Bonnie Beyer Receives 2009 Susan B. Anthony award

The University of Michigan-Dearborn honored Bonnie Beyer, professor and coordinator for educational leadership programs in the School of Education, as this year’s co-recipient of the Susan B. Anthony award at a ceremony held on April 9. Professor Beyer was recognized for her many contributions to gender equality and for her support of other women in taking leadership roles in society. Nominations received on her behalf revealed her enthusiasm in encouraging women to build on their talents and share successes through advising, verbal exchanges, and alerting others to opportunities. Letters of support also indicated that Professor Beyer was “…instrumental in bringing a population of women into the previously male-dominated MPA program”.

Bonnie Beyer joined the UM-Dearborn faculty in the School of Education in 1995 as an assistant professor, attaining tenure in 1999 and promoted to full professor in 2007. She served as the School’s associate dean from 2000-2006. Professor Beyer’s background experience includes teaching and research in organizational leadership and development, K-12 school principalship, school and administrative law, public relations and curriculum development. She taught K-12 education and served in an administrative capacity in both regular and special education programs in pubic, parochial, and non-profit schools.

As an advocate for women’s success, Professor Beyer has presented for many organization such as the Commission for Women Brown Bag Lunch series, the Annual conference for Women in Educational Leadership, the Texas Council of Women School Executives, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Special Interest Group: Women in the Deanship, and the Michigan Women’s Studies Association. As noted in her nomination letters, she advocates equality for everyone-- in education, employment opportunities, and in personal activities and interaction.

You can read more about Bonnie Beyer at (http://www.soe.umd.umich.edu/beyer/).

Note: Information was adapted from: The University of Michigan-Dearborn Reporter, March 23, 2009 edition.