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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b>TO: All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b>FROM: Vicky Turner<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b> Doctoral Degree Coordinator<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><h2><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>DATE: April 30, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for May 2014<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________________________________________________________________________</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thu., May 1, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Deborah Watkins</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Developmental Education and African American Student Success in the Dallas County Community College District<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Joyce Scott<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Donna Dunbar-Odom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thu., May 1, 4:00 pm, HOL 134, <b><u>Frank Alexander</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Second Language Writing of Health Professionals and the Transfer of Writing Knowledge and Skills: A Narrative Study<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Lucy Pickering<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Chuck Holt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., May 5, 11:00 am, HOL 134, <b><u>Charles White</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>A Shelter of Others: A Novel with Critical Introduction to the American ‘Rough South’ Literary Tradition<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Hunter Hayes<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. David Anderson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tue., May 6, 10:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Cynthia Woody</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Supporting the New Principal: Central Office Support Options<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Art Borgemenke<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Maria Fernandez-Lamarque<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., May 7, 10:00 am, EDS 101/MPLX 123, <b><u>Edna Villavicencio</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Examining the Relationship Between Hispanic Parents’ Participation in English as a Second Language (ESL) Classes and Parental Involvement<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Chris Green<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Karen Roggenkamp<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., May 7, 1:30 pm, , <b><u>Susan Williams</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Yearlong Teacher Preparation: Evaluations for Preservice Teachers and Professional Development Appraisal System for First Year Teachers Need to Complement Each Other<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Susan Szabo<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Sharon Kowalsky<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thu., May 8, 10:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Sharon Newman</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Teacher Perceptions of Leadership Styles in Distinguished Title I Schools and the Effect on Teacher Satisfaction and Effort<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Chris Simpson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Jose Lopez<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thu., May 8, 12:30 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Robbie Pearson</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Women Exploring Green and Nontraditional Job Training at the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Madeline Justice<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Haydn Fox<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thu., May 8, 1:00 pm, BIN 234, <b><u>Brooke Leird</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Work Experiences of Counselors in a Juvenile Detention with Indications of Secondary Trauma<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Amir Abbassi<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Lucy Pickering<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thu., May 8, 3:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Catherine Crawford</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>A Case Study of Three Female Presidents in Texas Colleges and Universities: Their Career Paths, the Challenges They Face, and Their Presidential Accomplishments<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Madeline Justice<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Stacy Bishop<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thu., May 8, 3:00 pm, EDN 218, <b><u>Hui-Yu Hsiung</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>A Contrastive Rhetoric Study: The Placement of Thesis Statements in English and Chinese Research Articles<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Salvatore Attardo<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Tara Tietjen-Smith<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., May 9, 9:00 am, EDN 107, <b><u>Kenzie Bond</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Perceptions of Post-Secondary Opportunities of At Risk Students Graduating from an Alternative High School<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Ray Thompson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Charles Dorsett<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>