University Center of Greenville’s Clemson Faculty Member Receives National Award

Greenville, S.C. (May 26, 2009) – The University Center of Greenville (UCG) is proud to announce one of its faculty members, Dr. Lienne Medford, recently received Kappa Delta Pi’s Teacher of Honor status. Medford serves as the Director of the Master of Arts (MAT) in Teaching Middle Grades for Clemson University at UCG.

In her time at the University Center of Greenville, Medford has participated in a wide range of professional pursuits that contributed to receiving this honor, most notably the introduction of the MAT program for Career-Changers at Clemson. Through this program at UCG, developed to relieve the shortage of highly qualified middle level teachers in South Carolina, Medford annually recruits and trains 40 teacher candidates who have come from careers outside of education. Dr. Bill Fisk, Chair of Teacher Education in the Eugene T. Moore School of Education at Clemson University said, “Dr. Lienne Medford is a wonderful teacher and has worked tirelessly to establish, coordinate and operate our highly successful Middle Grades MAT Program.”

Kappa Delta Pi
Kappa Delta Pi is a lifetime membership association that supports the professional growth and teaching practices of educators throughout the world. For nearly 100 years, the Society has recognized excellence in education, advanced professional development, provided a reasoned voice for significant issues, and linked communities of educators. The Society elects to membership educators who exhibit the ideals of scholarship and high personal and professional standards.

University Center of Greenville
The University Center of Greenville is a consortium of higher education institutions dedicated to increasing access to educational opportunities for the citizens of the Upstate of South Carolina. UCG offers 76 undergraduate and graduate degrees through Clemson, Furman, Lander, Medical University of South Carolina, South Carolina State, University of South Carolina, and the University of South Carolina Upstate. For more information, please call 864.250.1111 or visit their website at: www.ucgreenville.org.

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