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The Paul Thomas Devine Memorial Technology Scholarship Fund
Paul Devine
Paul Devine committed his life to education, specifically the field of technology. From humble beginnings, Paul realized the importance of furthering his studies. While he was able to work numerous jobs and put himself through college, he realized that this was not always a feasible path for many students. Technology education became near and dear to his heart and was something that he was involved with for the entirety of his life. It is because of this passion, that The Paul Thomas Devine Memorial Technology Scholarship was created; so that in his memory, he can continue to help students in the field of technology.
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About Paul Devine
Paul was a graduate of Gloucester High School, and earned both his bachelors and masters degrees from Glassboro State College in technology education. He accepted a teaching position with the Christina School District in Newark, DE where he remained 29 years teaching at both Central Middle School and at Glasgow High School.
Paul Devine was a highly successful teacher and was named Technology Teacher of the Year for the State of Delaware. He was also the advisor of the Technology Student Association, and his students won state and national awards. He was an innovative educator who piloted new courses, and developed an award-winning integrated curriculum through a grant from the National Science Foundation, the first one ever awarded to a secondary school.
He applied for and received a mesocosm of the Chesapeake Bay Estuary from the Smithsonian Institute and he raised the funds to construct a greenhouse for it at Glasgow High School. The curricular integration of science, mathematics and technology was highly sought after, and Mr. Devine and his colleagues traveled around the country to demonstrate and teach it to other school systems.
In 2000, Paul Devine joined the Cecil County Public Schools as the Instructional Coordinator of Career and Technology, and oversaw all programs of study including that of the School of Technology. He revised curriculum, created new courses, and connected secondary study to post secondary institutions. You can see, Mr. Devine
valued the education he received in the field of technology and went above and beyond to share his enthusiasm and expertise not only with the students that he taught, but with other teachers and administrators with whom he collaborated.
These are the reasons that his family wishes to continue on with his mission of promoting and supporting those students who are graduating with vocational technical degrees.
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