Commencement May 2019............................................................page 2 & 3

Feature: Amy McGinnis’ CETL Excellence in Teaching Award.............page 4

Feature: Anne Hornak’s ACPA Diamond Honoree Award....................page 4

Feature: Abby Reattoir, student employee & CMU Class of 2019.......page 5

Feature: Educational Leadership Scholarship Recipients....................page 5

Feature: Eliza McWilliams Dissertation Defense..................................page 6

The Semester in Review.......................................................................page 7

Dissertations for May 2019 Graduates ................................................page 8

A Fond Farewell: Saying Goodbye to EDL Faculty...............................page 9

Welcome New EDL Faculty.................................................................page 10

Faculty & Staff............................................................................page 11 & 12

Connect with Us.................................................................................page 12

Educational Leadership Ph.D. and Ed.D. students at the May 2019 Doctoral Ceremony:Left: Dr. LeShorn Benjamin leads the line of EDL students towards the Doctoral ceremony in Plachta Auditorium. Right: Dr.’s Ampaw and Klocko award LeShorn her doctoral hood in front of the audience.

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Commencement////////////

Congrats May Graduates!

May 2019 Doctoral Commencement: From left to right: Dr. Athena Marsh, Dr. Sohan Agbonlahor, Dr. Frim Ampaw, Dr. Tonya Bailey and Dr. D’Wayne Jenkins.

Educational Leadership MA Graduates and Faculty members celebrating the May 2019 Commencement

From left to right: Kaitlin Leonard, Marisa McConnell, Stephanie Hare, Dr. Mark Deschaine, Kayla Harber-Bates, Travell (T.O.) Oakes, Rhiki Swinton, Shantia Reese, Haley Anderson, Audrey Simmons, Anna Sheufelt, Karla Linares, Mariah Atkins, Anna Kenny, Kegan Rojas, Matthew Brandom-Warren, Kathleen Neu, and Dr. Ben Jankens.

CMU MA Canada Students at Commencement From left to right: Rachael D’Ornellas, Maram Algerd, Concetta Buonaiuto, Claudia Mellad, Allison Menegoni, Judi Joslin, Tracy Sherriff, Nagina Murtuza, Alanna Szewczyk, and Yvette Maxwell 3

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The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Awards Committee at CMU has chosen winners for this year’s Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Amy McGinnis, an EDL alumnus (Ed.D. Cohort 11) and a member of the Department of Management in the College of Business Administration, was surprised to be among the 2018-2019 group of CETL award winners.

Dr. McGinnis is a valued member of the Management Department at CMU , specializing in the areas of Human Resources and Organizational Behavior. As a practitioner and educator, she strives to collaborate with students equally in an

environment of trust, respect, mutual exchange, engagement, and critical thinking. Students are the center of her teaching and she instills into them a deep appreciation for learning.

Congratulations Dr. McGinnis!

The American College Personnel Association Foundation (ACPA) has named EDL faculty member Anne Hornak a 2019 Diamond Honoree. Dr. Hornak has been at CMU since 2009, where she teaches courses in theories, ethics, student affairs administration, and social justice.

She has been a member of ACPA since 1997 and has served the organization in multiple roles including; state president, faculty-member in residence, ethics columnist for Developments, JCSD review board, and coordinator of faculty research grants.

American College Personnel Association (ACPA) is the leading comprehensive student affairs association that advances student affairs and engages students for a lifetime of learning and discovery. The Diamond Honoree Program, established by the ACPA in 1999, is both a recognition program and a fund raising activity. Those nominated for consideration are recognized for their outstanding and sustained contributions to higher education and to student affairs.

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ACPA names Anne Hornak a 2019 Diamond Honoree

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Abby Reattoir: Class of 2019 & EDL student employee

Please help us in congratulating Abby Reattoir, who graduated in May with her BAA in Entrepreneurship and Marketing.

Abby has worked for the Department of Educational Leadership as a student employee since her sophomore year, in the fall of 2015. During her undergrad tenure she was a member of the sorority Alpha Sigma Tau, and she also worked as a student assistant in the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.

Abby’s father, Daniel Reattoir, was a member of the second Ed.D. cohort in EDL. Dr. Reattoir is currently the Superintendent of the Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District. Abby will be spending the summer with her family in Sault Ste Marie.

Congratulations to Abby, and the Reattoir family, on your achievements!

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Our congratulations to two very deserving EDL students! Jeannine Brown, was awarded the first time Mills Family Endowment Scholarship. Courtney Morris was awarded the EDL Faculty Endowment Scholarship.

There were 30 applicants for both scholarships and winners were chosen by a panel of Educational Leadership faculty members. The scholarships will be available once again in January 2020.

Educational Leadership recognizes two students with scholarships

Jeannine Brown, left, MA: Educational Leadership: SupervisionCourtney Morris, right, Ph.D. Educational Leadership

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Eliza McWilliam’s Dissertation Defense

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Eliza McWilliams, an Ed.D. student, received her doctorate in Educational Leadership from Central Michigan University during the doctoral commencement ceremony in May. McWilliams is a retired teacher from Warren, who had spent 39 years teaching in Detroit Public Schools. Eliza’s dissertation was about her experiences working in early childhood education, it’s titled; “Male Teachers in Early Childhood Education”.

Eliza’s dissertation committee was made up of Dr. Mark Deschaine, Dr. Edward Greene, and Dr. Barbra Klocko. Barb Klocko, as the chair of Eliza’s dissertation committee, was chosen because she stood out to McWilliams. Klocko’s “blunt, yet constructive” approach to her students and the chemistry between the two is what made McWilliams want her as her committee chair. McWilliam’s overcame significant health challenges to be able to finish her degree and Dr. Klocko encouraged her through it.

Joining Eliza and her committee to celebrate this milestone accomplishment are CMU’s President Dr. Robert Davies, representatives of the Department of Educational Leadership and fellow Ed.D. students.

Congratulations Dr. McWilliams!!

Top left: CMU President Davies visits Dr. Marshall’s EDL 860: Organizational Theory of Educational Institutions course. Top Right: Dr’s Umpstead and Klocko at the Spring Doctoral Graduation cere-mony. Middle left: 2018-2019 Learning & Leading Awardees: Ph.D. student Riley Justis (left), Dr. Barb Klocko, Dr. Betty Kirby, and Ph.D. student Jillian Davidson (right). Middle right: Ed.D. student Mon-tisa Watkins presenting at SCREE. Bottom Right: Dr. Sohan Agbonlahor’s dissertation defense with Dr. Ethan Kolek, Sohan, Dr. Anne Hornak, Dr. Frim Ampaw (chair), and Dr. Joy Gayles, via WebEx, an outside committee member.

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Semester in Review/////////

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Ed.D. Student: Dissertation Chair: Title:

Doni St. Amour Barb Klocko Elementary Principal Induction: Early Career Leadership Development and Socialization of Elementary School Principals

Lisa Evans Barb Klocko Principals as Sense-makers: How School Leaders Make Sense of and Conduct Teacher Evaluation in Their Schools. A Phenomenological Study of Charter School Leaders’ Experience Analyzing, Interpreting, and Integrating Teacher Evaluations to Improve Teacher Performance Christina Dillard Barb Klocko Teachers’ Perceptions of a School District Dissolution

Janice Broyles Sarah Marshall From Powerless to Powerful: The Strategies and Support that Led Single Mothers to Find Academic Success at an Open Admissions College

Cathy Henkenberns Sarah Marshall First Year Charter School Principal Transition: A Phenomenological Study of First-Year Charter School Principal Experiences in Mentoring

Jennifer Lynn Sarah Marshall Experiencing the Realities of Superintendent/Principal Roles in Rural School Districts: A Phenomenological Study

Jennifer LaDuke Eric Buschlen A Phenomenological Study of Educational Leaders’ Shared Experiences Serving Low Incidence English Language Learner (ELLs) Christopher White Matt Johnson Teacher Turnover Intention in Charter Schools: Does School Climate Make a Difference?

Christine Alwood Anne Hornak Higher Education Philanthropy: Satellite Campus Alumni Donor Motivation

Ph.D. Student: Dissertation Chair: Title:

Jillian Davidson Barb Klocko School Accountability and Non-Academic Risk Factors in Underperforming Schools

Sohan Agbonlahor Frim Ampaw The Impact of Financial Aid Factors and Home Country Economic Conditions on International Doctoral Students Time to Degree Completion and Labor Market Destination Choices

D’Wayne Jenkins Frim Ampaw A Seat at the Table: An Examination of Black Make Collegiate Leadership Capacity, Leadership Efficacy, & Leadership Motivation at Predominantly White Institutions

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EDL Faculty/////////////////Saying Goodbye

Losing members of the team…

It’s with mixed emotions and heavy hearts that Educational Leadership says goodbye to two of our valued faculty members. Mark Deschaine and Ethan Kolek will be moving on to new institutions in the fall and we would like to recognize their significant contributions to our programs.

Please join us in thanking Dr. Deschaine and Dr. Kolek for their gift of talents these past few years. It’s been a pleasure and honor to work with such fine individuals. We have been better because of you and your absence will be sorely missed.

We wish you both continued success in your future positions and at your prestigious institutions. Please keep in touch and let us know how your careers progress.

Although you will be leaving the CMU family, you’ll still be part of the greater Educational Leadership family. Good luck and godspeed!

…but gaining national partners in education.

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Welcome to Educational Leadership

We are excited to have two new colleagues, Dr. Gregg Dionne and Dr. Georgina Wilson, joining the department in the fall.

Dr. Dionne joins us from the Michigan Department of Education where he worked with K-12 school districts across the state as the Curriculum and Instruction Supervisor. Prior to MDE he served in teaching and administrative roles at the building and district levels. He received his bachelor’s degree from CMU, his Master of Arts in Education Supervision from Baldwin-Wallace University, and his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from Western Michigan University. Dr. Dionne’s experience with innovative curriculums, instructional supervision, and district-level professional improvement will be a valued addition to our programs. Dr. Wilson is joining the department after being the Chief Administrative Officer and principal of an alternative high school in Michigan. She has extensive experience in designing, implementing, and operating K-12 programs at the school and district levels, and working on grants for new and innovative practices, as well as being a former high school and college teacher. She received her bachelor’s and Master’s of Education degrees from Saginaw Valley State University and her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from CMU. Dr. Wilson’s experience as a building level leader and her role in shaping diverse education options across districts will help advance our administrator certification and accreditation activities, and increase the overall quality of our programs.

Please help us welcome your new faculty to the EDL team!

Dr. Gregg Dionne Dr. Georgina Wilson

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Frimpomaa Ampaw, Ed.D., is an Associate Professor for the department of Educational Leadership at Central Michigan University. Dr. Ampaw teaches Quantitative Analysis, Advanced Quantitative Analysis, and Finance in Higher Education. Dr. Ampaw’s research interests include retention and persistence in higher education; minorities and women in science education, and labor market outcomes of higher education.

Eric Buschlen, Ed.D., is an Associate Professor for the department of Educational Leadership at Central Michigan University. Dr. Buschlen has taught the American College Student, Student Affairs Administration, Academic Profession, and Leadership: Theory & Practice. Dr. Buschlen’s research interests include leadership education, youth leadership development, leadership through community service and service learning experiences, and the impact youth sports have on developing leadership capacities in both coaches and players.

Nan Clapp, is the Executive Secretary for the Department of Educational Leadership. Nan has been with the department since 2001.

Anne Hornak, Ph.D., is a Professor in the department of Educational Leadership at Central Michigan University. Her focus is on higher education administration and student affairs. Dr. Hornak has taught Ethics, Social Justice, Helping Skills, Qualitative Research, and Student Development Theory. Her research interests include ethics and decision making, student affairs in community colleges, and the impact of college cost on engagement and persistence.

Benjamin P. Jankens, Ed.D., is an Associate Professor and the Department Chair for Educational Leadership at Central Michigan University. Dr. Janken’s has taught School and Community Relations, The Principalship, Leadership Capstone, Leadership Internship, Organizational Change, Public School Finance, Educational Policy Analysis, and Culture and Change in Educational Institutions. Dr. Janken’s research interests include school

culture and climate, school performance, organizational leadership, charter schools and authorizing, and reform efforts in education.

Matthew Johnson, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor for the department of Educational Leadership at Central Michigan. Dr. Johnson has taught Critical Perspectives of Development Theory, Educational Research Design, Leadership Theory and Practice, College Student Development, and Student Development Theory. Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on the intersections of leadership, civic engagement and social justice. He is interested in how college experiences help students learn and develop into civically engaged citizens who work effectively across differences.

Barbara Klocko, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor for the department of Educational Leadership at Central Michigan. Dr. Klocko has taught Doctoral Seminar and Philosophy of Education. Dr. Klocko’s research interests are K-12 leadership stress and resiliency, scholar-practitioner research, and innovation in educational leadership.

Sarah Marshall, Ph.D., is a Professor of Educational Leadership with an emphasis in higher education administration at Central Michigan University. She also directs the Graduate Certificate in College Teaching program and serves as a Center for Teaching Excellence Fellow at the same institution.Her research interests include teaching techniques to enhance student learning, work/life management, university leadership, and the profession of student affairs.

Kaleb G. Patrick, Ed.D., is a Faculty Member and Program Director for the department of Educational Leadership. Dr. Patrick has taught Teaching with Technology in Higher Education Settings, Seminar - Issues in Education, Methods of director of the Master of Science Administration. Educational Research, and Student Development Theory. Dr. Patrick’s research interests include online and non-traditional education, higher education administration, and leadership.

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Megan Taylor, is an Office Professional for the Department of Educational Leadership. She has been with the department since October 2017. Additionally, she is an MA student in the Higher Education Administration program.

Gina Umpstead, J.D., Ph.D., is a Professor and Program Director for the Department of Educational Leadership. Dr. Umpstead regularly teaches Public School Law, Advanced School Law, Educational Policy Analysis, and Writing and Inquiry. Dr. Umpstead’s research interests include education law & policy issues related to equal educational opportunities, teacher workforce reforms, and educational innovation.

David Whale, Ed.D., is a Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Central Michigan University. The main courses taught by Dr. Whale are The Principalship, School and Community Relations and Principles of Educational Administration.

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