College of Education and Human Services - Western Illinois University

Since the 1970's the WIU Science Education Center has been a component of the WIU College of Education and Human Services and the WIU Department of Curriculum and Instruction (formerly the Department of Elementary Education and Reading). The members of the Department’s Science Education Faculty comprise the staff of the Science Education Center. In addition to providing instruction to WIU undergraduate and graduate students the Science Center provides outreach programs both locally and throughout Illinois.

Two of the Science Education Center outreach programs include the Annual PreK-8 Science Update Conference and the Regional Competition of the Illinois Science Olympiad. Other forms of outreach have included numerous professional development inservices for educators in all parts of Illinois.

The Science Education Center has written and delivered as well as collaborated with other agencies in delivering a number of grants such as The Young Scholars Program; Teacher-to-Teacher Grant; Improving Scores in Mathematics and Science; and Northwest Illinois Mathematics & Science Partnership.

For many years the Science Education Center has delivered Project Wild, Project Wild Aquatics, Project WET, and Project Learning Tree every semester to WIU undergraduate students. Recently, a STARLAB Planetarium program has been added to their list of offerings.

In the Spring of 2005 the Science Education Center was renamed the Maurice G. Kellogg Science Education Center in recognition of Dr. Maurice Kellogg’s leadership in science both at WIU and throughout Illinois.

Past members of the Science Education Center include Drs. John Beaver*, Kevin Finson, Don Hamilton*, Maurie Kellogg*, Don Nelson*, Barbara Sandall*, John Shaver*, and Don Troyer*. (* emeritus faculty)

Science Education Center Faculty

Abha Singh, Sebastian Szyjka, Don Powers & LaVerne Logan
(2011)

Abha Singh, Barbara Sandall, Don Powers, & LaVerne Logan
(2010)

Back. John Beaver, Allen Larson, Don Powers
Front. Barbara Sandall, LaVerne Logan
(2007)

Back. Don Powers, Kevin Finson, Don Hamilton, John Staver
Front. Maurice Kellogg, John Beaver, Don Nelson, Don Troyer
(1992)

Maurice G. Kellogg Excellence in Science Teaching Award

The Maurice G. Kellogg is awarded to an outstanding science teacher in recognition of their dedication in the field of science education. Each awardee is recognized at the Annual PreK-8 Science Update Conference. Past recipients include:

2003 - Elizabeth Burton
2004 - Carol Van DeWalle
2005 - Greg Van Vleet
2006 - Steve Hoffman
2007 - Kent Buckrop
2008 - Tracy Trimpe
2009 - Mary McMahon
2010 - Judy Witten
2011 - Julie Ann Bice

2011 WIU PreK-8 Science Update Conference
(back row) Judy Witten & Carol VanDeWalle
(front row) Julie Ann Bice & Maurice Kellogg

Curriculum and Instruction Department | College of Education and Human Services