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Denise Spangler, Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Services and a Clarke County School Board member, was quoted in a September 10 Athens Banner-Herald story about Clarke County School Superintendent Philip Lanoue.

Jill Pittman (BSEd ‘85), principal of Goodlettsville Middle School in Tennessee, was one of two Nashville metro area educators elected for a prestigious two-year fellowship with “America Achieves,” a national organization which works to build high-quality educational systems through professional training.

College of Education alumna Dionne Cross Francis was recognized for her work at the 2014 Women of Color STEM Conference.

To better support their teachers, school leaders must move away from one-size-fits-all professional development activities towards job-embedded learning, says Sally Zepeda, a professor of educational administration and policy, in a 10-minute School Leadership Briefing. A link to hear the briefing is inside.

Each year, the University of Georgia Alumni Association honors 40 alumni who have made an impact in business, leadership, community, educational and/or philanthropic endeavors. Members have demonstrated dedication to UGA and its mission of teaching, research and service. We are proud to highlight Bynikini Frazier, a 2008 graduate, and Eric Wearne, a 2002 graduate, both named to the 2014 class of the Alumni Association’s 40 Under 40.

Georgia’s new system to “grade” teacher performance won’t do what it is meant to do, which is measure how well teachers are doing, said Sally Zepeda, a professor in educational leadership, in a September 6 article in the Athens Banner-Herald.

Dinner Lab, a two-year-old “pop-up restaurant company” dedicated to the notion that high-end chefs should listen to their customers is featured in the New York Times. College of Education alumnus Brian Bordainick (AB ‘07, BSEd ‘07) is the company’s chief executive officer.

George W. Hynd, former UGA College of Education associate dean for research and external affairs, has been named the next president of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.

College of Education alumnus Ryan Neumann, an English teacher at Pope High School in Cobb County who won a national award for his 2013 book, “What Had Happened,” has a really cool new idea. He is going to use proceeds from the sales of his book to fund a four-year college scholarship for some worthy student.

​College of Education alumnus Ryan Neumann (MEd ‘06), an English teacher at Pope High School in Cobb County who received a national award for his book What Had Happened, was featured in “Teachers with Class: Five Outstanding Educators” in the August 26 issue of the nationally syndicated ​American Profile.