Special Education Faculty Achievements

• Rebecca Cook received two college telefund research grants, 2001-2002.
• Melissa Jones: "Just Like Us," Disability Awareness Grant
• Janice King, Denise Smith, Pam Storm and Kathlene Shank, FY02 TEDE Grant.
• Kathlene Shank, FY03 ATAC Grant.
• Kathlene Shank, Rebecca Cook, Christy Hooser, Lynn Walz, and Billie Friedland each made individual research/paper presentations on the Fall 2002, 24th Annual Teacher Education Division of Council for Exceptional Children refereed program Fall 2001.
• Rebecca Cook made research presentations on the Early Childhood Sharing a Vision Conference Program, October 2001; Illinois Association of Teacher Education refereed program, November 2001; and the Illinois Council for Children with Behavior Disorders, Fall 2001.
• Kathlene Shank presented on the Illinois Council for Exceptional Children program November 2001.
• Thomas Sinclair presented on the TASH refereed program Fall 2001.
• Kathlene Shank presented on the refereed national programs of AACTE February 2002 and made two featured presentations on the Council for Exceptional Children Program Spring 2002.
• Lynn Walz presented on the 2002 national refereed program of ACRES.
• Kathlene Shank was Chair of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Subcommittee on Knowledge and Skills, and served on the CEC Professional Standards and Practices Standing Committee, 2001-2002.
• Rebecca Cook was Historian, 2001-2002 for the Illinois Teacher Education Division professional organization, and Kathlene Shank was Secretary/Treasurer of this state organization.
• Kathlene Shank was Chair of the Illinois Alliance of Special Education Administrators Standing Committee on Certification, 2001-2002.
• Kathlene Shank served on the AACTE Program Review Committee, 2001-2002.
• Rebecca Cook had an article accepted for publication in Young Exceptional Children, a national refereed journal.
• Lynn Walz and Billie Friedland published an ERIC document: "Pre Teachers Evaluate University-School Partnerships for Curriculum Adaptation and Access for Students with Disabilities in Rural Classrooms."
• Mark Brown published "Twenty Ways to Include a Student With an Attention Problem in the General Education Classroom," in the refereed journal, Intervention in School and Clinic.
• Celia Evans received the Fall 2001 Order of Omega Award, Sigma Rho Epsilon Honorary, Alpha Chapter.
• Thomas Sinclair received the Spring 2002 Order of Omega Award, Sigma Rho Epsilon, Alpha Chapter. Community Service Projects:
• Kathlene Shank served on the Area 9 Special Olympics Games Committee and, with Dr. Christy Hooser, coordinated 600 student volunteers for the Fall 2001 Family Fun Festival and 500 volunteers for Spring Area 9 Special Olympics.
• Thomas Sinclair worked with Natural Ties and Sigma Rho Epsilon.
• Lynn Walz worked with the Coles County Association for the Retarded.
• Debra Belleau worked on the American Cancer Society and March of Dimes annual fund drives.
• Lynn Walz and Kathlene Shank reviewed articles for Teaching Exceptional Children, a national level, refereed journal.
• Kathlene Shank served on the Advisory Board of Teaching Exceptional Children.
• Rebecca Cook was Chairperson of the Electronic Mentoring Committee, ROE 11/EIU Novice Teacher Support Project.
• Lynn Walz reviewed texts for Prentice Hall publishers.
• Christy Hooser was a Council for Exceptional Children/NCATE program reviewer.
• Kathlene Shank was nominated to the NCATE Board of Examiners.