To honor the memory of the late Dr. Paul McNeary, a former associate professor of industrial education at Murray State University (MSU), his wife, Sue McNeary, two daughters, Sarah Elizabeth McNeary Cunningham and Kathryn Marie McNeary Kusch, and friends created the Paul R. McNeary Career and Technical Education Scholarship to support new teachers and students of industrial education at Murray State.
?Paul was very dedicated to Murray State and passionate about education. He devoted his skills and knowledge to help students fulfill their educational endeavors, especially students who needed more assistance,? Sue said. ?We created this scholarship in order to remember his devotion and passion for the university and make sure his commitment to future students continues on.?
The McNeary family donated $20,000 to the Murray State University Foundation to establish an endowment that gives full-time students majoring in career technical education/engineering technology education (CTE-ETE) the opportunity to apply for a scholarship beginning fall 2014. Additional requirements in order to be considered for the scholarship include being an upper-level student with a minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale.
Dr. Robert Lyons, chair of the college of education?s department of educational studies, leadership and counseling, said McNeary?s work was always about students. ?As evidenced by reference after reference to him by those that were his students, they tell me how he cared, how he was patient and how his work with them transformed their lives. It made them into teachers that now do the same for their students. As a colleague, I saw how he focused on his students and worked tirelessly to help them. His teaching was truly service to others and he is a role model for teacher educators in all disciplines.?
Dr. Danny Claiborne, current chair of the department of industrial and engineering technology, said McNeary was a role model as both a teacher and administrator. ?His top priority was to make sure students received the best education possible. He was also a mentor to young faculty. He coached me in all areas of my teaching and helped me to understand the responsibilities of an administrator. As I followed in his footsteps as department chair, I used his philosophy to keep the education of our students as the primary function of why we exist,? Claiborne said. ?Paul was a true friend, mentor, leader and exemplary educator.?
McNeary began his education at Northern State College, receiving a B.A. in industrial arts and political science and an M.S. in industrial education. For a few years, McNeary and his wife lived in places such as Sydney, Australia, and Jakarta, Indonesia, where he taught industrial arts classes to high school students at the Picnic Point High School and the Joint Embassy School.
In 1976, the McNearys moved to Stillwater, Okla., where he taught in the school of occupational and adult education at Oklahoma State University. In 1978, he completed his Ed.D. in vocational-technical and career education at Oklahoma State and moved to Murray where he served as a faculty member for industrial education at Murray State University for 28 years.
During his time at MSU, he served as a field-based teacher education and curriculum specialist for the Bureau of Vocational Education. From 1984-89, McNeary took time off from Murray State in order to teach at an international school in Saudi Arabia and work for the U.S. Department of Labor.
Amy Cathey, CTE occupational field based teacher educator coordinator in the MSU college of education, first worked with Paul as a student and now continues a role he had at the university. ?I had the pleasure of working for and with Paul during my time at MSU as his first master?s level CTE student. I am now very honored to be a part of the CTE program and continue many of the roles he established,? Cathey noted. ?Many of the teachers I work with in the field still talk about Paul. He made a huge impact on the vocational education program as well as the teachers he served. Paul held a great love and respect for the program he had built, his students and especially his family.?
In addition to their daughters, Paul and Sue?s family includes a grandson, Asher Cunningham, and two granddaughters, Eden Rachael Cunningham and Lily Sophia Kusch.
For more information about the scholarship, contact Melanie Brooks in the MSU office of development at 270.809.3026.
Source: http://www.roundaboutmurray.com/?p=4421
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