Recognizing Education at Illinois leaders
by College of Education at Illinois / May 15, 2015
College of Education faculty, staff, and students were honored with many awards and honors during 2014-2015
2014-2015 Honorees
Professional Awards and Recognition for Faculty Members
- Debra Bragg - fellow of the American Educational Research Association
- Jennifer Delaney - fellow of the Illinois Board of Higher Education and Charles F. Elton Best Paper from the Association for Institutional Research
- Stacy Dymond - Excellence in Teaching Award from Illinois Teacher Education Division
- Gloriana Gonzalez - North American Systemic Functional Linguistics Association Emerging Scholar Award
- Anne Haas Dyson - Outstanding Educator in the English Language Arts Award from the National Council of Teachers of English
- Rebecca Ginsburg - Leadership in Education Award from the Young Women’s Christian Association
- David Huang - AECT Division of Distance Learning Article and Crystal Award Article recipient; Outstanding Reviewer Award for the journal Education Technology Research and Development; and second-place award recipient of the Distance Learning Journal Award in the Quantitative-Focused Category, sponsored by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology
- Helen Neville - Fulbright Scholarship to work in Tanzania
- Michelle Perry - Outstanding Review for 2014 for the AERJ – Teaching, Learning, and Human Development
- Patriann Smith - Language and Social Processes (LSP) SIG Emerging Scholar Award at AERA
University of Illinois Campus Awards to Faculty Members
- Nicholas Burbules - Outstanding Faculty Leadership Award
- Violet Harris - Campus Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring
- Karla Moller - Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award
- Adam Poetzel - Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
- Anjale Welton - Campus Award for Excellence in Online and Distance Teaching
- Yoon Pak - Outstanding Asian American Faculty/Staff Award at the Asian American Leadership Awards ceremony
College of Education Awards to Faculty Members
- Ruth Nicole Brown - Outstanding Faculty Award for Service
- Kristen Bub - Hardie Faculty Fellow
- Meghan Burke - Hardie Faculty Fellow
- Michaelene Ostrosky - Distinguished College Senior Scholar
- Michelle Perry - Distinguished Teaching Career Award
- Gloriana Gonzalez - Distinguished College Senior Scholar
- Joe Robinson-Cimpian - Distinguished College Senior Scholar
- Hedda Meadan-Kaplansky - Spitze-Mather award
- Stephanie Smith - Hardie Faculty Fellow
College of Education Awards to Staff Members
- Tammy Collins - Distinguished Staff Award
- Jena Pfoff - Academic Professional Excellence Award
Students in the College of Education
- Jeanne Brunner - Outstanding Teaching Award for Teaching Assistants
- Manuel Colon - Franklin H. Williams Award from the Peace Corps
- Juan Gerardo - Outstanding Teaching Award for Teaching Assistants
- Juan Gerardo - Student Presentation Award from the Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
- Lori Erbrederis Meyer - David Sexton Award – Early Childhood Education
- Ifeyinwa U. Onyenekwu - 2015 CASE Outstanding Graduate Student Research Proposal
- Ifeyinwa U. Onyenekwu - Black Women Rock! Award
- Brenda Sanya - Outstanding Teaching Award for Teaching Assistants
- Esther Song - Illinois Promising New Teacher of Math
- Sun Joo Yoo - second-place award recipient of the Distance Learning Journal Award in the Quantitative-Focused Category, sponsored by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology
Academic Service of College Staff to the University of Illinois
10 Years
- Laurie Grams Andrews
- Catherine L. Kirby
- Christopher Lubienski
- Sarah Theule Lubienski
- Jena Marie Pfoff
- Kathleen M. Ryan
- Jaya Morgan Shoffner
20 Years
- Pradeep A. Dhillon
30 Years
- Lizanne Destefano
- Chris Roegge
40 Years
- James D. Anderson
We are delighted to announce the following promotions in rank for four faculty members for 2015:
- Jennifer Delaney, Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, to associate professor with indefinite tenure
- Gloriana Gonzalez Rivera, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, to associate professor with indefinite tenure
- Mary-alayne Hughes, Department of Special Education, to clinical professor
- Joe Robinson-Cimpian, Department of Educational Psychology, to associate professor with indefinite tenure
- Linda Herrera, Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, was promoted to professor
We say farewell this summer to a few colleagues who will be retiring:
- Professor Debra Bragg, Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership
- Professor Violet Harris, Department of Curriculum & Instruction
- Professor Richard Herman, Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership
- Professor Thomas A. Schwandt, Department of Educational Psychology