Several graduate students in the University of Georgia’s educational leadership program received scholarship awards at a recent awards luncheon at the College of Education’s Rivers Crossing Building.

    Eleanor Sikes, of Byron, and Kathy Kelley, of Gainesville, were presented the David J. Mullen Sr. Memorial Scholarship Award, given to doctoral candidates in the educational leadership program preparing for a public school position. The $1,000 scholarship is non-renewable and is awarded during the year of writing the doctoral dissertation.

    Joy Tolbert, of Pendergrass, and Rex Wallace, of Jefferson, received the Carroll Wade McGuffey Scholarship Award, given to doctoral students whose studies include research into the impact of the school’s physical environment on teacher behavior, pupil behavior and /or pupil learning.

 Kim Halstead, of Perry, and Marcus Beaver, of Snellville, were presented the Ray E. Bruce Scholarship Award, $500 in academic support of two or more students studying for graduate degrees in educational leadership.

    In addition, professor emeritus of education Carl Glickman was awarded the Johnnye V. Cox Award which recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of instructional supervision.

    Glickman, a University Professor and chair of UGA’s Program for School Improvement, had received many awards from national and state educational organizations over the last two decades in recognition of his work to improve schools, teacher education and academic programs.

    He founded and led a variety of university/public school collaborations including the nationally renowned League of Professional Schools. These initiatives involved more than 100 elementary, middle, and secondary schools representing 50 school districts in four states all focused on school renewal through democratic education.

    These efforts were widely recognized as among the most outstanding educational collaborations in the United States by such groups as the National Business-Higher Education Forum, the National Diffusion Network of the U.S. Department of Education, and the Merrow Group of the U.S. Public Broadcasting System.

    In his career, Glickman was a principal of award-winning schools, author of a leading academic text on school leadership, and a recipient of the outstanding teacher award at the College of Education.

    Glickman has authored 10 books, numerous articles, studies, and essays. Two of his books – “Supervision of Instruction: A Developmental Approach” and “Renewing America’s Schools: A Guide to School Based Action,” – have been cited as standards for all those involved in site-based leadership and reform efforts.

    His most recent book, “Revolutionizing America's Schools,” has been critically acclaimed as “a collection of personal essays that inspire both hope and concrete action about democracy, education and the future of all our children.”

    Glickman, who retired from UGA in June 2001, received his doctoral degree from the University of Virginia, master's from Hampton University (Virginia), and bachelor's from Colby College (Maine).

Monday, December 2, 2002
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