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School of Education graduating seniors earn academic distinction

Six seniors from the School of Education were selected to receive Departmental Honors for the 2008-2009 academic year. This year the SOE selected Amy Bader, Andrea Brinkley, Katie Kinman, Anne Miller, Carrie Thomas and Emily Thompson for Departmental Honors. Recipients had the highest grade point averages in education, content, and overall grade point average. To be eligible for consideration, students must have a 3.0 overall GPA and a 3.5 education and content GPA. Special recognition goes to Amy Bader, Andrea Brinkley, Katie Kinman, Carrie Thomas who possess 4.0 GPA in all areas. Thomas was also recognized for a Fulbright Award for the 2009-2010 academic year.

"I am proud of receiving departmental honors, but I know that the recognition in and of itself is not all that is going to help me become a better teacher." says Andrea Brinkley, senior elementary education major from Indiana . "The effort and dedication that I put into my education is what will really make a difference. Receiving departmental honors is a result of completing the work that my professors asked me to do and taking my education and role as a teacher-in-training seriously."

Outstanding Future Educators

Senior education majors Katie Kinman and Anne Miller along with Dan Taylor of the Transition to Teaching program have been honored with the Outstanding Future Educator Awards for 2008-2009.

Each year the Indiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (IACTE) recognizes Outstanding Future Educators. Faculties from its member colleges of education select recipients of this prestigious award. Eligible recipients must be seniors who have demonstrated excellence in both university coursework and K-12 field experiences including student teaching. One award is given from each of the following programs: elementary education, secondary education, and the Transition to Teaching masters program. The recipients were honored in April at a luncheon with other honorees from universities across the state.

Amy Bader receives Outstanding Future Reading Teacher Award

Amy Bader, a senior education major from Findlay, Ohio, was selected to receive the Outstanding Future Reading Teacher Award from the Indiana Reading Professors Association (IRP). Each year the IRP recognizes one recipient from each Indiana School of Teacher Education for this prestigious award. Eligible recipients must be seniors who have demonstrated excellence in literacy coursework, field experiences, and professional involvement. The recipients are honored at the Indiana State Reading Association's (ISRA) annual recognition banquet and state conference.

"Amy is not only an amazing student in class, but has also demonstrated the ability to take what she has learned, put it into practice, and to continually revise her practice as necessary to meet the needs of her students” remarks Dr. Katy Sample. “Struggling readers experience success with Amy, partly because she is a natural, and partly because she will not accept anything less for her students and from herself."