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College of Education and Human Development announces annual student, faculty-staff awards

Miranda Snyder of Brimfield, Massachusetts, a secondary education major with a concentration in English, is the 2021 Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Education and Human Development. The college also honored Blanca Millan-Modia of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, a kinesiology and physical education major with a concentration in exercise science, as this year’s Outstanding Graduating International Student, and Jamie Jones of Bangor, Maine, a child development and family relations major with a concentration in early childhood education, with the Dean’s Award.

Miranda Snyder: College of Education and Human Development Outstanding Graduating Student

Miranda Snyder of Brimfield, Massachusetts is the 2021 Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Education and Human Development.

Walker Thomas: Recent KPE grad is ‘outstanding future professional’

SHAPE America, the Society for Health and Physical Educators, has recognized recent University of Maine graduate Walker Thomas of Sidney, Maine as an outstanding future professional.

John Cangelosi: Bangor High School science teacher, UMaine grad honored with Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching

Bangor High School science teacher and University of Maine alumnus John Cangelosi (’96, ’12G) is one of 107 educators nationwide to receive a 2020 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).

Laura Farragher-Gemma: Outstanding Student in Early Childhood Education

Laura Farragher-Gemma is the outstanding student in Child Development and Family Relations, Early Childhood Education concentration. Laura is from Millis, Massachusetts, and has worked with young children throughout her time at UMaine.

Amir Reza honored with inaugural Sue Estler distinguished alumnus award

Twenty years after earning his master’s degree at the University of Maine, Amir Reza has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Dr. Sue Estler Distinguished Higher Education Alumnus Award from the College of Education and Human Development graduate program in higher education.

Rachel Hobbs and J. Andrew Cormier: Secondary education students intern at Challenger Learning Center

Rachel Hobbs and J. Andrew Cormier spent their summers as interns at the Challenger Learning Center of Maine in Bangor, working with youth in STEM-focused summer camp programs with the hope of encouraging campers to aspire to higher education and careers in these fields. Hobbs, of Presque Isle, Maine, is a fifth-year secondary education major […]

Miranda Snyder: Education major makes a difference through leadership at youth activism camp, literacy program

Miranda Snyder of Brimfield, Massachusetts spent part of her summer immersed in activism and volunteering with youth.

UMaine partners with EDC, Mount Washington Observatory and others on NSF-funded project to promote data science education

The University of Maine is partnering with the Education Development Center (EDC) in Waltham, Massachusetts, Mount Washington Observatory (MWO) in North Conway, New Hampshire, and additional partners to help eighth-grade students in rural Maine and New Hampshire learn scientific data analysis and modeling skills. The new WeatherX project is funded by a three-year, $1.19 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Jon Velishka: From education major to soldier and back to the classroom

Lt. Col. Jon Velishka takes another sip of coffee. When giving a 9 a.m. lecture to University of Maine graduate students on complex issues of national security and foreign policy, it helps to be well caffeinated.

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