New Member Initiation

On June 11, 2009, six individuals were inducted into the Eta Chapter of Omicron Tau Theta.

• Allison Arra, M.A. graduate in Workforce Development & Education
• Daniel Foster, Ph.D. graduate in Human and Community Resource Development
• Matt Green, M.A. graduate in Workforce Development & Education
• Brad Henry, M.A. graduate in Workforce Development & Education
• Michelle Maskulinski, M.A. graduate in Workforce Development & Education
• Charles Saunders, Ph.D. student in Workforce Development & Education

Panel Discussion

On November 17, 2008 the Eta Chapter of Omicron Tau Theta hosted a panel discussion entitled “An Introduction to Career and Technical Education”, designed to introduce the topic to students across all the teacher licensure programs at Ohio State. Eight panel members, all graduates of various Ohio State CTE programs, discussed specific questions about their respective CTE programs including:

• What are the goals and objectives of CTE courses and programs?
• How does CTE fit in within the broader K-12 system?
• How do CTE courses and programs connect with traditional academic disciplines?

Twenty-five people attended the discussion in the PAES Building, including a group of visiting scholars from Indonesia.

Panel members from left to right:

Tony Thivener, Career-Based Intervention teacher, Grandview HS

Susan Nell, clinical teacher educator in CTE corrections education, Ohio State University

Judy Fletcher, Teaching Professions instructor, Marysville HS

Josh Jennings, Agricultural Education teacher, Springfield Northeastern HS

Scott Laslo, Welding instructor, Delaware Area Career Center

Jane Briggs, Financial Services instructor, Eastland Career Center and OSU adjunct faculty

Jennifer Brenning, Business Education teacher, Upper Arlington HS

Eva Frustaci, Business Education teacher, Upper Arlington HS