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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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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'>FROM: <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Vicky Turner</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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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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<h2><b><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>DATE: March
1, 2007</span></font></b></h2>
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font-weight:bold'>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-weight:bold'> for March 2007<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. 2 – 10:30 am</span>, EDN 113, Robert A. Rich, Final Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>The Superintendency: Measuring the
Presence of Cultural Dimensions Related to Organizational Excellence</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</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">Gilbert
Naizer</st1:PersonName></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. 6 – 9:30 am</span>, EDN 113-E, Carol N. Brown, Final Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Leadership and Followership: A
Gender Perspective</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">Rex Carr</st1:PersonName></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Brenda Smith</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. 6 – 12:00 am</span>, EDN 113-E, Wesley Scott Cunningham, Final
Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>The Makeup of Suburban Dropouts:
Perceptions of School Counselors and Administrators in Texas Public High
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. Julie Combs</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">Zafar
Ahmed</st1:PersonName></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.8 – 2:30 pm</span>, EDN 113-B, Eric L. Gruver, Proposal
Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Public Policy and the 8-12 <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:State> Examinations of
Educator Standards: Predicting <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Student</st1:PersonName>
Success at Three Regional State Universities, 2002-2006</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. Madeline Justice</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">Kenneth
Washer</st1:PersonName></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. 14 – 1:30 pm</span>, EDN 113-E, Grace Rutherford, Proposal
Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Interactivity, Faculty Development,
and <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Student</st1:PersonName> Success in Community
College Online Courses</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. Jon. E. Travis</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Jeffrey Kopachena</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Mar. 26 – 10:00 am</span>, HEN 207, Terri Zerfas, Final Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Theory of Mind, Attention, and
Executive Function in First-Grade Girls</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. Steve Ball</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">Connie
Greiner</st1:PersonName></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. 27 – 10:00 am</span>, EDN 113-E, Kimberly Gilmore, Final
Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>The Relationship of School Size and <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Student</st1:PersonName> Achievement in Texas Middle 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. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Wayne Bingham</st1:PersonName></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">Martha
Foote</st1:PersonName></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Mar. 27 – 2:00 pm</span>, EDN 113, Warren David Priddy, Final
Defense</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 Organizational and Administrative
Practices Used to Prepare <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Student</st1:PersonName>s
For Accountability Testing in Texas High Schools: A Quantitative Analysis</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. MaryAnn Gaines</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Randy McBroom</span></font></p>
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