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TWU alum’s education impact spans seven decades

4/17/25

Alumna Gerry Haggard, EdD, then and now.

Seven decades ago, a music teacher might traverse a county to five different schools to give lessons. Colleges expected scholarship awardees to cook and clean dormitories. Dining hall staff added color to margarine. Times were decidedly different. Gerry Haggard, EdD, born in 1929, remembers it well. It was just the beginning of an impactful career in education.

Kaye awarded endowed professorship

8/19/24

Elizabeth Kaye, PhD, has been awarded Billie J. Askew Endowed Chair in Literacy

Texas Woman’s Reading Recovery Director Elizabeth Kaye, PhD, has been awarded the Billie J. Askew Endowed Chair in Literacy, made possible by a $1 million gift in honor of Askew by Ohio educator and philanthropist Gay Su Pinnell.

Author Michael Sampson to speak at Spicola Forum

3/26/24

Michael Sampson, PhD, to speak at Rose Spicola Forum on Literacy

Author Michael Sampson, PhD, will speak at the 56th annual Rose Spicola Forum in Literacy, themed Literacy for All, on Saturday, April 27.

Registration opens for Askew Institute

10/12/23

Derrick Barnes and Colby Sharp keynote Askew Institute

Registration is now open for the 2023 Billie J. Askew Reading Recovery & K-6 Literacy Institute to take place Nov. 6-7. The deadline to register is noon on Friday, Nov. 3. This year's event features award winning author Derrick Barnes and Nerdy Book Club co-founder and fifth-grade teacher Colby Sharp among additional featured speakers.

Retired educator makes $1 million gift to Reading Recovery® program

2/15/23

An Ohio educator and philanthropist who has devoted her career to reading and literacy enhancement efforts has given a $1 million gift to support Texas Woman’s Reading Recovery program.

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