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September 4, 2007
ANA MARIA SCHUHMANN NAMED INTERIM DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY
Dr. Ana Maria Schuhmann has been appointed interim dean of the College of Education at William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J.
"Ana Maria Schuhmann is recognized nationally and statewide as a leader on issues related to the quality and accreditation of teacher education programs,” says Edward Weil, provost and vice president for academic affairs at William Paterson. “The experience she brings to William Paterson will further enhance the strong reputation of our undergraduate and graduate teacher preparation programs. She will also work closely with superintendents, principals and teachers to improve teaching and learning in the school districts surrounding the University.”
Schuhmann, who assumed the post on September 1, previously served as Singleton Professor of Education and director of the Biddle Center in the Spadoni College of Education at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina. Prior to this appointment, Schuhmann served as dean of the College of Education at Kean University from 1990 through 2006. During her years at Kean, she oversaw extensive growth in the size of the college faculty and the numbers of students who achieved undergraduate and graduate degrees and certifications in a broad array of programs.
Schuhmann has been very active nationally and statewide in major associations that address teacher education. She is currently a member of the Unit Accreditation Board of the National Council for the Association of Teacher Education (NCATE), past chair and member of the Board of Directors of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE), former president of the New Jersey Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, and former president of the New Jersey Teachers of English as a Second Language/Bilingual Educators, among many other appointments.
She has written numerous journal articles and made many presentations across the country on issues of teacher education. During her career, she has garnered more than $50 million in grant funding. Prior to her teaching appointments at Coastal Carolina University and Kean University, Schuhmann taught at the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education, Brookdale Community College, the Monmouth Adult Education Commission, and for the public school systems in Holmdel, N.J. and Louisville, Ky.
Schuhmann earned a bachelor’s degree in English as a second language from Profesorado en Lenguas Vivas in Buenes Aires, Argentina, and received master’s and doctoral degrees in language education from Rutgers University. She is a specialist in English as a second language and bilingual education. Schuhmann is a resident of Holmdel, N.J.
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