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News
February 12, 2008
For immediate release
The Gevirtz School at UC Santa Barbara
presents ten Dr. J Student Teacher Fellowship Awards
The Teacher Education Program at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at UC Santa Barbara has named its 2008 Dr. J Student Teacher Fellows:
In the Multiple Subject Teaching Credential Track:
Gennie Bruce
Kebi Hellriegel
Lori Henning
Lauren Leyva
Jessica Montmorency
In the Single Subject Teaching Credential Track:
Ian Fay – English
Adrián López – Art
Jared McEntyre – Science
Mele Sato – Math
Jessica Swendiman – English
The ten current student teacher candidates will receive awards of $2000 each.
The Dr. J Student Teacher Fellowship honors the legacy of Dr. Richard Jamgochian, former Director of the Teacher Education Program. From 1968-1991 Dr. Jamgochian, or “Dr. J” as he was affectionately known, was an enthusiastic and tireless advocate for teacher education in general and for the UCSB Teacher Education Program (TEP) in particular. Colleagues credit his personal management style for building and refining TEP, which prepared more than 5,000 teachers during his tenure and was cited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing in 1991 as “an exemplary program.”
Recipients of the fellowship not only must show promise as future teachers but also must exemplify the ideals that Dr. J promoted. According to Dr. J, teaching involves much more than imparting knowledge. He believed that teachers should see student self-actualization as their greatest goal.
The Dr. J Student Teacher Fellowships are offered by the Gevirtz School through the Teacher Education Program. TEP offers Multiple-Subject, Single-Subject and Level I and II Education Specialist Moderate/Severe Teaching Credentials with a Master’s Degree in Education. These programs provide future teachers with a solid theoretical foundation integrated with extensive fieldwork, leading to both a California State Teaching Credential and a Master’s Degree in Education.
Because of donations, the Dr. J Fellowship has grown from one award of $500 in 2000 to ten awards of $1000. Donations to the fellowship provide financial assistance to those who show promise of carrying on Dr. J’s dreams. For further information or to make a contribution to the Fund, you are encouraged to contact: Dr. Ann Lippincott at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at annl@education.ucsb.edu or 805 893 3711.
[The fellowship winners are available for interviews; contact George Yatchisin at 805 893 5789]
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Photo caption:
The 2008 Dr J Fellowship recipients pose with Susan Jamgochian and Dean Jane Close Conoley.
kneeling L-R: Lauren Leyva, Jessica Montmorency, Kebi Hellriegel, Lori Henning, Gennie Bruce
standing L-R: Susan Jamgochian, Ian Fay, Jared McEntyre, Dean Jane Close Conoley, Adrián López, Jessica Swendiman, Mele Sato