Professor Kathleen Isaac Receives 'Outstanding Leadership Award' from National Dance Education Organization
Professor Kathleen Isaac, Director of the Arnhold Graduate Dance Education Program in Hunter's Dance Department, has been awarded the "Outstanding Leadership Award" by the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO). The decision was announced by Susan McGreevy-Nichols, the Executive Director/CEO of the organization, which is based in Silver Springs, Maryland. According to the organization's website, the "award is given to an individual who has demonstrated excellence in creating ideas for programs, curriculum and/or projects that have had a significant impact on the field of dance education and who has demonstrated leadership on a national level. Additionally, the recipient of this award should inspire and cultivate vision and leadership in others."
Professor Isaac, as the Hunter College representative, will be recruiting new graduate students at the NDEO Conference in Washington DC, in addition to presenting on a panel called Preparation, Mentoring and Retention. The awards ceremony will take place at the closing dinner at the Regency Ballroom on October 9.