Tag Archives: David Chard

SMU announces new $25 million gift to the Simmons School

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Harold C. and Annette Caldwell Simmons have committed a new gift of $25 million to SMU’s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development. Their gift will fund a new building for the expanding programs of the school and … Continue reading →

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Three education innovators receive 2013 Simmons Luminary Awards

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Educators dedicated to promoting evidence-based change for the betterment of students were honored Thursday, Jan. 24 by SMU’s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development. The Dallas Arboretum; Daniel P. King, superintendent of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo School District in South Texas; … Continue reading →

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Dallas mayor, leaders meet at SMU to discuss education May 7

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings will join North Texas leaders in a public discussion on the community’s ethical role in supporting public education Monday, May 7, 2012 at SMU. As Mike Miles prepares to take over as DISD superintendent, “From Your … Continue reading →

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Dean David Chard named to national education post

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

The U.S. Senate has approved President Barack Obama’s nomination of David Chard, Leon Simmons Endowed Dean of SMU’s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, to the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences. The … Continue reading →

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Outstanding educators to be honored at 2012 Luminary Awards

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Three organizations that created new ways of enhancing children’s education will be honored Jan. 26, 2012, by SMU’s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development. The Luminary Awards will be presented at 6:30 p.m. at the Martha Proctor Mack … Continue reading →

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SMU, Dallas Faith Communities Coalition form new partnership

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU and the Dallas Faith Communities Coalition have created a new partnership dedicated to transforming education in low-income neighborhoods. The coalition now is part of the Center on Communities and Education in SMU’s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and … Continue reading →

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Tune In: Happy birthday, Simmons Hall

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Kathleen Tibbetts

On Sept. 23, 2011, the SMU community celebrated the first birthday of Annette Caldwell Simmons Hall, which was dedicated during Family Weekend 2010 Annette Caldwell Simmons, President R. Gerald Turner and Leon Simmons Dean David Chard joined faculty, staff and … Continue reading →