July 12, 2016
2016 COE Retirements: Dr. John Swope recognized for 41 years of service
Dr. John Swope, will retire on August 31, 2016 having given 41 years of service to East Carolina University and the College of Education. During his tenure at East Carolina John served as Chair for the Department of Business, Career and Technical Education; Associate Dean for the School of Education; Interim Chair of the Department of Foundations and Research; Interim Chair of the Department of Industrial Technologies; and Interim Dean of the College of Education.
John came to East Carolina University in 1975 from the University of Kentucky where he earned his EdD in Business Education and Marketing.
This was the same year that Bill Gates founded Microsoft and two years before Apple was incorporated. Cell phones came in 1979, the Sony camcorder arrived in 1983 and the world wide web in 1990. Facebook followed in 2004, twitter in 2006. It is hard to imagine how John managed to stay ahead of the technological leaps in Business Education over the past four decades!
At the request of his colleagues in the Department of Interdisciplinary Professions and with full support from the entire College of Education Dr. John Swope was recognized as Associate Professor Emeritus of East Carolina University.
The College or Education also presented John with a Boston Rocker from Boone Industries with the Seal of East Carolina University and a personalized plaque on the back which reads:
“John A. Swope, Ed.D.
College of Education
1975-2016”
John, thank you for your many contributions to the college and the university. We hope that you will think of your College of Education family fondly whenever you are sitting in your rocking chair enjoying a well-earned and well-deserved retirement.
COE faculty and staff gather to say farewell to Dr. Kathi Wilhite. Wilhite is seated second from the left on the front row.
Dr. Kathi Wilhite, Interim Chair of the Department of Special Education Foundations and Research (SEFR) retired from the College of Education on June 30. Dr. Wilhite enjoyed a wonderful and fulfilling 40 year career as a special educator. She has been a faculty member in the College of Education for nearly seventeen years, serving in the position of Interim Chair of SEFR since August 2013.
“It has been a privilege to engage in professional endeavors to improve the educational opportunities available to individuals with disabilities,” said Wilhite. The College of Education is are deeply grateful to Dr. Wilhite for her commitment to special education and to the many students she inspired over the years.
Associate professor Dr. Bill Grobe is retiring from the Department of Educational Leadership (LEED) on August 31. Dr. Grobe has given fourteen years of service to the College of Education.
Ms. Joy Caraway, Administrative Assistant in the Department of Math, Science and Instructional Technology, retired on May 31.
The faculty and staff of the College of Education wish all our retirees, “fair winds and following seas” as they embark on new adventures.
Pictured above: Dr. Grant Hayes, Dr. John Swope and Dr. Scott Glass.
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