CEHS honors three with inaugural Dean's Awards

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Crossland Dunham Goudge

For the first time in its history, Northwest's College of Education and Human Services is presenting Dean's Faculty Awards.

The honors, bestowed by Dr. Max Ruhl, CEHS dean, recognize superior performance in teaching and a number of other categories, including collaboration, multiculturalism, research, service, mentoring, innovation and leadership. Three awards will be presented each year, with the teaching award to be presented every year.

Similar awards honoring outstanding faculty achievement are already given out by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Melvin and Valorie Booth College of Business and Professional Studies.

Recipients for 2007-'08, along with a brief summary of their accomplishments as submitted by COEHS, are listed below:

Beth Goudge (teaching), instructor of family and consumer sciences.

Goudge has been an outstanding teacher and academic advisor in her department for 20 years. She continuously works to improve her classroom instruction by adding new content and instructional methods, and she consistently receives outstanding student evaluations. Goudge is a steadying force for both faculty and students in the department … and always strives to deliver the best.

Dr. Doug Dunham (leadership), associate professor of psychology, sociology and counseling.

Dunham served as chairman of the Department of Psychology, Sociology and Counseling for the past two years, and his accomplishments most notably include an implicit change in the department's attitude and mindset.

Department faculty have come together in a strong, positive and productive way, and this change is a direct result of Dunham's dedication to being a strong leader and to empowering faculty to serve students. His leadership style is facilitative and cooperative with specific attention to the details of management. He is respected for his strength of character and yet maintains a supportive and respectful stance toward his faculty.

Dunham is a former Faculty Senate president and served as high chair of department chairs in 2006-2007. He is respected as a leader both in his department and by the University community as a whole.

Dr. Barbara Crossland (multiculturalism), assistant professor and chair, Department of Curriculum and Instruction.

Crossland was a key member of the team that organized the first Northwest Powwow, an extremely successful event now entering its fourth year. As a direct result of the Powwow, Northwest now offers a fully endowed scholarship for Native American students courtesy of a Native American alumnus. In addition, Northwest students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the regional community, benefit educationally from this authentic celebration of Native American culture.

Goudge, Dunham and Crossland will be formally recognized during the CEHS general meeting at the beginning of the spring trimester.

For more information, please contact:

Anthony Brown,
News Bureau Manager
E-Mail: abrown@nwmissouri.edu
Phone (660) 562-1704
Fax (660) 562-1900

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