Catherine Emihovich

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Dr. Catherine Emihovich
BornJune 4, 1948
Buffalo, New York
NationalityUnited States
Alma materSyracuse University
State University of New York at Buffalo
Known forBeing the 12th Dean of the University of Florida College of Education
Scientific career
FieldsEducation
InstitutionsUniversity of Florida

Catherine Emihovich was the former dean and faculty member of the University of Florida College of Education.[1] In May 2002 she was selected as the 12th dean of the college.[2] Prior to this position, she was the dean of the College of Education at California State University at Sacramento.[3] She stepped down as dean on August 14, 2011, and took a year's sabbatical before resuming her faculty responsibilities.[4] She was the first woman to be dean at the college.[5]

Dean Emihovich published a number of books and helped published numerous peer reviewed journals. She presented over 100 papers at key educational conferences. Sadly, was diagnosed with brain cancer in mid 2019. After a long battle with cancer Catherine sadly died on August 21, 2021. She was survived by her husband Ron her sons David and Ben as well as her 5 grandchildren.

Education[edit]

Preceded by
Dr. Ben F. Nelms
Dean of Education
2002 – 2011
Succeeded by
Glenn E. Good

Teaching Career[edit]

After graduating from Syracuse University of New York, she taught for four years in Buffalo, New York. Emihovich went back to school before moving to Columbia in 1982 to be an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina. Five years later, she joined the educational research faculty at Florida State University. She returned to SUNY at Buffalo for six years beginning in 1994 as a professor in the department of counseling and educational psychology before she was picked to be dean at California State University at Sacramento. In May 2002, Emihovich was selected to be the dean of University of Florida College of Education. [6]

Notable Accomplishments[edit]

Catherine Emihovich had many notable accomplishments such as [7]

  • Establishing UF Teach
  • Positioning UF as a national leader in effective education reform
  • Launching the UF online learning program
  • Facilitating UF’s creation of an interdisciplinary Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies (now the Anita Zucker Center)

Books[edit]

Some of Emihovich's books include: [8]

  • Sex, Kids, and Politics: Health Services in Schools: First published July 31, 1997
  • Locating Learning: Ethnographic Perspectives on Classroom Research: First published January 1, 1989
  • Transforming Schools and Schools of Education: Techniques for Collaboration and School Change: First published December 2, 1997

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dean Emihovich to step down in August | http://education.ufl.edu/news/2011/02/17/dean-emihovich-to-step-down-in-august/
  2. ^ News: New Dean at COE | "University of Florida Health News -- Dr. Teresa Dolan appointed dean of dentistry at UF". Archived from the original on 2006-09-03. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  3. ^ UF Appoints Cal State Dean To Head College Of Education | "University of Florida News - UF Appoints Cal State Dean to Head College of Education". Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  4. ^ Dean Emihovich to step down in August | http://education.ufl.edu/news/2011/02/17/dean-emihovich-to-step-down-in-august/
  5. ^ Dean Emihovich to step down in August | http://education.ufl.edu/news/2011/02/17/dean-emihovich-to-step-down-in-august/
  6. ^ UF education dean driven by curiosity | https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2003/08/31/uf-education-dean-driven-by-curiosity/31644114007/
  7. ^ Remembering Catherine Emihovich | https://education.ufl.edu/news/2021/08/26/remembering-catherine-emihovich/
  8. ^ List of Emihovich's books | https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1540449.CatherineEmihovich

External links[edit]

http://www.icare.ufl.edu/emihovich.asp ICARE Profile of the Dean]