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Writer:
Brenna
Smith
Contact:
Brenna
Smith
(863)
667-7010
LAKELAND,
FL (December 2, 2003) - The
University of South Florida's Lakeland campus is proud to announce the
upcoming graduation of its first-ever doctoral graduate. Kate Blackburn
will receive her Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership
from the University of South Florida's Lakeland campus Tuesday,
December 16, 2003, at 7:00 p.m. in the Youkey Theatre of the Lakeland Center.
Blackburn, whose career in education first began in 1973, earned the
position of Principal of Dundee Ridge Middle School in Dundee, FL, in
September 2003. After traveling to the campus in Tampa every weekend
for two years to earn her master's degree, the idea of staying in Lakeland
to earn her Doctorate was very appealing. "I had just completed my master's
and I had received an e-mail that advertised a doctoral program here
in Lakeland. I went to the information session never really thinking
I would enroll, but the information in the session changed my outlook." This
decision proved to be one that would not only make an impact on her life,
but in the lives of others as well.
The pride demonstrated by professors
on the Lakeland campus is evidence of her positive decision. "I can think
of no person who better exemplifies our graduate program in educational
leadership at Lakeland than Dr. Kate Blackburn, who, while being a successful,
practicing school administrator, found the time to complete a demanding
course of study leading to the degree of Doctor of Education in Educational
Leadership. We are all very proud of her and her accomplishments," states
one of her USF Lakeland Educational Leadership professors, Dr. Richard
O'Sullivan. O'Sullivan served as the Program Director at the time of
Blackburn's entrance into the program.
The Doctor of Education degree
in Educational Leadership is available in its entirety at the USF Lakeland
campus. The focus of this degree program is on the improvement of educational
practices. The program is designed to develop competencies of practitioners
as exemplary school leaders.
Now that Blackburn has earned her doctorate
in Educational Leadership from USF Lakeland, she plans to contribute
to educational journals, continue teaching at the master's level and
explore the possibility of teaching at the doctoral level. She will receive
her doctoral hooding during Commencement exercises.
For more information
on the Educational
Leadership program at USF Lakeland call Program Director,
Dr. Paul Terry, at (863) 667-7092.
The University of South Florida is ranked one of the top 100 Universities
in the nation. As a Doctoral/Research extensive institution, the highest
educational ranking available, USF Lakeland is dedicated to serving the
citizens of Polk, Highlands, Hardee and eastern Hillsborough counties,
in a regional setting. Established in 1988, the Lakeland campus is a
distinctive locally available University with premier research and instructional
status, providing a variety of complete undergraduate and graduate degrees,
web-based courses, certificate programs and program partnerships with
the Tampa campus.
For more information contact USF Lakeland at (863) 667-7000 or visit us on the
web at www.lakeland.usf.edu
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