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style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>TO:<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>All Graduate <span class=GramE>Faculty</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b></p>

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style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>FROM:<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Natalie Henderson<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Doctoral Degree
Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b></p>

<h2><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>DATE:<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>April 1, 2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>

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12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>RE:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><font
color=red><span style='color:red'>Partial</span></font> - Schedule of Proposal
Defenses and Final Defenses<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>April 4 - 8:00 a.m.</span>, <span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>HEN 201</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Mary
Hendrix</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Final Defense</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>&quot;<span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Quality Assurance in Online Doctoral
Programs and Courses:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>A <st1:place
w:st="on">Delphi</st1:place> Study to Determine Specific Indicators</span>"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr. Raymond Green</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr. Randy Odom</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>April 4 - 1:00 p.m.</span>, <span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>EDN 107</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Sara J.
Hardin</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Final Defense</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>&quot;<span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Predicators of Success on the National
Licensing Examination:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>A Logistic
Regression Analysis</span>"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr. Madeline Justine</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr. David Brown</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>April 4 - 1:00 p.m.</span>, <span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>EDN 121</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Russell
Baker</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Final Defense</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>&quot;<span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Teaching the Collegiate History of
Western Civilization Survey Course, 1918-2000:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span>Objectives as Stated in Periodical Literature</span>"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr. William Ogden</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr. Jon Jonz</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>April 5 - 1:00 p.m.</span>, <span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>EDN 113E</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Wendell
Brown</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Proposal Defense</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>&quot;<span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Alternative Certification Policy
Study:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>A Comparison of Student
Performance</span>"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr. Rex Carr</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr. Hunter Hays</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>April 5 - 3:00 p.m.</span>, <span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>EDN 107</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Jessie
Dowdy</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Final Defense</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>&quot;<span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Relationship Between
Teacher' College Science Preparation and Their Attitudes Toward Science</span>"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr. William Ogden</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr. Ken Ashley</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>April 5 - 3:30 p.m.</span>, <span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>EDN 113N</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Brent
Donham</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Proposal Defense</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>&quot;<span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>A Comparative Analysis of Student
Performance and Attitudes in Traditional Advanced Placement Courses and
Advanced Placement Courses with Dual Credit Overlay</span>"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr. James Vornberg</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr. Glenda Bell</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>April 6 - 2:00 p.m.</span>, <span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>EDN 113E</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Mida
Milligan</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Proposal Defense</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>&quot;<span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Latino Enrollment in Advanced
Placement Courses:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>A Study of
Motivational Factors in a Racially Diverse <st1:place w:st="on">School District</st1:place></span>"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr. James Vornberg</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr. Gail Johnson</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>April 12 - 2:00 p.m.</span>, <span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>EDN 107</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Catherine
Rosser</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Proposal Defense</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>&quot;<span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Profiles of Higher Education Doctoral Students</span>"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr. William Ogden</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr. Sandy Weeks</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>April 28 - 1:00 p.m.</span>, <span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>AG/IT 222-H, MPLX 131</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:
yes'>Julia House</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Proposal Defense</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>&quot;<span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Perceived Motivators and Inhibitors
of Males and Females Enrolled in Superintendent Certification Classes on
Becoming a Superintendent</span>"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr. Edward Seifert</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr Anil Chourasia</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'>April 29 - 1:00 p.m.</span>, <span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>EDN 202C</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>James
Holder</span>, <span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Proposal Defense</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>&quot;<span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Predicting Masters'
Counseling Trainees Perception of Their Competence to Address Spiritual Issues
in Counseling</span>"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Chester</st1:City></st1:place>
Robinson</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Dr. Randy McBroom</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-no-proof:yes'>Natalie Henderson<br>
Doctoral Degree Coordinator<br>
Texas A&amp;M University-Commerce<br>
Graduate Studies &amp; Research<br>
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">P O Box</st1:Street> 3011</st1:address><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Commerce</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TX</st1:State>
 <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">75429-3011</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
Phone: 903/886-5161<br>
Fax: 903/886-5165<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-no-proof:yes'>The Mission of Graduate Studies and Research is to provide
leadership and direction for all aspects of graduate education and to promote
research at Texas A&amp;M University-Commerce. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-no-proof:yes'>As a major Doctoral/Research Intensive university in the <st1:place
w:st="on">Northeast Texas</st1:place> region, we are committed to embody and
model the best practices in graduate education and research to meet the needs
of a constantly changing regional, national, and global environment. </span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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