The 2015 Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association (NRMERA) Conference
was recently held in Boise, Idaho. Several individuals from Peru State played a strong
role at this annual conference.
Dr. Liz Kearney, Assistant Professor of Education, led a workshop entitled, “Overcoming
Deficit Thinking: Improving Academic Achievement with Low Income Students.”
Dr. Kyle Ryan, Associate Professor of Exercise Science, and Dr. Sheri Grotrian-Ryan,
Associate Professor of Business, presented their accepted paper in the Higher Education
session: “Transformative Learning as a Means of Student Retention.”
Dr. Loretta Zost, Associate Professor of Education, serves as the Secretary for NRMERA.
Dr. Greg Zost, Associate Professor of Education, served as the Nebraska Representative
on the Executive Board and was appointed to serve as the Minnesota Representative
for the upcoming year. Ms. Darolyn Seay, Assistant Professor of Education, was elected
to serve as the Nebraska Representative for the upcoming year. Additionally, Peru
State College Graduate Programs, led by Dr. Greg Seay, served as the sponsor for the
conference’s keynote speaker.