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Dr. Judith Ruskamp is a Professor for the School of Education at Peru State College .  Her primary responsibilities include teaching core undergraduate education courses such as Assessment for Student Learning, Managing the Learning Environment, Content Literacy in the Secondary Schools, and MS/HS Teaching Methods; advising undergraduate students; working with student teachers, supporting various Peru State College Teacher Candidate research, national presentation and publication endeavors; and representing the college at both the state and regional level, particularly in the area of standards and assessment and overall teacher preparation.  Dr. Ruskamp received the Nebraska State College System Teacher Excellence Award for Peru State College in 2007.

A native of Arlington, Nebraska, Dr. Ruskamp received her bachelors in Secondary Education from the University of South Dakota and Masters in Secondary Education from Peru State College.  She received her Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  She taught high school language arts courses for number of years and was actively involved in extracurricular speech and drama activities.

Prior to her arrival at Peru State College in August of 2002, Dr. Ruskamp was employed for thirteen years with the Johnson-Brock Public School District as a 10 – 12 grade language arts instructor, track and field coach, and one-act play production and speech and drama coach.

She resides on an acreage near Auburn, Nebraska, with her husband, Jerry. Dr. Ruskamp has two daughters and three grandchildren.

Degrees:
2009 - Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
1988 - M.Ed. in Education (Peru State College)
1981 - B.S. in Secondary Education (University of South Dakota)