OCED+Achievements

__**Marla Stubblefield Admitted to PhD Candidacy**__ Yesterday, Marla successfully presented her dissertation prospectus to her committee and was officially admitted to doctoral candidacy. Both Marla's study on reasons by international students choose to study in Oklahoma regional universities and the quality of her preparation and presentation were applauded by her committee. Well done, Marla! On to IRB and your dissertation.

__**OCED's BRAND NEW DOCTOR!**__ This morning Ina Agnew successfully defended her dissertation and was welcomed into our OCED circle of doctors; she is now Ina Agnew, PhD. Ina's presentation of her excellent study on the effects of a learning community on students needing remediation at OSUIT was impeccable and enthusiastically acclaimed by her committee as an outstanding piece of scholarship. Congratulations DOCTOR Agnew - OCED is very proud of you!

__**OCED's NEWEST** #|DOCTOR!__ Yesterday, our OCED community added another new PhD. Ryan Burkett successfully presented his dissertation to his committee and emerged as DOCTOR Burkett. Ryan's excellent study of a theoretically-based tutorial for VR users was well received by his committee; both the presentation and the dissertation itself were very nicely done. Congratulations, Dr. Burkett. OCED is very proud of you and welcomes you to our family of PhD scholars. Really great job!

__**OCED HAS ANOTHER NEW DOCTOR!**__ In fact, we have another "Dr. Dr." Hye Kyoung Kim successfully presented her dissertation on Monday and earned her second PhD. Dr. Kim has a PhD in #|engineering management from her home country of South Korea and now also has a #|PhD in Education to go with it. Hye Kyoung's dissertation was a first-rate structural equation modeling study of effecst of authentic #|leadership in Korean industry. It was beautifully written and presented. First-rate job, Dr. Dr. Kim. Congratulations!

__**Joey Williams Admitted to Candidacy**__ Congratulations to Joey. She has successfully presented her dissertation proposal to her committee and is now officially a candidate for the degree of #|PhD in Education. Nice work, Joey.

__**Dr. BUCKY DODD WINS TOP OSU RESEARCH AWARD**__ OCED is proud to announce that recent graduate Dr. Bucky Dodd has won a 2014 Graduate Research Excellence Award. This is the highest award for graduate dissertation research awarded by OSU. Bucky is this year's winner for Group V (Education) of the OSU Graduate Faculty. Bucky and his dissertation, //Toward a Theoretical Model of Decision-Making and Resistance to Change among Higher #|Education Online Course Designers,// will be honored at a special reception on April 8. He will receive a Letter of Commendation from OSU's President and a plaque commemorating his achievement. Congratulations, Dr. Dodd! This is a special achievement!

__**OCED HAS A BRAND NEW DOCTOR!!**__ This afternoon Chuck Baukal made a first-rate presentation of his first-rate dissertation and is now EdD in Applied #|Education Studies (College Teaching). Added to his previous PhD in Engineering, this must make him Dr. Dr. Chuck. Now there's something you don't see every day. Dr. Dr. Chuck's defense was smooth as silk; both dissertation and presentation were extremely well prepared and very well received by his committee. Congratulations Chuck - great job! OCED is really glad we got to adopt you.

__**Lou Ann Marlar Admitted to Candidacy**__ Congratulations to Lou Ann. She has successfully presented her dissertation proposal to her committee and now officially a candidate for the degree fl #|PhD in Education. Her IRB #|application was filed this afternoon, so she will soon be collecting her data for her Delphi study or perceived sustainability need in Tulsa nonprofits. Nice job, Lou Ann.

Indrit Vucaj Wins Best Paper Award Indrit presented in paper Organizational and Employee Vision Alignment Habits and Willpower at the 2014 Clute Institute International Academic Conference. His presentation won a Best Paper award. Congratulations, Indrit; OCED is proud of your accomplishment.

Third Place to Chuck Baukal in 2014 3-Minute Thesis Competition Congratulations to Chuck for his outstanding presentation in the #|College of Education competition. In the 3MT, presenters must present their research in just 3 minutes and using only 1 PowerPoint slide. Chuck won 3rd place in the CoE contest, along with a cash award. Way to go, Chuck. OCED is proud of your success!

Bucky Dodd's Dissertation Nominated for Group V Award Congratulated to Dr. Bucky Dodd. His excellent dissertation has been nominated by his advisory committee for the Graduate Excellence Award from Group V. This is the highest award given by OSU for graduate research. Congratulations Bucky. OCED is very proud of you.

#|New Job for Jon Martens Congratulations to Jon as he enters the world of #|higher education. Jon has accepted a full-time faculty position as instructor in the Applied Technology department of the #|School of Business and #|Technology at #|Rogers State University, Bartlesville #|campus. Excellent, Jon. OCED is proud of you.

#|New Job for Tony Smith Congratulations to Tony on his appointment as a tenure-track Accounting Instructor at OSU/OKC. Well done, Tony. OCED is proud of you.

Dr. Vallery Feltman's Dissertation Nominated for Major National Award OCED congratulations to Dr. Vallery Feltman on a major honor. Dr. Feltman's excellent dissertation, The Influence of Interactive Technology on Student Performance in an #|Oklahoma Secondary Biology Program, has been chosen by OCED faculty to represent OSU/OCED in this year's national Outstanding Dissertation Award competition sponsored by the University Council for Workforce and Human Resource Education. Dr. Feltman's study was nominated because of its universal relevance in all levels of education and corporate HRD and its successful integration of gualitative and quantitative research in a true mixed methods research design. Her study fully integrated from both disciplines a combination of research viewpoints, use of theory, data collection and analysis methods, and writing language and style. Congratulations Dr. Feltman and advisor Dr. Mary Jo Self. We are proud to have you represent our program at national level.

Barbara Abercrombie Admitted to Candidacy Monday morning (11-15-13) Barbara successfully presented her dissertation prospectus to her committee and was admitted to doctoral candidacy. She is now officially a candidate for the degree of PhD in Education/OCED. Her next step will be IRB approval for study of relationships between generational cohorts and satisfaction in the #|higher education workplace. Congratulations Barb - GO!

OCED RANKED 4th IN THE NATION! We are proud to share the great news that our OCED #|graduate program has achieved a new new high in our national ranking. We have been a Top Ten nationally-ranked program for several years, but have never been in the Top Five. In 2013 we were number 7. New rankings have been released for 2014 by U.S. News and World Report and we are extremely proud that OSU OCED has made a very important jump: WE ARE NOW RANKED 4th in the NATION! The only programs that currently rank above us are the giants: University of Georgia, Penn State, and Ohio State. This is a marvelous achievement for our program, and the academic accomplishments or our graduate students and our faculty are equally important in making it happen. Thanks to EVERYONE for your contributions. Well done, each of you!

Double Good News for Brittany Bright Congratulations to Brittany on a double achievement. First, she has recently joined the faculty of University of Arkansas - Fayettevillle as a full-time Instructor in the IT Department. For her second feat, last week she successfully presented her dissertation to her committee and was admitted to doctoral candidacy. Congratulations, Brittany. Well done, and OCED is proud of you.

Chuck Baukal Wins Research Paper Award Chuck just returned from the 2013 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education at #|Kansas State University. He brought home with him a very nice award. The paper Engineering Students' Learning Strategy Preferences for which Chuck was senior author (co-authors were Dr. A and 2 colleagues from Tulsa University) was awarded the 3rd place Outstanding Paper Award. The paper was selected from among the 37 papers presented at the conference. Congratulations, Chuck. Well done!

Ray Hasselman Admitted to #|Doctoral Candidacy Congratulations to Ray for achieving this important milestone. Ray's dissertation study has been approved by his advisory committee and he is now officially a candidate for the PhD degree. Ray will examine the historical and legal precedents for using virtual reality to present evidence in criminal investigations, plus present a Delphi study to review the perceptions of legal professionals of the benefits and issues with this new technology. Well done Ray - on to IRB!

New Job for Marla Stubblefield Congratulations to Marla on her appointment as Director of the Language and Cultural Center at [|Northeastern State University]. This position gives her the opportunity to use and grow her interests and skills in internationalism and cross-cultural work. Nicely done, Marla! OCED is proud of you.

Dr. Earlene Washburn Joins OCED Adjunct Faculty Our OCED faculty is pleased to welcome Earlene to our adjunct faculty this semester. She is teaching the Educational Leadership and Advocacy course for the STCL TLL masters program, which includes OCED. Congratulations and welcome aboard, Dr. Washburn.

Graduate Fellowship for Khaiser Omar Congratulations to our PhD student colleague Khaiser Omar on winning a very nice [|scholarship]. Khaiser has earned an OSU Distinguished Graduate Student Fellowship. This fellowship is prestigeous and sizeable, so congratulations to Khaiser on this achievement. OCED is very proud of you!

Jon Martens Wins Award from Phi Kappa Phi Jon has recently added to his list of achievements by winning a Love of Learnning Award from Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society. He plans to apply the $500 award toward computer equipment to support his dissertation. Congratulations, Jon; OCED is proud of you - again!

Promotion and New Job for Bucky Dodd OCED is pleased to share the good news of a job promotion for our colleagueand recent OCED PhD, Dr. Bucky Dodd. Dr. Dodd has been promoted to the position of Director of eLearning and Innovation at University of Central Oklahoma. Congratulations, Bucky! OCEDs proud of you

. New Higher Ed Position for Bob Dionne Congratulations to "Dr. Bob" on his new academic appointment. Bob has accepted a new teaching position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Aviation at the University of Oklahoma. His office willl be at the OU airport just north of the main camps in Norman. Dr. Dionne will begin his new appointment in August and will be teaching several aviation courses in the Fall semester. Congratulations, Professor Dionne. OCED is proud of your achievement!

Ina Agnew Admitted to Candidacy Congratulations to Ina on the successful presentation of her dissertation proposal this afternoon. Ina's planned reseach on using a Community of Practice to increase retention of students needing remedial studies at OSUIT was well received by her Committee. She was officially signed into candidacy for the PhD degree and will now move forward with her dissertation. Well done, Ina!

Another New DOCTOR for OCED! OCED congratulations DOCTOR Bucky Dodd, our brand new PhD! This morning, Bucky successfully presented his dissertation to his committee and became the newest member of our OCED family of scholar. Dr. Dodd's study focused on theory development and empirical analysis of decision making styles and risk taking in higher education #|online course designers. The committee felt the dissertation is award-worthy and should be considered for upcoming competitions. Congratulatiions, DOCTOR Dodd and advisor Dr. A.

OCED Has a New DOCTOR! Congratulations to our newest PhD: Doctor Andrea Ellis. This morning, Andrea successfully presented her dissertation study of mentoring of non-traditionally certified CTE teachers and joined our OCED PhD family of scholars. Congratulations DOCTOR Ellis, and advisor Dr. Cole.

New Job for Dr. Gary Dotterer On July 1, Dr. Dotterer will begin is new position as Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Rogers State University. Gary will be a member of the senior administration of the University and the leader of the Center academic unit. His responsibilities will include #|online learning programs, faculty development and innovation, research, and the IRB. Congratulations, Dr. Dotterer - nice move!

Dr. Gary Dotterer Wins MAJOR National Award for His Dissertation Next time you see "Dr. D" give him a big cheer. We have just learned that Gary has brought honor to himself and our OCED program with his excellent dissertation. Gary has won the Outstanding Dissertation Award for 2013 from the national University Council for Workforce and Human Resource Education. UCWHRE member institutions include the major universities across the country with #|doctoral programs in both career/occupational education and human resource education. This competition for Council's dissertation award is difficult and demanding, and a win is highly prestigeous. Gary's dissertation on the effects of multi-channel technologies in proceduralized learning in a virtual environment was judged better than dissertations from other major doctoral programs in our field. His award will be presented at the annual UCWHRE summer meeting in mid-June, which happens to be at OSU this year. Congratulations, Dr. Dotterer. You are an OCED star and we are VERY proud of you.

OCED Researchers Present Their #|Work at 2013 OSU College of Education Research Day OCEDers Jon Martens, Bob Dionne, Chuck Baukal, and Bucky Dodd joined Dr. A in presenting their recent research work at the 2013 OSU CoE Research Day. The event was held in the Willard Living Room and featured posters and demonstrations showcasing the research of both faculty and graduate students in the College. Our OCED presentation team made an excellent impression and drew many compliments from the faculty, School Head, and Dean. Nice work, guys. Well done. OCED rocks!

Hye Kyoung Kim Admitted to Candiday Congratulations to Hye Kyoung. She successfully presented her dissertation proposal to her committee yesterday and has been formally admitted as a candidacy for the PhD degree. Hye Kyoung's SEM study of the effects of authentic leadership on industrial workers will be conducted in Korea. Well done, Hye Kyoung!

Another Brand New DOCTOR for OCED! Congratulations to DOCTOR Pat Calhoun. This afternoon Pat successfully presented his dissertation to his committee and was rewarded with those magic words: "Congratulations Dr. Calhoun." His dissertation focused on decision-making styles in the policing occupation. The well-done study was the first we are aware of that examines decision-making profiles within a specfic occupation, and it drew several important conclusions and recommendations for the profession. Congratulations, DOCTOR Calhoun and advisor Dr. A. OCED is proud of you.

OCED Has a Brand New DOCTOR! This afternoon, Vallery Feltman successfully defended her dissertation and is now DOCTOR Feltman. Her excellent dissertation on the effects of IPads on student learning and perceptions was the first example of a true mixed-methods dissertation OCED has seen; it also produced some important conclusions for mixed-methods research, as well as for technology usage and outcomes. Vallery's excellent work will be recognized by OCED with a nomination for an OSU Group 5 Research Excellence Award - the highest recognition given at OSU for graduate research. Congratulations, DOCTOR Feltman and advisor Dr. Self. OCED is proud of you!

Jon Martens Admitted to Candidacy Last Thursday (3/28), Jon successfully presented his dissertation prospectus to his committee. His committee uniformly praised Jon's thorough preparation for his presentation and the quality of his proposed study. He is now officially Admitted to Candidacy and will move forward to IRB approval and starting work on his dissertation. Congratulations, Jon!