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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...

November 29, 2016

Old Master Phoebe Bailey shares how educators can impact students

Alumna Phoebe Bailey (MS ‘72 COE; PhD ’79, CLA) visited campus in November as part of Purdue’s Old Masters program, a long-standing Purdue tradition that unites distinguished alumni and inspires students to embody the value of a Boilermaker experience. Bailey...

June 15, 2015

English Education Students Learn from Indiana Teacher of the Year

This fall, Kathy Nimmer, Indiana Teacher of the Year, worked with Melanie Shoffner, associate professor of English education, as part of EDCI 434, Shoffner’s course on teaching English in secondary schools. Nimmer, who teaches English at Harrison High School, is...