COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO Mark R. Malone, professor, College of Education at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs will serve as interim dean for the 2004-2005 academic year, university officials recently announced.
Rogers Redding, vice chancellor, Academic Affairs, selected Malone to replace David Nelson who served as dean from 2000 to 2004. Nelson retired from the university July 1. “I am pleased that Dr. Malone has agreed to assist in the leadership of the College of Education,” Redding said. “He is a long time member of the campus faculty and known by area school administrators and alumni for his effective teaching of science-related courses. I am confident in his abilities to work with the college faculty to ensure that students receive superior preparation for teaching careers.”
Malone joined the campus in 1986 as an assistant professor, was promoted to associate professor in 1991 and was named professor in 1998. He teaches graduate and undergraduate science education and teacher education courses and conducts research into the improvement of teacher education. Additionally, Malone served as an interim department chair, science education program chair, educational computing program chair and program area coordinator for the college’s curriculum and instruction department. Prior to joining the CU-Colorado Springs faculty, Malone was an assistant professor at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. He began his education career as an elementary school science teacher in Pennsylvania.
In 2004, Malone earned the University Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contributions to faculty governance. In 2002, he received the Chancellor’s Award and the University Medal. He is the past editor of the Council for Elementary Science International journal and received the Science Teaching Achievement Recognition (STAR) Award from the National Science Teachers Association. He is a member of numerous education professional organizations. Malone has worked extensively with university policy and governance at both the campus and CU System level. He served two terms as the President of the UCCS Faculty Assembly and two terms as President of the Faculty for the CU System.
“It is an honor to be selected to lead the College of Education,” Malone said. “I am privileged to have a tremendous group of faculty and staff colleagues who will join me in continuing the tradition of excellence for this college.”
Malone earned a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado at Boulder and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Clarion University of Pennsylvania.
The College of Education professional education programs are accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the National Council for the
Accreditation of Teacher Education, the Colorado Department of Education, and the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. This fall, more than 500 students will enroll in the College’s graduate and undergraduate programs.
CU-Colorado Springs, located on Austin Bluffs Parkway in northeast Colorado Springs, is the fastest growing university in Colorado and one of the fastest growing universities in the nation. The university offers 25 bachelor’s degrees, 17 master’s and two doctoral degrees. The campus enrolls about 7,800 students annually.