The
Golden Apple is awarded by the College of Education and Human Development Alumni Society
to outstanding educators who have been recognized by their peers
for their dedication and commitment to their profession.
| 2007 |
Mr. Dene William Hadden
B.S. ’69; M.A. ’74
Principal,
South Haven High School
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Dr. James Hawkins
B.A. ’63
Superintendent
Ypsilanti Public Schools
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Mrs. Rhonda Vander Veen
B.S. ’84
Elementary Teacher
Portage Public Schools
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| 2006 |
Mr. Fred Decker
B.S., '64; M.A., ‘68
Retired faculty in Intercollegiate Athletics, Western Michigan University
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Mr. John Dominguez, Jr.
M.A., ‘70
Retired Director of Migrant and Bilingual Programs, Van Buren Intermediate School District
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Mrs. Leta Schoenhals
B.A., '42; M.A., '65; Specialist, ‘68
Retired School Counselor Portage High School
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| 2005 |
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Dr. Josephine Barry-Davis
Ed.D., ‘72
Assistant Professor
Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies |
Dr. Craig Misner
B.S., '69; M.A., '72, Ed.D., '84
Superintendent
Kalamazoo Regional Education Service Agency (K-RESA) |
Dr. A. L. "Mike" Sebaly
B.A., ‘33
Professor Emeritus (1985)
Department of Education and Professional Development |
| 2004 |
Mr. Terry Kuseske
B.A., ‘72
Teacher
Hamilton Middle School, Dowagiac
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Mrs. Vivian Davis
M.A., ‘85
Counselor
Albion High School
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Mrs. Bertha McNeal
B.A., ’63; M.A., ‘75
Retired Music Teacher
Milwood Middle School,
Kalamazoo Public Schools
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| 2003 |
Mr. Van Dickerson
B.A., '78; M.A., '93
Principal, Phoenix high School Alternative
Education, Kalamazoo Public Schools
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Dr. Sandra Gagie
Ed.D., '78
Owner/Director, Gagie School, Kalamazoo
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Mrs. Vickie Winfield
B.A., '71; M.A., '79
Retired Principal (2006) Winchell Elementary School,
Kalamazoo Public Schools
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| 2002 |
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Mrs. Kathleen Adams
B.S., '72
Teacher, Upton Middle School, St.
Joseph Public Schools |
Dr. M. Arthur Garmon
B.A., '70; M.A., '75
Associate Professor, WMU College of Education and Human Development |
Mrs. Joy Reinstein
B.S., '64; M.A., '72
Teacher, Sunset Lake Elementary School,
Vicksburg Community Schools |
| 2001 |
Ms. Nancy Amar
B.S., '71
Retired Teacher, Portage Public Schools
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Ms. Christie Enstrom
B.A., '76; M.A., '80
Principal, Woodward Magnet School for
Technology and Research, Kalamazoo Public Schools
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Dr. Robert Hamet
B.S., '62; M.A., '64;
Ed.D., '74
Retired Superintendent, Comstock Public Schools
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| 2000 |
Diane E. DeFord,
Ph.D., '78
Professor at Ohio State University
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Judy Brush Douglass
B.A., '69
Teacher, Louise Peacock Elementary School
in Corunna, Michigan
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Charles Glaes
B.A., '76; M.A., '82
Principal, Vicksburg Middle School
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| 1999 |
Dr. James O. Ansel (Posthumous)
B.A., '35
Retired WMU College of Education and Human Development faculty member and retired teacher and principal in Michigan Public Schools
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Judy McGowan
B.A., '66
Retired teacher, Milwood Middle School
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Martha J. Orloff
Aquatic Coordinator for the Physical Education Program at Texas AandM University
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| 1998 |
John M. Gazella
B.A., '68
Teacher at Corunna Public Schools
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Bettie Goodman
B.S., '63
Professor at Mott Community College
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Patricia M. Reeves
B.A., '79
Superintendent of Vicksburg Community Schools
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