50 Educators Receive the Crystal Apple on College's 50th Anniversary

As a fitting tribute to the college’s half-century of research, teaching and service, 50 educators from throughout the country were honored with Crystal Apple Awards at a gala at the Kellogg Center in November.

The seventh annual awards ceremony featured a keynote speech by former faculty member Lee Shulman, who is president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. More than 500 people attended the gala event that celebrated the college’s rich history and acknowledged the contributions of the 50 educators.

The diverse group of educators included professors, K-12 teachers and administrators, and business leaders. As part of the 50^th celebration, each of the college’s four departments nominated a recipient for the award.

The Crystal Apple Awards were inaugurated in 1995 as a way to honor educators personally selected by donors as being representative of excellence and commitment. Gifts in honor of the educators are designated for the Dean’s Excellence Fund of the College of Education, which provides scholarship assistance to worthy students.

Carole Ames
Dean
College of Education, Michigan State University
Honored by Brant and Sharon Cotterman

Henrietta L. Barnes
Professor and Chair Emeritus, Department of Teacher Education
College of Education, Michigan State University
Honored by Jere Brophy, Patrick Dickson, Gerald Duffy, Helen and Jay Featherstone, Sharon Feiman-Nemser, Robert Floden, Susan Florio-Ruane, David Labaree, Perry Lanier, Susan Melnick, Gail Nutter, Linda Patriarca, Richard Prawat, Joyce and Jimmy Putnam, Laura Roehler, Cheryl Rosaen, Jack and Sharon Schwille, Judith and Lee Shulman, Gary and Trudy Sykes, Steve Weiland, and Chris Wheeler

John E. Bell
Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education
College of Education, Michigan State University
Honored by Norman and Joan Bell, Sandy Bryson, Joseph Codde, Lawrence and Ruth Lezotte

*Clarence H. Blanchard
Evening School Principal and High School Counselor
Detroit (Michigan) Public Schools
Honored by Philip and Lois Gannon

M. Lisa Chairez
Spanish Teacher
Samuel Jackman Middle School
Elk Grove, California
Honored by Victor, Regina, Elyseè, Teal, and Miranda Inzunza

Cleo H. Cherryholmes
Professor, Department of Teacher Education
College of Education, Michigan State University
Honored by Janet Alleman, Bruce Burke, Lynn Fendler, Robert Floden, David Labaree, Perry Lanier, Susan Melnick, Laura Roehler and Suzanne Wilson

Robert L. Church
Professor Emeritus, Department of Educational Administration
Vice Provost Emeritus, University Outreach
Michigan State University
Honored by MSU College of Education’s Department of Educational Administration

Patricia Cianciolo
Professor Emeritus, Department of Teacher Education
College of Education, Michigan State University
Honored by MSU College of Education’s Department of Teacher Education

Janice K. Colliton
Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services
Farmington (Michigan) Public Schools
Honored by David and Jeannine Hales

MaryLee Davis
Professor, Department of Educational Administration
College of Education, Michigan State University
Honored by Rhonda Egidio

Thomas Davis
Superintendent
Holt (Michigan) Public Schools
Honored by Perry Lanier

*Leland W. Dean
Associate Dean
College of Education, Michigan State University
Honored by Cassandra Book and Gail and Jim Nutter

Martial Dembélé
Associate Director
Center for International Development in Education, University of Quebec at Montreal
Montreal, Canada
Honored by Jack and Sharon Schwille

Roy Dexheimer
Interim Superintendent of Schools
Groton Central School
Groton, New York
Honored by Jim and Denise Anderton

*Don Dinkmeyer, Sr.
Author and Educator
Coral Springs, Florida and Arcadia, Michigan
Honored by Don Dinkmeyer, Jr. and James Dinkmeyer

John Dirkx
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Administration
College of Education, Michigan State University
Honored by Marilyn Amey, Ann Austin-Beck, Charles Baker-Clark, Janice Brady, Julie Brockman, Julie Chapin, Maryal Debnar, Sharon Etheridge, Frank Fear, Lisa Haston, Robert Hedley, Jacquelyn Hohenstein, Gloria Kielbaso, Jessica Kovan, Merry Malfroid, Yeon Hong Min, Regina Smith and Arend Vander Pols

Harry Featherstone
Retired President and Chief Executive Officer
Will-Burt Company
Orrville, Ohio
Honored by The Richard Lee Featherstone Society

Sharon Feiman-Nemser
Mandel Professor of Jewish Education
Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts
Honored by Sharon and Jack Schwille, Lynn Paine, Brian DeLany, Jay and Helen Featherstone

Steve W. Forrest
Fourth Grade Teacher
Explorer Elementary School
Williamston, Michigan
Honored by Luke Feltz

Alice Irwin Gordon
Reading Specialist – Teacher (Retired)
Kalamazoo (Michigan) Public Schools
Honored by Edgar Gordon, David Gordon and Scott Gordon

Thomas Gunnings
Professor Emeritus, College of Human Medicine
Michigan State University
Honored by Sonya Gunnings-Moton

Louis F. Hekhuis
Associate Dean Emeritus of Students
Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Educational Administration
College of Education, Michigan State University
Honored by Eldon Nonnamaker

Jonathan Ross Kline
Biological Sciences
Renaissance High School
Detroit (Michigan) Public Schools
Honored by James and Barbara Markle

Judith E. Lanier
Dean and Professor Emeritus
College of Education, Michigan State University
Honored by Jere Brophy, Patrick Dickson, Gerald Duffy, Helen and Jay Featherstone, Sharon Feiman-Nemser, Robert Floden, Susan Florio-Ruane, Joyce Grant, David Labaree, Perry Lanier, Susan Melnick, Gail Nutter, Linda Patriarca, Joyce and Jimmy Putnam, Richard Prawat, Laura Roehler, Cheryl Rosaen, Jack and Sharon Schwille, Judith and Lee Shulman, Gary and Trudy Sykes, Steve Weiland and Chris Wheeler

Jim Linsell
Sixth Grade Teacher
Eastern Elementary School
Traverse City, Michigan
Honored by Tom Watkins and the Michigan Department of Education

Mary Jo Livix
President, P.R.I.M.E.
Phoenix (Arizona) Research Institute for Management and Education, Inc.
Honored by E.E. Landholdings, Inc.

Robert M. Lockhart
Director Emeritus, Office of Planning and Budgets
Michigan State University
Honored by David Byelich

William H. Mayes
Superintendent
Huron Intermediate School District
Bad Axe, Michigan
Honored by Mike Flanagan, MASA

Mary Jane McGuire
Elementary School Administrator – Retired
Post Oak Elementary School
Lansing, Michigan
Honored by Patricia A. Edwards

Gale E. Mikles
Professor and Chair Emeritus
School of Health Education, Counseling Psychology and Human Performance
College of Education, Michigan State University
Honored by MSU College of Education’s Department of Kinesiology

Harry Miller
Retired Director
Career Vocational – Technical Education
Van Buren Intermediate School District
Lawrence, Michigan
Honored by Friends at the Van Buren Technology Center

David Murphy
President Emeritus
Midwestern Higher Education Commission
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honored by Midwestern Higher Education Commission

Carmel Myers
Vice Chancellor Emeritus of Student Services and Enrollment
University of California
Del Mar, California
Honored by Gary and Marty North

Diana C. Pullin
Professor of Education Law and Public Policy
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Honored by Susan Melnick

Joyce G. Putnam
Professor Emeritus, Department of Teacher Education
College of Education, Michigan State University
Honored by Sandra Bograkos, Nathel Burtley, Linda Caine-Smith, Gail Ganakas, Sonya Gunnings-Moton, Audrey Mumaw, Carol and Martin Sharp, Bessie Straham, Barbara Cook Wesley and Sandra Wilcox

David C. Ralph
Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication
Michigan State University
Honored by Cassandra Book

John R. Rarick
Ninth Grade Science Teacher
Holt (Michigan) Junior High
Honored by Michael and Sandra Clark and Johnny Scott

Kenneth E. Robinson
Social Studies Teacher
Lessenger Middle School
Detroit (Michigan) Public Schools
Honored by Fred and Janet Tinning

Louise M. Sause
Professor Emeritus, Department of Counseling, and Educational Psychology
College of Education, Michigan State University
Honored by Melody and William Glick

Vern D. Seefeldt
Director and Professor Emeritus
Institute for the Study of Youth Sports
College of Education, Michigan State University
Honored by John and Beth Haubenstricker

Joan C. Sergent
Superintendent of Schools
Utica Community Schools
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Honored by Lillian Demas, Patricia Gonser, Linda Hall, Linda Jarkey, Richard Machesky, Rae McIntyre, Susan Meyer, Don Nawrocki, Juliet Patterson, Nancy Searing, Joyce Spade, Mary Stephen, Robert VanCamp, Ruth Williamson, and Jerry Willis.

Judith H. Shulman
Director
Institute for Case Development and National Board Support Network, WestEd
San Francisco, California
Honored by Deborah Ball, Tom and Karen Bird, Robert and Gloria Floden, Sharon Feiman-Nemser, Susan Florio-Ruane, Gary and Trudy Sykes, Suzanne Wilson and Robert Yinger

Lee S. Shulman
President
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus
Stanford University, California
Honored by Deborah Ball, Tom and Karen Bird, Robert and Gloria Floden, Sharon Feiman-Nemser, Susan Florio-Ruane, Trudy and Gary Sykes, Suzanne Wilson and Robert Yinger

Lou Anna Simon
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Michigan State University
Honored by MaryLee Davis

*Mary Burke Simpson
Junior High Teacher
Battle Creek and Dearborn Public Schools
Battle Creek and Dearborn, Michigan
Honored by Mary DePouw, Michael Simpson and Sue Ann VanHuysen

Robert D. Spencer
Superintendent of Schools
Lakeview School District
Battle Creek, Michigan
Honored by Roger LaBonte and Elba Santiago LaBonte

Linda D. Todd
Life Management/Family & Consumer Sciences Teacher
Coldwater (Michigan) High School
Honored by Mary Smith

John H. Victory
Organization Design Consultant
Assistant Professor, Michigan State University and Lansing Community College
Honored by Nancy M. Crewe

Gregory Weatherspoon
Everett Area Director
Lansing (Michigan) Public Schools
Honored by Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association (MEMSPA)

Stephen L. Yelon
Professor Emeritus, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education
College of Education, Michigan State University
Honored by MSU College of Education’s Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education

*Deceased