PROFESSIONAL ASSIGNMENTS

Division of Education

Education Student Advisory Council (EdSAC), Faculty Advisor thru 2006

Exploring Teaching Post, Co-advisor

Pi Lambda Theta, Gamma Gamma Chapter, Faculty Advisor, 1982-2003; 2004 to date co-advisor

Web manager for Division of Education

IU Kokomo Committees

Advisors Committee

Honor’s Program Advisory Board

Honor’s Program Scholarship Committee

Library Advisory Board

Professional Staff Council

Scholarship Committee

IU Committees

Academic Advisor’s Local Implementation Team (AALIT); Project Completed 2004

Student Records Local Implementation Team (SRLIT); Project Completed 2004

University Academic Services Council (UASC); Beginning 2005

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Awards

2004                    Vocational Achievement Award, Kokomo Rotary Club

2003                    IU Kokomo Outstanding Administrator Award

1998                    Kokomo Head Start Volunteer Award

1995                    IU Kokomo “You Are Our #1 Priority” Award for Advisement Service

1993                    Pi Lambda Theta, International Faculty Advisor of the Year

1992                    IU Kokomo Outstanding Academic Advisor Award

1991                    Pi Lambda Theta, Great Lakes Region II Outstanding Service Award

1989                    Pi Lambda Theta, International Faculty Advisor of the Year        

1982                    IU Kokomo Amicus Award (Students Determine Favorite Adjunct Faculty)

Publications

2004       Parkison, Kathy & Margo Sorgman & Charlotte Miller.  “Intersection of Teachers’ Perceptions and State Economic Standards,” Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research, Volume 5, Number 2, 37-49.

Presentations

2005       Teacher Training, North Miami High School (April 13)

2004      “The IU Kokomo CuLab – Facility and Resources” to Mid-Central Reading Council, Tipton, IN

2000      “Tips and Techniques for Effective Student Teaching”, Organized and Presented with Panel of Students during the Pi Lambda Theta International Conference, Atlanta, GA

Grants

 

1990 to Date      Pi Lambda Theta, Gamma Gamma Chapter, $50.00 per year for CuLab materials

1990 to Date      Trumpet Books, Donation of Children’ Literature Books, yearly, retail value between $500 and $1000

1997      PAIRS Grant with Karen Berg and Susan Cooper, Kokomo Center Teachers, By Offering Opportunities Kids Success (BOOKS),

             Funded $1200.00

1997      PAIRS Grant with Dr. Steven Gilbert, Chair of the Division of Education, and Kokomo Center Teachers Jim McCarter

             and Gil Phillips, Early Implementation of Team Teaching, Funded $1000.00

1996      Secured Collection of Young Adolescent Literature via the Middle Grades Reading Program, Funded by Lilly for $5000.00

1996      PAIRS Grant with Carol Lutz, Kokomo Center Teacher, Rainbow Bridges, Funded $2000.00

1996      URSI Grant with Terri Bowers and Peggy Obermeyer, IUK Education Students, The Seven Smarts: Self-Assessment

             of Elementary Education Majors, Funded $500.00

1995      PAIRS Grant with Nancy Coble, Kokomo Center Teacher, Multiple Intelligences, Funded $2000.00

1995      URSI Grant with Rebecca Hudson, IU Kokomo Education Student, Mentoring, Funded $500.00

1994      PAIRS Grant with Nancy Coble, Kokomo Center Teacher, CD-ROM Technology, Funded $2000.00

1994      URSI Grant with Catherine Miller, IU Kokomo Education Student, Teacher Portfolio, Funded $500.00

1993      PAIRS Grant with Nancy Coble, Kokomo Center Teacher, Multicultural Literature: Models for Writing, Funded $1700.00

1993      URSI Grant with Kay Plew, IU Kokomo Education Student, Multicultural Literature: Native American, Funded $500.00

1993      Portfolio Assessment of Writing in the Technology Classroom with Dr. Nadene Keene, IU Kokomo English Professor,

             and Ms. Cynthia Dwyer, Principal Darrough Chapel School of Kokomo Center. Funded $250.00 by Pi Lambda Theta

             for CuLab materials

1991/2   Portfolio Assessment of Writing in the Technology Classroom: A Developmental Model with Dr. Nadene Keene,

             IU Kokomo English Professor, and Ms. Cynthia Dwyer, Principal Darrough Chapel School of Kokomo Center,

             Funded for Second Year $2480.00 by the Indiana Department of Instruction

1990/1   Portfolio Assessment of Writing in the Technology Classroom: A Developmental Model with Dr. Nadene Keene,

             IU Kokomo English Professor, and Ms. Cynthia Dwyer, Principal Darrough Chapel School of Kokomo Center,

             Funded $2258.00 by the Indiana Department of Instruction