2008 Woodie Awards
Pitt State to honor education alumni
PSU Public Relations
Issue date: 5/1/08 Section: Campus Life
Johnson has been with the Frontenac school district since receiving her BSED in 2000. She is an active member of the Kansas Music Educators Association and the Youth Activities Team at the Keyhole Youth Center of Fort Scott. Johnson's tenure at Frontenac has been highlighted by the success of her students' musical programs, including the annual Veterans Day ceremony.
Turnbull received her BSED from PSU in 2003. After graduation, she worked for the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center as a youth case worker before returning to Pittsburg in 2005. Turnbull is active with the Kansas National Education
Association, Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Turnbull has been described as a "natural educator" with a "commitment to learning, leadership, and now teaching."
Excellence in teaching
Additionally, an Excellence in Teaching Award is given each year to a PSU professor. The recipient of this year's award is Trinity Davis, assistant professor for the PSU Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Davis received her BSED from PSU in 1997. She began her career teaching first and second grades in Topeka and Blue Valley school districts as well as the Kansas City school district, where she also served as a literacy coach. She has taught at PSU since 2004 and is active with the National Alliance of Black School Educators, International Reading Association, and the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development. Her nominator wrote, "Students recognize her deep appreciation for learning and seek her advice on a number of strategic areas, particularly reading."
The Clyde U. Phillips awards were established in memory of Clyde U. Phillips, a graduate of Pittsburg State University and a well-known Kansas educator. Phillips, who met his wife, Fern Field, when they were both students at PSU, known then as Kansas State College of Pittsburg, completed his career in education as the superintendent of schools in Hays. In their will, the Phillipses bequeathed funds to support the awards.
For more information about the Clyde U. Phillips awards and ceremony, call the College of Education at 235-4518.
Turnbull received her BSED from PSU in 2003. After graduation, she worked for the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center as a youth case worker before returning to Pittsburg in 2005. Turnbull is active with the Kansas National Education
Association, Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Turnbull has been described as a "natural educator" with a "commitment to learning, leadership, and now teaching."
Excellence in teaching
Additionally, an Excellence in Teaching Award is given each year to a PSU professor. The recipient of this year's award is Trinity Davis, assistant professor for the PSU Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Davis received her BSED from PSU in 1997. She began her career teaching first and second grades in Topeka and Blue Valley school districts as well as the Kansas City school district, where she also served as a literacy coach. She has taught at PSU since 2004 and is active with the National Alliance of Black School Educators, International Reading Association, and the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development. Her nominator wrote, "Students recognize her deep appreciation for learning and seek her advice on a number of strategic areas, particularly reading."
The Clyde U. Phillips awards were established in memory of Clyde U. Phillips, a graduate of Pittsburg State University and a well-known Kansas educator. Phillips, who met his wife, Fern Field, when they were both students at PSU, known then as Kansas State College of Pittsburg, completed his career in education as the superintendent of schools in Hays. In their will, the Phillipses bequeathed funds to support the awards.
For more information about the Clyde U. Phillips awards and ceremony, call the College of Education at 235-4518.
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