Mine Hill, N.J., Educator Gregory Alan Hobaugh Earns Doctorate at College of Saint Elizabeth

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Mine Hill school principal Gregory A. Hobaugh has successfully defended his dissertation to earn a doctorate in educational leadership at the College of Saint Elizabeth.

MORRISTOWN, NJ (04/17/2013)(readMedia)-- Gregory Alan Hobaugh, principal of Canfield Avenue School, a pre-K through 6th grade school in Mine Hill, N.J., has successfully defended his dissertation at the College of Saint Elizabeth (CSE), 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J., to earn his doctorate in educational leadership. Hobaugh's dissertation is entitled, "Fostering Relationships: An Analysis of a School-Based Mentoring Program for Upper Elementary Students." He is a resident of Randolph, N.J.

"My experience at CSE was outstanding," said Hobaugh. "The faculty and members of my cohort were supportive throughout the three year program, and I look forward to continued relationships with these individuals I can now call friends."

Hobaugh has been an educator for more than 15 years, teaching general education and special education at both the secondary and elementary school levels. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies Education from West Chester University in West Chester, Pa., and a Master in Education in Special Education from New Jersey City University in Jersey City, N.J. He and his wife Michele have three children, Kendall, Gordon and Reagan.

The doctoral program at CSE, which is dedicated to preparing leaders who are committed to social justice and ethical practice, began in August 2007. "Integrated into all course work and learning activities are the central values and beliefs necessary for school leaders to function as morally purposeful stewards for their school communities," states Msgr. Thomas J. McDade, Ed.D., course of study coordinator for the CSE doctoral program in educational leadership. "This philosophy of servant leadership represents a major shift from the traditional paradigm of school leaders as managers of resources, which is so prevalent in today's practices."

Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, N.J., the College of Saint Elizabeth enrolls more than 1,700 full- and part-time students in more than 25 undergraduate, 10 graduate and two doctoral degree programs; an Ed.D.in educational leadership and a Psy.D. in counseling psychology. For information on other activities or programs, visit the College of Saint Elizabeth web site at www.cse.edu.