
ASU remembers
Ann Irene Nevin
Professor Emerita, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College

January 30, 2018
Ann Irene Nevin, Ph.D., 80, passed away on January 30, 2018. Ann graduated Magna Cum Laude accumulating M. Ed., Ed. S. and Ph.D. She was tenured Professor at University of Vermont and Professor Emerita, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, at ASU (as of May 2003), plus visiting professor at three other universities after her first retirement. She authored or co-authored over a dozen books, more than 75 refereed publications of research articles, and a score of chapters in edited books. She learned more than a dozen evidence-based, active learning strategies for teachers and specialists to use to integrate students with special learning needs. Since the 1970s, she co-developed various innovative teacher education programs including the Vermont Consulting Teacher Program, Collaborative Consultation Project Re-Tool sponsored by the Council for Exceptional Children, the ASU program for special educators to infuse self-determination skills throughout the curriculum, and the Urban Special Education Academic Leaders (SEALS) doctoral program at Florida International University. Ann is survived by her husband, Rolf Parta, three sisters, a brother, four children, eight grandchildren, three great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, plus her children's' father, J. David Egner. A public Celebration of Ann's Life will be offered by family on March 17, 2018, 3pm at First Congregational Church in Sarasota, FL followed by Der Dutchman's buffet. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Ann's name to your favored charity. (Source: ASU Foundation and Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Faculty Directory)