NEWS & NOTES
1960s
presented with a 2016 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award for accomplishments in education and dedication to teaching. Don Slawinski ‘95 , B.S. in Management, ‘02 M.Ad.Ed. and ‘04 M.S. in Managerial Leadership, was featured in Crain’s Chicago Business for his unique work as an in-house instructor at Camcraft, a small manufacturing company in Hanover Park, Ill. Jill Spatz ‘95 , M.A.T. in Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders, was profiled in the Daily North Shore after launching a line of nutritional bars that supplement fertility treatments. Susan Nations ‘96 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, was appointed as the new principal of Wilkinson Elementary School in Sarasota, Fla. Deanne Rotfeld ‘96 , M.A.T. in Learning Disabilities and Behavior Disorders, is the new vice president of customer success at Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications that offers digital content services for K-12 classrooms. Kristin Baranski ‘97 , M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, is the new superintendent for Santee School District in Santee, Calif. David Beer ‘97 , M.S. in Management and ‘09 Ed.D. in Community College Leadership, is the new assistant dean for business and career technologies at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, Ill. Lori Johnson ‘97 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, is the new director of Ottawa Opportunity School, a private preschool Ottawa, Ill. Jill Kingsfield ‘97 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, ‘01 C.A.S. in Administration and Supervision and ‘13 Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, is the new superintendent of Argo High School in Summit, Ill. Dona Svehla ‘97 , B.A. in Social and Behavioral Sciences, was appointed to the Credit Union National Association’s executive committee, tasked with overseeing individual membership organizations within the association. Todd Burleson ‘98 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, was recognized by the School Library Journal with the 2016 Librarian of the Year Award. Stewart Clark ‘98 , B.A. in Applied Behavioral Sciences, was named park president of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and Adventure Island in Tampa, Fla. Judy Minor ‘98 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, was promoted to associate superintendent for Community Unity School District 308 in Kendall County, Ill. William Walsh ‘99 , M.Ed. in Technology in Education, is the new principal of Hinsdale Central High School in Hinsdale, Ill. 2000s Donald F. Eslinger ‘00 , B.A. in Applied Behavioral Sciences, received a 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award from Seminole State College in Sanford, Fla. Kathleen Tomei ‘00 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, is the new principal of Pleasantdale Elementary School in La Grange, Ill. Shawna Cooper-Gibson ‘01 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, is the new dean of students for the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago. Keisha L. White ‘01 , M.Ad.Ed., was named a 2016 Thomas Lakin
Nancy Wehrli Pekarek ‘63 , B.A. in Elementary Education, released her seventh children’s book, “Santa’s Team.” 1980s Joy J. Moore ‘82 , B.A. in Elementary Education, joined the faculty of Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Ind., as an associate professor. Musa Adziba Mambula ‘83 , M.S.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, published a new book, “Nigeria: Ethno-Religious And Socio-political Violence And Pacifism In Northern Nigeria.”
Barbara Doyle ‘91, M.S. in Management
Annette Cannata Heng ‘84 , B.A. in Applied Behavioral Sciences, is the new senior vice president of school excellence at Primrose Schools, a system of over 300 private preschools in 23 states. Drayton Patterson ‘84 , M.S.Ed. in Educational Psychology, was featured in the Chicago Tribune for his contribution to the book “The Road to Success.” Diane Schuch ‘87 , B.A. in Applied Behavioral Sciences, was named as a social service coordinator at the Crown Center for Senior Living in St. Louis. Evelyn Polk-Green ‘89 , B.A. in Early Childhood Education and ‘92 M.Ed. in Early Childhood Leadership and Advocacy, was featured in Psychology Today for the professional success she has experienced in the face of a diagnosis of ADHD. 1990s Robyn Rippel ‘92 , M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision, is the new interim principal for Mill Street Elementary School in Naperville, Ill. Teresa Williams ‘93 , B.A. in Applied Behavioral Sciences, was named a 2017 American Business Woman by the American Business Women’s Association. Cece Coffey ‘94 , M.Ed. in Early Childhood Leadership and Advocacy, was honored as the South Cook Elementary Principal of the Year by the Illinois Principals Association. Greg Ramon ‘94 , B.A. in Management, is the new CEO of Little Rock Wastewater in Little Rock, Ark. Audrey Woods ‘94 , M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, was Doyle was the recipient of the 2017 Margaret Bancroft Distinguished Leadership Award from the Winston Knolls Education Group.
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