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Linda R. Wymer Receives Professional Networking Community's Highest Honor

Linda R. Wymer, Ed.S., Named Higher Education Professional of the Year



    SAINT THOMAS, VI, March 1, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Linda R. Wymer, Ed.S., Chairperson of Freshman Studies at the University of the Virgin Islands, has been named Cambridge Who's Who Professional of the Year in Higher Education. While inclusion in the Cambridge Who's Who Registry is an honor, only two male and two female members in each discipline are named professionals of the year. The Cambridge Who's Who selection committee chooses these special honorees based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements and leadership abilities.

With more than 34 years of professional experience in education, Linda R. Wymer is a recognized figure in higher education. Now thriving in her second year as Chairperson of Freshman Studies at the University of the Virgin Islands, she has a myriad of responsibilities. In addition to teaching integrated reading and writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences, she writes grants, reviews textbooks, coordinates a territorial after-school mentoring program, provides inservice teaching for public schools, and designs and implements tutorials for public school teachers for PRAXIS I and II certification. She has created a Student Success Laboratory at the University. Additionally, Ms. Wymer recently agreed to serve as a member of the Office of the Governor Mentorship Program.

Her community service includes being active in American Red Cross Disaster Services through disaster training, and she is presently the Disaster Chairperson for St. Thomas, V.I.

Ms. Wymer holds a master's degree and an educational specialist degree in supervision and administration from the University of Hartford. She is a member of the International Reading Association and Specialized Reading Professionals. She has been an award-winning presenter at local, national and international conferences.

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