News Drexel Noyce Scholarship Program Praised in Congressional Briefing SoE Graduate Student Named Trustee to American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry School of Education Celebrates Student Achievement at Honors Day Wilson High School Teacher Receives Drexel University
Drexel Noyce Scholarship Program Praised in Congressional Briefing The Drexel University Noyce Scholarship Program was recently noted during a Congressional Briefing as an “excellent example” in a national effort to strengthen and enhance K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. Dr. Kathie L. Olsen, deputy director of the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C., highlighted the Drexel School of Education program in a Congressional briefing sponsored by the Society of Woman Engineers. “With the support from the Noyce Scholarship Program, Drexel University is recruiting science, engineering, and mathematics majors who are committed to teaching mathematics and science in the School District of Philadelphia,” Dr. Olsen said. “The program provides strong teacher preparation addressing content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, learner knowledge and technology integration.” The Drexel University Noyce Scholarship program is funded through a $440,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The program provides $20,000 scholarships for qualified undergraduate students seeking secondary teacher certification in mathematics or the sciences. In addition, the program offers $10,000 scholarships to graduates in mathematics, the sciences and engineering who are changing careers to teach mathematics and science in high-need schools in the School District of Philadelphia. The Robert Noyce Scholarship Program, launched in 2002 encourages undergraduate students and postgraduates to become secondary mathematics and science teachers. The Drexel Noyce Scholarship Program is an initiative of the Drexel School of Education. The program is administered by Dr. Sheila Vaidya, principal investigator, and Abigail Maley, research assistant. For more information visit the Drexel Noyce Scholarship Program website at www.drexel.edu/soe/duns/index.html. --xxx--
SoE Graduate Student Named Trustee to American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Douglas B. Keck, D.M.D., of Guilford, Conn., a student in the Drexel University School of Education M.S. in Higher Education program, has been elected to serve as an at-large trustee to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Keck was elected to serve the three-year term as a trustee at the AAPD 59th Annual Session in Cincinnati, Ohio, in May. His term runs through 2009. The mission of the AAPD is to advocate policies, guidelines and programs that promote optimal oral health and oral health care for children. The AAPD serves and represents it membership in the areas of professional development and governmental and legislative activities. Dr. Keck and Donald Kohn, D.D.S., run a successful dentistry practice, Pediatric Dentistry Associates, with offices in New Haven and Madison, Conn. Dr Keck also serves as an assistant clinical professor of dental surgery for Yale University. “For me, it’s a great accomplishment,” Dr. Keck said of being elected as an AAPD trustee. “When I left dental school, all I wanted to do was treat patients, and then I became involved with the AAPD and I discovered how much more there was to the profession.” Dr. Keck is now pursuing some new interests associated with his profession through the M.S. in Higher Education program at Drexel. “Through this program, I’m learning more about Boards of Trustees and lobbying and the importance of having an educational background in higher education. I considered between pursuing an M.B.A and M.S. in Higher Education at Drexel, and I felt this program offered more of what I was looking for.” --xxx--
School of Education Celebrates Student Achievement at Honors Day
The Drexel School of Education on Wednesday recognized the academic achievements of nearly 80 students at the annual Honors Day ceremony. Dr. William Lynch, director of the School of Education, addressed the Honors Day attendees about the accomplishments that have been achieved in the School of Education during the past academic year. He listed four new master’s degree programs, a new bachelor’s and master’s program, an on-line bachelor’s degree completion program, a new minor in education, and the School’s rise in the U.S. News & World Report America’s Best Graduate Schools ranking among the accomplishments. “However, we are not here to recognize the achievements of the Drexel School of Education,” Dr. Lynch said. “We are here to recognize and applaud the achievements of our students. That is what Honors Day is all about.” The ceremony was also Webcast live for the benefit of students from different parts of the country enrolled in the Schools online degree programs through Drexel eLearning. The following awards were presented to students, faculty and staff: StudentsFirst Drexel Salutes Award
Staff Service and Leadership Award
Faculty Service and Leadership Award
Faculty Fellows and Associates Award
iPod Research Grant Recipients
Service and Leadership Awards
Second Academic Honors (GPA of 3.50-3.79) Freshmen
Sophomores
Juniors
Seniors
First Academic Honors (GPA of 3.80-4.00) Freshmen
Pre Juniors
Juniors
Seniors
Virginia C. Miller Scholarship
Presidential Scholarship
A. J. Drexel Scholarship
Teacher Certification Program Induction
Future Educators of Drexel 2005-06 Officers
Graduate Academic Honors (GPA of 4.00) M.S. in the Science of Instruction
Ph.D. in Educational Leadership Development and Learning Technologies
Provost Fellowship
--xxx-- Wilson High School Teacher Receives Drexel University David Stone Noyes Jr. of West Lawn, Pa., a mathematics teacher at Wilson High School, is the recipient of the Drexel University School of Education 2006 Outstanding Alumni Educator Award. The Outstanding Alumni Educator Award is presented to a graduate of the Drexel School of Education, or an education-related program offered through Drexel University, who has demonstrated exceptional skill and ability as an educator as well as a commitment to the profession of education. The award was presented on May 6 as part of Blue and Gold Days Alumni Weekend at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pa. "Winning the award is an affirming yet humbling experience,” Noyes said. “More rewarding still is the privilege of working with such great kids everyday." A 1992 graduate of the education program at Drexel University with dual certification in mathematics and general science, Noyes has been on the faculty of Wilson High School since 2001. While at Wilson, Noyes has developed an extensive website for students in his mathematics classes, and has instituted a mathematics peer tutoring program to pair students who are struggling with mathematics with those students who excel in the subject. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Noyes has coached the junior varsity softball team, and has served as a volunteer coach with the Spring Township Athletic Organization. “He is a visionary member of our faculty who is looking toward the future and developing programs while working with other teachers in a never-ending quest for improvement,” said Steven A. Leever, assistant principal at Wilson High School. “It is a pleasure and a privilege to work with him. He is a credit to our school and to the greater educational community.” Prior to joining the faculty at Wilson High School, Noyes taught mathematics and science at Governor Mifflin Middle School in Shillington, Pa., from 1996 to 2001, and Roberto Clemente Middle School in Philadelphia, Pa., from 1993 to 1996. In addition to his undergraduate degree from Drexel University, Noyes earned a master’s degree from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania in 2003. U.S. News & World Report ranks The Drexel School of Education among America’s Best Graduate School in the 2007 edition of its annual rankings. The Drexel School of Education offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in addition to a number of certification programs in K-12 and higher education. It is the home of the award-winning Math Forum @ Drexel (www.mathforum.org), and the Drexel Center for the Prevention of School Violence. --xxx--
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