Graduation Ceremony 2003

Outstanding Doctoral Student Awards
These awards are presented by the faculty of the School of Education to a doctoral student who has demonstrated an ability to bring theory and knowledge to bear on the solution of a significant educational problem.

Timothy Eden
Catholic School Leadership | Seasons of Change: Catholic Higher Education from the End of the Second World War to the Decade Following the Second Vatican Council
Dissertation Chairperson: Sr. Mary Peter Traviss

Steven W. Phelps
Catholic School Leadership | A Study of Professional Development in Catholic Secondary Schools Compared to National Staff Development Council Standards
Dissertation Chairperson: Sr. Mary Peter Traviss

Don-Anthony Louis Capone
Counseling Psychology | A Smoking Cessation Intervention Using a Mood-Labeling and Problem Solving Approach.
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Steven Zlutnick

Ritchell Ann Yau
International and Multicultural Education | The Portrayal of Immigration in a Selection of Picture Books Published in the United States Since 1970.
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Alma Flor Ada

Aimee Michele Reedy
Learning and Instruction | Latina Mothers’ Perceived Self-Efficacy for the Promotion of their Children’s Emergent Literacy and its Relationship to Home Literacy Experiences
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Robert Burns

James William Reede, Jr.
Organization and Leadership | Environmental Obstacles to Construction of Education Facilities in California
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Patricia Mitchell
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Outstanding Teacher Education Student Awards
These awards are presented by the faculty of the Teacher Education Department to students who by competence, caring, and commitment exemplify the best qualities of today’s teacher.

2003 Recipients:
Shannon Furr
Robert Paul Poling
Angela Maria Gargiulo
Mary L. Raia
Susan Alice Lundy
Joseph Tris
Carol A. Norem
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