The teacher education faculty at EMU is committed to purposeful change. The education department faculty meets weekly for program coordination, planning, and evaluation. Professors hold memberships and offices in a number of professional organizations. Since the faculty is committed to professional growth and self-development, they continue to take graduate courses and participate in professional developmental workshops. Faculty members' experiences range from traveling and working in foreign countries to teaching in elementary and secondary schools to holding administrative positions. All faculty members have completed graduate work on various levels. The following faculty members have primary teaching assignments in the education department:
Cathy K. Smeltzer Erb, Ph.D.
Teacher Education Program Director
Jesse T Byler Endowed Chair
Professor of Teacher Education
Paul J. Yoder, Ph.D.
Graduate Teacher Education Program Director
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
Program Coordinator of Secondary Education
Katherine Evans, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Roger Mast, Ed.D.
Physical Education Program Chair
Associate Professor
Ronald M. Shultz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
Field Experience Coordinator
Program Coordinator of Early/Primary and Elementary Education
Barbara Wheatley, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
Bonnie Yoder, M.Ed.
Adjunct Instructor of Teacher Education
University Consultant for Student Teaching