2008 CEIA AWARD recipients
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Herman Schneider Award Sheri Dressler has been working with Cooperative Education and Internships for 30 years, including Florida Community College at Jacksonville, Florida for 5 years and the University of Central Florida for 25 years where she is currently the Director of Experiential Learning. Locally, she has developed an Experiential Learning Center with an accredited co-op program, internships, and service-learning that in 2006 won the “Program of the Year” award from the National Society for Experiential Education. She served on the Board of the Florida Cooperative Education Association for which she was President in 1985 and the Florida Career Professionals Association Board for four years from which she won the Brownlee Leadership Award. Nationally she served on the CEIA board for nine years holding many positions including President in 1997-98. During that time she developed the concept of program networks, started RFPs for research, developed curriculum for professional development, and protected the organization during difficult discussions related to a merger. She also served as Consulting Editor for the Journal for Cooperative Education for seven years, spent many years promoting research in the field with an emphasis on student learning outcomes, wrote articles, and made presentations at state, regional, national and international conferences. She has worked with the Accreditation Council for Cooperative Education since 1999 and is currently a member of that board. Internationally, Dr. Dressler has served on the Strategic Planning Committee for the World Association for Cooperative Education and has traveled extensively in Europe, Asia, and Africa promoting cooperative education, community mental health, and training for counseling professionals. Dr. Dressler received her B.A. at the University of Massachusetts, her M.S.W. at Boston University and her Ph. D. at the University of Florida.
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Kent has worked for the Walt Disney Company for 37 years and in the Human Resources arena since 1975. He has worked in every department within the Walt Disney World Casting team including Manager of College Relations for 15 years. In 2000, Kent moved into College & International Educator Relations and is the New Market Development Specialist for the Disney World Wide Services. Kent was one of the founding fathers of the Magic Kingdom College Program, now the Walt Disney World College Program. The WDWCP is the largest internship program in the world with over 8, 000 interns per year. Over 90,000 students have participated in the College Program in its 26 year history. Kent was active for many years in the Florida Cooperative Education and Placement Association. He was President in 1990.From 1991-1995 he served as Vice President for Region 8-International Region for CEA. Kent and Walt Disney World have been active members in SCPA (Southern College Placement Association) and SACE since 1996. From July 2002-2004 Kent was Vice President of Finance for SACE. He was the SACE Representative to NACE from December 2004-June 2005. He served on the Merger Task Force for SACE-SWACE from July 2004-June 2005. In June 2005 Kent was elected to his current position of Employer Director for NACE. In 2006 Kent was elected to his current position of Vice President-Region 3-Southeast for CEIA. He is married to Kitty Phillips, a UF Graduate and the father of two children, Kyle Anne and Kent, Jr. He graduated from the University of Alabama with a BA in Political Science & Biology and has completed the Executive Management Program at Rollins College. |
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Kenneth R. Bartkus, Ph.D. is professor of marketing and director of undergraduate research in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. He is also the founder and managing director of The Research GroupTM, a consortium of university scholars dedicated to the advancement of high quality research experiences for undergraduate students. Dr. Bartkus has been a regular contributor to the literature in cooperative education and internships and now serves as a senior associate editor for the Journal of Cooperative Education and Internships. He received his Ph.D. in Marketing from Texas Tech University.
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Ralph W. Tyler Award
Maureen Drysdale,
PhD, Department of Psychology, St. Jerome's University/University of
Waterloo
This study examined the differences in high school and
post-secondary characteristics for both university and college
cooperative and non cooperative education students using
longitudinal data from the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS,
Statistics Canada). A total of 11,383 cases were examined from the
18-20 year-old cohort. Logistic regression analyses were conducted
to determine the relationship between the dependent variable (co-op
and non co-op in college and university) and a series of independent
variables which included: high school grades, career training
courses, homework habits, interest in school, sense of belonging,
attendance, volunteerism and SES. Results indicated that entrance
into co-op was not a random event at college or university.
University co-op students demonstrated higher academic grades in
high school than students in the other programs (university non
co-op, college co-op and non co-op). They were more interested in
their high school studies, less likely to have skipped classes, more
likely to have worked hard, have had good relationships with
teachers, and have made connections between classroom learning and
real-life experience. They were also unlikely to have had close
school friends. Overall, the first year university co-op student can
be characterized as a hard working, studious, serious type with few
personal friends. Both college and university students who had taken
work experience courses during high school were more likely to be in
a co-op program. They were also more likely to come from lower SES
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From the start, the Lynn University internship program sought to be all inclusive, to centralize the internship function in one office with representatives (College Internship Liaisons) from each of the university’s five colleges having direct input into the both the philosophical underpinnings of the program as well as acting as experts in their respective fields of study. The innovative collaboration is between academic affairs and student development, with the program being housed in the Hannifan Center for Career Development and Internships, affording students a centralized location to get their internship needs met. The internship liaisons along with the director of internships have formed a collegial alliance resulting in students getting guidance from both faculty members as well as Career Center staff.
The program combines an academic course, including both live
and online classes, with working at the internship site to enhance
the experience for students. In class assignments, students reflect
on their work experience and discuss what they are learning. The
College Internship Liaisons assist the Director of Internships in
making site visits to review the student’s progress at the work
site.
and Interior Design, College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP) at the University of Cincinnati. Within this rigorous academic environment, Nicholas has managed to maintain a 3.9 cumulative average and is ranked first in his class. The Bachelor of Science in Architecture curriculum incorporates four alternating co-op quarters at two different participating employers. Nicholas co-oped with the firms of Earl Swensson Associates, in Nashville Tennessee and Tsao & McKown, in New York City. During his time at Earl Swensson Associates, Nicholas worked on a design team that focused on many condo high-rise developments in Florida, Canada, and Nashville. In addition, he helped design a master plan for the largest resort community in Nicaragua. While at Tsao & McKown, Nicholas worked on a 47-story skyscraper in downtown Manhattan, close to the site of the former World Trade Centers. This project is currently under construction, and its bold design will forever change the New York skyline. Nicholas has been honored for two years with the Federated Department Stores scholarship. He is also the recipient of the Cincinnatus Century Scholarship and is enrolled in the University of Cincinnati Honors program. He is a member of Kappa Theta Epsilon (the Cooperative Education Honor Society), serves a mentor to first year architecture students, and actively participates in the Dean’s Office Student Ambassadors program.
During the summer of 2007, Caitlin was selected for a highly competitive internship with National Instruments. She interned in the Direct Marketing department. As a Communication Studies major, Caitlin was asked to help create global programs and information to drive effective communication and develop a stronger Direct Marketing community within the company. She converted the intranet site into a new wiki format. Caitlin redesigned the site, transferred content, and created spotlights highlighting global success stories within the Direct Marketing team. She also conducted weekly training sessions for the U.S. Direct Marketing team to help them navigate the site and edit information. Ellen Sullivan, National Instruments Direct Marketing Intern Manager, states, “Caitlin’s quality of work was excellent, and she had a drive for improvement and continual excellence. Her dedication to her work and this team was evident throughout her internship experience.” She adds, “The impact of Caitlin’s work still shows today. The interns now are continuing the projects Caitlin implemented during her time here at National Instruments.” The same excellence demonstrated in her internship is evident in the classroom. Caitlin has a 3.91 GPA and has been inducted into the Alpha Chi National Honor Society and the Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Honor Society. She has also held various leadership roles in student organizations. In her nomination letter for Caitlin, Maria Kruger, Internship Coordinator for Southwestern University, writes, “She is selfless, dedicated and mature beyond her years. Her enthusiasm and positive attitude are just some of her many talents. Her ability to earn respect of her peers and of faculty and staff illustrate her strong interpersonal skills and genuine interest in others. She has embraced her undergraduate education and many of the opportunities available to her…. I cannot think of a more deserving student to be recognized as the winner of the CEIA Academic Intern of the Year.”
Jordan Glover held a 2006 internship as News Editor at the Courier Student Newspaper at the College of DuPage. She was responsible for story ideas, writing, editing and front-page design and layout. Jordan has completed most of the college’s journalism courses, including Intro to Mass Communication, Intro to Broadcasting, News Reporting and Writing, Basic News Editing and Feature Magazine Lab. She received first place news story at the Illinois Community College Journalism Association conference in Chicago and was part of the staff that won the national Pacemaker Award at the CMA/ACP conference in Washington D.C. last October. Since the internship, Glover has become Editor-in-Chief of the Courier and is responsible for management of the staff, generating editorial content, writing, editing and layout. She hopes to use her internship experience at College of DuPage as a launching pad for future internships in the city of Chicago. |
