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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:
April 30, 2008</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:
Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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May 2008<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'>May 1 – 2:30 pm</span>, EDN 108, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Rock Edward Stanley</span></u></b>, 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 Identification by Consensus of
Current Mathematical Concepts Critical to Success in College Algebra</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. William Ogden</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. William Whaley<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'>May 2 – 1:30 pm</span>, EDN 113E, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Brenda Ching Lien Yu</span></u></b>, Final Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Perceived Barriers and Motivators to
Faculty and Administrators in Distance Education in <st1:place w:st="on">East
Texas</st1:place> Rural School</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. Mary Ann Gaines</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Sukwon Kim<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><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'>May 5 – 1:30 pm</span>, EDN 113, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Brent Joseph Ringo</span></u></b>, Proposal Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Equity in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Texas</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
Funding: An Analysis of the System Under House Bill 1</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. Timothy Jones</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Robert Williams<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'>May 6 – 1:30 pm</span>, EDN 108, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Alaric Williams</span></u></b>, Final Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Attitudes of African American Males
Regarding Counseling in Four Texas Universities</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. Matthew Elam</span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> </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'>May 7 – 10:30 am</span>, EDN 113E, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Lori Turley</span></u></b>, Proposal Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Considering Adequacy: Educational
Spending and Student Achievement in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Texas</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Public School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
System</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 Bingham</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Chris Myers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><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'>May 7 – 1:30 pm</span>, EDN 108, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Thomas A. Fain Jr.</span></u></b>, 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 Contributions of Ashbel Smith to
Education 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. 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">David
Brown</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><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'>May 8 – 4:30 pm</span>, Metro 131/ AGIT 205, <b><u><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Renee L. Truncale</span></u></b>, Final Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Primary Teacher Attitudes Toward
Handheld Technology for Reading Assessments</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">David Brown</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. Hunter Hayes</span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><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'>May 9 – 10:00 am</span>, EDN 108, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Brooke Seabolt</span></u></b>, 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 Comparison of Two Delivery
Formats of ESL Professional Development</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. Sue Espinoza</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Quynh Dang<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'>May 9 – 2:00 pm</span>, EDN 113E, <b><u><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Chris Bradshaw</span></u></b>, Proposal Defense</font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Designing a Homeland Security
Curriculum in American Higher Education</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 Travis </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. David Waltemyer</span></font></p>
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