CEHD History
The Principals’ Center begins as a way to support Texas elementary and secondary school principals through training, assistance, and research. Professional development activities of the Center include the Summer Principals’ Academy, the Principalship Institute and other workshops and centers designed to meet specific needs of state principals. It becomes a Board of Regents approved in 1995.
The Counseling and Assessment Clinic is established to serve as a training and research facility for faculty and students in the Department of Educational Psychology in the areas of counseling psychology, school psychology, special education and psychological foundations of education.
The Department of Industrial Education becomes the Department of Industrial, Vocational & Technical Education. The program itself is ranked fifth in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.
The Netum Steed Laboratory is constructed as a strength and conditioning center for athletes. Significant research space is designated to the Physiology Research and Conditioning Laboratory in the Department of Health and Physical Education.
Collaborating with the College of Science, the college establishes the Center for Mathematics and Science Education to support Texas public educators teaching K-16 science and mathematics.
The Challenger space shuttle carrying the first teacher astronaut and artifacts from the College of Education tragically explodes killing all on board. Dick Scobee serves as the commander of the flight. An endowed scholarship is established in Commander Scobee’s honor.
The School Psychology program in the Department of Educational Psychology is accredited by the American Psychological Association.
The American Association of College for Teacher Education ranks the College of Education number one in the nation for producing math and science teachers.
The College of Education becomes one of 96 members of the National Holmes Group. A committee of ten faculty members works to develop a complete teacher education curriculum in line with the Texas Holmes Group model which will meet the state requirements while also realizing an objective to develop career professional teachers.
Patricia Larke and Donna Wiseman develop the Minority Mentorship Program where future teachers and current students share two-year mentoring relationships that prepare them to meet the challenges of teaching in Texas’ diverse classrooms.
The Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction begins offering the bilingual education certification option within their program.
The Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction begins offering a bilingual education certification option within their program.
Sylvia P. Fernandez completes a dissertation titled “The College of Education at Texas A&M University, 1969 to 1988 – The Transition Years.” The dissertation traces the college from its earliest foundations to its 20-year milestone.
The Board of Regents approves and establishes the Texas Center for Adult Literacy and Learning at Texas A&M University. As the state literacy resource center, its purpose has evolved into responding to the needs of those who provide literacy services to Texas’ adult literacy and family literacy learners. The center operates today as the Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning.
Thomas and Joan Read endow the Thomas A. and Joan Read Chair for Disadvantaged Youth. Leonard Ponder is honored as the first chair holder on September 1, 1990.
In a continuing effort to combat the education crisis of the 80s, the Texas A&M Board of Regents creates a task force to carry out a “Committment to Education” program led by Dean Corrigan. Initiated by TAMU President William Mobley, the task force aims to link the university to public schools and the private sector to address growing drop-out rates, teacher shortages, illiteracy and a need for increased global awareness.
William Peters steps down as head of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. James Kracht replaces him.
Jane A. Stallings is selected to be the next dean of the college. She becomes the first ever female dean at Texas A&M University.
Stallings establishes the Dean’s Roundtable to acknowledge and celebrate Texas educators.
Donald Clark steps down as head of the Department of Industrial, Vocational and Technical Education. The department merges with the Adult and Continuing Education program and the Educational Human Resource Development program and becomes the Department of Educational Human Resource Development. Lloyd Korhonen replaces him as chair.