FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, Oct. 1, 2007
Contact:
Dave Wellman, Director
of Communications (304) 696-7153
Maynard named associate dean of academic programs in COEHS
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Dr. Stan Maynard, director of the June Harless Center for Rural Educational Research and Development at Marshall University, has accepted a new position as associate dean of academic programs within MU’s College of Education and Human Services (COEHS).
Dr. Rosalyn Templeton, executive dean of COEHS, announced Maynard’s new position today.
“The COEHS is extremely fortunate to have someone with Dr. Maynard’s skills and expertise to lead the college’s programs into the 21st Century,” Templeton said. “With his creativity and enthusiasm, there is no doubt that our programs will thrive. I am excited about the collaborations he will promote.”
Templeton said Maynard’s major responsibilities will relate to overseeing COEHS’s academic programs within the Divisions of: School of Education (SOE), Exercise Science, Sports and Recreation (ESSR), and Human Development and Allied Technology (HDAT).
“Dr. Maynard will continue his role of overseeing the creation of the 21st Century Model School in cooperation with the Department of Education,” Templeton said.
Maynard said he is excited about having the opportunity to combine the work of developing the Model School initiative for the West Virginia Department of Education.
“My plan is to integrate the research data produced at the Model School into the undergraduate and graduate programming in the College of Education and Human Services to better reflect 21st Century content and skills,” he said.
For more information, contact Maynard at (304) 696-2890, or via email at Maynard@marshall.edu. His office is located in Room 218 of Jenkins Hall on the Huntington campus.
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