On 3/26/08, diploma mill wrote:
> Thanks for posting. This is what I was talking about when I
> posted about Walden University. I feel like no one believed me
> though!
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Tomi W. Bryan
President & General Counsel
Dr. Bryan brings to Fedlinx a unique blend of legal and
management experience. A practicing attorney since 1989, Dr.
Bryan's previous work experience includes positions as General
Counsel and Executive Vice President for a Federal Government
contractor in the communications and security industries. She has
also worked as a compliance consultant in the legal field. Dr.
Bryan's dissertation research blended her experience in both
management and the law to focus on compliance and process
improvement in the crisis management field.
Dr. Bryan holds a B.A. in Political Science from North Carolina
State University, a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of
Law and a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences with
a Specialization in Leadership and Organizational Change from
Walden University.
Dr. Bryan is the author of:
How To Keep the GSA Money Your Company Makes: Compliance, Best
Practices & Other Useful Tools (2006)
Systems Thinking Applied to Crisis Management: The Eleven
Allegories as an Analysis Tool (2005)
Staying Power: Work-Life Balance Initiatives for Retaining Young
Lawyers (2005)
GSA Schedules: The 4 Things You Need to Know and the 4 Things You
Should Know (2004)
The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership
Teresa Peterson ’07, who earned an M.S. in Education with a
specialization in Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas,
presented “Laying the Foundation: Trusting Students and Teachers
to Achieve” with her school administrator at the Coalition of
Essential Schools Fall Forum in Denver.
Elaine Robertson ’07, who earned an M.S. in Education with a
specialization in Integrating Technology in the Classroom,
presented “Introduction to Finale NotePad Software for the
General Music Classroom” and “Follow-up In-Depth Discussion:
Finale NotePad for General Music” at the 2007 Technology
Institute for Music Educators National Conference.
Diane Johnson Burns ’06, who earned an M.S. in Education with a
specialization in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, was
certified in reading and language arts by the National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards. Burns is a reading coach and
literacy specialist for the Rockford School District in Illinois.
John Hoving ’06, who earned an M.S. in Education with a
specialization in Middle Level Education, was named principal at
Holy Family Middle School in Bay City, Michigan.
Leslie Minton ’06, who earned an M.S. in Education, published
What If Your ABCs Were Your 123s? Building Connections Between
Literacy and Numeracy through Corwin Press.
Gloria Brown Brooks ’05, who earned an M.S. in Education and is
now in the Ed.D. program with a specialization in Teacher
Leadership, trained as an Intel Master trainer to provide
professional development for her county and has given a
technology presentation to her district principals. In addition,
she is the teacher leader for her school’s accreditation team.
Leanne Maule ’05, who earned an M.S. in Education with a
specialization in Integrating Technology in the Classroom, was
named the 2008 district Teacher of the Year. She is a teacher in
the English department at Cartersville High School in Georgia.
Judith Brown ’04, who earned an M.S. in Education and is now a
Ph.D. in Education student, wrote a social skills curriculum
guide for her school based on the Application section of her
first Knowledge Area Module.
Beverly Kerecman ’04, who earned an M.S. in Education and is now
an Ed.D. student, is a National Board Certified Teacher.
Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Grote ’94, who earned a Ph.D. in Education,
is studying for a Doctor of Ministry degree through The
University of the South, in Tennessee. He is an employment team
specialist at The Arc of Southern Maryland.
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School of Social Service
Dr. Jonathan S. Gray ’07, who earned a Ph.D. in Human Services
with a specialization in Counseling, is creating a nonprofit
organization that will work with schools and communities to
develop programs for at-risk youth in Israel.
Dr. Barbra A. Hughes ’00, who earned a Ph.D. in Human Services,
received a 2007 Power of Prevention Award from the North Carolina
Health and Wellness Trust Fund for her work in the prevention of
obesity.
Dr. Janet Cunningham ’97, who earned a Ph.D. in Human Services,
recently traveled to Turkey to conduct regression therapy
training courses.
Wow these Walden graduates did absolutely NOTHING with their
degrees!! I don't blame you for being so disgruntled!!
> > On 3/24/08, John wrote:
>> I have my Masters from Walden University and have had nothing
>> but problems with it. The school is accredited, but its name
>> is horrible. I might as well have just bought my degree from a
>> diploma mill.
>>
>> I have ten years of experience in middle school and have been
>> on numerous interviews to high schools. Every time that I
>> bring up my Masters from Walden University, the person on the
>> other side of the desk immediately closes down. One person
>> even said, "I get their spam emails all the time". No REAL
>> school should send out spam and advertise like they do. It’s
>> just a business that sells degrees after you sit through
>> enough pre-packaged classes.
>>
>> I regret my degree from Walden University and wish I had never
>> attended that "school".