Dr. Catherine Emihovich | |
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| Born | June 4, 1948 Buffalo, New York |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Known for | Being the 12th Dean of the University of Florida College of Education |
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| Fields | Education |
| Institutions | University of Florida |
Catherine Emihovich was the former dean and faculty member of the University of Florida College of Education.[1] In May 2002 she was selected as the 12th dean of the college.[2] Prior to this position, she was the dean of the College of Education at California State University at Sacramento.[3] She stepped down as dean on August 14, 2011, and took a year's sabbatical before resuming her faculty responsibilities.[4] She was the first woman to be dean at the college.[5]
Dean Emihovich published a number of books and helped published numerous peer reviewed journals. She presented over 100 papers at key educational conferences. Sadly, was diagnosed with brain cancer in mid 2019. After a long battle with cancer Catherine sadly died on August 21, 2021. She was survived by her husband Ron her sons David and Ben as well as her 5 grandchildren.
After graduating from Syracuse University of New York, she taught for four years in Buffalo, New York. Emihovich went back to school before moving to Columbia in 1982 to be an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina. Five years later, she joined the educational research faculty at Florida State University. She returned to SUNY at Buffalo for six years beginning in 1994 as a professor in the department of counseling and educational psychology before she was picked to be dean at California State University at Sacramento. In May 2002, Emihovich was selected to be the dean of University of Florida College of Education. [6]
Catherine Emihovich had many notable accomplishments such as [7]
Some of Emihovich's books include: [8]