WM teacher Tami Fitzgerald speaks at MU s spring commencement
Staff Report
NEW CONCORD Muskingum University held its 29th graduate commencement ceremony virtually on May 6.
Degrees were presented to the university’s inaugural graduating class of the Master of Occupational Therapy program and to the graduating classes of the longstanding Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Education and Master of Information Strategy, Systems and Technology programs.
Distinguished educator Tami Bowling Fitzgerald addressed the graduates as principal speaker and was presented with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
A National Board Certified Teacher and State of Ohio Master Teacher, Fitzgerald taught science for 34 years at West Muskingum High School and a variety of education courses as an adjunct professor at Muskingum University. She has served as a teaching ambassador fellow at the U.S. Department of Education, helped develop a STEM Mentoring Café program with the U.S. D
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2020 Women of Achievement Recipients Recognized
MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio- The 2020 Muskingum County Women of Achievement recipients are continuing to be recognized virtually this week.
The seven 2020 recipients were chosen and announced last year and had a chance to have a luncheon together right before the state shut down due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a year later, these women are being celebrated through Facebook with video tributes. “I hope that at some point we get the chance to celebrate in person again and I just truly want to congratulate each one of them. They’re so unique, they have such great skills and charisma. If watching their videos on Facebook this week doesn’t make people feel proud about the community we’re in, I don’t know what would,” said recipient Sarah Wickerham.
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Democratic Party of Muskingum Finds New Leader
MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio-The Muskingum County Democratic Party has appointed Michael Nern as its new chairperson.
Nern is a semi-retired professor at Ohio University Zanesville and a lifelong supporter of the Democratic party. He sees himself as the face of the party, responsible for representing all elected democrats in the county.
“We’re hoping to grow membership. I know that young people are excited about the party these days, so we’re looking to attract young people. We’re looking to attract and get back some members that might have gone away for a while, and to just get democrats and people who might be independent leaning, that way, to join our club,” Nern said of his responsibilities.