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Michael O. Minor, Ed.D. '09, recently met with Michelle Obama as she visited Mississippi
to discuss ways to combat childhood obesity. Dr. Minor, pastor at Oak Hill Baptist
Church, is also chair of the Healthy Congregations initiative which is part of the
Get A Life! Childhood obesity-prevention initiative in Mississippi. The story of Mrs.
Obama's visit and Mississippi's activities to fight obesity was covered by the Commercial Appeal and Jim Lehrer, anchor of PBS News Hour, filmed at Dr. Minor's church in early March
to include in a future news story.
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Mark Ertel, M.S. '85, is Principal of Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School, School
of the Medical Arts in Jacksonville, Fl. The school is growing from a traditional
middle grades configuration to a 6-12 with the help of a $3.6 million grant from Magnet
Schools of America. Darnell-Cookman partners with the University of Florida College
of Medicine, Jacksonville, and its host facility, the Shands Hospital. The high school
curriculum is all advanced, honors, and AP (Advanced Placement) with the medical theme
integrated throughout the coursework. Visit Darnell-Cookman Middle/High School.
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Dr. Richard England (Ed.D., 1985) and Dr. Barbara England (Ed.D., 2000) recently
co-authored an article entitled, "Kurt Huber and Carl Orff: Two Conflicting Ideologies"
which has been published in the journal Forum on Public Policy. The article is based
on a presentation given by Richard at a conference at Oxford University in July, 2008.
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Dr. Virginia McLaughlin (EdD 1977), the dean of William & Mary's School of Education, has been appointed
by Virginia's Gov. Tim Kaine to serve on the Virginia Board of Education.
In her position with the Board of Education, McLaughlin will help with the oversight
of Virginia's public school system, establish educational objectives such as the Standard
of Learning tests, make annual reports to the governor and General Assembly on the
condition and needs of public schools, and approve instructional materials for use
in schools.
McLaughlin earned her undergraduate degree in psychology from William & Mary in 1971.
She earned her master's degree from Peabody College at Vanderbilt and her doctorate
from Memphis State University in 1977. She returned to William and Mary in 1983 as
an assistant professor, and in 1995, she became dean of the School of Education.
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Dr. Patricia Buby Wachholz, whose experience as a teacher and administrator in the field of education spans
nearly 30 years, has been appointed dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences at Armstrong Atlantic State University. Wachholz will guide all aspects of the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences
and provide leadership for the departments of early childhood education, health and
physical education, middle and secondary education, and special and adult education.
Wachholz received a doctor of education in curriculum and instruction from the University
of Memphis and a master's in English education from the University of North Florida.
She earned a bachelor's in English from Western Michigan University.
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