaign to help homeless youths through donations of gently used jeans. The students partnered with Teens For Jeans, an organization operated by DoSomething.org, where donations of jeans are distributed to homeless teens.

STEM-focused videos created by STEM Access program participants have gained the attention of a larger educational group. Idaho EPSCor (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) will use the videos on its website as well as its social media sites. The videos feature interviews with professionals in Nez Perce County who use STEM practices in their work. The videos can be viewed on YouTube at http://bit.ly/STEMAccessVideo. Idaho EPSCoR represents a federal-state partnership to provide lasting improvements to academic research infrastructure and increase Idaho’s research competitiveness. STEM Access is directed by Kirsten LaPaglia.

Michelle Woods was hired as the new director of Bridge Idaho. She is a UI grad with a master’s in Family and Consumer Sciences (’05), Curriculum and Instruction (’08) and Counseling and Human Services (’10). She has worked in state service as a certified vocational rehabilitation counselors serving individuals with disabilities. Bridge Idaho serves communities of Lapwai, Orofino, Kamiah and Kooskia.

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DIANE WALKER

Diane Walker, University of Idaho professor emerita of dance, has pledged $30,000 for The Diane B. Walker Dance Faculty Endowment to support full-time dance faculty professional development.

“I hope to reward faculty members and assist in providing a means for them to conduct their creative and scholarly work,” she said. Walker also hopes this gift will inspire others to support the University of Idaho.

Walker has taken advantage of a flexible endowment — a form of giving that allows donors to give at endowment-level funding before being able to gift the entire amount required to establish an endowment. Walker will give $5,000 annually for five years with an additional annual $1,000 gift so that she can see the benefits of her gift right away.

The longtime Vandal supporter and teacher of performing arts and co-creator of the UI performance DancersDrummersDreamers, Walker hopes to be an inspiration to others who are motivated to create an endowment but would like to give on a timeline that is most fitting to their individual situation.

For information on supporting the College of Education, please contact Director of Development Marta McClintock at 208-885-7476 or martam@uidaho.edu.

The dance program’s Fall Dance Concert “Pulse” was a faculty-choreographed performance. A gift from professor emerita of dance Diane Walker will support professional development for full-time faculty members.

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SANDY LANCASTER

Sandy (Rutledge) Lancaster (’65, ’67, ’91) worked in special education teaching and assessment positions in Washington, Idaho, Nevada and Utah over a 40-year career. Her strong belief in the importance of education has inspired her and husband, Jim, to give $20,000 toward the College of Education building renovation.

The donation will help support furnishing one of several private study/ collaboration rooms in the Education building, currently under renovation and scheduled for completion in 2016.

“I feel strongly that students should have a healthy place to study that is quiet and without distractions,” she said. “I was impressed with the enthusiasm and dedication of the college’s leadership in creating a safe, healthy learning environment for generations to come.”

Lancaster’s mother, Helen, instilled the fundamental value of education in her and her siblings. She and her three sisters all became teachers, two of whom attended UI. The Rutledge Family Scholarship Endowment was established in 2009 to honor their mother.

For information on supporting the College of Education, including the building renovation, please contact Director of Development, Marta McClintock at 208-885-7476 or martam@uidaho.edu.

GARY AND CAROLYN STRONG

After earning a degree in education in 1966, Gary Strong and his wife Carolyn moved from Moscow to pursue their careers. However, the couple said their experience at UI was grounding, and their roots to the university are deep. Over the years, they’ve returned to the Palouse every summer, and eventually retired here in 2013.

“As Carolyn and I reflected on where we might invest in the future, the university was always a part of that plan,” Gary said.

Receiving scholarship support while a student gave Gary the financial means to finish his degree.

“Today, we want to invest in the future for others,” he said.

So, like many other UI alumni and friends, Gary and Carolyn have generously given back to the university. Most recently, the Strongs made a major contribution to the Education Building Renovation Project that will rename the Instructional Materials and Technology Center or IMTC, the Gary E. Strong Curriculum Center.

The Strongs also have included the university in their estate plan. “Our gift will fund a permanent scholarship for students in the College of Education, as well as provide an endowment for the library to continue to develop its collections and services,” Gary said.

“Working with the university, you decide what areas are important for your support. Including the university in your estate plan may not cost you a penny and it is easier than you may think,” he added. “Won’t you join us and invest in your passions at our university?”

For more information on this and other ways to give, please contact Marta McClintock, Director of Development at 208-885-7476 or martam@uidaho.edu.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION THANKS LIFETIME DONORS

Donors

Thanks to the generous support of our alumni and friends, the College of Education continues to advance its mission of preparing professionals for schools, in the movement sciences, and as workforce counselors and educators. Thousands of donors have given generously, and many hundreds are approaching the $25,000 level of giving in support of the College of Education. Please accept our sincere thanks and know that gifts, big and small, make a significant difference in the lives of our students and in the work of the college.

In this edition of Envision, we are honored to recognize the following donors (as of December 31, 2014) who have been especially generous to the College of Education in their lifetime.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. Please inform us if your name has been omitted or incorrectly listed.

Lifetime Gifts/Pledges of $1 Million or more

J. A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation, Inc.

Micron Technology Foundation, Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

Robin Rothe and Thomas C. Wright † ’53 ’54 HON ’05

Lifetime Gifts/Pledges of $100,000 to $999,999

Roy A. Bowman, Jr. ’63

Frederick E. † ’33 and Heloise Miller † ’33 Drager

Wesley H. † ’31 and Elma M. † ’31

Goodman

Gail E. Hanninen ’66 ’89

Diann L. Haslett † ’62

Charlotte C. Liams ’70 ’80

Lawrence L. ’56 and Kaye A. ’55 Knight

Kenneth B. and Dorene D. Marshall

Elsie Krey † ’52 and Richard I. † Matthews

Gary G. ’62 HON ’03 and Meryle Kay † ’63 Michael

Linda J. Morris ’85

Julius E. Peterson ’62

Elena M. Sliepcevich † ’39 HON ’87

Hervon L. † and Pearl R. † Snider

Richard B., Sr. † and Carol E. † ’75

Stewart

Kathryn Ann Supko ’75

Dennis K ’70 and Debra L. Ujiiye

Orrin F. † ’40 and Eleanora A. † ’39 Webb

Thomas C. Wright Foundation

Lifetime Gifts/Pledges of $50,000 to $99,999

Albertsons, Inc.

Kathleen E. Bailey Irwin ’37

Helen D. Beirne † ’44

Edith Betts † ’43

Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health, Inc.

Clearwater Economic Development Association

Carolyn K. ’71 and George H., Jr. Fancher

C. Scott ’85 and Gabriella M. Green

Leon G. † ’37 ’40 and Gwen † ’54 ’61 Green

Vivian Lemon † ’25 ’27

Litehouse, Inc.

National Writing Project

Nez Perce Tribe

Hazel C. Peterson

Linda Jacobsen ’63 and William L. Renn

Kathleen D. Irwin Rowley ’63 ’87

Wade Rumney ’70

Lois E. ’72 and Everett V. † Samuelson

The Schwab Charitable Fund

William H., III ’66 and Diane Stoneman

Ann L. Taylor ’63

World Anti-Doping Agency

Lifetime Gifts/Pledges of $25,000 to $49,999

Associated Students University of Idaho

Pete J. ’85 and Debra Phillips ’76 ’86

Bailey

Janice L.’65 and Harold J. † Batt

Katherine C. Belko † ’40

Jody ’74 ’79 and Thomas O. HON ’95

Bell

Timothy Shane ’99 and Peggy Bush

Harry A. Campbell † ’52 ’54

James M. Cassetto ’72 ’74

Patricia Marie ’62 ’68 and Robert E. † ’57

Clyde

Robert G. ’57 and Janice Hale ’57 Cowan

Thomas Ward ’69 ’72 ’78 ’83 and Paulette Thompson ’69 ’91 Crowley

Chadwick M. ’71 and Audrey A. Eberhard

Frances Tovey ’83 and Roy J. Ellsworth

Marilyn J. ’62 and Carter M. French

Jeanette A. Hackney ’93

Kenneth D. ’55 and Marilyn A. ’55 Hallett

Samuel L. † ’52 and Ferol D. † Jenkins

Rosalie Koenig †

Sandra H. ’65 ’67 ’91 and James C. Lancaster

Lida C. Little ’54

National Geographic Society

John A. ’59 ’64 and Karen R. ’64 Rosholt

Steven Lynn ’83 and Valerie Scott

H. Eugene † ’43 HON ’89 and Norma H. † ’71 Slade

Linda A. Snider ’74

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Charles R. † ’13 ’15 and Nettie M. † ’14 Stillinger

Gary E. ’66 HON ’10 and Carolyn Strong

Diane B. Walker

† Deceased

Donors

NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE COLLEGE

OF EDUCATION

Alpha Delta Kappa Teacher Education Scholarship

Marjorie Wilson Archabal Teachers Scholarship Endowment

E. D. Archambault Education Scholarship

Terry Armstrong Teacher Education Scholarship Endowment

Warren and Linda Bakes Teacher Education Scholarship

Sue (Livingston) Bartlett Memorial Scholarship

Janice Wendler Batt Scholarship Endowment

Helen D. Beirne Education Scholarship Endowment

Thomas and Grace “Jody” Bell Scholarship Endowment

Edith Betts Graduate Physical Education Endowment

Michelle Bonasera Memorial Scholarship

Katy Rae Boyer - Women’s Physical Education Endowment

Harry A. Campbell Education Scholarship Endowment

Crowley Family Education Scholarship Endowment

Ada Gregory Dawald Education Scholarship Endowment

Florence DeRose Arnett Scholarship Endowment

Shane Dines Memorial Physical Education Scholarship

Marilyn & Carter French College of Education Scholarship

Gamma Phi Beta Endowed Scholarship Fund for Education

Dale Gentry College of Education Scholarship Endowment

(List as of February 20, 2015)

Pearl W. Gillice Education Endowment

Leon Green ‘Father of Idaho Recreation’ Scholarship

Jay & Jan Gruenfeld Endowment for Teaching Excellence

Janice Hale Cowan Scholarship Endowment

Greg Halloran Memorial Scholarship

Harman-Elmslie Education Endowment

Carl L. and Gloria R. Harris Gift Annuity

Gwen Hartley Jackson Memorial Scholarship

Diann L. Haslett Education Scholarship Endowment

John P. Holup Marketing Education Scholarship Endowment

H. Bernard & Fanny C. Hopwood Scholarship Endowment

Marilyn Hereth Horton Scholarship Endowment

Bonnie Hultstrand Physical Ed Teacher Scholarship Endowment

Idaho Scottish Rite Foundation Scholarship

Kathleen Bailey Irwin and Kathleen Irwin Rowley Scholarship

Jenkins/Newman Educational Scholarship Fund

Roberta Sutton Jenkins Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Samuel L. Jenkins Education Scholarship Endowment

Clyde and Lillian Larson Keithly Education Scholarship

Chris and Martha Kiilsgaard Scholarship Endowment

Eric Kirkland Scholarship Endowment, Division of HPERD

Kathryn and Lawrence Knight Science Education Fund

August Kenneth Arthur Koenig Endowment

Cal Lathen Recreation Scholarship Endowment

Mary Lorita (Rita) Lathen Scholarship Endowment

Robert L. Lawson Memorial Fund

Vivian Lemon Scholarship Endowment

Lida C. Little Education Scholarship Endowment

Beulah L. Martin Scholarship for Counseling & Human Services

Elsie Krey & Richard I. Matthews HPERD Scholarship Endowment

Virgil & Mary McKenzie Teacher Education Scholarship

Helen M. McKinney Teacher Education Scholarship Endowment

Maureen Meehl Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Gary and Meryle Kay Michael Teacher Education Scholarship

Elma Minear Goodman Undergraduate Scholarship Endowment

Mona Noble ICF Scholarship

Hazel May Ouse Education Scholarship Endowment

Clem Parberry Memorial PE Scholarship

Julius E. Peterson Education Scholarship Endowment

Sam B. Peterson and Angeline E. Smith Education Scholarship

Donors

Werner A. & Elfy Pohle Endowment Pressey Family Education Scholarship Endowment

Jacobsen Renn University of Idaho Scholarship Endowment

John and Karen Rosholt Elementary Education Scholarship Fund

Rutledge Family Scholarship Endowment

Everett V. Samuelson Educational Leadership Graduate Fellow

Kamara Schnuerle Memorial Scholarship

Robert E Schreiber Education Scholarship

Hervon L. & Pearl R. Snider Teacher Education Scholarship

John A. Snider Education Memorial

Evelyn G. Snyder Memorial Scholarship Fund

Lyman D. Stamper Education Scholarship Endowment

Georganna Stanton Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Carol F. Stewart Education Scholarship Endowment

Sharon K. Stoll Education Endowment Fund

Bill and Diane Stoneman Physical Education Scholarship

Gary E. and Carolyn J. Strong Education Scholarship

Kathryn Ann Supko Teacher Education Scholarship Endowment

Tarabochia Teaching & Technology Scholarship

Loren Eldon Taylor Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Vivian E. Todd Memorial

Julia E. Wood Education Scholarship

Thomas C. Wright Endowment

THANK YOU

Thanks to the generosity of nearly 45,000 donors, the University of Idaho has concluded its Inspiring Futures: Invest in the University of Idaho campaign. We thank you, our donors, for making possible the largest comprehensive fundraising effort for any purpose in the history of Idaho. The Inspiring Futures campaign has provided support in the College of Education for student scholarships, faculty, building renovation and program support.

$12M .........Raised for College of Education

22 ................New Scholarships Established

$1.9M .......Awarded in Scholarships

4,237...... Individual Donors to the Campaign

4,070 ..... Degrees Awarded during the Campaign

Why I Give... $

Debra and Pete Bailey

“The education and experiences we both had while attending the University of Idaho positively influenced our personal and professional lives. The work and direction of the College of Education under the leadership of Dean Mantle-Bromley, faculty and staff is commendable. University of Idaho graduates need to continue to be leaders in the future of educating K-12 students in our state. We believe that giving to the College of Education is a way we can support the critical work being done.”

— Debra Phillips Bailey (’76 education; ’86 educational administration) and Pete Bailey (’85, doctorate curriculum and instruction) have both spent years as teachers and in education. Debra was a teacher and principal for many years and retired as an administrative consultant from the Boise School District. She also serves on the COE Advocacy Board. Pete has been a teacher, principal and retired as the deputy superintendent for the Boise School District. He also is a member of the Vandal Ambassador Network. They are longtime UI supporters and have made a major gift to the Education Building Renovation project.

Scott Clyde

“I am fortunate that my professional career has been spent doing work that closely aligns with my values. Working to increase college access and promote educational opportunity for all Idaho citizens, regardless of their individual circumstances, has been a lifelong passion of mine. Giving to the university allows me to direct my resources in a way that specifically supports this work and my values. Additionally, workplace giving affords me the opportunity to see the impact of my charitable contributions first hand. This is not a benefit that other charitable giving opportunities can offer me.”

— Scott Clyde, director of UI TRIO programs and COE representative on the UI Faculty and Staff Campaign Council. Scott and his cousins honored their grandmother’s contributions to the region’s early schooling efforts through support of the Education Building Renovation to create the Lola Clyde Classroom.

DR. ARTHUR MAXWELL TAYLOR, JR.

A tree was dedicated last fall in memory of the late Dr. Arthur Maxwell Taylor Jr., who died in 2013. Taylor was the indigenous affairs officer at the University of Idaho and received his doctorate of education from the College of Education in 2013. Taylor was raised on the Nez Perce reservation and had more than 33 years of experience within education, and had worked at UI since 2007. Also in his memory, the Art Taylor Indigenous Culture & Ecology Memorial Fund has been created.

SUE HOVEY WAS A DEDICATED AND GIVING EDUCATOR

Sue Hovey, longtime College of Education educator and recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Human Letters in 2014, died after a battle with cancer at 82 years old.

Hovey earned her bachelor’s degree in education from UI in 1968 and her master’s degree in sociology in 1978. She worked for the Moscow School District for nearly 30 years before retiring from the district in 1996 – although she continued her work with COE. She was dedicated to her profession and served on local, state and national boards and committees in many capacities including on the executive committee on the National Education Association. Hovey was among the founding board members of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards when it formed in 1986. She became an adjunct professor in the College of Education in 1998 to facilitate North Idaho NBPTS Project, and held that position until spring 2013.

“Sue was an amazing woman: a fierce intellect, a giving educator and an ardent supporter of teachers, students and the education profession,” said Ingrid Spence, clinical assistant professor. “Her dedication to the principals of democracy, equity and justice drove her decades of political activism as well as her

devotion to teaching. Sue’s legacy is far reaching; she impacted K-12 students, her colleagues, National Board Certified Teachers and the National Education Association. Outspoken, witty and absolutely irreplaceable, she will be deeply missed.”

Hovey received many notable awards throughout her career, including Moscow High School’s Teacher of the Year, UI’s Outstanding Alumna and national award The Disney Channel Salutes the American Teacher. She also was recognized as the Idaho Outstanding Teacher by UI at the centennial celebration.

“Sue Hovey was tireless in her advocacy for public schools and K-12 teachers. Her efforts over a long career in education truly made a difference. We are a better profession because of her efforts,” said Cori Mantle-Bromley, dean of the College of Education.

A memorial fund has been established in her name called the Sue Hovey Education Scholarship. To make a gift to this fund, contact Director of Development Marta McClintock at 208-885-7476 or martam@uidaho. edu or send your check directly to the College of Education, 875 Perimeter Drive MS 3080, Moscow, ID 83844-3080 nothing that the purpose is to support the Sue Hovey Education Scholarship.

IN MEMORIAM

Edwina Boyll (elementary education ’62, special education ’69) died at age 73 at her home in Coeur d’Alene. She taught throughout California, Oregon and Idaho including as the director of learning skills at North Idaho College where she established the College Learning Center. Boyll also was an administrator of a residential care facility for adults and children with developmental disabilities and created group homes for adults and children with mental and physical challenges. She was the second special education teacher to be hired by the Coeur d’Alene School District in 1966.

Patricia Lynn Gentry (special education ’87) died at age 62 of cancer in Moscow. She taught in Lewiston and Moscow and retired in 2004. She was involved in the community and was a member of several clubs and involved in her church. Her husband, Dale, is a retired professor of special education and dean emeritus of the College of Education.

Lillian Pauline (Larson) Keithly (education ’39) of Nampa died at the age of 98. She was a substitute teacher for many years and an active volunteer in the community including as a leader of her Brownie and Girl Scout troops. She and her husband Clyde, a fellow education graduate, established the Clyde and Lillian Larson Keithly Scholarship in 2004, which has awarded nearly $25,000 to students.

Roy Mosman (physical education ’53) died at 74. Mosman was a longtime Moscow attorney in addition to being a former district judge and Nez Perce County prosecutor. He also was a member of the Idaho State Board of Education for three terms and served one term as president. In addition to receiving UI’s Jim Lyle Award in 2002 for those who have shown longterm dedication and service to the university, he was named Distinguished Lawyer by the Idaho State Bar Association and was honored by the Idaho Chapter of the American Federation of Teachers.

Rodney E. “Buzz” Richeson, who was also known as Buzz Zanetti in his youth, (education, ’58) died at 79 years old in Spokane. He worked in numerous teaching, administrative and award-winning coaching positions in Wallace, Las Vegas, The Dalles, Oregon, and Spokane Valley. He served as an accreditation consultant for Eastern Washington for the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools. Richeson also was involved in Kiwanis Club and a member of the advisory board of a nursing home.

Betty June Waller (master’s, elementary education, ’72), died at the age of 79 in Boise. She received her degree in elementary education at Northwest Nazarene University before coming to University of Idaho to receive her master’s degree. Waller taught for the Boise School District for many years. She also organized and created a church library at Boise First Church of the Nazarene and led the library for several decades, which has since been named for her.

Daniel Robert Cammack (secondary education, ’68) died at the age of 69 from complications of Dengue Fever. After graduation, he taught living skills to disabled people at the Idaho State School in Nampa. He then moved to Portland to attend Multnomah University to study scripture and theology. He spent many years in the hospitality field managing coffee shops and cafeterias and in 1996 moved to Mexico to work with the Foundation for His Ministry at orphanages. In his later years he remained active volunteering in his church.

Lillian Pauline (Larson) and Clyde Keithly