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October 30, 2001 Purdue Crystal Apple Award winners honored for achievementsWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University's School of Education recently awarded Crystal Apple Awards to five exemplary educators and two organizations that provide support for three of university's programs. Recipients are selected from nominations made by the school's Dean's Club. Members recognize educators and organizations that have influenced their lives or the lives of others. The 2001 award winners were Carolyn Claussen, Sheila Klinker, John Pearl, Lois Smiley, Melanie Swift, the Gannett Foundation and the Harrison Kiwanis Club. • Claussen is a Title I coordinator and comprehensive school reform demonstration facilitator at Washington Elementary School in Lafayette, Ind. Her nominators said she has been instrumental in school reform and curricular improvement efforts at the school. The Title I program Claussen coordinates was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a Distinguished Title I School for 2001. In addition, she designed and directed the implementation of curriculum innovations based on current research and intervention programs for struggling readers in grades one through five. • Klinker is the outreach liaison for Purdue's School of Education and a state representative for District 27. Before joining the school, Klinker spent 34 years as a teacher in Lafayette. In Klinker's nomination, former Dean Marilyn Haring said, "As a legislator, (Klinker) has provided leadership for quality education in Indiana. As outreach liaison (for our school), she has supported Purdue Professional Development Schools and Reading Recovery with energy and enthusiasm." • Pearl is assistant principal at Klondike Elementary School in West Lafayette and has been an innovative special education teacher at Klondike for 10 years. He was honored for his leadership contributions to Purdue's school, most recently as co-chair of the Purdue Professional Development Schools Steering Committee. • Smiley retired from Cumberland Elementary School in West Lafayette in 1987 after more than 20 years in the classroom. Her nominators said Smiley "nurtured all her students, giving them individualized attention to help them develop confidence in their ability to succeed, and her rapport with parents was outstanding." In addition, Smiley was recognized for her positive influence on other educators and student teachers with her professionalism, generosity and dedication to her profession. • Swift is the current principal at Cumberland Elementary School. She was honored for excellence in program development and leadership of teachers. Prior to assuming the principal's position, Swift was the leader of gifted programs for the Tippecanoe County School Corporation. • The Gannett Foundation and the Harrison Kiwanis Club both were honored for their support of three school initiatives: the Purdue Literacy Network Project, the Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship and Purdue Professional Development Schools. Purdue's School of Education began as the Department of Education in 1908. It now offers bachelor's degrees in elementary, social studies and special education. The departments of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Studies also offer graduate-level courses and degrees. The school serves more than 2,500 students with more than 70 faculty members. Writer: Jenny Pratt, (765) 494-2079, jmpratt@purdue.edu Source: Jill Lesh, (765) 494-0568, jlesh@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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