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Class of 2005
Ralph
G. Brocketthas
made many significant contributions to the
field of adult education through his guidance
of the University of Tennessee’s
adult education graduate program, where he is
a professor and program coordinator. He is known
as a skilled professor, research advisor, and
mentor to many students. >>>
Budd
Hall has devoted
his professional career to mobilizing the
international adult education movement worldwide
for more than 35 years. He has
devoted his professional life to the creation
and nurturing of organizations, networks,
and structures of adult education in the
international arena. >>>
Gerald
A. Heegerhas
served as president of the University of
Maryland University College (UMUC) since
1999, and has had an important impact on
the university’s faculty,
staff, and students in 29 countries. UMUC
is recognized as one of the leading continuing
education institutions in the world, providing
educational opportunities for United States
military service members in programs in more
than sixty countries. >>>
Brice
G. Hobrockis recognized for his leadership
in advancing library systems development and
administration with more than 31 years of work
in the field. His work with the development
of digital libraries has greatly enhanced
adult education as students are now able
to access scholarly information resources
of libraries from anywhere in the world. >>>
Elwood
F. “Ed” Holton
III.holds
a distinguished record of accomplishments in
adult and continuing education and human resource
development. His scholarly work about adult and
workplace learning is recognized by adult and
continuing education scholars and practitioners
around the world. >>>
Howard A. Hovlandhas
contributed nearly half a century of leadership
to adult education as a teacher, administrator,
innovative professional practitioner, philanthropist
and volunteer. He established the first Adult
Literacy Basic Education Program in South Dakota
in 1964, which became a state model. >>>
Kay
J. Kohlhas led
the University Continuing Education Association
(UCEA) as its executive director for
the past twenty years. In this
capacity, she has exerted considerable influence
over the professional direction of the field;
working with the association’s more-than
430 regionally accredited college and university
members and its approximately two thousand
professional members. >>>
Bobby
D. Moseroversees
one of the largest adult, continuing education
and extension programs in the nation as
vice president for Agricultural Administration
and University Outreach at Ohio State University.
He became the head administrator of Ohio
State's College of Food, Agricultural, and
Environmental Sciences in 1991. >>>
Shirley
Walters is a leading figure in adult
and continuing education in South Africa and
has been recognized internationally for her
pioneering work. She was the first woman
professor of adult education in the country
and was founding director of the Centre for
Adult and Continuing Education (CACE) at
University of Western Cape (UWC). UWC is
a historically black university that was
at the forefront of anti-apartheid activities. >>>
Nofflet
D. Williamshas been a pioneer in the
application of telecommunications to education
and the development of distance learning on a
state, national and international level. His
work utilizing technology to deliver educational
opportunities to students who were employed and
unable to attend traditional college classes
led the way for the foundation of distance and
distributed education models which are used today. >>>