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April 11, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CSU Dominguez Hills Dean Lynne
Cook Receives
National Award for Excellence in Teacher Education
(Carson, CA)— Dr.
Lynne Cook, dean of the California State University, Dominguez
Hills
College of Education, was honored with the TED/Merrill Excellence
in Teacher Education Award by the Council for Exceptional Children’s
Teacher Education Division on April 4 at the Council’s annual
meeting in Boston.
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) advocates for and promotes
the educational successes of students who have disabilities or
who are gifted and talented. Its Teacher Education Division (TED)
supports those who educate future special education teachers. CEC
is the largest professional education organization of its kind.
The Excellence in Teacher Education Award is presented by TED
and Merrill Publishing to an individual who has demonstrated exemplary
commitment to special education teacher education, preparation
of future leaders, or leadership in scholarly work and legislative
advocacy.
In selecting Cook for the award, the awards committee said it
was impressed with the high level of dedication and passion Cook
has for special education. She fulfilled not only one but all of
the criteria for the award.
This is the first time in the 35-year history
of the TED/Merrill Excellence in Teacher Education Award that
it has been given to
an individual from a non doctoral-granting institution, reflecting
Cook’s commitment to providing outstanding special education
programs at CSU Dominguez Hills.
Cook has more than 30 years of experience in the field of special
education, as a special education teacher, researcher, consultant,
advocate, and teacher educator. She and colleague Dr. E. E. Boe
have produced the primary research in the area of special education
teacher retention, and her book, Interactions: Collaboration Skill
for School Professionals, which she co-authored with Dr. Marilyn
Friend, is considered the definitive text on working collaboratively
to ensure the success of special needs students.
She was the first and one of only a few
educators to serve as a Congressional Science Fellow, advising
U.S. Congressional leaders
on disability and education issues, and while working for Sen.
Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) in that capacity, assisted with the first draft
of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Cook has also served as
the director of the National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special
Education and as a senior research analyst for the U.S. Department
of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs.
“I'm tremendously honored to receive the award,” said
Cook, who became dean of the CSUDH College of Education in 2006. “This
organization and its members have been central to my professional
development. It was at TED where I met Marilyn (Friend) with whom
I've written, collaborated and presented for so many years. It
was here that Ed Boe and I presented the first findings of our
teacher career path research. TED members have been the critics,
supporters, and the insightful colleagues who have helped me to
examine my assumptions, explore new ideas and expand my thinking.
It’s truly humbling to be recognized by them in this manner.”
For more information on the Council for
Exceptional Children, visit www.cec.sped.org. For information
about the CEC’s Teacher
Education Division, visit www.tedcec.org.
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urban university located in the South Bay, primarily
serving the
Los Angeles metropolitan area. The university prides itself
on its outstanding faculty and friendly, student-centered
environment.
Known for excellence in teacher education, nursing, psychology,
business administration, and digital media arts, new degree
programs include computer science, criminal justice,
recreation and leisure
studies, social work, and communication disorders. On campus
is the Home Depot Center, a multi-purpose sports complex
that hosts
world-class soccer, tennis, track and field, lacrosse, and
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