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Campus Review
October 8, 2014
The TERI Award presentation at the Sept. 8, 2014 Jonesboro High School faculty meeting. From left
to right: Dr. Ruth Caillouet, chair of the Clayton State Department of Teacher Education and profes-
sor of English Education; Kate Troelstra, Clayton State University vice president for External
Relations; Jack Hancock; Anna Cox; Clayton State President Dr. Thomas Hynes; Jonesboro High
School Principal Felicia Brown. (Kevin Liles photo).
Left to right; Clayton State Vice President of External Relations Kate Troelstra, Jack Hancock, Sherry
Hancock, Jennifer Henley, Morrow High School Principal Dr. Pamela Pitts, Clayton State President
Dr. Thomas Hynes, Dr. Ruth Caillouet (Erin Fender Photo)
creative endeavors,” explains Dr. Nasser
Momayezi, dean of the College of Arts &
Sciences. “These awards recognize schol-
arly excellence or outstanding teaching as
determined by peer review. This year’s
award recipients, Dr. Jere Boudell and Dr.
Karen Young, as Arts and Sciences schol-
ar and teacher of the year, respectively,
are recognized for having brought distinc-
tion to the College through their hard
work and commitment to the institution.
“I believe that these awards are the high-
est honors which can be bestowed upon
any faculty member at this University,
because they are the best among us.”
“It’s truly an honor to receive the Gene
Hatfield Scholar of the Year award,” says
Boudell. “I’d like to thank my colleagues,
from staff to fellow academics, who never
hesitated to provide encouragement and
support while I pursued my research
endeavors. Research colleagues at the
USGS National Wetlands Research
Center, Arizona State University’s School
of Life Sciences, the University of
Alabama-Birmingham, and Agnes Scott
College have been a source of inspiration
and provided materials, access to state-of-
the-art laboratory equipment, and time.
“Finally, I could not leave out the many
students with whom I’ve had the pleasure
of working as a research mentor and/or
teacher. All of these interactions have
enriched my teaching and scholarly prac-
tice and allowed me to investigate the
many mysteries of the natural world.”
A riverine plant biologist who received her
B.S. from Northeastern State University
and her Ph.D. from Arizona State
University, Boudell’s scholarship extends
into another of the STEM fields – technol-
ogy, specifically, app development.
In the spring of 2013 Boudell organized
an Eco Hackathon at Clayton State to
explore and develop approaches to
improve urban stream restoration in the
Georgia Piedmont. The key to the Eco
Hackathon involved participants explor-
ing and building apps to be used to pro-
mote awareness of stream and watershed
issues and for use in fieldwork. In partic-
ating from Clayton State’s program, says
Dr. Ursula Thomas, GPC’s director of
field experience and assessment for
teacher education.
“This semester alone, we have more than
200 students in teacher education — and
40 percent of these students have stated
their interest in middle grades and sec-
ondary education,” says Thomas.
The two schools plan to launch a similar
program for their middle school teacher
education students in fall 2015.
2+2, cont’d from p. 3
Boudell, cont’d from p. 4
Boudell, cont’d, p. 20