DONNA MONTGOMERY Job Title: Associate professor, Teacher Education / Special Education; Coordinator, Special Education Program; Director, Special Education Graduate Program; Director, Special Education Online Endorsement Program. Years at UNK: 16 Hobbies/Interests: Genealogy, needle crafts, refinishing old furniture Family: Daughter, Katina Tweedy, 43; Son, Robert Grymes, 39; Son, Daniel Grymes, who passed away in 2010; Grandson, Thomas Swartz, 23, who she has … [Read more...] about Montgomery retiring; Proud of role in growing UNK special education
Teacher Education
Entering retirement, Mary Frew thankful for students who inspired her
MARY FREW Job Title: Office Associate, Admission to Teacher Education / Student Teaching, Educator Certification Office Years at UNK: 25 (plus a stint right out of college in 1971-73) Career Path: Library assistant, Calvin T. Ryan Library; Secretary, Department of English; Secretary, Museum of Nebraska Art; Office associate, Department of Special Education; Office associate, Department of Teacher Education. Family: Husband, Doug. Daughter, Venus King, and … [Read more...] about Entering retirement, Mary Frew thankful for students who inspired her
New K-12 Special Ed Endorsement Meeting Needs of Rural Nebraska Schools
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – A new endorsement to help prepare students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney to teach special education in kindergarten through 12th grade will help meet a need in rural Nebraska. “In the past, students were able to earn a special education endorsement in K-6 or 7-12. Many students would work to obtain both endorsements, which meant more course work and more tuition,” said Ken Anderson, associate professor and chair … [Read more...] about New K-12 Special Ed Endorsement Meeting Needs of Rural Nebraska Schools
