National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1090

For Immediate Release

Paul F. Cole, Secretary-Treasurer, New York State AFL-CIO; Robert A. 
Runkle, Administrative Director, Berks Career and Technology Center in 
Pennsylvania; and James Everett, Director of Technical Education and 
Enrollment Services, Metropolitan Community Colleges' Business & Technology 
College in Missouri, will present "National Assessment of Vocational 
Education (NAVE):Implications of the NAVE Findings for Workforce Education" 
during a live Webcast from the National Dissemination Center for Career and 
Technical Education, The Ohio State University, on Tuesday, November 16, at 
3 p.m. EST.

You can view the webcast from any computer with Internet access at:
http://www.nccte.org/webcasts/description.asp?wc=163. If you cannot view 
the webcast live, you can view the archived webcast on the National 
Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education Web site at 
www.nccte.org.

Paul F. Cole holds the second-highest office in the New York State labor 
movement-Secretary-Treasurer of the 2.5 million-member New York State 
AFL-CIO. He has been a Vice President of the American Federation of 
Teachers since 1974 and is an emeritus member of the New York State United 
Teachers board of directors.

Cole taught social studies for 23 years at Lewiston-Porter Senior High 
School in Youngstown, NY and served as President of the Lewiston-Porter 
United Teachers. He served as Assistant to the President of the New York 
State United Teachers and Political Director of the New York State AFL-CIO 
prior to his election as Secretary-Treasurer of the State Federation in 1984.

Cole has a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Marquette University 
and a masters of science degree from Canisius College. He has completed 
additional graduate work at Niagara University, SUC at Buffalo and the 
University of California, Irvine.

Runkle is Administrative Director of the Berks Career and Technology 
Center, Reading, PA. He has served in this capacity since 1983, and during 
his tenure, the school has received statewide and national recognition for 
innovation and exceptional student outcomes. The school is currently 
registered to the ISO 9001:2000 international quality standard, and is 
accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

He has worked extensively in the development of a countywide initiative 
designed to provide a challenging, coherent sequence of course offerings 
for each career and technical education student. Each student's sequence is 
based on a career objective that will prepare the student for employment, 
postsecondary education, and national credentialing. Runkle has served as 
adjunct faculty member in the career and technical education field for The 
Pennsylvania State University and for Temple University. Runkle received 
his bachelor's of education degree from Temple University, his masters of 
education degree from The Pennsylvania State University and his doctorate 
in education with emphasis in public school administration from Temple 
University.

Everett is Director of Technical Education and Enrollment Services at the 
Metropolitan Community Colleges' Business & Technology College in Kansas 
City, Mo. The BTC was the first community college in the United States to 
gain ISO registration. Everett served as Director of Technology Planning 
for the district from 1997to 1999. Prior to that, he was Associate Dean of 
Instruction at Longview Community College (1994 - 1997) and Director of the 
Northwest Missouri Tech Prep Consortium (1992 -1994). He has been an 
educator for the last 20 years, having taught at Platte County R-III School 
District, and as adjunct faculty at the Metropolitan Community Colleges, 
Central Missouri State University, MidAmerica Nazarene University, and the 
University of Missouri-Columbia. Everett has an associate's degree in 
electronics technology from Maple Woods Community College, a bachelor's 
degree in management and human Relations and a master's of education degree 
from MidAmerica Nazarene University and a doctorate in education from the 
University of Missouri-Columbia.

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The work reported herein was supported under the National Dissemination for 
Career and Technical Education, PR/Award (No.V051A990004) and/or under the 
National Research Center PR/Award (No.V51A990006) as administered by the 
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U. S. Department of Education. 
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of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education or the U.S. Department of 
Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. 
The National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education and 
the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education are funded 
by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U. S. Department of Education.

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Barbara Reardon
The Ohio State University
Director of Communications
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1090
Phone: 614-292-2894
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