FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                    April 2, 2008

FACULTY MEMBERS TAKE PART IN OUTSTANDING PROFESSOR’S ACADEMY

            Dr. James Yates, professor of English at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, is among 20 faculty members at Oklahoma colleges and universities who recently completed the 2007-2008 Outstanding Professors’ Academy. The academy is part of the Educators’ Leadership Academy (ELA) based at the University of Central Oklahoma.

Dr. James Therrell (left) and Dr. James Yates of Northwestern Oklahoma State University pose with Cary Williams, director of the Educator’s Leadership Academy.

            The professors first met in September 2007 for four day-and-a-half sessions, then finished the course in March.

            The academy is facilitated by speakers on leadership, spirituality and ethics in leadership, communication across cultures, understanding teacher conflict and teams that work.

            Dr. James Therrell, assistant professor of education, was one of the presenters at the academy. His subject was “Culture and Diversity in Higher Education.”

            ELA was founded in 1998 by Ponca City businessman Charlie Hollar to create a leadership network among educators that links all levels and types of education offered in Oklahoma.

            ELA provides leadership development comparable to that offered to many upper-level executives in successful organizations. It is a non-profit organization supported by the University of Central Oklahoma, the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technical Information.

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