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Education Alumni Chapter

The College of Education Alumni Chapter is now the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences Alumni Chapter!

Upcoming Events

Call for Nominations: Education Hall of Fame
The College of Education is turning 100 in 2012! The College of Education, Health and Human Sciences Alumni Chapter will celebrate this occasion with a Centennial Hall of Fame Event in April 2012 to honor faculty and alumni from each of the 10 decades. We invite you to submit a nomination. The deadline for nominations is January 27. More information about the April event to follow. For more information contact Alumni Coordinator Wendy Sumner-Winter at wsumner1@memphis.edu or 901/678-1562.

Recent Events

Educator of the Year Award

The College of Education Alumni Chapter is proud to announce that Gail Smithers (BS ’70) is the 2009 Outstanding Educator of the Year Award Recipient. Gail received her award at an on field award ceremony at the Memphis vs ECU football game in late October.

Gail was selected as the Outstanding Social Studies Teacher of Tennessee in 2002. She is a winner of the Tennessee Lottery Teacher of the Week and she has served as a supervising teacher for student teachers from the University of Memphis while serving as a mentor for many young teachers in the MCS system. She currently serves on the Leadership Council for Downtown Elementary School and was instrumental in putting together the Nelson Mandela Project, a 5th grade curriculum published for Memphis City Schools.

Debra Robb (BS ’76, MS ‘81), retired Memphis City Schools teacher, was honored as an 2008 Outstanding Education Alumna. 

Message from Randy

Click here to view a message from Randy McPherson (BSEd '81, MS '84, DEd '94), representing the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences Alumni Chapter, that was filmed at the 2011 Vision Forum.

Get involved!

To find out more information and to join the Education, Health and Human Sciences Alumni Chapter, please contact Chapter President Melinda Edwards at melinda.h.edwards@usps.gov or Alumni Coordinator Wendy Sumner-Winter at wsumner1@memphis.edu or 901/678-1562.

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Alumni Event Highlights

02/23 CSD Alumni Chapter Alumni Reception
04/20 Centennial Alumni Reunion Weekend



Gail Smithers (BS ’70),
Education Alumni Chapter's
Outstanding Educator of the Year

Smithers, Macklin, Long
Gail Smithers (BS '70) receiving the
Outstanding Educator of the Year from
Angela Macklin (MS ’08),
current COE Chapter President and
Mark Long (BSEE '85),
Alumni Association National President

Wagner
Dean Donald Wagner

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