EHE News
Education and Human Ecology inducts six
into Hall of Fame
The College of Education and Human Ecology has added five alumni and a former administrator into its Hall of Fame. The new inductees are from the fields of health education, physical activity policy and education, wildlife conservation, home economics education, and education assessment and accountability.
The Hall of Fame honorees are Ohio State alumni Joy Garrison Cauffman, of Arcadia, Calif.; Thomas L. McKenzie, of San Diego, Calif.; Donald F. Staffo, of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; the late Helen Strow, a native of Wood County, Ohio; and the late Jeffrey S. Swanagan, of Columbus, Ohio; and former university administrator Daniel L. Stufflebeam, of Kalamazoo, Mich., and The Villages, Fla.
"We hire only the best faculty, scholars whose vision is both wide and deep. We expect them to consistently introduce outstanding ideas that will influence policy and practice in their fields. We also expect our students to take what they learn from these scholars and change the world," said Cheryl Achterberg, dean of the college.
"It is obvious when you look at the caliber of our inductees that they met -- and exceeded -- our expectations. Any one of our 2009 Hall of Fame honorees would make us proud. Together, the six form a cohort whose achievements are truly spectacular."
Joy Garrison Cauffman
Joy Garrison Cauffman
B.S. '48, Education; M.A. '53, Physical Education; and Ph.D. '59, Health Education and Healthcare Administration
Joy Garrison Cauffman's research into detecting colorectal cancer resulted in life-saving changes in screening techniques. Based on her results, physicians around the world began to advise their patients to schedule sigmoidoscopies and colonoscopies. The new advice contributed to a significant decrease in deaths attributed to the disease. Cauffman conducted 19 research studies and was the first female tenured professor in the Department of Family Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. Retired for 13 years, she recently completed a 10-year study to determine the effect of continuing medical education on physician performance and patient health care outcomes. She has been invited to present her findings in the U.S., Australia, Canada, China, England, New Zealand and South Africa. She was a consultant on physical fitness to Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy, and Nixon appointed her to the first and only national Committee on Health Education. She is a member of the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame and received the Robert M. Duncan Alumni Citizenship Award from The Ohio State University Alumni Association. Three organizations have honored her with their highest awards for founding the Coalition of National Health Education Organizations.
Thomas L. McKenzie
Thomas L. McKenzie
PhD '76, Physical Education Teacher Education and Behavior Analysis
For more than two decades, Thomas McKenzie has been one of the most prolific and influential researchers in child and youth physical education activity. His advocacy for physically active lifestyles and access for all has influenced national policies in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, as well as countries in Europe, South America and Asia. McKenzie, a professor at San Diego State University, has written more than 160 refereed papers and book chapters, and more than 150 refereed abstracts. He led 19 federally funded research projects, including the multi-year Child and Adolescent Trial of Cardiovascular Health, our nation's largest randomly controlled clinical trial for improving physical activity in schools. His research continues today with publications in high-impact journals. He has been honored by the International Olympic Committee, the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, and the Association for Behavior Analysis International.
Donald F. Staffo
Donald F. Staffo
PhD '78, Physical Education Teacher Education and Physical Education Administration
Widely recognized for his influence on national policy and practices in physical education and sports, Donald Staffo began his policy analysis with his dissertation at Ohio State on Title IX and continued through 117 articles in national and international journals, benchmark book chapters and service on prestigious commissions. He also is a prolific sports journalist, specializing in the Crimson Tide at the University of Alabama. He is author of biographies of coaches and athletes and of texts on coaching. Longtime professor and chair of the Department of Health and Physical Education at Stillman College, he also served as athletic director. He was instrumental in starting the Tigers football program and forming the Great South Athletic Conference. He is a member of the ICHPER Journal of Research from the International Council of Health, Physical Education, Recreation-Sport and Dance Research. He has earned several awards, including the 2007 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) Honor Award, the 2009 AAHPERD Charles Henry Social Justice Award, and the 2008 National Health and Fitness Association Henderson Award.
Helen A. Strow
Helen A. Strow
B.S. '25, Home Economics; M.S. '31, Textiles and Clothing
The late Helen A. Strow was a home economist for the world. For 60 years, she trained other home economists and shared information on modern methods with rural families in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Strow's overseas adventures started during World War II with American Red Cross in England and Germany. They continued under the Marshall Plan in post-war Germany. In 1956 she joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture, leading to worldwide travel for 18 years with assignments to every continent except Antarctica. A colleague noted, "Her ability to work wisely and judiciously was based on her knowledge and sensitivity to the cultures, educational structures, governmental agencies, and the political situations in many countries." Strow also founded the International Home Economics Service in 1974. Even in retirement she was instrumental in strengthening ties between the American and international chapters of the Federation of Home Economics. She was still active when the United Nations invited her to serve on the taskforce for its 1994 Year of the Family. She died in 1999 at the age of 94.
Jeffery S. Swanagan
Jeffery S. Swanagan
B.S. '81, Science Education
Naturalist Jeffery Swanagan was changing wildlife education nationwide before his untimely death in June 2009. "Touch the heart to teach the mind" was Swanagan's personal mantra. His experiential and enjoyable approach created special memories for zoo visitors while they learned about animals and conservation. He began his career at the Columbus Zoo while completing his bachelor's degree in science education at Ohio State and quickly moved up the ranks to direct and develop the zoo's education department. His innovative all-night sleep-overs allowed children and adults see and hear the zoo after dark. Swanagan went on to direct Zoo Atlanta and the Florida Aquarium before taking the job as founding executive director for the Georgia Aquarium, quickly acknowledged as one of the world's outstanding programs. He returned to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium as executive director in 2008. In his year there, he forged a strategic plan, and began implementing it with the Animal Encounters Village and Animals on Safari with animals rescued from shelters. On June 28, 2009, he died unexpectedly at the age of fifty-one.
Daniel L. Stufflebeam
Daniel L. Stufflebeam
Founder and director, Ohio State University Evaluation Center, 1963-73
Daniel L. Stufflebeam's work has positively influenced the lives and careers of literally millions of young people as his pioneering evaluation methods have been implemented around the world. He established The Ohio State University Evaluation Center, which became a leader for advancing theory and practice in evaluating students and educational programs. His innovative model, CIPP (Context, Input, Process, and Product), is used by school districts to decide how to improve their academic programs. He also created a doctoral program in evaluation and assessment in Ohio State's former College of Education before leaving Ohio State in 1973. Stufflebeam then crafted the national Standards for Educational Evaluation and was principal author of the United States' original standards for program and personnel assessment. He founded and directed the federal Center for Standards for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Education (CREATE). He retired in 2007 from Western Michigan University, where he was the Harold and Beulah McKee Professor of Education. Organizations such as the United Nations have turned to him as a consultant and he received the Lazarsfeld Prize, the American Evaluation Association's highest honor.
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Contact: Sean Thompson, Alumni Relations, (614) 688-5392 or thompson.1355@osu.edu
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