Alumni News
Alumni Recognized for Leadership in the Field
Carol A. Boyd (’71 Credential), assistant superintendent of the Oakley Union Elementary School District, has been honored for her leadership by the Association of California Administrators. She was chosen as Administrator of the Year for the East Bay of California.
Karen Lafferty (’63 BA, ’64 Credential) was named president of the Senior Coalition of the California Retired Teacher’s Association. The influential coalition was formed about 15 years ago to track issues affecting retirees and retirement.
Dean Vogel (’73 Credential), a counselor in the Vacaville Unified School District, has been elected vice-president of the California Teachers Association. Last year, Vogel was named Advocate of the Year by the California Association of School Counselors.
Alumni Recognized for Excellence in Teaching
Erin Hopkins (’05 Credential, ’06 MA), a fourth grade teacher in Oakley, California, was selected her school’s Teacher of the Year.
Diana Huerta (’05 Credential, ’06 MA), an elementary school teacher in Salinas, California, received the Crystal Apple Award from a local television station in recognition of her positive influence on the development of children on the Central Coast.
Davis Richmond (’89 Credential), a math teacher in Woodland, California, has been recognized as the 2007 Educator of the Year by the California League of Middle Schools. Richmond, a teacher and leader among his colleagues for 18 years at Douglass Junior High School, was chosen from more than 120 finalists across the state.
Alumni Research Published
Todd A. DeMitchell (’90 MA), a professor in the Department of Education & Justice Studies Program at the University of New Hampshire, published Negligence: What Principals Need to Know about Avoiding Liability. In addition, he has had articles published in or accepted for publication by Teachers College Record, Education Law Reporter, Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal, the Journal of Law & Education, and Phi Delta Kappan.
Terri A. DeMitchell (’90 MA) has been invited to write an article on educational malpractice for the School Administrator. Recently, she also took part in a book signing for her book You Will Come Back, a middle grade mystery, to support the New Hampshire Library Association.