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The Faculty
The Major
Course Offerings
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Source:
2001-2002 Catalog
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Accreditation
Kansas State Department of Education
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
National Association of Schools of Music
Aims and Objectives
Washburn University emphasizes urban teacher education as one of its basic
missions. Courses in education are designed to help students prepare for
a teaching career at the elementary, middle, or secondary level. A second
goal of the department is to assist inservice teachers to develop professional
competency and to attain certification in additional areas.
Education Scholarship Programs
Students seeking a teaching license who have met all requirements for
formal admission to the Professional Teacher Education Program are eligible
for consideration for the following department scholarships. Scholarship
application forms are available in the Department of Education Office.
The Sylvester Skoch Scholarship Fund
The Martha Peyton Fensch Scholarship Fund
The James M. & Mildred Trimble Young Scholarship
The Gladys V. Houston Scholarship
The Marge Bakalar Education Fund
The Catherine M. Bodenhausen Scholarship
The Dr. Kenneth and Cosma W. Godfrey Memorial Fund
The Bertha M. Rightmire Scholarship Fund
The Florence Eckert Scholarship
The Mose J. and Erma F. Whitson Scholarship
The James David Pollak Scholarship
The Nellie Ansel Obrecht Scholarship
The Phi Delta Kappa Scholarship
The Topeka Area Retired Teachers Association Scholarship
The Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship
The Herbert Q. Adams and Scholarship
The Elberta E. Adams
The Martha Kittel Scholarship
The Lyndall and Glenda Mummert Scholarship
The Holliday Scholarship
The McEachron Scholarship
The Spangler Scholarship
The Esta A. Morgan Scholarship
Departmental Honors
Departmental Honors are granted by the Faculty of the Department to majors
in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education who complete degree
requirements with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better in
required professional education courses.
In addition to Department Honors, each semester the Faculty of the Department
of Education makes the following awards:
Outstanding Early Childhood Education Student
Julia Etta Parks Award to the Outstanding Elementary Student Teacher
Outstanding Secondary Student Teacher
Recipients of these awards have their names engraved on permanent plaques
in the Department of Education Office and receive individual plaques in
recognition of their outstanding teaching performance.
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