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Education<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nColumbia College, 1974, B.A. English, cum laude University of South Carolina, 1978, M.Ed. Secondary EducationUniversity of South Carolina, 1992, Ph.D. Educational AdministrationUniversity of Delaware, six semester hours post-doctoral work on Leadership, Reform, and Change, The National Principals' Academy, July 1992.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Professional experience<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAugust 2010- October 2015, Director of Academic Engagement and IT Governance, Assistant\u00a0CIO, Division of IT, WCUJanuary 2006 to August 2010, Director, Coulter Faculty Center, Professor, Educational Leadership and FoundationsAugust 2004 to December 2005,\u00a0 Department Head, Educational Leadership and FoundationsAugust 1996 to present. Assistant then Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Foundations, Western Carolina University. TenuredSeptember 1995 to August 1996.\u00a0 Program Coordinator, South Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching and School Leadership, College of Education, University of South Carolina.<\/p>\n

August 1993 to August 1996. Clinical Faculty, Department of Educational Leadership and Policies, College of Education, University of South Carolina.<\/p>\n

July 1995 to present.\u00a0 Educational Consultant and Workshop Presenter, Developmental Resources, Chapin, South Carolina<\/p>\n

July 1994 to 1996. Independent Consultant to the National Principals' Academy, University of Delaware.<\/p>\n

July 1991 to June 1995.\u00a0 Principal, Irmo High School, Columbia, South Carolina.<\/p>\n

July 1989 to June 1991, Coordinator of Language Arts, School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties.<\/p>\n

July 1986 to June 1989, Assistant Principal for Instruction, Irmo High School.<\/p>\n

August 1985 to June 1986.\u00a0 Assistant to the Director of Instruction and Classroom Teacher,<\/p>\n

August 1981 to June 1985, English Department Chair and Classroom Teacher, Irmo High School<\/p>\n

August 1974 to June 1981, English and Journalism Teacher, Irmo High School.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Professional memberships<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPhi Delta KappaEducause<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Publications<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMcFadden, A. with Bowen, G., Burton, C., Cooper, C., Cruz, L., Reich, C., Wargo, M. (2011). \u00a0Listening to the voices of today's undergraduates:\u00a0 Implications for teaching and learning, Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.<\/em> August. (refereed)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong>McFadden, A., Crow, R., Santo, I., LeBaron, J. & Osborne, C. (2010) Switching gears: moving from eLearning to mLearning. <\/span><\/span>Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 6(1), <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>268-278. (refereed)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>McFadden, A. & LeBaron, J. (2008). The brave new world of eLearning: a department\u2019s response to mandated change.\u00a0 Journal of Interactive Learning Environment, 16(2), 143-156<\/em>. (refereed<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

McFadden, A. (2006) Enhancing communication skills in online courses in educational leadership. The AASA Journal of Scholarship and Practice. 3<\/em>(2). 12-23. (referred<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

McFadden, A. with Roberts, C., Thomas, M. & Jacobs, J. (2006). Leading online learning through collaboration. The Journal of Online Teaching and Learning. 2<\/em>(3). 217-225. (referred<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>McFadden, A. (2003) Threats to scholastic journalism: A former principal\u2019s view.\u201d Journalism Education Today<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0 36<\/em>(4). (Invited)<\/strong><\/p>\n

McFadden, A. & McGinty D. (2002).\u00a0 When students write the cases:\u00a0 One university\u2019s experience with student authored case studies in the principal internship. The AASA Professor<\/em> ( ). (refereed<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

McFadden, A. (2001). The professor takes the test: The school leader's licensure assessment experience. The AASA Journal of Scholarship and<\/em>Practice.<\/em>6-8. (refereed)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hicks, A. (2000). Scarlett leads the schoolhouse: Does being Southern matter?\u00a0 A study in progress. Advancing Women in Educational Leadership.<\/em> 3<\/em>(2) (refereed)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hicks, A & Anderson, L. (1998).\u00a0 High school renewal in South Carolina:\u00a0 An angry response to abandonment.\u00a0 NASSP Bulletin<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Hicks. A. (1995). Centralizing and focusing student roles:\u00a0 The student services committee. NASSP Bulletin. <\/em>90-92.<\/p>\n

Hicks, A. (1995). Managing the school's systems:\u00a0 The art of detachment. NASSP Bulletin<\/em>. 118-119.<\/p>\n

Hicks, A. & Pellicer, L. (1993) Risk and regulations\" The Executive Educator<\/em>, 15<\/em>, (6). 40.<\/p>\n

Hick, A. (1991) Flexibility through deregulation:\u00a0 What will schools do with freedom? The Palmetto Administrator<\/span>, Winter. 16-17.<\/p>\n

Hicks, A. (1983) Effective teaching. The Palmetto Administrator<\/em>. Fall.<\/p>\n

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Publications \u2013 Service<\/strong><\/p>\n

McFadden, A. (2011). It Sure Looks Different from the Other Side: An Academic Steps into the Division of Information Technology.Faculty Forum.<\/em> Vol. 24, No.1. (Invited)<\/strong><\/p>\n

McFadden. A. (2006). Learning communities, learning technologies.\u00a0 Renaissance of Teaching and Learning Series- Significant Student Learning: Sharing Responsibility for Student Success <\/em>published by the WCU Committee on Student Learning and the Coulter Faculty Center, Booklet Nine. 9-12.<\/p>\n

McFadden, A. (2006). What Tiger Woods taught me about the transition to online teaching. Faculty Forum. <\/em>Western Carolina University.<\/p>\n

McFadden, A. (2006) Report to the Western Carolina University community: Stakeholder input for the reorganization of the Coulter Faculty Center.<\/p>\n

McFadden, A. & LeBaron, J. (2005) Summary report on the status of online learning: Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations, College of Education and Allied Professions, Western Carolina University, 2004-2005.<\/p>\n

McFadden, A. (2003) Threats to scholastic journalism:\u00a0 A former principal\u2019s view. Perspective<\/em>.\u00a0 South Carolina Scholastic Press Association.\u00a0 January, February. (Invited)<\/strong><\/p>\n

McFadden, A. (2000). Some things I know for certain about teaching,\" Notes and Quotes<\/em>,<\/span> Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. 12<\/em> (3).<\/p>\n

Hicks, A. (1999). Small schools offer a more nurturing environment,\u201d Guest Column, Asheville-Citizen Times<\/em>.\u00a0 May 18, p.<\/p>\n

Hicks, A. (1998) Principals as tribal storytellers\u201d in the NASSP Newsleader<\/em>, January.<\/p>\n

Hurley, C & Hicks. A (1997).\u00a0 Building New Traditions:\u00a0 Perceptions of the 4x4 Schedule in Five Western North Carolina High Schools<\/span>, for the\u00a0 Alliance of Business Leaders and Educators, College of Education and Allied Professions, Western Carolina University.<\/p>\n

Hicks, A. (1997). Time to train future school administrators.\u00a0 Guest Column. Asheville- Citizen Times<\/em>.\u00a0 Tuesday, October 28.<\/p>\n

Hicks, A. (1997). Buncombe County School District up to challenge - and opportunity it faces.\u00a0 Asheville-Citizen Times<\/em>, July 29.<\/p>\n

Hicks, A. (1996). Mentoring program might cut state\u2019s teacher turnover rate,\u201d Opinion-Editorial, Asheville Citizen Times<\/em>, Tuesday, November 26.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Presentations<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n\"The Journey to IT Governance and Campus Cultural Change:\u00a0 The Long and Winding Road,\" with Craig Fowler,EDUCAUSE, Philadelphia, \u00a0October 19, 2011 (juried)<\/strong>\"It's About the Relationship:\u00a0IT and Academic Affairs Partner to Support Faculty,\" with Craig Fowler, EDUCAUSE, Anaheim,\u00a0October 14, 2010 (juried)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEmerging Technologies to Support SoTL Collaborations Across Institutions.\u201d With Tom Carey, Scott Simpkins, Laura Cruz and Ray Purdom. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Bloomington, Indiana, October 24, 2009.(juried)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cGuided by Voices: What Student Perceptions of Learning Tell Us.\u201d With Glenn Bowen, Carol Burton, Chris Cooper, Laura Cruz, Melissa Wargo, and Chesney Reich. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, October 17, 2008. (juried)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMoving the Graveyard: Merging Services for Faculty Development to Support Student Learning,\u201d with Beth Tyson-Lofquist, American Association of State Colleges and Universities Academic Affairs Summer Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, July 26, 2008.<\/p>\n

\u2018Collaboration Among Departments to Support Online Teaching and Learning:\u00a0 One University\u2019s Experience,\u201d with Patricia Brown, Open and Borderless Higher Education Benchmarking Workshop, Vancouver, July 26, 2007.<\/p>\n

\u201cMoving the Graveyard: Merging Services for Faculty Development,\u201d with Robert Orr. EDUCAUSE, Seattle, October 24, 2007. (Juried)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cReorganizing and Consolidating Faculty Development to Support Online Teaching and Learning: One University\u2019s Experience,\u201d with Beth Tyson Lofquist and Patricia Brown, IASTED Web-Based Education Conference, Chamonix, France, March 15, 2007. (juried)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSurviving the Migration to Vista 4\u201d Creating Collaborative Support Mechanisms\u201d with Kevin Sisson, University of North Carolina Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference, March 22, 2007.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeadership for a Forced March to E-Learning: Swimming to the Other Side of the Gulf,\u201d with John LeBaron, The International Association for the Development of the Information Society Conference, Dublin, Ireland, July 13-16, 2006. Juried. Awarded Outstanding Paper.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cA Collaborative Approach to Faculty Support: the Coulter Faculty Center,\u201d with Robert Orr, The UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, March 15, 2006. Invited Featured Presentation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cLeading Online Learning Through Collaboration,\u201d with Candace Roberts, Michael Thomas, and Jacque Jacobs, The UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, March 16, 2006. Juried.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Moving Ahead: One Department\u2019s Journey into Online Learning\u201d with John LeBaron, The Southern Regional Council on Educational Administration Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, October 29, 2005.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnhancing Communications Skills in Online Courses in Educational Leadership,\u201d The National Council of Professors of Educational Administration, Arlington, Virginia, July 27, 2005. Juried<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThey Said It Couldn\u2019t and Shouldn\u2019t Be Done: On Online Course in Educational Leadership,\u201d The University of North Carolina Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference,\u201d Raleigh, North Carolina, April 1, 2005. Juried.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSenior Educational Leaders in Southern Appalachia:\u00a0 How They Socially Construct Their Roles,\u201d The Southern Regional Council on Educational Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina, November 7, 2004. Juried<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cStand By Your Man: Selection and Behavior of Female Senior Educational Leaders in Southern Appalachia\" with Dr. Penny Smith for Division A of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California, April 16, 2004. Juried<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Are You From Off?: Race and Gender in Educational Leadership in Southern Appalachia,\" with Dr. Penny Smith for the Research on Women in Education SIG of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California, April 13, 2004. Juried<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Will More Female Superintendents Change Our Schools?\" for the Gender in the Workplace Conference, Western Carolina University, March 23, 2004.<\/p>\n

\"Tripping at the Tipping Point: Why More Female Superintendents Might Not Change Our Schools,\" with Dr. Penny Smith for the Research on Women and Education Fall Conference, October 24, 2003, Knoxville, Tennessee. Juried.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cUsing WebCT to Enhance Instruction in the Principal Internship for Part-time Students,\u201d for the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration Conference, Sedona, Arizona, August 8, 2003. Juried.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSenior Educational Leaders in Southern Appalachia:\u00a0 The Power of Place and Gender,\u201d with Dr. Penny Smith for the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration Conference,\u00a0Burlington, Vermont, August 8, 2002. Juried<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cPainting with a Big Brush vs. Picking up the Details:\u00a0 A Comparative Look at Male and Female Senior Educational Leaders in Southern Appalachia\u201d with Dr. Penny Smith for the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 1, 2002. Juried<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cDissembling Among the Good Old Boys:\u00a0 Female Senior Educational Leaders in Southern Appalachia,\u201d with Dr. Penny Smith for the Western Carolina University Gender in the Workplace 2002 Conference, Cullowhee, North Carolina, March 4, 2002<\/p>\n

\u201cDo Place and Gender Matter?\u00a0 An Examination of the Perceptions of Senior Educational Leaders in Southern Appalachia\u201d with Dr. Penny Smith for the Southern Regional Council on Educational Administration, Jacksonville, Florida, November 1-4, 2001\u00a0 Juried<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Dissembling Among the Good Ole Boys:\u00a0 Female School Superintendents in Southern Appalachia\u201d with Dr. Penny Smith for the American Education Research Association, Seattle, April 14, 2001. Juried<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"When Students Write the Cases: One University's Experience with Student-Authored Case Studies in the Principal Internship,\" with Dr. Dixie McGinty for the American Education Research Association, Seattle, April10, 2001. Juried<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Student Authored Case Studies: A Cultured Context for Training Administrators,\" Southern Regional Council on Educational Administration, Nashville, Tennessee, November 12, 2000. Juried.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"An Elementary Principal Confronts Accountability,\" with Joe Ruminkski, Principal, Sand-Hill Venable Elementary, Southern Regional Council on Educational Administration, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 13-15. Juried.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Turning Up the Volume and Fine Tuning the Voices of Students,\" for the Principals Executive Program New Principals Initiative, Western Carolina University, September 27, 1999.<\/p>\n

\"Journaling:\u00a0 Using Metaphor in the Study of Women in Educational Leadership,\" Women and Leadership Conference, San Antonio Texas, July 16, 1999.<\/p>\n

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\"Turning Up the Volume and Fine-Tuning the Voices of Students,\" Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Annual Conference, Atlanta, Ga., December 6, 1999.<\/p>\n

\"The Use of Metaphor for Inquiry and Reflective Practice in the Experience of Women in Educational Leadership - a Grant Project,\" Southern Regional Conference on Educational Administration, November 1, 1998. Juried<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Turning Up the Volume and Fine-Tuning the Voices of Students,\u201d National Association of Secondary School Principals, San Diego, California, February 7, 1998.<\/p>\n

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With Penny Smith, Don Chalker, and Eleanor Hilty, \u201cSomeplace is Better than Anyplace:\u00a0 Preparing Educational Leaders for Rural Communities,\u201d Southern Regional Council on Educational Administration Annual Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, November 10, 1997. Juried<\/strong><\/p>\n

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With Penny Smith, \u201cThe Rise, Fall, and Tentative Revival of the School Home:\u00a0 Women and Rural Education Administration,\u201d National Conference on Women in Educational Leadership, Lincoln, Nebraska, October 13, 1997.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDancing to a Different Rhythm:\u00a0 A Feminine Perspective on the High School Principalship,\u201d National Association of Secondary School Principals 1997 Convention, Orlando, Florida, March 10, 1997.<\/p>\n

\"The Use of Metaphor for Inquiry and Reflective Practice,\" Western Carolina University Qualitative Research Group, Cullowhee, North Carolina, September 20, 1996.<\/p>\n

\" Speak Softly and Carry Your Own Gym Key:\u00a0 One Woman's Reflection,\" National Conference on Women in Educational Leadership, Lincoln, Nebraska, September 30, 1996.<\/p>\n

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\"Creating a Community of Learners for Change and Self-Renewal,\u201d Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Conference, New Orleans, March 17, 1996.<\/p>\n

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\"Sergiovanni's Amoeba Theory:\u00a0 Non-Directive Leadership for Change,\" Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Conference, San Francisco, March 25, 1995.<\/p>\n

\"The Brotherhood:\u00a0 A Female High School Principal Enters the World of High School Athletics\" at the National Conference on Women in Educational Leadership,\" University of Nebraska, September 19, 1994.<\/p>\n

A Three-Year Reform Attempt,\u201d The National Principal's Academy, University of Delaware, July 19, 1994.<\/p>\n

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Presentations- Service<\/strong><\/p>\n

International<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cLeading in the Midst of Difficult People,\u201d for the Summer Institute for Caribbean and South American Secondary Principals, Western Carolina University, June 27, 2002<\/p>\n

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\u201cSupervising Toward Community,\u201d for the Summer Institute for Caribbean and South American Elementary Principals, Western Carolina University, June 25, 2001.<\/p>\n

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\"Creative Strategies for Dealing with Angry Students,\" for teachers and administratorsToronto, Canada, January 26, 20001 and Montreal Canada, January 29, 2001.<\/p>\n

National<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cSpeak Softly and Carry Your Own Gym Key: A Female High School Principal\u2019s Guide to Survival,\u201d interview feature on Microsoft\u2019s Education Website, \u201cPrincipally Speaking\u201d, January 2002.<\/p>\n

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\"Creative Strategies for Dealing with Angry Students,\" for teachers and administrators, Nashville, Tennessee, December 8, 2000; Louisville, Kentucky, December 11: Orlando, Florida, January 8, 2001; Tallahassee, Florida, January 9, 2001; Phoenix, Arizona, December 7, 2001: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, December10, 2001; St. Louis, Missouri, January 10, 2002; Louisville, Kentucky, January 14, 2002; San Francisco, California, December 6, 2002; Fullerton, California, December 10, 2002; Chicago, Illinois, January 10, 2003; Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 13, 2003.<\/p>\n

\"Dealing with Disruptive Girls,\" for Detroit, MI area teachers and administrators, January 10, 2000 for suburban Chicago, IL area teachers and administrators, January 7, 2000,\" for Birmingham, AL area teachers and administrators, December 6, 1999, for Baton Rouge, LA area teachers and administrators, December 3, 1999,\" for Madison, Wisconsin area teachers and administrators, Madison, Wisconsin, March 29, 1999, Kansas City, Mo. area teachers and administrators, Kansas City, Missouri, March 26, 1999. for South Carolina Teachers and Administrators, Columbia, S.C.\u00a0 December 11, 1999.<\/p>\n

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Regional\u00a0 and State<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cDeveloping and Organizing Content for eLearning: Incorporating the Use of Digital Media,\u201d\u00a0 with John LeBaron for the Faculty of Caldwell Community College, \u00a0September 27, 2007.<\/p>\n

\u201cSchool as a Relationship,\u201d for the Faculty and Staff of Madison County Schools, August 4, 2006.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWorking Together: Communication in the American High School,\u201d for the Faculty and Staff at Charles D. Owen High School, August 5, 2005.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe WCU Master of School Administration and Principal Fellows Programs,\u201d for the North Carolina Principal Fellows Commission, Chapel Hill, November 4, 2004.<\/p>\n

Facilitator, \u201cThe Provident Principal,\u201d for the North Carolina Principal Fellows Orientation, NCCAT, Cullowhee, August 9, 2004.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpeaker, \u201cBullies Don\u2019t Belong,\u201d Western Carolina University\u2019s \u201cBullies Don\u2019t Belong\u201d Opening Reception for area schools, August 27, 2003.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCreative Strategies for Dealing with Angry Students,\u201d Department of Public Instruction Workshop for Special Education Teachers, Asheville North Carolina, July16, 2003.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Anger That Leads to Violence,\u201d North Carolina Safe School Summit, Western Carolina University, November 11, 2002.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo Child Left Behind:\u00a0 Partnering to Improve Student Achievement.\u201d Research Triangle Area Teachers and Administrators, Raleigh, North Carolina, November 8, 2002.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Provident Principal\u201d Seminar Leader, North Carolina Principal Fellows Program Statewide Orientation Seminar, NCCAT, August 8, 2000.<\/p>\n

\"Dealing with Disruptive Girls,\" Research Triangle Area Teachers and Administrators, Durham,\u00a0 N.C., January 25, 1999.<\/p>\n

\"Classroom Management\" for Mentor Teachers, Haywood County Schools, February 22, 1999.<\/p>\n

\"Conferencing Skills for Working with Parents,\u201d Asheville Middle School Faculty, October 12, 1998; Graham County Teachers, August 5, 1998.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Classroom as a Relationship,\u201d for Marshall Primary Faculty, May 7, 1998; for Madison County First Year Teachers, February 25, 1998; for Mars Hill Elementary Faculty, January 19, 1998; for Mentor and Mentee Teachers in Haywood County, October 28, 1997.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeadership Without Easy Answers,\u201d for the Madison County Principals Retreat,\u00a0NCCAT, July 17, 1997.<\/p>\n

\u201cMentoring the First Year Teacher,\u201d Radio Broadcast, Sylva 680 am, March 28, 1997.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpeak Softly and Carry Your Own Key,\u201d for Phi Delta Kappa, Asheville, North Carolina, February 27, 1997.<\/p>\n

\u201cClassroom Management:\u00a0 The Classroom as a Relationship,\u201d for the faculty at Orangeburg Preparatory School, Orangeburg, South Carolina, February 12, 1997.<\/p>\n

\"Parental Barriers to School Reform,\u201d Spring Valley High School, Semester Block Scheduling Conference, Columbia, South Carolina, June 24, 1996.<\/p>\n

\"The Use of Metaphor for Inquiry and Reflective Practice,\" for the Midlands Chapter of MENSA, Columbia, South Carolina, June 11, 1996.<\/p>\n

\"Issues in Leadership,\" the keynote address for the Leadership Institute, Department of Educational Leadership and Policies,\u201d University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, May 8, 1996.<\/p>\n

\"Leadership Without Easy Answers,\u201d Distance Education Presentation for High School Journalism Teachers and Public Relations Majors in the College of Journalism, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, March 25, 1996.<\/p>\n

\"Speak Softly and Carry Your Own Gym Key,\" St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Columbia, South Carolina, March 24, 1996.<\/p>\n

\"Speak Softly and Carry Your Own Gym Key,\u201d for Women\u2019s History Month, Columbia College, Columbia, South Carolina, March 21, 1996.<\/p>\n

\"Classroom Management,\u201d School-Based Mental Health Project, South Carolina Institute for Families and Society, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, March 19, 1996.<\/p>\n

\"To Be a Writer:\u00a0 The Human Heart in Search of Truth,\u201d Southern Interscholastic Press Association Conference, Columbia, South Carolina, March 2, 1996.<\/p>\n

\" The Journey from Idea to Royalty Check:\u00a0 Speak Softly and Carry Your Own Gym Key,<\/span>\" Educational Leadership and Policies Writing Salon, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, March 1, 1996.<\/p>\n

\"All You Need to Know,\" for the New Principals Academy, State Department of Education, Division of Professional Development, Coastal Carolina University, July 21, 1994.<\/p>\n

Panelist:\u00a0 \"Women in Administration\" for the South Carolina Network for Women in Administration, February 3, 1994.<\/p>\n

\"The Faculty-Senate:\u00a0 Governance at the School Site,\u201d for the Faculty of Irmo Elementary School, Irmo, South Carolina, February 24, 1993.<\/p>\n

\"Sizer's Nine Common Principles of the Coalition of Essential Schools\u201d for the School District Five Principals and District Administrative Leadership Workshop, August, 1992.<\/p>\n

\"Women in Administration:\u00a0 Overcoming Obstacles,\u201d at the South Carolina Network for Women in Administration, November 1991.<\/p>\n

\"Deregulation:\u00a0 How to Get There and What To Do When You've Arrived,\u201d 1991 Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Educators for the Practical Use of Research.<\/p>\n

Panelist:\u00a0 \"Women in Administration,\" for the Women's Institute, College of Education, University of South Carolina, July 6, 1991.<\/p>\n

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University<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cWorking with Parents,\u201d for the Western Carolina University Teaching Fellows, February 12, 2009, February 15, 201<\/p>\n

\u201cGuided by Voices: What Student Perceptions of Learning Tell Us\u201d for the Summer Institute for Teaching and Learning, May 21, 2008.<\/p>\n

\u201cUsing Case Studies for Problem-Based Learning,\u201d for the WCU Librarians, September 9, 2006.<\/p>\n

\u201cDepartment Plans Addressing Teacher Supply,\u201d for the Chancellor\u2019s Advisory Council for Teacher Supply and Demand, with Michael Dougherty, Jane Perlmutter, Dan Grube, and Lisa Bloom, September 22, 2005.<\/p>\n

\u201cStrategies for Online Teaching and Learning,\u201d for New Faculty Orientation, Western Carolina University, August 12, 2005.<\/p>\n

\u201cTime and Academic Career Management Panel,\u201d Spring Faculty Series on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning,\u201d January 31, 2003.<\/p>\n

\u201cTenure and Promotion Panel\u201d for New Faculty Orientation, Western Carolina University,\u00a0 September 13, 2002.<\/p>\n

\u201cReflections on the Mentoring Experience,\u201d Keynote Address, Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence Mentoring Banquet, Western Carolina University, April 29, 1997.<\/p>\n

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College<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEffective Strategies for Working with Parents,\u201d for the WCU Teaching Fellows,\u201d February 2, 2006.,\u00a0 April 2007, and April 2008.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn Online Course Initiative in Educational Leadership,\u201d for the College of Education and Allied Professions Passages from Onsite to Online Scholarship<\/em>, April 8, 2005.<\/p>\n

Panelist, \u201cPassages to an Online World:\u00a0 What Should We Expect? What Should We Bring?\u201d College of Education and Allie Professions, April 8, 2005<\/p>\n

\u201cSchool Organization: Who's the Boss?\" for the Spring 2001 Student Teaching Seminar, Western Carolina University, August 27. 2001, January 17, 2001, August 23, 2000, January 13, 2000, January 14, 1999.<\/p>\n

\"The Principal Fellows Program,\u201d for the Waynesville Rotary Club, Waynesville, N.C., October 15, 1999.<\/p>\n

\"The Principal Fellows Program,\" Western Carolina University Teaching Fellows, April 28, 1999.<\/p>\n

\"Speak Softly and Carry Your Own Gym Key:\u00a0 A Female High School Principal's Guide to Survival,\u201d Jackson County Retired Educators, Sylva, N.C., April 20, 1999.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Principalship from a Female Perspective,\u201d for the Western Carolina University Teaching Fellows Seminar, September 30, 1997.<\/p>\n

Department<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cAn On-Line Course in Educational Leadership,\u201d for the Department of Education Leadership and Foundations, WebCT Support Group, October 6, 2004.<\/p>\n

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Additional professional activities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nNational<\/strong>Editorial Review Board, The<\/em> Rural Educator<\/em><\/p>\n

Editorial Review Board,\u00a0 Journal of Online Teaching and Learning<\/em><\/p>\n

Manuscript Review for Eye on Education Publishing Company, Textbook, Administrator\u2019s Guide to School Community Relations<\/span>, April 2005.<\/p>\n

Manuscript Review for Eye on Education Publishing Company, Textbook, The Seven Essentials for Redefining the Principalship<\/span>, March 2003<\/p>\n

Manuscript Review for Eye on Education Publishing Company, Textbook, School Community Relations<\/span>, June 2001<\/p>\n

Regional and State<\/strong><\/p>\n

Western Carolina University Representative, Board of Directors, University of North Carolina Teaching and Learning with Technology Board, Vice Chair.<\/p>\n

University of North Carolina Association of Teaching Center Directors, 2006-present<\/p>\n

Board of Directors, North Carolina Association of School Administrators, July 2005-present<\/p>\n

University Representative to the Monthly Meetings of the Western Regional Educational Service Alliance Superintendents\u2019 Council 2004 to December 2005.<\/p>\n

Expert Panel Member, \u201c What Principals Do to Mentor Assistant Principal\u201d for Pre-Delphi Data Collection for Dr. Debbie Goldbeck, August 2004<\/p>\n

Reviewer, 2001 Southern Regional Council on Educational Administration Yearbook<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Wachovia Principal of the Year, Regional Selection Committee 2001<\/p>\n

Jackson County School District Screening Committee for North Carolina Teaching Fellows Scholarship 1997-2000<\/p>\n

University<\/strong><\/p>\n

Subcommittee Chair for\u00a0 the Core Resources Strategic\u00a0Direction\u00a0for WCU s Strategic Plannign Process, 2012.<\/p>\n

Chancellor's Installation Committee and Bells in the Valley Subcommittee Chair, 2012<\/p>\n

Outside Representative, Dean's Advisory Council, College of Business, 2010- present<\/p>\n

Search Committee, CIO, 2009<\/p>\n

Distance Learning Council, Fall 2008 - present<\/p>\n

CourseEval Implemetation Team, January 2008-present<\/p>\n

Service Learning Advisory Board Chair, August 2007- present<\/p>\n

Student Computer Requirement Committee, 2006-present<\/p>\n

Student Learning Committee, Co-Chair, 2006-present<\/p>\n

Chancellor's Faculty Kitchen Cabinet 1998-present<\/p>\n

Teaching and Learning in an Online Environment Faculty Facilitator for the 2005 WCU Summer Institute on Teaching and Learning, May 16-19, 2005.<\/p>\n

Faculty Mentor, 2004-present<\/p>\n

Open Classroom Project Volunteer, Fall 2004-present<\/p>\n

Graduate Council, 2002-2005<\/p>\n

Faculty Adviser, Phi Delta Kappa, Western Carolina University Chapter, 1996-Spring 2000<\/p>\n

Western Carolina University Club, Board of Directors 1996-1999<\/p>\n

Western Carolina University Chancellor\u2019s Distinguished Teaching Award Committee, 1997-present, Chair, 1998-99, Member 1999-2000.<\/p>\n

Western Carolina University's Beyond the Classroom Award Selection Committee, 1997-2000, Chair 1998-99, Member 1999-2000<\/p>\n

Western Carolina University Qualitative Research Group 1996-97<\/p>\n

Western Carolina University Committee on Public School Service 1996-present<\/p>\n

College<\/strong><\/p>\n

Western Carolina University College of Education and Allied Professions<\/p>\n

Accreditation 2007 Steering Committee, Chair, Standard Five<\/p>\n

Chair, Search Committee for the Department of B-K, Elementary, and Middle Grades Department Head, 2005<\/p>\n

Western Carolina University College of Education and Allied Professions Conceptual Framework Implementation Team, Committee Chair, 2001-2002<\/p>\n

Western Carolina University College of Education and Allied Professions Pre-Service Education Committee, 2002-Present<\/p>\n

Western Carolina University College of Education and Allied Professions Dean\u2019s Advisory Council, 2001 \u2013 present<\/p>\n

Western Carolina University College of Education and Allied Professions School University Teacher Education Partnership Induction Subcommittee, 2001-present<\/p>\n

Western Carolina University College of Education Ad Hoc Committee to Make Recommendations for Revisions to the Taft Botner Teaching Award Selection Process, 2001<\/p>\n

Western Carolina University College of Education, Curriculum Materials Center Committee, 1996-present<\/p>\n

Western Carolina University College of Education, Student Recognition Committee. 1997-present<\/p>\n

Western Carolina University College of Education School University Partnership Planning Team, 1996-97<\/p>\n

Chair, Western Carolina University College of Education and Allied Professions Nominations and Elections Committee, 1997-2000.<\/p>\n

Chair, College of Education and Allied Professions Conceptual Framework Implementation Team, 2001<\/p>\n

College of Education Odyssey of the Mind Committee, 1998-1999.<\/p>\n

Department<\/strong><\/p>\n

Search Committee Chair, Division of IT, Director of Applications and Systems, Associate CIO, 2012<\/p>\n

Search Committee Chair, Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations Educational Leadership Vacancy, 2004<\/p>\n

Organizer and Coordinator, Master\u2019s of School Administration Alumni Support Group, 2002- present<\/p>\n

Search Committee, Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations for Department Chair Vacancy, 2002.<\/p>\n

Co-Chair with Joe Walters, Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations Search Committee for Faculty Vacancy in Educational Leadership, 2001.<\/p>\n

Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations, Master\u2019s of School Administration Coordinator, 1997-present, Principal Fellows Coordinator, 1997-2001<\/p>\n

Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations Taft Botner Excellence in Teaching Award Selection Committee, 1996-97, 1999-2000<\/p>\n

Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations Search Committee, Educational Leadership Positions, 1996-1998, Co- Chair 2001<\/p>\n

Chair, Visiting Scholar Presentation, Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations, June 20, 1997, Dr. Leonard Pellicer, Visiting Scholar<\/p>\n

Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations Scheduling Committee, 1996- present<\/p>\n

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Consultations<\/strong><\/p>\n

North Carolina A & T University, Consultant for the Development of the School Site Internship in School Administration, Summer 2004.<\/p>\n

Western Carolina University Policy Center, Planning Input for State Conference on School Safety. Fall, 2002<\/p>\n

Facilitated Arena Scheduling Assistance for Pisgah High School, December 2001.<\/p>\n

Southern Guilford High School, Greensboro, NC, School Climate Assessment, May 20, 1998.<\/p>\n

Dr. Tom Truitt, Superintendent, Florence School District One, Florence, S.C., Book Consultation, January 25, 2000.<\/p>\n

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Awards received<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nOutstanding Paper Award, International Association for the Development of the Information Society Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 2006.One of three finalists:\u00a0 Western Carolina University, Board of Governor\u2019s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2004<\/p>\n

One of three finalists:\u00a0 Western Carolina University, Board of Governor\u2019s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2003.<\/p>\n

Recipient:\u00a0 Western Carolina University Scholarly Development Assignment Program for Fall 2003Taft Botner Award for Superior Teaching, College of Education and Allied Professions, Spring 2003.<\/p>\n

Nominee:\u00a0\u00a0 Western Carolina University Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring- Faculty Award, 2001.<\/p>\n

Recipient of the Albert T. Scroggins, Jr. Award given by the South Carolina Scholastic Press Association and the College of Journalism, University of South Carolina, for outstanding contributions to scholastic journalism in South Carolina, April, 1995<\/p>\n

Voted Best Principal for 1993 and for 1994 in a readership survey by the State <\/span>newspaper<\/p>\n

One of 43 principals chosen from around the nation to participate in the first National Principals' Leadership Academy sponsored by the Education Commission of the States and the University of Delaware, July 1992.<\/p>\n

Runner-up for South Carolina Teacher of the Year, 1982-83<\/p>\n

School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties Teacher of the Year, 1982-83<\/p>\n

Irmo High School Teacher of the Year, 1982-83<\/p>\n

Education Commission of the States Outstanding Teacher Recognition, 1982-83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Grants<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMarch 2005, Vice Chancellor\u2019s Instructional Improvement Grant. $996.86. \u201cMedia Production for Online Course in School Community Relations.\u201dApril, 2002.Vice Chancellor\u2019s Instructional Improvement Grant with Dr. Gayle Moller, $1000, \u201cDevelopment of\u00a0 EDL 685, Leadership Assessment Center.\u201d\u00a0June, 1999.<\/p>\n

Summer Research Fellowship, $1500, \"Southern Women in Educational Leadership\u201d Profiles and Insights.March, 1998.<\/p>\n

Summer Research Grant, $5000, \u201cThe Use of Metaphor for Inquiry and Reflective Practice in the Experience of Women in Educational Leadership.\u201d October 1997.\u00a0 Microgrant, Western Carolina University, $289.00, for professional development, \u201cThe Principal, Politics, and the Community,\u201d San Diego, February 6, 1998.<\/p>\n

Fall, 1994.\u00a0 South Carolina Re: Learning Initiative to explore the Coalition of Essential Schools. $35,000 for Irmo High School.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Dissertations<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nChair, \u201cA Suggested Curriculum for Training Human Rights Investigators,\u201d Kevin Dowling, Western Carolina University, October, 2007.Chair, \u201cNo Child Left Behind: Perceptions of Four Groups of North Carolina Educator,\u201d Kathy Ray, Western Carolina University, March 2006.<\/p>\n

Chair, \u201cA Comparison of Male and Female Principal\u2019s Perceptions of Their Leadership Behaviors in High Achieving North Carolina Schools,\u201d Cheri Boone, Western Carolina University, Defended\u00a0 March 2004.<\/p>\n

Chair, \u201cTraits of Professional Learning Community in Two Most Improved North Carolina High Schools,\u201d Michael Lodico, Western Carolina University, Defended September 15, 2003.<\/p>\n

Chair, \"Perceptions of North Carolina Principals of Their Professional Development Needs as Provided by School Systems,\u201d Donna James, Western Carolina University,\u00a0 Defended June 17, 2002.<\/p>\n

Chair, \u201cThe Construct of Fostering a Major Pedagogical Change:\u00a0 The Implementation of Word Study Centers in First and Second Grade Classrooms,\u201d Vicki Dineen, Western Carolina University,\u00a0 Defended March 8, 2002.<\/p>\n

Chair, \"A Heritage of Learning:\u00a0 What Does One Family From Rural Western North Carolina Teach Us About Rural Appalachian Families?'\u00a0 Helen Owen, Western Carolina University, Defended September 25, 2000.<\/p>\n

Committee Member:\u00a0 Miriam Hood, Western Carolina University, \u201cLearning to Care: A Qualitative Study of the Relationships Twelve Veteran Teachers Form with Their Students,\u201d Defended June 17, 2002.<\/p>\n

Committee Member: \u201cWhat Works for Me:\u00a0 Teachers and Students Talk About Motivation,\u201d Sue Schneider, Western Carolina University<\/p>\n

Committee Member:\u00a0 \u201cMaking the Tough Call:\u00a0 Factors that Influence Principal Decisions\u201d Bill Nolte, Western Carolina University, Defended, October, 2001.<\/p>\n

Committee Member: \"Creativity, Connectedness, and The Spirit of Teaching\" Factors that Contribute to Renewal and Longevity of Exemplary Teachers,\" Jacqueline Williams, Western Carolina University, defended March 30, 2001.<\/p>\n

Neutral Chairperson, \"Perceptions of Shared Decision Making in Associate and Non-Associate Schools in South Carolina,\u201d Dr. Karen Trewhella, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, defended March 27, 1996.<\/p>\n

Committee Member, \"A Comparison of Academic Achievement by Right Hemispheric Mode Processors Vs. Left Hemispheric Mode Processors in College Preparatory Chemistry Classes, \" Dr. Glenda George, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, defended March 19, 1996.<\/p>\n

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