Kristen Pickett, Ph.D. candidate in the School of Kinesiology, has accepted a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis beginning next fall. Pickett will be working with Dr. Gammon Earhart and Dr. Joel Perlmutter at Washington University through a joint appointment in Movement Science, the Department of Physical Therapy, and the Department of Neuroscience in the Medical School.
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Margaret Sughrue Carlson (Ph.D. ’83) recently retired as president of the University of Minnesota Alumni Association after more than two decades as one of the most visible faces of the University. Under her leadership, the UMAA built its own on-campus home, increased membership, expanded attendance at its annual event, and developed lobbying influence on behalf of the University.
Rich Wagner (Ph.D. ’06) rose to the office of president at Dunwoody Technical College, Minneapolis, just as the economy declined. Now he and his team are completely re-envisioning the nearly 100-year old institution. He says his grounding through CEHD prepared him to make major decisions quickly and confidently.
Minnesota’s system of open enrollment, which policymakers established to allow the education system to self-regulate, has created a dynamic in which schools and districts must compete for students. 
Kristi Kremers, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, is wrapping up her second term as president of the Graduate and Professional Student’s Association. In the face of a restructuring of the Graduate School, she made sure students had a place among decision makers.
Schools are experiencing a culture shift in which teachers are taking a more active and collaborative role in improving their educational practice, said 
