NEWS & NOTES
1970s Toni L. Freeman ‘78 , B.A in Education, is the new executive vice president of community engagement for the Arts & Science Council, a nonprofit supporting the cultural community of Mecklenburg
the Society for Human Resource Management. Tanika Island Childress ‘97 , B.A. in Elementary Education, is the new CEO of the University of Chicago Charter School, a four-campus school operated by the University of Chicago Urban Education Institute. Michael Ferguson ‘98 , B.S. in Management, is one of three newly appointed aldermen for West Chicago, Ill. 2000s Shawna Cooper-Gibson ‘01 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, is the new assistant provost for academic student services at Loyola University of Chicago. Eboney Lofton ‘01 , M.Ed. in Educational Psychology/Human Learning and Development, ‘03 Ed.S. in School Psychology, ‘10 Ed.D. in Educational Psychology/School Psychology and ‘15 Ed.D. in Educational Psychology/Human Learning and Development, is the new senior director of special services for Oak Park Elementary School District 97 in Oak Park, Ill. Marcia Schwengels 01 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, is the new principal of Milton West Elementary School in Milton, Wis. Julia Gawron ‘02 , M.S.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction, was featured in an interview by The Doings Western Springs for her 23 years at Lyons Township High School in La Grange, Ill.
County, N.C. 1980s
Delores Holmes ‘84 , M.Ed. in Educational Generalist, was honored at an event celebrating her upcoming retirement from the City Council of Evanston, Ill. Tom Shafranski ‘85 , M.Ed. in Educational Generalist, received a National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Citation, a highly regarded award in high school athletics. Carole Levine ‘86 , M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education, wrote an opinion piece in the Nonprofit Quarterly regarding a U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed the state of Missouri to provide a grant to Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbia for upgrading its playground. Angelia Millender ‘87 , M.S. in Management and Development of Human Resources, is the new president of Century College in White Bear Lake, Minn. Janet L. Gallimore ‘89 , M.S. in Management and Development of Human Resources, received the 2017 Grande Dame Award for cultural leadership at the Sun Valley Film Festival Grande Dame Brunch and Women’s Leadership Celebration in Ketchum, Idaho. 1990s Dwight Perry ‘91 , M.S. in Adult and Continuing Education, is the new dean of faculty at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago. Jill M. Gildea ‘92 , M.Ed. in Language and Literacy and ‘05 Ed.S. in Administration and Supervision, is the new superintendent of Greenwich Public Schools in Greenwich, Conn. Paul Golisch ‘92 , M.Ed. in Technology in Education, was featured as a speaker at SCC Tech Talks 2017, an event highlighting the intersection of technology and learning at Scottsdale Community College in Scottsdale, Ariz. Karen Boran ‘94 , M.Ad.Ed. in Adult Developmental Studies, is the new principal at Madison West High School in Madison, Wis. Jean B. Bingham ‘96 , B.A. in Applied Behavioral Sciences and ‘00 M.A.T. in Elementary Education, is the new general president of the Relief Society, the main women’s organization within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joseph LaPorta ‘96 , M.S. in Management, published a new book, “Focus Beats Brilliance: Success Principles for Start-Up and Turn- Around Business Leaders.” Dan Oest ‘96 , Ed.S. in Administration and Supervision, was named a superintendent of distinction by the Illinois Association of School Administrators. Donna Eagle ‘97 , M.S. in Human Resource Management and Development, received the Debra Didawick Human Resources Professional of the Year Award from the Winchester, Va., affiliate of
Toni L. Freeman ‘78, B.A. in Education
Lucy Gray ‘02 , M.Ed. in Technology in Education, was named to a list of 20 global technology in education influencers by The Edvocate, an education policy organization. Jeannine L. Scherenberg ’02 , B.S. in Management and ‘05 MBA, is the new provost and vice president of academic affairs at Saint Monica University, a private Catholic university operating in Cameroon, the U.K. and the U.S. Brett Wyss ‘03 , M.Ed. in Science Education, is the new president and CEO of Integrity Bank and Integrity Trust Co. in Colorado Springs, Colo. Freeman is the new executive vice president of community engagement for the Arts & Science Council in Mecklenburg County, N.C.
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