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OTHER NOMINEES
Wednesday, October 20, 2004

Beyond the Top 48 who each received at least 3 votes, there were 62 others who each received 2 votes.

Here are those whom two nominators viewed as also having a significant impact on education:

Roger Babusci, theater teacher, activities director and director of the school musical, Schenley High School, Pittsburgh Public Schools

Stephen Bagnato, professor of pediatrics, psychology and education, University of Pittsburgh; director, Early Childhood Partnerships, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; director, developmental psychology interdisciplinary training, Children's Hospital; core faculty of The UCLID Center at Pitt, a leadership training institute for developmental disabilities
Cynthia Baldwin, board chairwoman, Penn State University; board member, Duquesne University; Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge
James Barker, superintendent, Erie City School District
David Bartholomae, chairman, English department, University of Pittsburgh
Rita Bean, professor, reading education, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh

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Sharon Beddard Hess, resource teacher, ASSET Inc., which fosters hands-on science learning in elementary and middle schools, on loan from Quaker Valley School District

Mary Jane Betz, director of special education at Westmoreland Intermediate Unit, named winner of a distinguished service award from the Pennsylvania Association of Intermediate Units
JoAnne Boyle, president, Seton Hill University
Louise Brennen, worked 47 years for Pittsburgh Public Schools, including serving as superintendent from 1992-97
John Butzow, dean, College of Education and Educational Technology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; vice president of the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators
Joyce Clark, program planning, program for students with exceptionalities, Pittsburgh Public Schools; gifted liaison with the state Department of Education; board member, Pennsylvania Association of Gifted Education
Albert Corbett, associate research professor, senior research scientist, Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Victoria Damiani, associate professor, educational and school psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Reeny Davison, executive director, ASSET Inc., which fosters hands-on science learning in elementary and middle schools
Stanley Denton, program officer for multicultural programs, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Jean Dexheimer, president, Wilkinsburg School Board
Sister Marylouise Fennell, senior consultant for Council of Independent Colleges in Washington, D.C.; board chairwoman, Art Institute of Pittsburgh; former president, Carlow College
Terry Foriska, assistant superintendent, Hempfield Area School District, Westmoreland County
Bruce Forry, history teacher, retired from Allderdice High School in 1993, Pittsburgh Public Schools; trains teachers for the College Board to teach Advanced Placement courses
Kim Geyer, Mars Area school board member; proprietor of Mars Research and Retrieval Services, which helps legislators get information on education issues
Fannetta Gordon, a German teacher in the 1960s, Allderdice High School, Pittsburgh Public Schools; retired in 1982 as an administrator, state Department of Education, where she was a foreign language adviser and basic education associate
Otto Graf, co-director of the Western Pennsylvania Principals Academy and clinical professor, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh
Robert Grom, president and CEO, Heritage Health Foundation, lead agency for 4 Kids Early Learning Centers
William Hadley, chief academic officer, vice president of educational services and a founder, Carnegie Learning, which offers the computerized Cognitive Tutor in math; created "Train the Trainer'' programs for professional development; participated in development of national math standards
Katherine Henderson, president, Point Park University
Regina Holley, principal, Lincoln Elementary School, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Nancy Hubley, managing attorney, Education Law Center
James Johnston, professor of medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, winner of National Golden Apple for Teaching Excellence Award
Kenneth Koedinger, associate professor, Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Blair Kucinski, retired as superintendent this year, Leechburg Area School District, Armstrong County
Joseph Lagana, retired as director of the Allegheny Intermediate Unit in 1999; founder and current CEO of the Homeless Children's Education Fund
Karen Levitt, associate professor of education, director of Leading Teacher Program and coordinator of undergraduate program in elementary education, School of Education, Duquesne University
Peggy Ann Madden, retired as English teacher in 1993, North Hills High School, still forensic director and district chairwoman of the Pittsburgh district of the National Forensic League
James Maher, provost, University of Pittsburgh
John Manear, chairman, English department, Seton-LaSalle High School; secondary representative at large, National Council of Teachers of English
Don Marinelli, professor of drama and arts management, Carnegie Mellon University
Barbara Minzenberg, senior program director for early childhood and family support services, Allegheny Intermediate Unit
Jack Mostow, research professor, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Marie Mrvos, teacher, Beechwood Elementary, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Cindi Muehlbauer, principal, Burgwin Elementary School, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Robert Nelkin, director, division of policy initiatives, Office of Child Development, University of Pittsburgh
Richard Nicklos, principal, East Hills Elementary School, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Lawrence O'Shea, executive director, Intermediate Unit 1, which serves school districts in Fayette, Greene and Washington counties
Randy Pausch, professor of computer science, human-computer interaction and design; co-director, Entertainment Technology Center, Carnegie Mellon University
Ada Petrun, retired as cooperative education coordinator in 1993, Allegheny Intermediate Unit; current consultant to the state and school districts, mostly on special education issues
Mary Ann Rafoth, professor of education and school psychology, College of Education and Educational Technology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Mary Lynn Raith, mathematics curriculum specialist, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Mary Ravita, assistant superintendent, South Fayette School District
Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania governor
Janet Robb, teacher and forensic director, McKeesport Area High School
Paul Rogers, professor of critical care and medicine; vice chairman, education; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Betty Sue Schaughency, superintendent who retired three years ago but continued working at no salary for three more years, Beaver Area School District
Elizabeth Segel, retired executive director and co-founder of Beginning with Books, retired 2002
Phyllis Sheehy, clinical assistant professor, instruction and learning, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh
Wayne Sommerfeld, retired as English teacher in 1993, Allderdice High School, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Sarah Tambucci, executive director, Arts Education Collaborative, a regional initiative; past president of state and national art education associations; elected to Arts in Education Council of the Americans for the Arts
Jean Tarka, fifth-grade language arts teacher, Beechwood Elementary School
James Turner, director of the chief operating office, Wilkinsburg School District, as part of the Center for Urban Education at the University of Pittsburgh
Sylvia Wilson, assistant to the president, Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers
Thomas Yarabinetz, superintendent, Greensburg Salem School District
Naomi Zigmond, instruction and learning professor specializing in special education, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh.


First published on October 20, 2004 at 12:00 am
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