Fondest memories of the Ph.D. Program
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I really enjoyed the opportunities to "practice what we preached" and having to model all the writing activities in many of the courses; reading assignments and activities in Children's Lit class; the camaraderie of my co-PhDers; and, especially the group assignments that required us to delve into theoretical models.
- Sharon Tippins |
I remember the days and nights of studying in my basement. One day my daughter said, "I am happy to see you upstairs. I thought you lived in the basement!"
- Gail Snoddy |
My fondest memories are of the professors who shared so much of their time and energy to support my learning; each of them added so much to who I am as a professional and as a person. I carry so much of what I learned from each of them to my own students.
- Danielle DeFauw |
The spirited discussions and debates in my doctor seminars! The virtual list of "who's who" in reading education who shared their cutting-edge research with us at our seminars. The good natured teasing I received from my fellow doctoral colleagues when they learned I had taken a job with, of all things, a company that developed tests!
- Rosalie Jordan |
Being exposed to professors such as Dr. Walters, Dr. Cramer and Dr. Barron, whom, I think were on the cutting edge of their profession. There were others, but these professors enabled me to get a glimpse of how very smart and talented professors operate and gain some of the knowledge they accumulated through their profession and their professional lives.
- Priscilla Hines |
Everyone knows how much Dr. Cramer LOVES poetry - especially free verse. I, on the other hand, cannot get into free verse since to me the best poetry rhymes. My efforts to change Dr. Cramer's mind while in the doc program were futile, but my last ditch effort was when I titled my poetry book Free Verse Should Rhyme.
- Lisa Midcalf |
I made some great friends & enjoyed laughter & conversation with them. My professors were intelligent, kind and excellent examples of scholarly pursuits.
- Marcella Kehus |
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| Earning a Ph.D. in Reading and Language Arts has helped me . . . |
Earning my Ph.D. has been a lifelong dream come true and certainly aided my getting the job I have now as Director of the Literacy Center and Liberal Arts Department Chair at Martin University.
- Sharon Tippins |
Immensely!
- Maureen Staskowski |
My Ph.D. has given me such a boost of confidence and purpose.
- Danielle DeFauw |
It opened the door to an exciting second career in educational assessment that spanned 16 years with Harcourt Educational Measurement and Pearson Educational Assessment.
- Rosalie Jordan |
I started a non-profit (Beyond Basics) that has had great success in teaching reading to children in high poverty areas.
- Joanne Wagerson |
My Ph.D. has enables my strength and confidence in many ways, thanks to my Lord and my OU professors. It is a tool that I employ often, sometimes daily to teach and train in classrooms, employees and coworkers, fellow parishioners, the grocery store, whomever or wherever. My Ph.D. helps me to give back to my community, to aide my fellowman and human kind as a whole.
- Priscilla Hines |
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