Robert deKieffer
International Fellowship Award

The ECT Foundation's Robert deKieffer International Fellowship Award is presented to an individual in recognition of his/her professional leadership in the field of educational communications and technology in a foreign country.

The awardee receives a cash award of $200 with a plaque of achievement presented during the awards ceremony at the 2010 annual convention to be held October 26-30, 2010 at Hyatt Regency Orange County, Anaheim, California.

Background

Robert deKieffer was born in Chicago in 1916. His father died when he was only four years old. Bob was diagnosed with dyslexia so his mother encouraged him to study music which eventually lead him to Heidelberg, Germany after his high school graduation. Bob served as Concert Master of the Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra then he returned to the United States and earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Northwestern University. After serving in the Navy during World War II, he earned his Ph.D. from State University of Iowa, where he established his reputation in the educational technology field with the study, "The Status of Teacher-Training in Audio-Visual Education in the Forty-Eight States", a forty year longitudinal study reported at ten-year intervals. Bob held positions with Stephens College in Missouri and the University of Oklahoma then, in 1954 Bob became the director of the Bureau of Audio-Visual Instruction at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he developed an extensive film collection, supported instructional television and eventually served as Dean of the Division of Continuing Education until his retirement in 1982. Always interested in leadership development, Bob served as AECT President and Chair of the ECT Foundation, giving many years of leadership and service to his profession.

Criteria:

1. The nominee must be a professional in educational
communications and technology.

2. The position held by this individual may be at any level.

3. The nominee must be member of AECT.

4. The nominee resides outside the 50 states of the United States.

5. The recipient must meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Has conducted a major project or been involved in the advancement of educational communications and technology outside of the USA.
• Is recognized as a leader in the field based on his/her teaching, research or service records.
• Has been active and is instrumental in forging a professional partnership in educational communications and technology between the USA and one or more foreign countries.

6. Recommendations from three references must be submitted in order for the nomination to be considered.

Procedure:

To submit a nomination complete the form. Please click here.

Comments from an additional three contributors must be submitted in order for the application to be considered. Please use the save form. Click the above link.

Deadline:

Deadline for nominations is July 1st, 2010.

Contact:

For more information please contact Amy Bradshaw at bradshaw@ou.edu

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INTERNATIONAL DIVISION

The International Division encourages practice and research in educational communication for social and economic development across national and cultural lines.