College achieves perfection in 2009 Faculty Staff Campaign
May 2009
The Auburn University College of Education helped set the standard for giving among other campus units during the 2009 Faculty Staff Campaign by achieving a 100 percent participation rate for the first time since the campaign's inception four years ago.
"I cannot thank you enough for your willingness to come together and contribute to this campaign,'' Dean Frances Kochan said. "I am very grateful to all of you.''
The College of Education and School of Nursing led the 13 academic units with 100 percent participation rates. Among the university's non-academic units, the President's Office, and offices of Alumni Affairs, Student Affairs, Development and Communications and Marketing achieved 100 percent participation in the campaign. As a whole, Auburn University continued to outpace peer Southeastern Conference institutions in campus support efforts with an unprecedented 70.33 participation level.
Last year, the College of Education ranked second among academic colleges and schools with an 82-percent participating level. Every year since 2006, the college's participation level has been higher than the overall university average. The involvement of college faculty and staff has risen by double-digit percentage points in each of the last four years.
Michael Tullier, APR, director of External Relations for the college, served as one of four university-wide co-chairs for the 2009 Faculty Staff Campaign while co-chairing the college's campaign team with Asim Ali, information technology specialist in the Learning Resources Center.
Education team members representing the college's departments and units included Chris Groccia, special projects director for the Truman Pierce Institute; Pam Hardie, office associate in Professional Education Services; Dr. Robert Leier, assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching; Dr. Mary Rudisill, Wayne T. Smith distinguished professor and head of the Department of Kinesiology; Dr. Peggy Shippen, associate professor in the Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, Counseling/School Psychology; and Dr. Maria Witte, associate professor in the Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Technology.
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