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April 28, 2021

Gift from Rep. Sheila Klinker funds new College of Education initiatives and Transition to Teaching licensure program

A major gift from Indiana State Representative Sheila Klinker will establish two new initiatives and provide funding for an existing licensure program in the College of Education at Purdue University. The generous gift will establish the Representative Sheila Klinker Speaker...

April 27, 2021

College of Education alumnus Dr. Jayson Snyder named Superintendent of Middlebury Community Schools

The Middlebury Community School Board of School Trustees recently announced Dr. Jayson Snyder as the new Superintendent of Middlebury Community Schools effective July 1, 2021. Dr. Snyder previously was the Director of Talent Acquisition & Development for the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation....

April 23, 2021

College of Education alumna Dr. Yvonne Stokes named Superintendent of Hamilton Southeastern Schools

The Board of School Trustees for Hamilton Southeastern Schools has selected Dr. Yvonne Stokes as the district’s next superintendent. Dr. Stokes, who is currently assistant superintendent for the School Town of Munster, succeeds Dr. Allen Bourff, who announced his retirement...

September 9, 2020

$500,000 Planned Gift From Alumna To Create Community Partnership

Creating a community partnership to benefit Purdue University education majors is the purpose of a $500,000 planned gift from alumna Leah Wasburn-Moses (BA ’97, MSEd ’99), professor of educational psychology at Miami University (Ohio). The gift will fund, in perpetuity,...

October 18, 2019

Purdue University honors alumni for the Distinguished Education Alumni Awards

Purdue University’s College of Education will honor three distinguished Purdue alumni during its 2019 Distinguished Education Alumni Awards (DEAA) event on Friday, Nov. 1. Pamela R. Clinkenbeard, James T. McDonald, III, and Martha Nyikos are the recipients of this year’s...

October 31, 2017

2017 Distinguished Alumni honored

The College of Education will honor five distinguished alumni during its 2017 Distinguished Education Alumni Awards event on Friday (Oct. 27). The Distinguished Education Alumni Awards are presented to recognize notable professional achievements of college alumni. The honorees are selected...