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DATEages4-52013L -1U 4PUAPANNB AY L O R S C H O O L O F E D U C AT I O NPREPARING LEADERSIMPACTING THE WORLDSHAPING THE FUTUREFall 2014Volume 8 Number 1The new Baylor University Center for DevelopmentalDisabilities represents a collaboration between BaylorSchool of Education, other university departmentsand McLane Children’s Scott & White. 1INSIDEHHPR Joins New College 2Meet the Superintendent: SOE Grad Jodi Duron 3Education Living-Learning Center Announced 71 IMPACTOne Student’s Miracle 9BAYLOR IMPACT 1
B AY L O R S C H O O L O F E D U C AT I O NFall 2014Volume 8 Number 1A publication of theBAYLOR SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONFounded in 1919, the Baylor School ofEducation (SOE)MessageONE-ON-ONE: Twelve-year-old Trungcomes to the Baylor University Center forDevelopmental Disabilities for ABA therapywith graduate student Brendé Gardner.E DU C AT I O N A L P S YCH O LO GYfrom the DeanDr. Jon M. EngelhardtDean, School of EducationPREPARES LEADERSbeginning in undergraduate programs andcontinuing through master’s level work andculminating in both EdD and PhD programsIMPACTS THE WORLDas students participate in faculty-guidedfieldwork, service learning and communityfocused research in local and global contextsSHAPES THE FUTUREby mentoring the whole person, developingan understanding of theory and practice andencouraging responsiveness to one’s callingDEAN: Dr. Jon EngelhardtASSOCIATE DEANS:Dr. Doug Rogers, Associate Dean forUndergraduate Programs and Student ServicesDr. Rodney Bowden, Associate Dean ofGraduate Studies and ResearchCONTACT INFORMATION:The Baylor ImpactOne Bear Place #97304Waco, TX 76798-7304Phone: (254) 710-3111Email: BaylorImpact@baylor.eduImpact is published three times a year bythe Baylor School of Education to informalumni and friends of the ongoing work andcontributions of the School, its students,graduates, faculty, staff and programs. If youknow of a story connected to the SOE thatneeds to be told, please let us know.Send your ideas to Meg Cullar, editor,BaylorImpact@baylor.edu orMeg Cullar@baylor.edu.KEEPING UP WITH BAYLOR SOE:On the Web: baylor.edu/SOEImpact online: baylor.edu/SOE/impactInstant Impact news blog:blogs.baylor.edu/SOEBe our Facebook fan:facebook.com/BaylorSOEIf you haven’t noticed by now, this issue of Impactis rather different — a larger format, more storiesand more space to tell each story. To keep cost inbalance, we are shifting from four to three issuesper year, but we believe the improvements willmore than make up for fewer issues.In this issue, we also added a cover and expanded content with an“inside fold” to give you a snapshot, year-in-review look at the SOE — aformat we plan to repeat in each fall issue. We are always looking for newand more effective ways to share the school’s story; and, as always, welook forward to your feedback and other communications.Perhaps the most significant news in this issue is the announcementof Baylor’s new College of Health and Human Sciences, created inlarge measure from the programs and faculty in the SOE’s Departmentof Health, Human Performance and Recreation (HHPR). For someyears now, the School has been working to build within HHPR Baylor’sprogram capacity in the pre-health professions area, and this is thelogical extension of that effort. While we will lose our close associationwith HHPR colleagues as part of the School, the change does facilitatea more targeted focus on educator preparation programs (K-12, highereducation and related support services) and concentrates thoseprograms and their faculties in a single building on campus.Finally, on a more personal note, I have announced my intendedretirement for next year. After 42 years in higher education, 27 of thoseas a dean and more than seven at Baylor, it is time to take this next boldstep. I have enjoyed nearly every minute as dean at four universities, butI like to say, “I saved the best to last.” Baylor University is a wonderfulplace with wonderful people, as all of you know. Some say “success”is about being at the right place at the right time; so for me, this hasbeen a very successful experience at Baylor. With loss of neither energy,enthusiasm or health, I look forward to this next/final year for me, asBaylor seeks the next “right person” for this “right place” to continue theever-upward story of Baylor’s School of Education.For updates on the dean search process, you can visitbaylor.edu/provost/EdDeanSearch.COVER PHOTO: SOE master’s student Sarah Turchan provides therapyfor 4-year-old Mason in one of the seven individual therapy rooms at theBaylor University Center for Developmental Disabilities. The center alsohas several larger rooms for groups and a waiting room.SOE Programs Lead to NewCollaborationSix-year-old Zane Wiggins loves Wednesdays. “It’s Baylorday! I get to go to Baylor,” he says when he wakes up.Zane has Asperger Syndrome,and his mother brings him eachWednesday to “social circles” atthe Baylor University Center forDevelopmental Disabilities (BCDD).“For an hour he is just normal,”Adrian Wiggins said. “He is engagingwith others in some kind of structuredplay. And he loves it.”BCDD is a collaborative effortbetween Baylor University and McLaneChildren’s Scott & White. The Centeraims to bring together diagnostic,therapeutic, educational and healthcare services for children, plusresources for parents. It also providesclinical training for Baylor graduatestudents.An April 1 celebration marked theexpansion of services, which began inthe School of Education’s Departmentof Educational Psychology. It alsowas the opening of a new location forthe Center, at Hillcrest MacArthurClinic in north Waco, made possiblethrough the Baylor Scott & Whiteinvolvement. Special speakers at theevent included Baylor President andChancellor Ken Starr; John Boyd III,MD, CEO and Chief Medical Officerat McLane Children’s Scott & White;and Drayton McLane Jr., chair of theboard for Baylor Scott & White Healthand Baylor Regent Emeritus.“The Center represents andembodies collaboration,” Starr toldthe standing-room-only crowd.“For families with children withdevelopmental disabilities, it’s just achallenge, and it’s an everyday, almostevery moment challenge. So what ablessing this is.”The new location provides variedwork and play spaces, plus easieraccess, said Kristen Mainor, directorof the center’s Behavioral andEducational Services Division. “Oncampus, sometimes we would disruptclasses, but here the children can makeas much noise as they want,” she said.— Meg Cullar“For families withchildren withdevelopmentaldisabilities, it’s justa challenge, andit’s an everyday,almost everymoment challenge.So what a blessingthis is.” K EN STARRBAYLOR UNIVERSITY CENTER FORDEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES(BCDD) is the umbrella organizationfor several clinics.Director: Dr. Eric RobinsonDirector of Behavioral andEducational Services: Kristen MainorBaylor Autism Resource Clinic(BARC) organizes social skillsgroups, summer day campand resources for parents andprofessionals.Director: Dr. Julie Ivey-HatzClinic for Assessment,Research and Education (CARE)offers Applied Behavior Analysistherapy and assessments.Director: Dr. Tonya DavisSpeech and Language Clinic,part of Baylor’s Departmentof Communication Sciencesand Disorders, offers speechpathology screenings andtreatment.Director: Dr. David GarrettFor more information, visitbaylor.edu/BCDD.IMPACT 1
H E A LT H , H U M A N PE R F O R M A N C E A N D R E C R E AT I O NE DU C AT I O N A L A D M I N I S T R AT I O NBaylor University announced in May the establishment of aCollege of Health and Human Sciences that will unite fourexisting academic units, including the Department of Health,Human Performance and Recreation (HHPR), a departmentof the School of Education.Other anchor units collaboratingto form the new College are theLouise Herrington School of Nursing,Family and Consumer Sciences,and Communication Sciences andDisorders.“We are pleased to see thisrecognition for the health-relatedprograms that have grown up inand been nurtured by the School ofEducation,” said School of EducationDean Jon Engelhardt.Dr. Rodney Bowden, professorof health education and the SOE’sassociate dean for graduate studies andresearch, will be executive associatedean in the new college. Dr. ShelleyConroy, dean of the nursing school,was appointed to a two-year term asinaugural dean of the new college.The HHPR department’sundergraduate enrollment forSpring 2014 topped 700, an increaseof 20 percent in the last five years.HHPR offers 10 undergraduatemajors, with the largest being HealthScience Studies (HSS), which enrollsabout half of the department’sundergraduates. The HSS major“Our programscan help studentsfulfill their calling —which is oftento help peopleand save lives —through a variety ofhealth professions.”DR. BARB SYMMcan be designed as pre-professionalpreparation for graduate healthprograms such as medical, dental,physician assistant, physical therapy orpharmacy school.Dr. Barb Symm, who directs theHSS program, said the program’sflexibility attracts many students.“Our programs can help studentsfulfill their calling — which is often to2 IMPACTAlumni Q&AJodi Isaac Duron, BSEd ’91, MSEd ’93, EdD ’00,has been superintendent of Elgin ISD since July2012. The district serves 4,200 students in therural town, located 20 miles east of Austin.Jodi DuronPhoto by Sonia BrowderNew CollegeHHPR DEPARTMENT MOVES TOQ Did you always have an interest in theChris Ha, a 2014graduate now enrolledin the Texas College ofOsteopathic Medicine,said his switch frombiology to Health ScienceStudies allowed himto focus on sciences heenjoyed — fitness, exercise and nutrition — andalso get practical experience.“In Health Science Studies, they are big on notonly knowing the information, but being ableto use it,” he said. During a summer internshipwith a transplant surgeon, he said, “I exploredmedicine like I never thought I would, and Ihave a ton of experience going into medicalschool. I definitely feel prepared.”help people and save lives — through avariety of health professions.”Symm said about half of all HSSgraduates are accepted to graduate orprofessional programs.HHPR department chair PaulGordon, PhD, said that many HHPRstudents choose HHPR programsafter they are already enrolled atBaylor. “All of our programs have been‘discovery’ majors for the most part,”he said. “This new college opens upmore opportunity and visibility for ourprograms.”HHPR graduated 44 students withmaster’s degrees and three doctoralstudents in 2013-14. The departmentalso operates Baylor’s lifetime fitnessprogram of required physical educationclasses for students of all majors. About4,000 students are enrolled eachsemester. — Meg Cullaradministrative side of education?A During my Baylor student teaching, as I experiencedthe school setting as a whole, I became interestedin campus-level administration. I started themaster’s program immediately after finishing myundergraduate work.Q You earned your graduate degrees whilecontinuing to teach and work?A Yes, and that was certainly challenging. I was anassistant principal when I started the doctoralprogram in 1995. Baylor had the wonderful Scholarsof Practice cohort program for folks like me who wereworking full time but wanted to pursue advanceddegrees. It was intensive but rewarding. But theBaylor experience is unique, because it’s like family.The professors really care about you and your future.Q Your husband, Robert Duron, EdD ’00, wentthrough the doctoral program with you and hasalso been a superintendent. How have you twohandled dual careers?A Robert was a superintendent for nine years, so he hasbeen my best mentor. He retired as superintendentof San Antonio ISD, then worked as deputycommissioner of the Texas Education Agency. InJanuary he started at the Texas Association of SchoolBoards. For many years I followed him as his careertook us all over Texas. I was lucky to hold severalgreat positions in Human Resources, which wasmy primary field of interest — in Clear Creek nearHouston and Ysleta near El Paso. When we movedto San Antonio, I was hired in Comal to do exactlywhat I did not want to do, which was curriculumand instruction. But that experience was invaluable,because I learned so much, and it opened the doorfor me as superintendent in Elgin.Q Were you ready for the job?A I was ready for a new challenge, and I absolutelylove this job. It is rewarding, it is challenging and itis stressful. Just the weight of the responsibility isawesome, but I love being able to make a difference.Q Tell me about your monthly “Coffee with theSuperintendent.”A When I first started this job, I wanted to find a way toconnect with our parents and community and listento their concerns with no set agenda. It has allowedme to interact with a diverse group of parents that Imight not have met otherwise. It has been one of themost beneficial experiences since I’ve been here.Q What’s the hardest part of being asuperintendent?A The hardest thing is recognizing the inequitiesthat exist in education across the state and beingresponsible for providing the necessary resources,facilities and staff to offer a high-quality education,which our students deserve. Elgin ISD is one ofthe 600-plus school districts involved in the schoolfinance lawsuit, and until the state reevaluates itspriorities to adequately and equitably fund education,districts like Elgin will continue to struggle to meetthe unique needs of its students.To read comments from some of Jodi’s professors, visit baylor.edu/SOE/impact.IMPACT 3
A N N UA L2013-14U P DAT ETHE MISSIONSO E BY TH E N U M B E R SThe SOE comprises four departments in twogeneral areas. The Departments of Curriculum &Instruction, Educational Psychology and EducationalAdministration prepare students for careers aseducators. The Department of Health, HumanPerformance and Recreation prepares students for avariety of health-related careers, offering programsranging from health education to pre-med.99%Average pass rate for Baylor educationgraduates testing in the State of Texas150120SOE undergraduate degrees granted26990Professional EducationPrograms — 126Terminal Degrees30Professional HealthPrograms — 106Terminal Degrees PhD93Master’s DegreesMaster’s DegreesMSEd, MPHMSEd, MA0U N D E R G R A D UAT E E N R O L L M E N T BY P R O G R A M (FALL 2013)Health Science StudiesElementary GradesPre-Med/Pre-Dental Pre-Physical TherapyHealth Professional Secondary Science EducationSecondary Grades59%Life Science Physical ScienceSocial Studies MathematicsEnglish Language Arts23%Exercise PhysiologyAthletic TrainingMiddle GradesScienceSocial StudiesMathematicsEnglish Language ArtsProfessionalEducationPrograms9%Special Education6Physical Education%2%1%Modern Foreign Language4 ENROLLMENTindividuals who improve societythrough leadership, teaching,research and service within theirprofessions and communities.Yearly gifts to the School of Education haveincreased significantly in the last five years, growingby 600 percent since the 2009-10 year. This hasallowed the SOE to provide more and largerscholarships to worthy students.While the growth is encouraging, SOE DeanJon Engelhardt said the SOE continues to see asignificant need for student scholarships, especiallyfor those pursuing a career in teaching. “Whenwe can help an outstanding student earn a Baylorteaching degree, it makes a difference not just tothat student, but for the thousands they will reachand teach in the future,” he said.PhD, EdD, EDS66Professional education graduatesgraduating with university honorswithin a Christian environment,G I V I N G TO THESCH O O L O F E DUC AT I O N13606054%School of Education is to prepare,The SOE offers 19 undergraduate majors — 13 inprofessional education and 10 in professional healthprograms. The SOE’s robust graduate program offers15 different degrees — nine in professional educationand six in professional health. At the undergraduatelevel, the health program is larger in numbers, whileat the graduate level, the professional educationprograms are larger.G R A D UAT E E N R O L L M E N T BY D E G R E E (FALL 2013)RecreationLeisure Studies8%Outdoor RecreationChurch Recreation4%N U M B E R O F S O E E N D O W E D S C H O L A R S H I P S*F O R U N D E R G R A D UAT E S T U D E N T S (PAST 5 YEARS)12010010211011424%New Home for SOEThe School of Education’s three professionaleducation departments began the 2013-14 academicyear in a new home, moving to the renovated MarrsMcLean Science Building. The SOE occupies thesouth tower of the building, nearest to Marrs McLeanGymnasium, home of the Department of Health, HumanPerformance and Recreation. Before the move, theSchool of Education had occupied space in BurlesonHall since 1976.New PhD program in Higher EducationThe Baylor Board of Regents approved a newPhD program in the Department of EducationalAdministration. The new program in Higher EducationStudies and Leadership will specifically prepare studentswho want to pursue a leadership role in higher education.The first students will matriculate in August 2014.Accreditation rrently, to establish a new Endowed Scholarship, donors pledge togive 50,000 or more within five years.General StudiesSO E N E WS B R IEFS800497107%ProfessionalHealthProgramsof the Baylor UniversityAs part of the School of Education’s nationalaccreditation process, the SOE learned in February2014 that 14 of 17 professional education programshave been “nationally recognized” by their respectiveprofessional societies.The review of programs is the first step in theaccreditation process that occurs every seven years andwill be complete in January 2017. The Baylor School ofEducation has been nationally accredited since 1981and is also accredited by the Texas Education Agency. 1,181,133Gifts to the SOE in fiscal year 2013-14IMPACT 5
CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTIONNewest Living-Learning Centerwill House Future EducatorsBaylor University’s newest living-learning center(LLC) will be the Education Living-Learning Center,opening Fall 2015 in the newly remodeled SouthRussell Residence Hall. The Education LLC willhouse not only teacher education majors but anyBaylor students with an interest in becomingeducators in any capacity.“I hope we attract a diverse group of students with acommitment to change the world through education,” saidDr. Brooke Blevins, assistant professor in the School ofEducation’s Department of Curriculum & Instruction.Blevins, along with visiting clinical assistant professor Dr.Leanne Howell, developed the proposal for the EducationLLC. “I want students to see the value in community, andthe importance of working, living and growing together.”The Education LLC will have an SOE faculty-inresidence. From 2009 to 2013, the SOE’s Dr. Doug Rogersserved as a faculty-in-residence at Baylor’s Leadership LLCin Allen Hall. Rogers, associate dean and associate professorfor Curriculum & Instruction, said a faculty-in-residencecan help expand the impact the LLC has on its students byfocusing on academics.“Students will see that academics and the notion oflearning any time, any place, anywhere is a reality,”Rogers said.Dr. Larry Browning, professor and chair of Curriculum& Instruction, said students who live in South Russell willtake their SOE classes close by, eat their meals in the newlyremodeled Penland Crossroads next door, and can findcoffee and snacks nearby at the Starbucks in Moody Library.“Everything they need is right here,” he said.Education LLC residents can choose double or triplefurnished bedroom spaces. South Russell will havecommunity bathrooms, a shared kitchen, a game room, anexercise room and classrooms.Blevins said the LLC will begin accepting applications forthe 2015 school year in November. Applicants of any major,concentration, gender or classification are encouraged toapply, she said.Blevins said she hopes students will stay beyond theirfreshman year to become leaders who will guide the LLC’swebsite, service opportunities, programming and spirituallife development.Browning said he expects the Education LLC to drawstudents from outside the SOE. “We do have some ongoingpartnerships with other departments,” Browning said, notingcollaborative programs with health science studies; thehistory, biology and math departments; and the School ofMusic. — Briana RojasMeet Dr. Mona ChoucairFaculty-in-ResidenceSenior Lecturer in Curriculum &Instruction and English“When we movethe classroom tothe living room it’s a chance to seea different side ofeach other.”baylor.edu/educationLLCG R A DUATE PR O G R A MThe SOE’s graduate programs are among the mostproductive in the University, calculated by publications andpresentations. For the most recent year tallied (2012-13),the Department of Educational Psychology ranked No. 1for academic publications per student in a Baylor doctoralprogram. The doctoral students in Curriculum & Instructionranked No. 1 for presentations at disciplinary meetings.Master’s students in Educational Psychology ranked No. 2in the number of academic presentations given.SOE Excellence at the Highest LevelsPHD s AWA R D E D 2013 -14Christina CrenshawDissertation: Teaching forTransformation: Engaging aChristian Worldview in TeacherEducation Courses to Address K-12Social IssuesMentor: Dr. Betty J. Conaway,Department of Curriculum &Instruction6 IMPACTLaurel A. LittlefieldDissertation: The Effect of ExerciseIntensity on Postprandial BloodLipidsMentor: Dr. Peter W. Grandjean,Department of Health, HumanPerformance and RecreationBrandon Lee MooreDissertation: Veterans as Teachers?A Qualitative Study of the Inhibitorsand Enabling Factors for OIF/OEF-eraActive Duty Veterans to Completea Teacher Education Program andInitial Certification Using MilitaryEducational BenefitsMentor: Dr. Tony Talbert, Departmentof Curriculum & InstructionBianca Romana OchoaDissertation: Preparing PreserviceTeacher Candidates to DifferentiateInstructional PracticesMentor: Dr. Susan K. Johnsen,Department of EducationalPsychology19Neil Andrew SchwarzDissertation: Effect of ResistanceExercise Intensity on the Expressionof GC-1 alpha Isoforms and theAnabolic and Catabolic SignalingMediators, iGF-1 and Myostatin, inHuman Skeletal MuscleMentor: Dr. Darryn S. Willoughby,Department of Health, HumanPerformance and RecreationTERMINAL DEGREESGRANTED 2013-14Micheil Brian SpillaneDissertation: Effects of Lower- andHigher-Volume Resistance Exerciseon Serum Testosterone and SkeletalMuscle Androgen ReceptionContent in Men: Subsequent Effectson the mRNA Expression of InsulinLike Growth Factor Peptide andMyosatin in Skeletal MuscleMentor: Dr. Darryn S. Willoughby,Department of Health, HumanPerformance and RecreationAnges Chi-Hung TangDissertation: The representationof Asian Americans in Children’sLiterature: A content Analysis ofTexas Reading BasalsMentor: Dr. Betty J. Conaway,Department of Curriculum &InstructionLynn Woodward WiselyDissertation: RelationshipsBetween College Knowledge andCollege-Going Beliefs of EighthGrade StudentsMentor: Dr. Susan K. Johnsen,Department of EducationalPsychologyE D D s AWA R DE D 2013 -14Jessica Padrón MeehanDissertation: Castañeda v. Pickard:The Struggle for an EquitableEducation — One Family’sExperience with ResistanceMentor: Dr. Betty J. Connaway,Department of Curriculum &InstructionPatricia Kathryn PattersonNelsonDissertation: Piano Curriculum:What Teachers Are Using and HowIt Aligns with Jerome Bruner’sEnactive, Iconic, and SymbolicLearning TheoryMentor: Dr. Trena Wilkerson,Department of Curriculum &InstructionJames Byron RodgersDissertation: An Examination ofthe Relationship between FootballCoaches and the Teaching of SocialStudies in the State of TexasMentor: Dr. J. Wesley Null,Department of Curriculum &InstructionDanielle Lea ShrockDissertation: Teachers’ Reasonsfor Including Field Trips in theCurriculumMentor: Dr. Betty J. Conaway,Department of Curriculum &InstructionAmanda M. WalkerDissertation: Using Graphic Novelsto Improve LiteracyMentor: Dr. Gretchen E. Schwarz,Department of Curriculum &InstructionAllen Reeves WareDissertation: Sentient Puppetsand the Moral Imagination: ADescriptive Study of the Integrationof Story with Puppetry Arts on Filmvia an Original Production PilotEpisode Featuring Phyzzlestapfthe Dragon as Moral Instructionto Second Through Fifth GradeChildrenMentor: Dr. Douglas W. Rogers,Department of Curriculum &InstructionE D U C AT I O N SPEC I A L IS TIN S C H O O L P S YC H O LO G YErin Kelly ButlerCathryn Leigh ClarkStacy Marie MillerMegan Elise StaufferNydia Denise Zamora82MASTER’S DEGREESGRANTED ELASSISTANTSHIPSDOCTORAL-LEVELASSISTANTSHIPSIMPACT 7
AWARDS & HONORSGIVING TO THE SOEQuest for QualityFive students and three programs in the School of Educationreceived statewide recognition from Quest for Quality, acollaboration between CREATE (Center for Research,Education and Advancement of Teacher Education) and theTexas Higher Education Coordinating Board that identifiesexemplary teacher candidates and exceptional practices inuniversity teacher-preparation programs.“I’m really pleased to say that all eight of Baylor School ofEducation’s nominations were selected as exemplary,” SOEDean Jon Engelhardt said. “It’s a real sweep for recognizingBaylor students and efforts.”Student teachers recognized were Elizabeth Bartels(EC-6 Generalist, ESL), Claire Kirkland (EC-6 Generalist),Benjamin Rabideau (EC-12 Special Education), Molly Walker(EC-12 Special Education), and Stephanie Wilson (EC-6Generalist/Special Education).Baylor’s Secondary Teacher Education Program, whichincorporates significant faculty-guided field experience,received recognition as an exemplary field-based practice.Dr. Suzanne Nesmith’s Elementary Science MethodsVideo Project was recognized as an exemplary facultypractice. The project requires Baylor education majors toproduce a video and quiz on a science concept.The Greater Waco Area Superintendents (GWAS)Collaborative was recognized as an exemplary K-12 partnership.Founded in 2007, GWAS includes SOE Dean Jon Engelhardtand superintendents from local school districts. The groupadvises the dean and develops joint legislative priorities tosupport public education.Dr. Tony Talbert, professor inthe Department of Curriculum &Instruction, received the McGrawHill Distinguished Scholar Award inrecognition of his career of scholarlycontributions to qualitative andethnographic research. The award waspresented at the Ethnographic andQualitative Research Conference.Baylor’s GEAR UP MathematicsInitiative, developed by professors inBaylor’s School of Education and MathDepartment, received a national award8 IMPACTAmy HolecekAs you turn onto Amy Holecek’s street, you immediatelynotice the wood beams rising in every direction, formingskeletons of future homes. But this isn’t a new subdivision.With just one finished home, Amy’s street is a place wherefamilies have lived for generations. In her West, Texas,neighborhood, the sound of circular saws is the sound ofpeople rebuilding — literally and figuratively.When the West Fertilizer Company exploded April 17,2013, it claimed 15 lives and uprooted hundreds in the tightknit town. Amy’s home — where she lives and commutesfrom — was just 900 feet from the plant. Her grandparentswere a block closer. In an instant, Amy and her mother, ToniHolecek (BSEd ’79), along with her grandfather (also a Bayloralum and educator) and grandmother, were homeless.“We were some of the lucky ones,” Amy said. “We didn’tlose people. We just lost stuff. And it’s a miracle. My momMe m bers of theGreaterSuperinWaco Atendentsrea(GWA S )Colla borativeFaculty AccoladesDr. Susan Johnsen, professor anddirector of the PhD program inEducational Psychology and of GiftedPrograms, received two prestigiousawards this year. She was named StateAdvocate for the Gifted by the TexasAssociation for the Gifted & Talented,and she received the 2014 OutstandingLeadership Award from the Council forExceptional Children.West Tragedy Can’t Stop SOE Studentin October. The School Science andMathematics Association presentedthe Baylor collaborators with theAward for Excellence in IntegratingScience and Mathematics. Dr. TrenaWilkerson, professor of Curriculum& Instruction and graduate programdirector in the Department ofCurriculum & Instruction, directed theGEAR UP (Gaining Early Awarenessand Readiness for UndergraduatePrograms) Math Initiative.Baylor and the SOE have beeninvolved in GEAR UP — a federalgrant-funded program that preparesstudents for higher education — since1999. The GEAR UP math team alsoincluded Dr. Rachelle Rogers, clinicalassistant professor in Middle SchoolMathematics Education.Dr. Brooke Blevins, assistant professorof Curriculum & Instruction, receivedthe John Laska Dissertation Awardin Teaching from the AmericanAssociation of Curriculum & Teachingin Fall 2013.Dr. Rishi Sriram, assistant professor ofHigher Education and Student Affairsand the graduate program coordinatorof Educational Administration, receivedthe Faculty Member of the Yearaward from the Texas Associationof College & University StudentPersonnel Administrators, recognizingoutstanding contributions to teaching,research and the mentorship ofgraduate students.Dr. Paul La Bounty, associateprofessor of Health, HumanPerformance and Recreation in theBaylor School of Education, was therecipient of the Collins OutstandingProfessor Award for 2014. The CollinsProfessor is chosen annually by a voteof Baylor’s senior class.“We lost everything, andtuition was going to have totake a back seat to rebuildingour home ” AMY HOLECEKwas standing outside the house watching the fire when itexploded. Our car imploded and our house was destroyed,but she didn’t have a cut.”That was the first of the miracles Amy describes in theweeks following the explosion. A scholarship student in theSchool of Education, Amy needed a miracle
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