Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Brooke Ann Coco has been presented the Gold Chambliss Academic Achievement Award. The award is one of the most prestigious honors given at Kutztown University.

Troy Spier is the recipient of the annual Gold Chambliss Academic Achievement Award. The award is one of the most prestigious honors given by Kutztown University. The Academic Achievement Award was established through a donation provided by Chambliss, KU faculty member from 1970-2003. The purpose of the awards is to recognize the exceptional individual achievements of a select group of KU graduating seniors.

Kutztown University graduate student Tara Elliot, who is studying mental health counseling in the Department of Counseling and Student Affairs, presented research on the use of therapeutic yoga in treating survivors of domestic violence at the 2014 annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA), held March 13 - 16.

Kutztown University presented its annual Social Work Diversity Prize to one graduate students and two undergraduate students on March 15 during the Social Work Community Forum. Presented by State Senator Judy Schwank and Ron Simon, executive director of the Pa. Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, the awards were given to Shanon Saddington, graduate student, and Samantha Brannen and Erin Bower, undergraduate students.

Secondary Education Physics majors Andrew Marth and Robert Adams presented at the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) National Winter Meeting in Orlando,Fla., Jan. 4-7. They presented reading and writing strategies that can be used to meet common core standards in an inquiry based physics classroom. The AAPT is the premier national organization and authority on physics and physical science education --with more than 10,000 members worldwide.