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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'>TO: All
Graduate Faculty<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'>FROM: <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Natalie Henderson</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'> Doctoral
Degree Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<h2><b><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>DATE: March
2, 2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;border:none;padding:0in'><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";
font-weight:bold'>RE: 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'>Mar. 3 - 10:00 am</span>, EDN 202, Ashley Callicutt, Proposal
Defense<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Current Care Challenges and
Perspectives on Resolution Within College Counseling Centers: A <st1:place
w:st="on">Delphi</st1:place> Study</span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. Carmen Salazar<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: Dr. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Raymond
Green</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Mar. 3 - 1:00 pm</span>, EDN 218, Elizabeth Doughty, Final
Defense<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Investigating a Model of Adult
Bereavement Grief: A <st1:place w:st="on">Delphi</st1:place> Study</span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. Keren Humphrey<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: Dr. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Willie
Edwards</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Mar. 23 - 11:00 am</span>, EDN 113E, Valerie Hershey, Proposal
Defense<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>The Impact of Movies on Public
Perceptions of Educational Leaders</span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. Jane MacDonald<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: Dr. Tracy Henley<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> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Mar. 23 - 3:00 pm</span>, EDN 113E, Jennifer Peirson, Final
Defense<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>A Study of the Varying Factors that
Impact the Block Scheduling and Trimester Scheduling of Schools</span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. James Vornberg<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: Dr. Haydn Fox<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> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Mar. 28 - 4:00 pm</span>, EDN 113E, Stacy Hendricks, Proposal
Defense<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Superintendent Job Performance
Evaluations Using the Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES): A
Quantitative Study Examining Bias Variables that Influence a School
Member's Perception of the Superintendent's Job Performance</span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. Rex Carr<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: Dr. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Stephen
Freeman</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Mar. 29 - 1:30 p.m.</span>, EDN 202C, James Holder, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Masters'-Level Counseling
Trainees' Perceived Competence to Address Spiritual Issues in Counseling</span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. <st1:PersonName w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Chester</st1:City></st1:place> Robinson</st1:PersonName><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: Dr. Kathryn Jacobs<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> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Mar. 30 - 11:00 am</span>, AGIT 233 & Metroplex 135, Katrina
Horn-Hasley, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>The Role of School Culture in
Schools That are Successful by Accountability Measure and Teacher and Student
Engagement Measures</span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. James Vornberg<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: Dr. Richard Fulkerson<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> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Mar. 30 - 2:30 pm</span>, AGIT 222H & Metroplex 123, Silvia
Wright, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>A Meta-Study of Dissertations
Related to Hispanic Female Administrators</span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. Sherion Jackson<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: Dr. Donna Dunbar-Odom<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> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Mar. 30 - 3:30 pm</span>, EDN 113E, Matthew Redman, Proposal
Defense<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>The Cosmopolitan and Local
Orientation and Patterns of Succession in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Texas</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Public School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
Superintendents</span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. Rex Carr<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: Dr. William McCarron<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Natalie Henderson</span></font></st1:PersonName><br>
<font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Doctoral Degree Coordinator<br>
Texas A&M University-Commerce<br>
Graduate Studies & Research<br>
<u1:address u2:st="on"><u1:Street u2:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street
w:st="on">P O Box</u1:Street></st1:Street></st1:address> 3011</u1:address><br>
<u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:City u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Commerce</u1:City></st1:City></st1:place>,
<u1:State u2:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">TX</u1:State></st1:State> <u1:PostalCode u2:st="on">75429-3011</u1:PostalCode></u1:PostalCode></u1: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'>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&M
University-Commerce. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>As a
major Doctoral/Research Intensive university in the <u1:place u2:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Northeast Texas</u1:place></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><o:p></o:p></p>
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