This fall, friends and members of the Department of Educational Psychology and College of Education and Human Development joined Stan Deno’s wife, Dee Deno, to participate in an event that has become an annual tradition, the Deno Invitational Golf Fundraiser with its trophy, the Stanley Cup. This year’s tournament raised $1,000 for the Stan Deno Fund. Attendees included several former students of Stan’s plus CEHD Associate Dean of Research and Policy Frank Symons, CEHD Chief Financial Officer Gail Renteria, former Commissioner of Education Bob Wedl, Professor Scott McConnell, and organizers: EPsy alum as well as former student of Stan’s Doug Marston and Professor Geoff Maruyama.

Stan Deno, professor emeritus in the Department of Educational Psychology until his passing in 2016, did extensive research on why students fail to develop basic skills in reading, writing, and math. His work led to the development of curriculum-based measurement (CBM), a set of federally recognized procedures teachers use nationwide to identify and help special education students with mild disabilities who are underperforming in the classroom.

Contributions in memory of Stanley Deno can be made at:  www.give.umn.edu/giveto/standeno.