Education Honors Committee
Co-Directors of Education Honors Program
Dr. Amy Good and Dr. Cindy Gilson (2018-present)
Education Honors Committee
Dr. Amy Good, Chair (2016-present)
Dr. Bettie Ray Butler – MDSK
Dr. Cindy Gilson – SPCD
Dr. Madelyn W. Colonnese – REEL
Dr. Rebecca Shore – EDLD
Dr. Matt Eastin (Geography & Earth Sciences)
Past Directors of the Education Honors Program
Dr. Michael Matthews (2010-2015)
Dr. Michael Green (2008-2010)
Program general email, honorseducation@charlotte.edu
To view a complete list of all Honors Faculty Members, please click here.
Honors in Education Program: Brief History
by Dr. Michael Green
In the fall of 2006, Dean Mary Lynne Calhoun appointed an ad hoc Honors Task Force. Its members were
- Dr. Michael Green, Chair (Reading & Elementary Education)
- Dr. Janet Baxter (Special Education and Child Development)
- Dr. Misty Cowan-Hathcock (Teaching Fellows)
- Dr. Charles Hutchison (Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education)
The committee was charged with preparing a comprehensive proposal for an Honors in Education Program to be presented to college faculty council early in the spring 2007 semester in order to facilitate passage through the college and the University Honors Council. The proposal was to contain the following minimal components:
- Program goal(s) and expectation(s)
- Departmental representation and faculty governance
- Student admission requirements
- Program requirements
- Elements of continued program improvement
- Faithful adherence to programmatic values of the University Honors Council
A proposal was presented to college faculty in early spring 2007. With minor revisions, the proposal was approved for implementation in the fall 2007 semester. The Honors in Education Program was later approved by the University Honors Council too late for fall 2007 implementation. Fall semester was used to recruit the first class of students to begin in Spring 2008.