Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dr. Doreen M. Tobin, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs at East Stroudsburg University Recognized at CAS Symposium (Washington, DC) 

The Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) recently awarded Dr. Doreen M. Tobin, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs at East Stroudsburg University, its most prestigious honor, the Ted K. Miller Achievement of Excellence Award. This award recognizes outstanding accomplishments in advancing standards of practice and quality assurance in educational programs and services in higher education, with the goal of enhancing student learning.

Jan Arminio, president of CAS, presented the award, joined by the award’s namesake, Ted. K. Miller.  In her presentation, Arminio cited the selection committee’s recommendation, stating that Dr. Tobin is considered “the queen of educational assessment in higher education having led Kutztown University’s ten year review twice and coordinated the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education’s review of its alcohol and other drug education programs at its 14 institutions. All three of these assessment efforts utilized the CAS Standards.” 

Dr. Tobin also served as a speaker at the symposium, facilitating a presentation on “Creating a Culture of Assessment.”

The Ted K. Miller Achievement of Excellence Award is named in honor of Ted Miller, CAS’s first president from 1979-1989, a professor emeritus of the University of Georgia, and the CAS publications editor until his retirement in 2004.

The Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) is a consortium of 36 professional associations in higher education.  Founded in 1979, CAS develops and disseminates standards of practice and related materials for the purpose of fostering student learning and development through enhancing the quality of programs and services.