CLU education professor honored
Faculty and student awards announced
Professor of the Year Michael McCambridge directs the Liberal Studies Program for aspiring elementary school teachers and is working with Moorpark Unified School District to develop a model for using drama to teach all subjects.
Photo: Brian Stethem(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – May 8, 2009) California Lutheran University’s Senior Pride Committee announced the 2009 Professor of the Year and Senior of the Year awards at the Senior Banquet on April 30.
Michael McCambridge of Sherman Oaks is Professor of the Year. He directs the Liberal Studies Program for aspiring elementary school teachers and is working with Moorpark Unified School District to develop a model for using drama to teach all subjects with the help of a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. He developed arts outreach programs in local schools and a drama ministry at CLU. He is also the Education Director for the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company. A graduate of Ohio University with a master’s degree from Pepperdine University, the professor received his doctorate in education from the University of San Francisco.
Candice Cerro of Bakersfield is Senior of the Year. Cerro is a double major in political science and communication with an emphasis in journalism. She has served as a peer advisor, worked as an intern for the Wellness Programs and is currently the editor in chief of the student newspaper, The Echo.
Ana Garcia of Long Beach and Cheyanne Anderson of Ventura were selected by their classmates as Senior Leaders of the Year. Garcia, a marketing communication major with an art minor, is a senior resident assistant and will continue at CLU in the fall to earn her master’s in counseling and guidance while serving as a graduate assistant. Anderson, a sociology major, is president of the Gay Straight Alliance, a member of Feminism Is and a student worker in the Center for Equality and Justice.
The Diversity Professor of the Year is Adina Nack, an associate professor of sociology. A medical sociologist, the Thousand Oaks resident has researched, written and lectured widely on topics related to sexuality, social psychology and gender. She has won teaching, research and community awards for her work. She was the founding director of the Center for Equality and Justice and has served as director of the Gender & Women’s Studies Program and chair of the Sociology Department. Nack is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine, and she earned her doctorate at the University of Colorado, Boulder.