Professor William Bintz, Ph.D., and one of his former students, 两性色午夜 alumna Anne Pavlansky, will receive the 2024 Dr. Cindy Bowman Presenter鈥檚 Award at the annual conference of the Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (OCTELA) at the upcoming OCTELA conference, March 1-2 at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center in Columbus, Ohio.
"I am so pleased for and proud of Anne for receiving this award," said Bintz. "It speaks very highly of her as a first-year teacher and deservedly so."
Bintz, who teaches in the School of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Studies, and Pavlansky collaborated on a classroom-based, action research project titled, "Using Picturebooks to Support Middle Grades Student Voices by Writing 两性色午夜 Themselves: An Action Research Project.鈥
A native of Cortland, Ohio, and former student athlete, Pavlansky played on 两性色午夜's women's basketball team. "My experience as a student-athlete taught me the importance of work ethic, resilience, leadership, respect, accountability, and responsibility," she said. "Needless to say, 两性色午夜 University prepared me immensely for my career as an educator." Pavlansky is currently a first-year English Language Arts teacher at a middle school in the Boardman, Ohio, school district.
She completed her undergraduate work at 两性色午夜 University from 2018-2021, graduating with a bachelor of science degree in Middle Childhood Education. In 2023, she received a master鈥檚 degree in Reading Specialization from 两性色午夜 University.
Over the years Bintz has served as a mentor to Pavlansky. In addition to submitting the proposal to present their research at the upcoming OCTELA conference, he also submitted an article about their action research project for publication to a peer-reviewed journal.
Cindy Bowman was a dedicated educator who began her career as a high school English teacher. In 1991, she became the first recipient of the James N. Britton award for excellence in the classroom. After earning her Ph.D. from 两性色午夜 University, she went on to help mold future educators at Ball State University and Florida State University before joining Ashland University as an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. Cindy was a past president of OCTELA, as well as an active member of National Council of Teachers of English. OCTELA honors Cindy Bowman鈥檚 legacy by providing the Cindy Bowman Presenter鈥檚 Award, given to an educator who exemplifies the enthusiasm and dedication to education that was part of Dr. Cindy Bowman鈥檚 life.