Announcements
Posted: 12/30/2007 7:05:11 AM |
New YearICRN sends a Happy New Year greeting and best wishes for 2008 to all the members and their families. |
General Announcements |
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Posted: 1/29/2008 10:10:36 AM |
Sad newsGajendra Verma, who was at our very first conference in 1998, wrote to tell us of the passing of his wife, Kanka, who joined us at our conference in Florence. This kindly lady suffered from cancer for 18 months. Those who wish to send your condolences to Gajendra may do so through the info@icrn.ca email address. |
Posted: 10/19/2007 5:49:52 AM |
Conference
Antalya Conference
Abstracts are due for the Antalya Conference in two weeks. Those of you planning to send an
abstract or to register need to do so within that time frame.
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Posted: 10/19/2007 5:47:34 AM |
Pearl's fatherPearl's Calahasen's father passed away. This wonderful man lived well into his nineties.The funeral was held in Grouard, Alberta. Arlette reperesented ICRN. We offer our condolences to Pearl. |
Posted: 10/19/2007 5:47:10 AM |
Honorary Degree
Josephine Pallard received a Doctor of Sacred Letters (Honoris Causa) from St.Stephen's College Edmonton on October 15, 2007. This was given to Josie in recognition of the volunteer work that thas characterized her life since she came to Canada from the Philippines. A huge contingent of friends and family was on hand to witness her becomimg Dr. Josie. Annette represented ICRN at the function.
We all congratulate Josie on this well deserved recognition. |
Posted: 5/16/2007 10:06:40 AM |
Glasgow Conference
The ICRN Education conference in Glasgow, hosted by Strathclyde University, was deemed a success by participants. Some very enlightening presentations enthralled the delegates. We all look forward to a mutually beneficial relationship with the new members who attended the conference. Their participation made the conference a wonderful experience. A big thank you to Henry Maitles, whose
patience never wavered. |
Posted: 5/16/2007 10:05:24 AM |
Pam's achievementPam Seay earned a Master of Laws in International Law, with Honors, from Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, Florida on 12 May, 2007. Congratulations Pam! |
Posted: 5/14/2007 9:10:52 PM |
Population explosion
Saradhi Puttagunta and his wife had a baby boy.
Lynne Parmentier and her husband had a little girl.
Mike Wyness and his wife had a son.
Congratulations to all. |
Posted: 3/21/2007 6:07:02 PM |
Passing of Benjamin John Ellam
Our oldest member, Dr. Benjamin John Ellam, passed in late November 2006.
John was a stalwart member of ICRN. All of us thoroughly enjoyed
his lively stories. His enthusiasm for ICRN was evident when he
joined us in a wheelchair in Greece. John will be sorely missed at
future conferences. Our condolences go to Linda and the family. |
Posted: 10/20/2006 7:08:46 PM |
Ph.D. Defense passed
Arlette Barrete defended her PH.D. dissertation on 7 October 2006.
She passed with flying colour. Her supervisor said it was one of the best
defenses he had witnessed. Congratulations on a job well done Dr. Arlette. |
Posted: 4/10/2006 12:12:49 PM |
Endowment by Shane Gauthier
Shane Gauthier has endowed two awards in his name at the University of Alberta. One award is for CDN $1000. and is granted to a graduate student in Educational Psychology who has written the best paper on special education, Shane’s field of study. An award of CDN$500. is also granted to an undergraduate student in who writes the best paper on special education. These are annual awards. More information can be found at http://gradfile.fgsro.ualberta.ca/awardsfunding/scholarships/uofaawards/d-g.htm and This is a great example of giving back to the community. Thank you Shane. |
Posted: 4/9/2006 2:54:08 PM |
Wendy's Appointment
Wendy Pojmann has accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Modern European History at Siena College in Loudonville, NY. Congratulations Wendy! |
Posted: 4/8/2006 11:23:20 AM |
Josie moves up.Josephine Pallard has resigned from teaching elementary school. She has accepted the position of Executive Director of Changing Together... a Center for Immigrant Women. Way to go Josie! |
Posted: 1/26/2006 11:13:28 AM |
Michael moves up.ICRN's co-editor Mike Wyness has accepted a position as a senior lecturer in childhood studies within the Institute of Education at the University of Warwick. The Institute is one of the top research departments in Education in the UK. Congratulations Mike, way to go! |
Posted: 12/14/2005 1:29:31 PM |
Judgeship Sonia Bitar, Executive Director of Changing Together, was
awarded a judgeship by Ottawa. She will become Citizenship Judge for Northern Alberta, Canada on
December 1, 2005. She will undoubtedly shine in her new position and
welcome newcomers in an unforgettable fashion. |
Posted: 12/14/2005 1:28:40 PM |
Accepted at HarvardShane Gauthier was accepted into a Master of Liberal Arts program at
Harvard. He has already successfully completed one course and hopes to
be done within a year. Way to go Shane. |
Posted: 11/14/2005 8:29:15 PM |
Editorial appointment
Mike Wyness has accepted an appointmentto serve as a member of the editorial board of Children and Society, a London based journal. |
Posted: 11/14/2005 8:27:08 PM |
Editorial appointment
Mike Wyness has accepted an appointmentto serve as a member of the editorial board of Children and Society, a London based journal. |
Posted: 11/14/2005 2:25:42 PM |
Post congress trips ICRN is currently negotiating post congress trips to Greece, Turkey and Crete. |
Posted: 11/10/2005 10:19:59 AM |
Persons' Case Award Josephine Pallard received the prestigious Persons' Case Award to honour her work with |
Posted: 11/9/2005 1:57:21 PM |
Sad newsOn October 7, 2005 ICRN"s oldest member, Derk Gerritsen passed away in his sleep at age 87. He was enthusiastic about our organization and thoroughly enjoyed meeting everyone in Edmonton, China and Brazil. Derk's health had deteriorated significantly in the last year which is why he could not travel to Italy. True to his character, he died as well as he lived, at home in bed. |
Posted: 11/9/2005 1:51:12 PM |
Ph.D. CompletionAngela Chen completed her Ph.D progam in June and is now employed at the Department of Medicine at Kaoshsiung Medical University. Congratulations Angela. |
Posted: 11/9/2005 1:44:09 PM |
Exploring Chinese Cultural Perspectives Conference Feb. 2005The Exploring Chinese Cultural Perspectives Conference was held at Florida Gulf Coast University in February. |