Dedicated university and college professors and administrators are constantly seeking better ways to teach infinitely different types of students more effectively. And, researchers are seeking to discover new information about the human organism and learning. The effectiveness of our collective outcomes directly affects the quality of all our lives and the world of possibilities that unfolds before us. The UO College of Education Alumni Association and board are blessed with individuals who embrace with serious spirit the challenges facing education in the twenty-first century. Knowing the pressure caused by the loss of institutions' previous purchasing power, coupled with increased societal expectation for higher and more expansive outcomes, it appears the gauntlet has been thrown.
Educators know the stakes and embrace the challenge.
His death is a profound loss for the many educators, children and youth, and organizations he served.