National Board Resource Center honored

DeGarmo Hall

The National Board Resource Center at Illinois State University has been recognized by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for the excellence modeled by its staff in supporting Illinois teachers working to achieve their National Board certification in 2021.

The Richard A. Manahan Family Teaching Excellence Recognition Award rewards teaching excellence

Dr. Dianne Renn poses on the quad.

The Richard A. Manahan Family Teaching Excellence Recognition Award was created by Dr. Richard A. Manahan and family in 1984. The award is given to a full-time Department of Educational Administration and Foundations (EAF) faculty member to recognize significant teaching quality. The recipient’s quality to, “inspire students to achieve their full learning potential both in and outside of the classroom” is a desired requirement.

Doctoral student demonstrates natural leadership, dedication to service

There are not many people who can say they have bested Jim Belushi routinely in speech debate. But for Adrienne McDay, a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Administration and Foundations (EAF), it was a regular occurrence for her while she earned her degree in speech from Southern Illinois University.