COLLEGE PARK, MD (June, 2014) The College of Education held its annual awards ceremony on May 9, 2014. We would like to offer our congratulations to all the award recipients, as well as our gratitude for the outstanding work they do:
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
Professor Patricia Alexander (HDQM) – (tenured faculty)
Assistant Professor Jade Wexler (CHSE) – (pre-tenure faculty)
Clinical Associate Professor Susan Hendricks (TLPL) –(clinical and non-tenure track faculty)
EXCELLENCE IN MENTORING GRADUATE STUDENTS
Professor Mary Ann Hoffman (CHSE) – (tenured faculty)
Assistant Professor Noah Drezner (CHSE) – (pre-tenure faculty)
EXCELLENCE IN FACULTY MENTORING
Associate Professor William Strein (CHSE)
EXCEPTIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
Professor Melanie Killen (HDQM) – (tenured faculty)
Assistant Professor Donald Bolger (HDQM) – (pre-tenure faculty)
DISTINGUISHED OUTREACH
Professor Betty Malen (TLPL)
OUTSTANDING SERVICE
Ron Yerby (Ed. Tech. Services) – (exempt staff)
Penny Stradley (TLPL) – (non-exempt staff)
OUTSTANDING MASTER'S STUDENT
Jessica Hope Church (TLPL)
OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
Meredith Powers
Additionally, Associate Professor William Strein and Assistant Professor Noah Drezner (CHSE) were recognized by Dean Donna Wiseman with the College Leadership Award.
We also thank the following faculty and staff for their years of dedicated service to the College:
5 Year Anniversaries:
Penny Stradley, TLPL; Derrick Morton, Student Services.
15 Year Anniversaries:
Valerie Foster, CHSE; Cornelia Snowden, HDQM; Amleset Teklegiorgis, CHSE; Diane James, Outreach; Rochella McKoy, Educational Technology Services; Dian Poore, Dean's Office; Joseph Robertson, Educational Technology Services.
20 Year Anniversaries:
Rosalind Pinkard, Dean’s Office; Elizabeth Driver, Maryland English Institute; Francine Favretto, Center for Young Children.
For 25 Years of service:
Elaine Henry, CHSE.
For 30 Years of Service:
Tung Lee-Choo Peng, HDQM.
For 35 Years of Service:
Patricia Dowdell, Student Services.
Persons sitting on the awards committee this year were: Susan Hendricks, Tracy Morrison Sweet, Courtnay Oddman, Susan De La Paz, Olivia Saracho, Wayne Slater, and Meridith Phillips.
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