College honors VanDeusen
Teacher education and professional development faculty member named Marie Berrell Endowed Professor
The College of Education and Human Services has named teacher education and professional development faculty member Betsy VanDeusen as the Marie Berrell Endowed Professor for 2019-22.
Marie Berrell, a CMU alumna, established the endowment in 1997 to acknowledge outstanding faculty in early childhood and elementary education with a focus on developmental literacy. Berrell graduated from CMU in 1922 with a teaching degree and maintained close relationships with many faculty and administrators from her program.
In her letters to the university, Berrell noted that CMU faculty had a profound influence on her life. With her gift, she hoped to ensure future students would benefit from the same excellent instruction she received.
The award is given to a faculty member who has participated in research; undergraduate- and graduate- level teaching; the College of Education and Human Services Literary Center or reading clinic; and has collaborated with preschool through 12th-grade school personnel.