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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span
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All Graduate Faculty<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Vicky Turner</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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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:
June 1, 2007</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></h2>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'>RE:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>June 5 – 1:00 pm</span>, Hen 202, Courtney Kernek, Proposal
Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>The Principles of Multimedia
Learning: Reducing Cognitive Load to Construct Meaningful Learning in 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. Raymond Green</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Chris White</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>June 6 – 2:00 pm</span>, EDN 202, Charmaine Caldwell, Final
Defense </font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>School Counselor Performance
Evaluation: A <st1:place w:st="on">Delphi</st1:place> Study to Determine
Content and Procedure for a Model Instrument</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. Richard Lampe</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Graduate Council
Representative: Dr. Paul Lenchner</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'>June 8 – 2:00 pm</span>, EDN 113E, Valerie S. Johnson, 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'>Comparative Study of the Current
Process of Evaluation in the Diocese of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dallas</st1:place></st1:City>
and the Level of Importance of Various Aspects of Evaluation</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. Michael Copeland</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Robin Reid</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'>June 11 – 8:00 am</span>, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mesquite</st1:place></st1:City>
135/ Commerce AGIT 205, Tamara McPherson, Final Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Insights on Avoiding the Tourist
Education: A Systems Analysis of Beliefs and Practices of Elementary Educators
</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. Wayne Linek</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. William Ogden</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'>June 11 – 9:00 am</span>, EDN 113E, Brenda Floyd, Final Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>A History of Regional Education
Service Centers: Organizations of Change</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. Stephen Freeman</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'>June 11 – 11:00 am </span>, EDN 113E, Julia Joy Rousseau, Final
Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Historical Case Study of the
SUPERNet Consortium: Investigating the Concepts of Connectivism and
Distributed Professional Learning Communities</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. John Humphreys</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'>June 11 – 1:30 pm</span>, EDN 113E, Julie A. McElhany, Final
Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Interrelationships Between Faculty
Concerns and Faculty Development in the Design, Development, and Delivery of
Online Courses in <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Select</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Community College</st1:PlaceType> in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:State></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. Leah Wickersham</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Sandy Kimbrough<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>June 13 – 2:00 pm</span>, EDN 202, Melissa Blair, Proposal
Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>A Comparison of the Young Schema
Inventory to the Million Adolescent Clinical Inventory: A Validation Study
Using Adolescents in a Substance Abuse Residential Treatment Facility in North <st1:place
w:st="on">East Texas</st1:place></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. Linda Ball</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Don English</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'>June 19 – 2:00 pm</span>, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mesquite</st1:place></st1:City>
135/ Commerce EDS 101, Lolann A. King, Proposal Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>An Analysis of Student Perceived
Level of Satisfaction Relative to Student Demographic and Campus Location at <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Trinity</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Valley</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Community College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></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. Joyce Miller</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Keith West</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'>June 19 – 11:00 am</span>, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mesquite</st1:place></st1:City>
135/ Commerce EDS 101, Dena Owens, Proposal Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Honors Programs in Colleges of
Universities in the Southern Region of the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region></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. Joyce Miller</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Asli Ogunc</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'>June 21 – 1:00 pm</span>, EDN 202, Lori L. Ellison, Final Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Identifying Overguilt: An
Investigation of the Relationship Between Guilt, Religious Motivation, and
Adaptation to College in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Religious</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Students</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:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chester</st1:place></st1:City>
Robinson</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Madeline Justice</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'>June 22 – 9:30 am</span>, Hen 202, Sau Hou Chang, Final Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Individual Differences of Imagery
Vividness on False Memories</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. Benton Pierce</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Jon Travis</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'>June 26 – 1:30 pm </span>, EDN 113E, Sheila K. Sherman, Proposal
Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Preparing for the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:State> Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
(T.A.K.S.): A Study of Local Benchmark Testing in Texas Public 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. 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. Richard Kreminski</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'>June 29 – 2:00 pm</span>, EDS 205, Georgia Thompson, Proposal
Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Connecting Professional Development
with Student Achievement: The Effect of a Comprehensive Teacher Training Model
on Third Grade <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Reading</st1:place></st1:City></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. Wayne Linek</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Sue Espinoza</span></font></p>
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