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Ali Piran, Stephen F. Austin State University lecturer of physics and astronomy, was recently awarded the inaugural Mary Beth Monroe Award for Distinguished Service to the Texas Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers.
“I am honored to be a recipient of this prestigious award,” Piran said. “This award is very important to me because Mary Beth Monroe was a true mentor to many students and colleagues and an educator who had a passion for teaching physics. She always reminded us of the importance of physics education in our society, had a great attitude and always looked at the glass as half-full. I hope that one day I achieve a small portion of what she has accomplished.”
Piran has been the Society of Physics Students adviser at SFA for more than 20 years. SFA SPS has won 16 national Outstanding Chapter Awards under his guidance. His primary teaching assignments at SFA have been teaching introductory physics.
First place at Texas National 2016 went to David Shannon-Lier for "Grassland Moonset, Gla National Forest, New Mexico."
Commenting on the high quality of work entered in the 22nd Texas National event, Juror Abelardo Morell selected Lier’s piece titled “Grassland Moonset, Gla National Forest, New Mexico” the top honor.
Second place at Texas National 2016 went to Serena Stevens for "Just Keep Swimming."
Honorable mention entries were by Houston artist Kathy Drago for “Pre-Contact,” Hattiesburg, Mississippi, artist John Lawler for “Innocence and Violence,” and Gainesville, Virginia, artist Raphael Warshaw for “Rio Douro 18.”
The SFA School of Art’s annual juried competition and exhibition attracts entrants from across the United States, providing artists an opportunity to have their work juried by highly acclaimed artists and critics, such as Morell. The exhibition includes photography, painting, sculpture and mixed media pieces.
Third place at Texas National 2016 went to Betsy Lewis for "Finale (3)."
For more information, call (936) 468-1131.
Stephen F. Austin State University’s James I. Perkins College of Education recently hosted its end-of-the-semester celebration to honor teacher candidates as they reach the culmination of student teaching and their educator preparation, according to Dr. Jannah Nerren, associate dean of assessment and accountability.
During the event, representatives from the college of education’s educator preparation program presented several SFA seniors with awards for their work during the semester.
Dr. Deborah Buswell, associate professor of kinesiology at SFA, presented Yaneli Cortez with the Dr. June Irwin Outstanding Women’s Kinesiology Graduate Award.
Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan, chair of the Department of Elementary Education, presented Caryn Berkowitz with the Hilda M. Barfield Outstanding Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Award.
Dr. Neill Armstrong, associate professor of secondary education and educational leadership, recognized Hillel Davis, who was named the Exemplary Secondary Student Teacher.
Also, Dr. Paula Griffin, assistant professor of elementary education, presented Deanna Anders with the Janice A. Pattillo Outstanding Early Education Graduate (early childhood through sixth grade completer) Award.
Dr. Michelle Williams, associate professor of elementary education, and Dr. Jannah Nerren, associate dean of assessment and accountability, presented Brooke Taylor-Johnson with the Olds Family Outstanding Elementary Student Teacher Award.
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Contact: Kelly Daniel 936-560-5533
Membership & Marketing Manager
The Nacogdoches County Chamber Fourth Friday Luncheon is noon to 1 p.m., Friday, May 20 at Austin Hall, 4603 North St. with guest speaker Carl Watson, executive director of the Nacogdoches Convention and Visitors Bureau.
“Tourism is a great economic engine for Nacogdoches, because not only does it put heads in beds, it has a ripple effect throughout the community,” Watson said. “We are blessed with a well-known destination and are working hard to make Nacogdoches an even greater premier destination than it already is.”
Watson comes to Nacogdoches with 40 years of hospitality experience. For close to 25 years he was in senior positions in the hotel industry, serving as general manager of properties throughout the U.S.A. and as managing partner of a scuba diving resort for several years in the Bahamas. For 12 years he worked in executive positions with chambers of commerce in Southeast Florida, primarily focusing on destination marketing. During his tenure as president of the Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Chamber of Commerce he was instrumental in increasing walk-in traffic to their small welcome center from 6,000 visitors per year to nearly 40,000 with the addition of welcome center signs on a major interstate highway and elsewhere. As director of the Cleburne, TX Chamber of Commerce Convention and Visitors Bureau for six years he oversaw the addition of a new tourism website and visitors guide.
Prior to moving to Nacogdoches in September 2015, Watson was executive director of the Southeast Volusia Advertising Authority, which was responsible for the destination marketing of five cities in Volusia County, just south of Daytona Beach, FL.
Attendee RSVPs are requested by noon, Wednesday, May 18, and lunch is $16. Find the secure “pay online” option in Hot News at nacogdoches.org or call (936) 560-5533.
All attending may enter the $50 drawing, sponsored by Commercial Bank of Texas. All Chamber members are entered in a $250 drawing, sponsored by Axley & Rode, but you must be present to win.
Stephen F. Austin State University’s Nelson Rusche College of Business awarded $2,500 each to top scholars in its Student Success Passport Program.
The program, which began in fall 2015, aims to help students hone their professional skills through workshops, conferences and online assignments while competing for scholarships.
Braxton Berthot, an SFA freshman general business major from Douglass, Texas, received a scholarship.
“It was definitely a surprise, and I’m very honored to receive this,” Berthot said. “Whenever I had free time, I would go online and complete small-point projects, such as building a résumé, submitting a cover letter and completing sessions.”
The Nelson Rusche College of Business and Student Advisory Council hosted a mock career fair in February as part of the Student Success Passport Program. Berthot helped orchestrate the fair and said it was one of the most beneficial events the program offered.
“It was fun to see everyone taking advantage of the resources,” Berthot said.
SFA junior international business and economics major Rebecca Miller from Houston was surprised to learn she also received a scholarship.
“I didn’t think I was going to get it, but I’m really glad I did,” Miller said. “I’ve been trying to save up to go to France to study abroad, so I’m really excited because now I can go.”
Miller plans to study for a semester in France at La Rochelle Business School. She is the president of the Economic Reading Group and secretary of Phi Beta Lambda, SFA’s professional business student organization.
Tanya Moreno, a sophomore international business major from Houston, was another of the program’s scholarship recipients.
“This is a great honor,” Moreno said. “I put a lot of work into it. I stayed organized and went to as many events as possible.”
Moreno added the Student Success Passport Program is a great opportunity for students and it gives them an incentive to work on career-readiness skills. Moreno also will be studying in France at La Rochelle Business School.
Stephen F. Austin State University professors in several departments were recently awarded a second round of funding from the National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program totaling just over $1 million.
The Noyce program seeks to encourage talented science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors and professionals to become K-12 STEM teachers.
“We are honored that the National Science Foundation values the work that we are doing with STEM teacher recruitment and support,” said Dr. Lesa Beverly, SFA professor of mathematics and statistics and principal investigator. “This is a collaborative project with a leadership team from mathematics, biology, and secondary education and educational leadership with 11 community college partners as well as with the Region 7 Education Service Center.“
SFA faculty members Dr. Keith Hubbard, professor of mathematics and statistics, Dr. Chrissy Cross, assistant professor of secondary education and educational leadership, and Dr. Dennis Gravatt, associate professor of biology, are also serving as co-principal investigators. Dr. Ray Darville, professor of sociology, is acting as the project evaluator to help ensure program impact and continued success.
“We are working together for a common goal,” Beverly said, “to recruit STEM majors into a teaching career by providing support, financial and otherwise, during their junior and senior years and as they transition from student to professional educator.”
The recent Noyce program award is the second phase of funding. The original award was made in August 2011 for a total amount just under $1.5 million. With the new award, the program will be carried forward until 2021.
“I am so proud of the 20 scholars from Phase I of the project,” Beverly said. “Each scholar was awarded $30,000 in scholarship funds. In some cases, the students would not have been able to complete their degrees without this financial support. Most will tell you, however, that community support was truly what has made the most significant impact on their lives.
“The scholars have had the advantage of the multi-mentoring strategy employed in the project,” she added. “Our mentoring team consists of the faculty leadership team, a retired teacher with more than 25 years of experience, and master teachers from neighboring districts. In addition, the scholars have formed lasting relationships with each other as well as with other education professionals they have met through the program.”
Ten T4 scholars are now teaching as a result of the first round of funding. Six will graduate in May and are being sought by school districts, and two are in graduate school.
“They are an amazing group, and we receive feedback from their supervisors asking for more just like them,” Beverly said. “Principals tell us that our scholars are ready to hit the ground running and are more advanced than most first-year teachers. From the researchers’ point of view, this project has led to three published journal articles and a wealth of additional data. Phase II extends this research effort.
“Phase II will provide scholarships and support for 20 additional students and also will allow us to continue to study the impact of the first 20 scholars,” Beverly said. “In addition to the scholarships, we have two additional recruitment initiatives, including the Job Shadow Experience, which was a success during Phase I. Ninety students from across the state will have the opportunity to shadow master STEM teachers for a full week to provide a realistic picture of the teaching career.”
Phase II also will serve as the impetus for a new initiative that will begin in the fall, she added. Two new courses are in development for SFA STEM freshmen wishing to explore teaching as a career option.
“Funds from the T4 project will provide 80 students tuition reimbursements for these two courses, which we are calling STEM Teacher Test Drives,” Beverly said. “This is truly an exciting time in STEM teacher recruitment and preparation!”
This material is based upon work supported from the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1556983. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
