Alumni Awards
2025 Alumni Awards Recipients
Early Career Practitioner Award
Mid Career Practitioner Award
Lifetime Achievement Practitioner Award
Early Career Researcher Award
Mid-Career Researcher Award
Lifetime Achievement Researcher Award
Outstanding Service Award
Outstanding Service Award
Nominate an Individual
Nominations for the 2025 Alumni Awards open September 1st and stay open until October 31, 2024.
To nominate someone for a Distinguished Alumni Award, please submit:
- Letter of nomination, including award category
- Two letters of recommendation
- Nominee’s resume or CV
- Contact information for nominator and nominee, including mailing address, email address, and phone number
Questions? Please email the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
The Awards
Early Career Alumni Awards
| Researcher | Practitioner |
|---|---|
| Recognizes a graduate of the College who has demonstrated significant achievement in a research field in the early years of their career. Nominees are eligible for this award within 10 years of receiving their College of Education degree(s). | Recognizes an early career graduate of the College who has demonstrated significant achievement as a practitioner in the early years of their career. Nominees are eligible for this award within 10 years of receiving their College of Education degree(s). |
Mid-Career Alumni Awards
| Researcher | Practitioner |
|---|---|
| Recognizes a graduate of the College who has made outstanding contributions in a research field at mid-career. Nominees are eligible for this award within 11-24 years of receiving their College of Education degree(s). | Recognizes a graduate of the College at mid-career who has made outstanding contributions as a practitioner. Nominees are eligible for this award within 11-24 years of receiving their College of Education degree(s). |
Lifetime Achievement Alumni Awards
| Researcher | Practitioner |
|---|---|
| Recognizes a graduate of the College who has demonstrated outstanding success in their work in a research field. The recipient must be a recognized leader who has made a significant impact. Nominees are eligible for this award 25 or more years after receiving their College of Education degree(s). | Recognizes a graduate of the College who has demonstrated outstanding success in their work as a practitioner. The recipient must be a recognized leader who has made a significant impact. Nominees are eligible for this award 25 or more years after receiving their College of Education degree(s). |
Upcoming Events
Award Recipients
Charles Ellis
Lifetime Achievement Researcher
Sophia Jeong
Early Career Researcher
Marcus Johnson
Early Career Practitioner
Michelle Lyn
Mid-Career Practitioner
Chris McMichael
Lifetime Achievement Practitioner
Nancy Wallace
Outstanding Service Award
Meca Williams-Johnson
Mid-Career Researcher
Deborah B. Altschul
Mid-Career Practitioner Award
Brittany N. Anderson
Early Career Researcher Award
Crystal L. Beach
Early Career Practitioner Award
Jason L. Branch
Lifetime Achievement Practitioner Award
Clifford D. Conner
Lifetime Achievement Research Award
Janice B. Fournillier
Mid-Career Researcher Award
Xernona J. Thomas
Outstanding Service Award
Laurie Barron
Lifetime Achievement Practitioner Award
Gayle and Andy Horne
Outstanding Service Award
Sharon G. Horne
Mid-Career Researcher Award
Shakhnoza Kayumova
Early Career Researcher Award
Tasha M. Myers
Mid-Career Practitioner Award
Jack Naglieri
Lifetime Achievement Researcher Award
Philip Peavy
Early Career Practitioner Award
Jamilia Blake
Mid-Career Researcher Award
Bonnie Cramond
Lifetime Achievement Researcher Award
Candace Moore
Mid-Career Practitioner Award
Carla Moore
Early Career Practitioner Award
Andy Plemmons
Mid-Career Practitioner Award
Inez Tenenbaum
Outstanding Service Award
Leo Twiggs
Lifetime Achievement Practitioner Award
Julianne Wenner
Early Career Researcher Award
Joyce Alexander
Lifetime Achievement Researcher Award
Kakali Bhattacharya
Mid-Career Researcher Award
Carl Glickman
Outstanding Service Award
Ann Levett Polite
Lifetime Achievement Practitioner Award
Julio Rojas
Mid-Career Practitioner Award
Cristalís Capielo Rosario
Early Career Researcher Award
Chelsea Sexton
Early Career Practitioner Award
Mariana Souto-Manning
Mid-Career Researcher Award
Tim Brown
Lifetime Achievement Practitioner Award
Jimmy DeLoach
Outstanding Service Award
Earl Ginter
Lifetime Achievement Researcher Award
Ashraf Gorgey
Mid-Career Researcher Award
Colin Muething
Early Career Researcher Award
Kim Osborne
Mid-Career Practitioner Award
Jamie Scheidt
Early Career Practitioner Award
Matt Arthur
Lifetime Achievement Award
Marc Grimmett
Outstanding Educator
Candice Hargons
Outstanding Young Alumni
Rebecca Miller
Professional Achievement Award
Johnny and Rubye Sanders
Outstanding Service Award
Delbert S. Carpenter (Stan)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dionne Cross Francis
Outstanding Young Alumni
Sheila O. Kahrs
Outstanding Educator
Ruth Langevin
Outstanding Service Award
Mary R. Marlino
Professional Achievement Award
Gail Nemec
Professional Achievement Award
Cindy R. Quinlan
Outstanding Educator
Lois Shortt
Outstanding Service Award
Grady F. Shumake (Franklin)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Philip Young
Outstanding Young Alumni
Christopher Ryan Akers (Ryan)
Outstanding Young Alumni
Kimberly S. Bearden
Outstanding Educator Award
Catherine P. Bradshaw
Professional Achievement Award
Cindy A. Darden
Lifetime Achievement Award
Jessica DeCuir-Gunby
Outstanding Educator Award
Erin L. Hames
Professional Achievement Award
Philip Lanoue (Phil)
Outstanding Service Award
Timothy W. Puetz (Tim)
Outstanding Young Alumni
James A. Wilbanks (Alvin)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Ian Altman
Crystal Apple Award
Tonya Harris Cornileus
Professional Achievement Award
Whitney Myers
Lifetime Achievement Award
Kimber Shelton
Professional Achievement Award
Mark Slonaker
Service Award
Tena B. Crews
Professional Achievement Award
Timothy Dixon
Crystal Apple Award
Merrianne Dyer
Crystal Apple Award
Stephen Gordon
Lifetime Achievement Award
Jovita Ross-Gordon
Lifetime Achievement Award
Rebecca Fatima Sta. Maria
Professional Achievement Award
Mary Elizabeth “Libby” Womack
Crystal Apple Award
Bruce Bracken
Lifetime Achievement Award
Nicole Pfleger
Crystal Apple Award
William Schofield
Professional Achievement Award
Vicki Tarleton
Crystal Apple Award
Betsy Bockman
Professional Achievement Award
Pamelia Carsillo
Crystal Apple Award
Robert Fore
Lifetime Achievement Award
Emily Lembeck
Professional Achievement Award
Debbie Clark
Crystal Apple Award
Mary Frances Early
Alumni Service Award
Evan Glazer
Professional Achievement Award
Patti Harrison
Lifetime Achievement Award
Janis Stephens
Crystal Apple Award
Paul Cobb
Lifetime Achievement Award
Wei-Ming Luh
Professional Achievement Award
Barbara Michalove
Crystal Apple Award
Xue Lan Rong
Professional Achievement Award
Kathleen Davis
Lifetime Achievement Award
Sherman Day
Lifetime Achievement Award
Jacqueline Huffman
Crystal Apple Award
Randy Kamphaus
Lifetime Achievement Award
Kathryn Shreve
Professional Achievement Award
Kris Beisginer
Professional Achievement Award
Joan Berryman
Alumni Service Award
Glenda Lappan
Lifetime Achievement Award
David Ragsdale
Crystal Apple Award
Vasti Torres
Professional Achievement Award
Julia V. Clark
Lifetime Achievement Award
Rachael Burton Dillon
Alumni Service Award
Lawrence Gerstein
Lifetime Achievement Award
Carol Kasworm
Professional Achievement Award
Lisa A. Sheehy
Crystal Apple Award
Kathleen Thompson
Crystal Apple Award
Patrick Thompson
Professional Achievement Award
Craig Weidemann
Professional Achievement Award
Damon M. Evans
Professional Achievement Award
Marc E. Fey
Lifetime Achievement Award
Michael R. Gwatney
Crystal Apple Award
Kimberly S. Halstead
Crystal Apple Award
Sylvia McCoy Hutchinson
Alumni Service Award
Cecil R. Reynolds
Lifetime Achievement Award
Wally W. Bassett
Lifetime Achievement Award
Deborah Dillon
Lifetime Achievement Award
Sally Krisel
Professional Achievement Award
Karen L. Rutter
Crystal Apple Award
Cecile C. Waronker
Outstanding Service Award
Sharon Webber
Lifetime Achievement Award
Roger Winston
Lifetime Achievement Award