Faculty and Staff: Full Time
Dr. Sue Hernandez
Chair, Department of Education
Assistant Professor of Education
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1989
- 17 years elementary classroom teaching experience
- 17 years higher education teaching experience
- 14 years at Centenary
Courses Include: EDUC 210 Concepts of Literacy and Language Arts, EDUC 311 Teaching Reading in the Elementary School, EDUC 316 The Language-Disordered Child, READ 514 Foundations of Literacy, READ 515 Teaching Reading in the Elementary School, READ 516 The Language-Disordered Child
Dr. Sharon D. Little
Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction
University of New Orleans, 1997
- 31 years teaching/administration experience
- 21 years higher education experience
- 3 years at Centenary
Courses Include: EDUC 511 Language Arts and Social Studies Methods in the Elementary School, EDUC 529 Secondary Methods, READ 518 Reading in the Content Area, EDUC 525 Theories of Learning
Dr. Robert Prickett
Assistant Professor of Education
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 2005
- 5 years high school teaching experience
- 5 years higher education teaching experience
- 3 years at Centenary
Courses Include: EDUC 202 Educational Psychology, EDUC 223 Educational Technology, EDUC 365 Methods of Teaching English, EDUC 378 Methods of Teaching Health & PE, EDUC 504 Supervision of Student Teaching, EDUC 511 Language Arts and Social Studies Methods in the Elementary School, EDUC 529 Secondary Methods, EDUC 530 Curriculum, & Centenary's First-Year Experience
Dr. Karen Soul
Assistant Professor of Education
NCATE Coordinator
Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction
University of Texas at Austin, 2005
- 5 years elementary classroom teaching experience
- 3 years middle school teaching experience
- 6 years higher education teaching experience
- 5 years at Centenary
Courses Include: EDUC 201 Foundations of Education, EDUC 305 Elementary Language Arts and Social Studies Methods, EDUC 308 Elementary Classroom Management, EDUC 430 Elementary Student Teaching, EDUC 471 Senior Seminar, EDUC 511 Language Arts and Social Studies Methods in the Elementary School, EDUC 522 Classroom Management, EDUC 530 Curriculum
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Mrs. Ilka Vaitkus
Administrative Assistant
Teacher Placement Coordinator
21 years at Centenary
Department Responsibilities: office manager, graduate schedule, graduate admission and registration, tuition exemption, teacher certification, student teaching contracts
Faculty and Staff: Part Time
Ms. Arleen Hague
Lecturer in Education
Principal, Youree Drive Middle AP Magnet, Shreveport, LA (retired)
M.Ed., Education (concentration in Administration/Supervision)
Lousiana State University in Shreveport, 1991
- 1 year at Centenary
Courses Include: EDUC 570 Internship in Administration and Supervision
Dr. Ethel Haughton
Lecturer in Education
Ed.D., School Administration
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1996
- 3 years at Centenary
Courses Include: EDUC 316 The Language Disordered Child, EDUC 430/471 Elementary Student Teaching & Seminar, EDUC 577 Student Teaching Elementary
Dr. Sherry Kerr
Lecturer in Education
Ed.D., Educational Leadership Program
University of California, Los Angeles, California, 2002
- 1 year at Centenary
Courses Include: EDUC 511 Methods and Materials of Teaching Elementary Language Arts and Social Studies, EDUC 563 Philosophy of Education
Dr. Phyllis J. Leone
Lecturer in Education
504/ADA Specialist, Supervisor of Homebound Program, Caddo Parish
Ph .D., Curriculum and Instruction
Lousiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1992
- 4 years at Centenary
Courses Include: EDUC 307 Methods for Teaching Children with Special Needs, EDUC 516 Special Needs
Mr. Charles Lowder
Lecturer in Education
Principal, Shreve Island Elementary, Shreveport, LA
Ed.S., Curriculum and Instruction
Lousiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1996
- 4 years at Centenary
Courses Include: EDUC 505 School Administration, EDUC 530 Curriculum
Ms. Martha Maple
Lecturer in Education
National Board Certified Teacher (2000)— Teacher, Shreve Island Elementary School, Shreveport, LA
Ed.S., Curriculum and Instruction
Lousiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1996
- 6 years at Centenary
Courses Include: EDUC 205 Children’s Literature, EDUC 308 Classroom Management for Elementary Teachers, EDUC 522 Classroom Management
Dr. Dominic Salinas
Lecturer in Education
Ed.D., School Administration
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1998
- 12 years secondary classroom teaching experience
- 3 years secondary administration experience
- 2 years research experience
- 9 years parish supervision experience
- 2 years community college administration experience
- 5 years at Centenary
Courses Include: EDUC 310 Methods for Teaching Science in Elementary Schools, EDUC 512 Methods for Elementary Mathematics and Science, EDUC 529 Secondary Methods, EDUC 563 Philosophy of Education
Dr. Kenneth Schwab
Professor of Education
President, Centenary College of Louisiana
Ed. D., Higher Education Administration
Indiana University, Bloomington, 1978
- 16 years at Centenary
Courses Include: Centenary's First-Year Experience
Dr. Patricia Schwab
Lecturer in Education
Ed. D., Curriculum and Instruction
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 1971
- 2 years middle school teaching experience
- 38 years higher education teaching experience
- 16 years at Centenary
Courses Include: EDUC 440S Secondary Student Teaching, EDUC 471 Senior Seminar – Secondary, EDUC 578 Secondary Student Teaching, EDUC 581 Secondary Student Teaching
Dr. Anita Pitchford Walker
Lecturer in Education
Ph.D., Administrative Leadership
University of North Texas, Denton
- 11 years education administration teaching experience
- 14 years elementary school teaching experience
- 4 years at Centenary
Courses Include: EDUC 565 School Personnel Administration, EDUC 560 Foundations and Theory of Educational Administration, EDUC 505 School Administration
Ms. Rosemary Woodard
Lecturer in Education
Supervisor, Testing and Evaluation, Caddo Parish & Elementary Mathematics, Caddo Parish
M.S., Early Childhood Education
Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, 1992
- 12 years elementary classroom teaching experience
- 9 years supervision experience
- 6 years at Centenary
Courses Include: EDUC 510 Testing and Measurements


