Largest major prepares christian educators I would like to send them out to teach and make a difference in the children." That's what Dean Bobby Coker had to say about the Department of Education. With a total enrollment of over 800, including 125 graduate students, it was the home of the single largest major on campus, elementary education. This fall, Richard and Jeal)ine Peck returned to the department from graduate study at Mississippi State University. Maribeth Downing, former Dean of Women, also joined the faculty as an associate professor of Education. Betty Watson and Jan Morgan both took leaves of absence to pursue doctoral degrees. Those who taught in the department this year stayed busy both in the classroom and outside of work. Tony Finley spent the fall semester at HUF, and Wade Bedwell was appointed director of the Elementary and Special Education Programs. Jim Nichols received grants from the SCHOOL OF ED\JCATION State Departments of Education and Higher Education to instruct elementary science teachers at the graduate level. Chairman Bobby Coker served on the National Council Accredation of Teacher Education (NCATE), at both Merryville College in St. Louis and Concordia College in Moorehead, Minn. Coker also served on the board of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), which held meetings in Washington, D.C., and Chicago, Ill. Jim Nichols, who supervised the student teachers, attended a twoweek workshop at North Arizona University on Clinical and Field Experiences. On the agenda for the spring was an NCATE analysis of the school. Plans were also underway for a selfstudy of the department and an update to meet the new standards for the curriculum. Academic clubs in the education department included SEAE, for those certifying to teach, and Kappa Delta Pi, an honors fraternity for education majors, sponsored by Wyatt Jones. - Ronnie Biggs 288 Endless Guidance HAVE YOU TRIED THIS? Tony Finley, assistant professor of education, gives career tips to Leann Black, senior. Finley spent his spare time advising students and helping them job hunt. - Photo by Sharon Bowles. CHECKING THE GRADE. Bobby Coker, dean of the School of Education, assists Alicia Bowen, senior, in checking her test scores. Coker spent time in the classroom in addition to his duties as dean. - Photo by Sharon Bowles.
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