Categories: School of Education

HPU hosts fourth-annual Spring into Health Fair

BROWNWOOD – March 24, 2017 – Howard Payne University recently held its fourth-annual Spring into Health Fair which included health screenings, demonstrations, exhibits, games and a variety of giveaways for HPU students, faculty and staff. Among the new events this year was a relay on campus featuring HPU representatives Drs. Bill and Diana Ellis, HPU […]

HPU’s Sport and Wellness Leadership accepting applications for fall 2017

BROWNWOOD – March 9, 2017 – Howard Payne University is seeking applicants for the second cohort of graduate students in the university’s Master of Education in Sport and Wellness Leadership (SWELL) degree program. The group will begin classes in August, and the first cohort of 18 students will finish degree requirements this spring. The SWELL […]

HPU athletic training students compete at SWATA workshop

BROWNWOOD – February 27, 2017 – Seven Howard Payne University students majoring in athletic training participated in the ninth annual Southwest Athletic Trainers’ Association (SWATA) competency workshop and quiz bowl at the end of January. The event took place on the Texas State University campus in San Marcos. HPU students who attended the conference were […]

HPU education alumni honored for excellence in teaching

BROWNWOOD – August 1, 2016 – Several alumni from Howard Payne University’s School of Education were honored by their respective school districts for outstanding teaching during the 2015-2016 academic year. Dr. Kylah Clark-Goff, recently appointed dean of HPU’s School of Education, said she is proud to join an institution that is well known for its […]

HPU’s Sport and Wellness Leadership graduate students complete summer travel course

BROWNWOOD – July 7, 2016 – Fifteen students and a faculty member from Howard Payne University’s Master of Education degree program in Sport and Wellness Leadership (SWELL) recently traveled more than 4,000 miles to engage with national leaders in the sport and wellness industries. Dr. P. Graham Hatcher, professor of kinesiology and instructor for the […]

HPU names Brownwood’s Clark-Goff dean of education

BROWNWOOD – July 6, 2016 – Howard Payne University recently appointed Dr. Kylah Clark-Goff as dean of the university’s School of Education. The Brownwood resident has experience in education both as a school teacher and in collegiate teacher preparation. Dr. Clark-Goff most recently served six years as assistant professor in Tarleton State University’s Department of […]

HPU alumna named All-Big Country Coach of the Year

BROWNWOOD – May 4, 2016 – Heather Hohertz, 2007 Howard Payne University graduate, said she credits her HPU professors and coaches in guiding her to be her best. Hohertz, who serves as head basketball coach and assistant softball coach at Brownwood High School, was recently named the All-Big Country Coach of the Year for Classes […]

Twenty inducted into HPU’s Kappa Delta Pi education honor society

BROWNWOOD – April 29, 2016 – Howard Payne University’s School of Education recently inducted 20 new members into the university’s chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, an International Honor Society in Education. Kappa Delta Pi, founded in 1911, includes more than 600 chapters and 1.2 million active members worldwide. In addition to maintaining high academic standards, […]

“Kinesiology” name change better reflects HPU department’s mission

BROWNWOOD – April 7, 2016 – Howard Payne University’s Department of Exercise and Sport Science recently announced that it has changed its name to the Department of Kinesiology to better reflect the department’s mission and purpose. Dr. Graham Hatcher, head of the department and professor of exercise and sport science, said many academic departments nationwide […]

HPU alumna named Teacher of the Year at Duncanville’s Central Elementary

BROWNWOOD – March 29, 2016 – Howard Payne University alumna Amanda (Hendrix) Taylor was recently named Teacher of the Year at Central Elementary School in Duncanville. Taylor, who teaches visual arts, graduated from HPU in 2012 with a degree in art education. Taylor has taught for three years, with all three of those years spent […]

HPU hosts health fair to promote well-being of students, personnel

BROWNWOOD – March 15, 2016 – Howard Payne University recently celebrated the upcoming spring season with the “Spring into Health Fair.” The third-annual health fair featured health screenings, demonstrations, exhibits, games and a variety of giveaways for students, faculty and staff of HPU. Staff and faculty from HPU along with local vendors set up booths […]

Teaching and athletic training paths combine for HPU grad’s career

BROWNWOOD – December 11, 2015 – Ty Goodwin, senior from Stephenville, will graduate with a double major this Saturday, December 12, from Howard Payne University. He will receive a Bachelor of Science degree in athletic training and in exercise and sport science (ESS) with all-level certification. Goodwin wanted to attend HPU after high school but […]

Classes underway for HPU’s sport and wellness leadership graduate program

BROWNWOOD – November 4, 2015 – Howard Payne University’s newest graduate program, the Master of Education in Sport and Wellness Leadership (SWELL), is underway this fall with an opening cohort of 19 graduate students. Students are taking two courses, Leadership Seminar and Resource Management, on Monday and Tuesday evenings on the Brownwood campus. In addition, […]

Dr. Daresa Voss named interim dean of HPU’s School of Education

BROWNWOOD – September 8, 2015 – Dr. Daresa Voss, professor of education at Howard Payne University, was recently named interim dean of the university’s School of Education. Dr. Voss joined HPU’s faculty in 2003 following 14 years of service elsewhere in Christian higher education at Wayland Baptist University and William Jewell College. She holds Master […]

HPU alumna Dr. Henrietta Grooms honored by Tyler ISD

BROWNWOOD – June 26, 2015 – Dr. Henrietta Grooms, a Howard Payne University alumna and professional educator for 37 years, was recently honored by the Tyler Independent School District. The ISD named career pathway wings in its new Career and Technology Center in recognition of three educators, including Dr. Grooms. Dr. Grooms received both her […]

HPU’s Kappa Delta Pi honor society adds 28 new members

BROWNWOOD – June 12, 2015 – Howard Payne University’s School of Education inducted 28 members into the university’s chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, an International Honor Society in Education, at the close of the spring 2015 semester. Kappa Delta Pi was founded in 1911 and there are now more than 600 chapters and 1.2 million […]

HPU Health Fair aims to enhance wellbeing of students, personnel

BROWNWOOD – March 17, 2015 – Howard Payne University celebrated the upcoming spring season recently with a “Spring into Health Fair” for faculty, staff and students. The second annual fair featured health screenings, demonstrations, exhibits, games and a variety of giveaways. “The purpose of the Health Fair is to assist our campus community in taking […]

HPU’s Dr. Rick Beelby inducted into WBU’s Athletic Hall of Honor

BROWNWOOD – October 8, 2014 – Dr. Rick Beelby, associate professor of exercise and sport science at Howard Payne University, was recently inducted into Wayland Baptist University’s Athletic Hall of Honor. Dr. Beelby coached track and field at WBU from 1988 to 2001. A news release issued by WBU quoted Dr. Beelby as saying the […]

HPU education students travel to London

By Kendyl Moore ’14 BROWNWOOD – July 29, 2014 – Eight education majors from Howard Payne University traveled to London recently to learn firsthand about the British education system and compare it to education in Texas. HPU’s School of Education travels to London every other year to allow as many students as possible to attend. […]

HPU education professor publishes children’s book

BROWNWOOD – June 5, 2014 – Dr. Daresa Voss, professor of education at Howard Payne University, never really intended to write a children’s book but, according to Voss, God had other plans. In response to the 2013 Moore, Okla., tornado, Dr. Voss penned “Gavriel and Giselle: Anilange,” a book dedicated to all disaster survivors. “I […]

2014 graduate Hannah Hicks recognized by the American Kinesiology Association

Hannah Hicks was recently named as the ESS department’s first Undergraduate Scholar to be recognized by the American Kinesiology Association.  Hicks (Flower Mound, TX) received her Bachelor of Science in exercise and sport science, with a personal trainer emphasis, during spring commencement exercises on May 10.

HPU students and faculty member recognized for life-saving actions

BROWNWOOD – October 16, 2013 – Nine Howard Payne University students and a faculty member are being hailed as heroes after their quick actions prevented a potential tragedy. Dr. Rick Beelby, associate professor of exercise and sport science, and members of his basic canoeing class were recognized last week by the Board of Directors of […]

Give yourself the gift of an HPU graduate education this holiday season

BROWNWOOD – December 10, 2012 – This Christmas, Howard Payne University is encouraging people from Brownwood and beyond to give themselves the gift of a master’s education from HPU. The university offers four master’s degree programs, with a new semester beginning January 15. The newest graduate program at HPU, the Master of Arts in Theology […]