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 Elizabeth Anne VanderPutten - Colleagues & Associates
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Judith A. Ramaley and Elizabeth VanderPutten
From 2001 to 2005, Judith was Assistant Director, Education and Human
Resources Directorate (EHR) at NSF.
Noted for setting up committees, I served on several during her term.
In 2004 I taught two classes with her at The George Washington University. The
shirt she is wearing was given to her by the Internal Resource Group, who had it made for her as a going-away present. |
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December 17, 2004 |
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 Michael
Martinez
"I am a program officer at the National Science Foundation,
working in the same division as Elizabeth. At NSF, I am a
"rotator", meaning that I am on leave from another institution,
the University of California at Irvine (UCI). My appointment at UCI is in
the Department of Education where I am an associate professor,
specializing in educational psychology, science education, assessment, and
human intelligence."
"I met Elizabeth several years ago serving as a
panelist for NSF. Last September, to begin my term as a rotator, I moved
to Virginia with my wife, Stephanie, and my two younger daughters, Amy and
Hillary. It has been a pleasure to be a colleague with Elizabeth during
the past year. Without her, I could not have navigated the complexities of
using PARS and Fastlane, releasing reviews, and writing context
statements. (She knows what I mean.) I had the good fortune, also, of
presenting a paper with Elizabeth earlier this year at the annual
conference of the American Educational Research Association in New
Orleans." -Michael Martinez, July 2, 2002 |
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 Anthony E. (“Eamonn”) Kelly
Eamonn
was one of the first people I met when I joined HER in 1998. And almost
immediately he became one of my closest (and most fun) colleagues. His knowledge of the field
and legendary sense of humor made working with
him a pleasure. On leave from
Rutgers when I first met him and new to the government and NSF at the time, he was innocent of the ways of the federal bureaucracy.
Other hand I was new to science research but passingly familiar with the arcane mysteries of government and NSF operations. I think we made a terrific team.
I learned a great deal from Eamonn and I think he
learned a bit from me too. -Elizabeth
VanderPutten
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 Deh-I Hsiung
Deh-I has been for years one of my closest
women friends at NSF. She is a Senior Program Analyst in
the Division of Research, Evaluation and Communication (REC).
After Terry Woodin, Deh-I is the
busiest person at NSF that I know. In fact, as anyone who has ever met
her will attest, the phrase, "I can't. I would like to but I have
too much to do," is a hallmark lamant of hers.
In spite of her "business," she
and I both play Mah Jungg and occasionally (when she's not too busy),
she will join me in walking home from NSF.
In 2002 Deh-I spent six months on
an assignment at the U.S. Embassy in China. For more pictures of China by
Deh-I, click
here. -Elizabeth VanderPutten
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 Terry
Woodin
"Elizabeth
and I have worked together on a variety of projects at NSF, mostly
concerned with teacher preparation or graduate education. We end up
serving on each other's committees and supporting each other when things
get too exciting. Best of all Elizabeth helps me remember why we have
legs and what fun it is to use them. As often as possible, but not often
enough, we walk home together from NSF to DC. For both of us it is a
walk of about 4.5 miles and 1.3 hours, punctuated by lots of talking and
exploring new byways and discovering new sights on old routes. It is one
of the real pleasures of my day when we take off together. We also share
membership in two book clubs and so share books as well."
"As for me well I have been in DC since 92, but
still retain my state of Nevada citizenship, so I do get to vote for
senators and such. We return each year to enjoy my five children, and
four grandchildren, all of whom live on the west coast, visit with old
friends in the honors program and the biochemistry department, my old
haunt, and hike in the Sierra--a totally different walking experience
than tramping through Virginia on the way to DC." -Terry
Woodin,
September 13, 2003 [NOTE: More often
than anyone else, Terry walks the 5 miles home from NSF with me. She is
also a member of my book club. -Elizabeth VanderPutten] |
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John (Giovanni) Cruickshank
 "I
am a professional colleague of Elizabeth VanderPutten in the Division of
Research, Evaluation, and Communication (REC), in the Directorate for
Education and Human Resources at the National Science Foundation. I am a
program analyst with responsibility for the business, budget, policy, and
grant administration operations of the division. I have worked with
Elizabeth for many years at the Foundation; both of us are long time employees."
"Prior to NSF, I worked at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and
the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). I hold a Bachelor of Arts
(B.A.) cum laude in Political Science from the State University of New
York at Purchase. I am a member of a cosmopolitan family and speaks
several languages. My roots are in Caracas, Venezuela, South America. I
have an identical twin brother James (Gennaro) and an older brother
Frederick (Frederico Antonio), and they are the sons of an Italian mother
(Sonia Sarafina) and a father from Scotland (Ian). Over the years my family has principally resided in South Florida.
"I am very active
outside NSF. I live in Washington, D.C. My greatest passion is travel and
have traveled all over the world on six continents. I am also an
avid exerciser and is still a competitive U.S. Masters swimmer in the
breastroke as well as a competitive Latin salsa dancer." - John
Cruickshank, June 28, 2002 |
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 Lee
Zia
"Lee Zia is the Lead Program Director for the NSF
National Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education
Digital Library (NSDL) Program. He served as a "rotator" in
the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education during calendar years 1995
and 1996 while on leave from the Department of Mathematics at the
University of New Hampshire. Zia rejoined the NSF as a permanent staff
member in the fall of 1999. He holds degrees in mathematics from the
University of North Carolina (B.S.) and the University of Michigan
(M.S.), and applied mathematics from Brown University (Ph.D.)."
"My wife (Joanie) teaches at Phillips Exeter
Academy where we are dorm parents to 45 teenage girls. (Yes, we live in
Exeter, NH and I'm the telecommuter in the family). We have two children
ages 10 (Matthew) and 7 (Carlin) and they keep us busy. Which is why I'm
almost always ready to eat at the drop of a hat - a fact that Elizabeth
is fond of teasing me about!! :-)"
"Elizabeth is a great colleague, fun to bounce
ideas off of, and always willing to look for the "potential project
in a proposal"." -Lee Zia, July 1, 2002 |
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 Barbara
Butler (in blue)
Barbara Butler, until her retirement, was
for years one of my closest friends at NSF. She was a program director in
Informal Science. Prior to that she was a museum director.
Next to Barbara (blue) in this picture, which was taken at her
retirement on October 29, 1998, is her husband Glenn. Beaming over my shoulder is
Eamonn Kelly. Glenn retired in 2002 as director of the Hagley
Museum. He was, by the way, is the source now legendary green chili stew.
We stayed with Barbara and Glenn on New Year's
Eve, 2000.
-Elizabeth VanderPutten
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 Maria
Araceli ("Ayita") Ruiz-Primo
Like Mike, Eamonn, Walter, and many other of my NSF
colleagues, Ayita was a "Rotator." A Rotator on leave from
another institution to work for usually for one or two years at the
Foundation. Ayita was on leave from Stanford University for the 2003
academic year. Like Barbara Butler, she worked in Informal Education
and Research. And like Barbara and Deh-I, Ayita was part of our Mah Jongg group. One of the things that made Ayita different from most of
my other NSF colleagues is that she is a social science researcher
while most others are in the physical sciences, mathematics or
engineering.
In this photo, which was taken at a going away party
for her on August 3, 2002, is her
husband Willy who is also a social science researcher and writes
children's stories.
-Elizabeth VanderPutten
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 Madeleine
J. Long
"Madeleine is the Program Director for
Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education and Extended Day
Programs. She came to the Education and Human Resource (EHR)
Directorate of AAAS after having spent almost six years at the
National Science Foundation. At NSF she held the positions of
Program Officer for Presidential Awards for Excellence in
Mathematics and Science, Special Assistant to the Assistant Director
of NSF's EHR Directorate, and Senior Program Officer for the Urban
Systemic Initiatives (USI). She helped design the original USI and
was responsible for building its staff, developing the technical
assistance, and implementing the initial years of the
Initiative."
"Prior to NSF, Dr. Long was Director of the
Division of Education and Professor at Long Island University's
Brooklyn Center in New York City. In that position she established a
collegial and productive relationship between the Education and Arts
and Science faculties and created a number of innovative programs in
mathematics, science, philosophy, bilingual education and school
psychology. She worked closely with New York City's local school
districts and the central Board of Education, and secured significant
nt NSF and Department of Education funding to support the Nation's
first retraining program in mathematics (which was later extended to
science). The Hellman Institute for the Advancement of Mathematics
and Science was created as the result of this program to serve the
University and school districts with Madeleine as its head." --Madeleine
Long, July 1, 2002
NOTE: Madeleine is also a member of our book club.
We spent Election Night 2000 with her and a few friends
watching the returns. -Elizabeth VanderPutten |
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A few more NSF Colleagues
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(Left) Janice Earle, Ken Whang, Willy Primo, Ayita Ruiz-Primo,
Elizabeth, Muriel Katzenmeyer and Conrad Katzenmeyer at Ayita's
going away party on August 3, 2002. Janice is a tremendously hard
working program director in Division of Elementary, Secondary,
and Informal Education (ESIE). I've always had a lot of respect for
Janice. Ken recently (November 2002) started a new position in NSF's
Directorate for Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering,
where he manages programs in learning technologies, the science of
learning, and computational neuroscience. In January 2003 he got
engaged, on June 7, 2003 got married, and (as of January 2004) he
and his wife are expecting a child in July. Con is a program
director in the Division of Research, Evaluation & Communication
(EHR/REC). He is a long time NSFer. I've always like Con. -Elizabeth
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