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$875,000 gift from the estate of a retired Fresno State professor will
establish the Dr. Maxima Dandoy Center for Excellence at the Kremen
School of Education and Human Development at California State
University, Fresno.
Dr. Dandoy, a native of the Philippines, died Jan. 31, leaving her
estate to the Kremen School, which established the Dandoy Center to
support research, faculty development and leadership.
“We are extremely honored to receive this generous gift from Dr. Dandoy,"
said Dr. Paul Beare, the dean of the Kremen School. "She was a gifted
professor who was fully invested in everything she did. Her teaching
legacy at Fresno State will always be remembered and honored.”
Dr. Dandoy came from a family of educators. Her parents, Manuel and
Isadora Antonio, and three siblings were educators. After her teacher
training, she taught in her hometown. Dr. Dandoy’s outstanding skills
were recognized early on. As she was earning her degree in 1947 from
National Teachers College, she concurrently taught and wrote curriculum
for public schools throughout the Philippines.
She came with her husband to the United States and earned her doctorate
in education from Stanford University in 1952, the same year she
received her American citizenship.
After serving as an adjunct faculty member at UCLA, Dr. Dandoy was
offered a position as a professor at the Fresno State College School of
Education in 1956. She served as a professor at Fresno State until her
retirement in 1987.
“Thanks to Dr. Dandoy’s gift, her peers will benefit , just as they did
when she was here,” said Beare.
The Kremen School of Education and Human Development’s broad spectrum of
credential and graduate programs prepare future teachers,
administrators, counselors and other education professionals. The school
has been fully accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation
of Teacher Education since 1953.
(Copy by University Communications student intern
Valerie Hosch.)
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