Cramond, Hébert Elected To National Board Two faculty members in the University of Georgia’s College of Education have been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). Bonnie Cramond, associate professor of educational psychology and Thomas Hébert, associate professor of educational psychology and coordinator of the gifted and creative education program, were elected to three-year terms on the national board.  “The election of two faculty members from one university is really unusual, so we’re feeling quite proud,” said Randy Kamphaus, professor and head of the department of educational psychology. The nationally-ranked department, home of the Torrance Center for Creative Studies, prepares students for careers as college teachers, university professors, school psychologists, practicing researchers, test developers and research consultants. Its graduate programs are ranked10th in U.S. News & World Report’s 2004 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.” Cramond, who is the department’s graduate coordinator, joined the UGA faculty in 1989. She has co-edited a book Current Research and Methodologies for Studying Creativity in Youth (Hampton Press, 1999), authored half a dozen book chapters and written or co-written nearly three dozen articles in scholarly journals. She has been asked to speak about her research around the world. She received her Ph.D. from UGA in 1982 where she studied under the late UGA Professor Emeritus E. Paul Torrance. Hébert, who is coordinator of UGA’s Gifted and Creative Education Program, joined the UGA faculty in 1997. He has written or co-written seven book chapters and authored nearly three dozen articles in refereed journals. He received the Early Scholar Award from the NAGC in 2000 and has served as a strand coordinator for the Summer Institutes in Higher Education at the University of Connecticut in Storrs for more than 10 years. He has also been invited to speak on his research around the world. The NAGC consists of more than 8,000 members, including educators, school researchers, administrators, counselors and parents. The NAGC serves as a public advocate concerning the needs of gifted students and promotes research on the nature and education of gifted children of all ages and educational levels. Wednesday August 7, 2003 WRITER: Michael Childs, 706/542-5889, mchilds@coe.uga.edu CONTACT: Thomas P. Hebert, 706/542-3678, thebert@coe.uga.edu