{"id":14610,"date":"2012-05-24T08:42:17","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T13:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=14610"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:32:29","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:32:29","slug":"dedicated-spanish-teacher-wins-outstanding-instructor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/dedicated-spanish-teacher-wins-outstanding-instructor\/","title":{"rendered":"Dedicated Spanish Teacher Wins Outstanding Instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ivonne Whitehead<\/p><\/div>\n

OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 In recognition of her enthusiastic teaching methods and exceptional class preparation, \u00a0Ivonne Whitehead has been named as Outstanding Instructor in the University of Mississippi\u2019s College of Liberal Arts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an honor that I am overwhelmed by,\u201d said Whitehead, a Spanish instructor. \u201cI know the extraordinary quality of instructors that teach throughout the College of Liberal Arts, and to be honored as the Outstanding Instructor is extremely humbling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Undoubtedly, one of the reasons that Whitehead was recognized for this award is that she loves teaching.
\n\u201cBeing in the classroom daily with my students is a privilege and honor that I never take for granted, teaching is my passion,\u201d she said. \u201cMy students are our future leaders and each class period, besides teaching them the Spanish language, I try to give them advice, guidance and learned knowledge that they can use throughout their lives.\u201d
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\nWhitehead has learned a lot from working with faculty in the Department of Modern Languages.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been so fortunate to have worked for and with so many dedicated professionals, who have mentored me throughout my years at Ole Miss, that share with me in receiving this award,\u201d she said. \u201cNot the least is the chair of the Department of Modern Languages, Dr. Don Dyer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dyer was one of the professors who nominated Whitehead for the award.<\/p>\n

\u201cMs. Whitehead is highly professional both in class posture and demeanor,\u201d Dyer said in his nomination letter. \u201cShe always comes to class prepared. Her lessons are conscientiously planned and executed. Her dedication to the Spanish program is clearly reflected in the way she teaches and in the way her students respond.\u201d<\/p>\n

A nationally certified Occupational Spanish Teacher, Whitehead has been teaching for the past 12 years. She obtained her bachelor\u2019s degree in Spanish from Liberty University, her first master\u2019s degree in Spanish and her second master\u2019s in Teaching English as a Second Language, both from UM.<\/p>\n

Whitehead also served as a diplomat in Miami, as a senior vice consul for the Panamanian Consulate from 1982 to 1988. She taught Spanish for U.S. Army Special Operations Forces for the Department of Defense at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, N.C. She has taught in grades K-12 and at the community college level. She is serving her second term as alderwoman on the town board in Ecru.<\/p>\n

For more information on the Department of Modern Languages, visit http:\/\/modernlanguages.olemiss.edu\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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