Deborah McMurtrie and Dr. Ruth Patrick, October 2006

Contact Information

Deborah H. McMurtrie
Director, Student Programs

Ruth Patrick Science Education Center
University of South Carolina Aiken
471 University Parkway, Box 3
Aiken, South Carolina 29801

Tel: (803) 641-2834
Fax: (803) 641-3615
e-mail: deborahmc@usca.edu
http://rpsec.usca.edu

EDUCATION
B.A. Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude, USCA, December 1981
M.Ed. Elementary Education, USC, August 1996
Graduate Studies at Furman University- Special Education
Graduate Studies at USCA- Educational Technology
Graduate Studies at USC and Furman University- Early Childhood

SOUTH CAROLINA TEACHER CERTIFICATION
Early Childhood
Elementary
Middle Level Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts
Special Education- Emotional Disabilities

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ruth Patrick Science Education Center, USCA
Director of Student Programs, August 2005 to present
Student Programs Specialist, August 2004 to August 2005

School of Education, University of South Carolina Aiken
Part-time Faculty, August 2006 to present
Courses taught:

AEDP 330 Lifespan Development
AEDP 334 Adolescent Growth and Development

Aiken Preparatory School, Aiken, South Carolina
Lower School Science Coordinator, August 1999 to June 2003
Grade 2 Classroom Teacher, August 1996 to June 2003
Director of Development, July 1991 to June 1995

Aiken County Public Schools, Aiken, South Carolina
Aiken Elementary School, Fourth Grade Classroom Teacher, 1990-1991
Aiken Elementary School, Chapter One Teacher, 1986-1987

Lexington School District One, Lexington, South Carolina
Oak Grove Elementary School, EH/LD Resource Teacher, 1982-1983

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Middle School Association (NMSA)
South Carolina Middle School Association (SCMSA)
South Carolina Science Council (SC2)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
International Reading Association (IRA)
South Carolina International Reading Association (SCIRA)
National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
South Carolina Association for Education of Young Children (SCAEYC) Central Savannah River Area Environmental Science Education Cooperative (CSRA-ESEC)
Publication Education Partners (PEP) Grants Review Committee

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Aiken High School Band Booster Club Vice President, 2006-2007; Treasurer, 2005-2006
Aiken Kidney Benefit Board member, 2003-2005
Public Education Partners (formerly GALEF) board member, 1995-2000
Community Collaboration Childcare Initiative (CCCI) 1999-2000
SC Early Childhood Association District 6 Vice President, 1997-1999

Snippet and Spencer are non-releasable Barred Owls at the RPSEC.