Douglas Calvin Westbrook, Denton, professor of secondary education, 1970-1988, died Feb. 21. He earned a bachelor’s degree in music education at Northwestern State College and earned his master’s in music education from the University of Northern Colorado. He taught music and was the high school choir director for more than 20 years in Natchitoches before earning his doctorate in college teaching at LSU and joining the UNT faculty. He studied competency-based teacher education at the state and national levels and taught workshops focusing on strategies to improve in-service teacher effectiveness. He was a member of the Association for Teacher Educators and the National Education Association, among other organizations.
Submitted By meg0307 on Sun, 06/19/2011 - 10:29pm
Douglas Calvin Westbrook, Denton, professor of secondary education, 1970-1988, died Feb. 21. He earned a bachelor’s degree in music education at Northwestern State College and earned his master’s in music education from the University of Northern Colorado. He taught music and was the high school choir director for more than 20 years in Natchitoches before earning his doctorate in college teaching at LSU and joining the UNT faculty. He studied competency-based teacher education at the state and national levels and taught workshops focusing on strategies to improve in-service teacher effectiveness. He was a member of the Association for Teacher Educators and the National Education Association, among other organizations.
