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Brad Boutaugh
Issue date: 11/27/07 Section: News
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Earle Doman, dean of students at Missouri State University, was awarded the James J. Rhatigan Outstanding Dean Award during the regional NASPA IV-West conference Nov. 9.
"I'm real humbled to receive it," Doman said. "It's a real honor to be recognized by your peers."
Doman was selected from nominees throughout the 12-state NASPA-West region, having met qualifications such as merited stature among students, innovative response to students needs and displaying leadership in community and student affairs.
Only 20 people have received the award. Recipients of the award are among those that serve as the pillars of the profession, Doman said.
Among those pillars, Doman considers Chet Peters, former vice president of student affairs at Kansas State University, one of his mentors.
Upon being a recipient of the award, Doman was nominated for the national Scott Goodnight Award for Outstanding Performance as a Dean.
Doman also received a commendation from the Student Government Association after he was notified that he was to receive the award.
"It's as much an honor from students as it is from the faculty," Doman said.
Doman originally received his masters and Ph.D. at Kansas State University before starting his career at then Southwest Missouri State University.
"I feel that my job responsibility as dean of students, my role, is to help students to be successful," Doman said.
It's important to respond to student problems and work with them face to face, according to Doman.
"We are in a very noble profession working with today's and certainly tomorrow's leaders," Doman said. "I don't think we can be effective administrators if we don't have direct contact with the people that this place is all about."
During the weekend of Friday, Nov. 16 to Sunday, Nov. 18, Doman attended as part of the faculty staff attending the first annual VOICE retreat with students to discuss the subject of diversity and leadership.
The retreat, sponsored by SGA, is to focus on diversity and prejudice as a means of improving environment and to help students become better leaders, according to Doman.
Doman also is liaison to the campus Administrator's Association, advisor to SGA and advisor to Sigma Alpha Chi.
"I'm real humbled to receive it," Doman said. "It's a real honor to be recognized by your peers."
Doman was selected from nominees throughout the 12-state NASPA-West region, having met qualifications such as merited stature among students, innovative response to students needs and displaying leadership in community and student affairs.
Only 20 people have received the award. Recipients of the award are among those that serve as the pillars of the profession, Doman said.
Among those pillars, Doman considers Chet Peters, former vice president of student affairs at Kansas State University, one of his mentors.
Upon being a recipient of the award, Doman was nominated for the national Scott Goodnight Award for Outstanding Performance as a Dean.
Doman also received a commendation from the Student Government Association after he was notified that he was to receive the award.
"It's as much an honor from students as it is from the faculty," Doman said.
Doman originally received his masters and Ph.D. at Kansas State University before starting his career at then Southwest Missouri State University.
"I feel that my job responsibility as dean of students, my role, is to help students to be successful," Doman said.
It's important to respond to student problems and work with them face to face, according to Doman.
"We are in a very noble profession working with today's and certainly tomorrow's leaders," Doman said. "I don't think we can be effective administrators if we don't have direct contact with the people that this place is all about."
During the weekend of Friday, Nov. 16 to Sunday, Nov. 18, Doman attended as part of the faculty staff attending the first annual VOICE retreat with students to discuss the subject of diversity and leadership.
The retreat, sponsored by SGA, is to focus on diversity and prejudice as a means of improving environment and to help students become better leaders, according to Doman.
Doman also is liaison to the campus Administrator's Association, advisor to SGA and advisor to Sigma Alpha Chi.
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