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Trinity University to Honor Educators During Alumni Weekend 2002 |
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Oct. 15, 2002 – Two
Trinity University alumni who pursued academic careers in education will
be honored Nov. 1-3 when former Tigers assemble at the skyline campus
for the University’s Alumni Weekend 2002. A host of other activities
is planned. Belle S. Wheelan ’72 will
receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award presentation at the Alumni
Awards Dinner on Friday, Nov. 1. In addition, John H. Moore
III ’60 will be honored that evening with the new
Spirit of Trinity Award. Classes from the graduating years of 1952,
1960-62, 1972, 1982, 1992, and 1997 will meet at reunion dinners held
Saturday night throughout the Trinity campus. A third alumna, Angella
Bryan ’91, will receive the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award during
a luncheon in December. Dr. Wheelan took office in January as
Secretary of Education for the state of Virginia. Prior to being named
to this position, she was president of Northern Virginia Community
College and before that was president of Central Virginia Community
College. She has held other administrative positions at the community
college level and directed several offices at San Antonio College and
Alamo Community College during the 1980s. Dr. Wheelan holds a Ph.D. in educational
administration from the University of Texas, a master’s degree in
developmental educational psychology from Louisiana State University,
and a bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology from Trinity
University. “My time at Trinity provided me an opportunity to
explore myself, my interests, and people from different cultures and
different parts of the United States,” Dr. Wheelan says. “It opened
my mind to new ideas and the possibilities that learning provides. It
also allowed me to learn independence in a safe and comfortable
environment.” Dr. Moore joined the Trinity faculty in 1968
as the Norine R. Murchison Distinguished Professor of Education and
served as department chairman from 1973 to 2001, when he retired. He was
the 1988-89 recipient of the Z.T. Scott Fellowship at Trinity, which
recognizes outstanding teaching. In 1992, Dr. Moore received the
Imagineer Award given by The Mind Science Foundation, and in 1995, he
was a recipient of the Ford Salute to Education. He is past president of the Texas Association of
Colleges for Teacher Education and the San Antonio Teacher Education
Advisory Center. Dr. Moore’s scholarship interests are in the areas of
education policy and teacher education, with a particular focus on the
recruitment, preparation, and retention of teachers. He created the
Trinity Prize for Excellence to honor Bexar County’s public school
classroom teachers and developed concepts for two magnet high schools
– the International School of the Americas on the Lee High School
campus and the Communication Arts High School on the Taft campus. After receiving a bachelor’s at Trinity, Dr.
Moore earned a master’s degree at Southern Methodist University and
the Ed.D. from Baylor University. Before his appointment at Trinity, he
served as a secondary teacher and supervisor in the Victoria, Texas,
public schools. In addition to the awards dinner, a variety of
activities are scheduled. On
the morning of Saturday, Oct. 2, alumni may attend a special class
conducted by English professor Coleen Grissom on literature. The day’s
events also include athletic events as well as a Kids’ College, where
children of alumni may attend special presentations by Trinity faculty. To kick off an event-filled afternoon, the
All-Campus family-oriented tailgate party begins at noon before the
homecoming football game. Trinity University's service fraternity, APO,
will provide babysitting services on campus for Saturday evening’s
reunion dinners. Alumni Weekend 2002 concludes Sunday, Nov. 3, with
a service held in the Margaret B. Parker Chapel honoring and remembering
alumni. Tickets to Alumni Weekend events and a detailed schedule may be obtained from Trinity's Office of Alumni Relations at (800) 882-5861 or (210) 999-8404, or by visiting the Trinity University Web site at www.trinity.edu. |
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