Alumni Awards
Upcoming Dates
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). |
Nominate an Individual
Nominations for the 2024 Alumni Awards are now open until October 31, 2023.
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
Award Recipients
Early Career Researcher Award
- Brittany N. Anderson
Early Career Practitioner Award
- Crystal L. Beach
Mid-Career Researcher Award
- Janice B. Fournillier
Mid-Career Practitioner Award
- Deborah B. Altschul
Lifetime Achievement Research Award
- Clifford D. Conner
Lifetime Achievement Practitioner Award
- Jason L. Branch
Outstanding Service Award
- Xernona J. Thomas
Early Career Researcher Award
- Shakhnoza Kayumova
Early Career Practitioner Award
- Philip Peavy
Mid-Career Researcher Award
- Sharon G. Horne
Mid-Career Practitioner Award
- Tasha M. Myers
Lifetime Achievement Researcher Award
- Jack Naglieri
Lifetime Achievement Practitioner Award
- Laurie Barron
Outstanding Service Award
- Gayle and Andy Horne
Early Career Practitioner Award
- Carla Moore
Early Career Researcher Award
- Julianne Wenner
Mid-Career Practitioner Award
- Candace Moore
- Andy Plemmons
Mid-Career Researcher Award
- Jamilia Blake
Lifetime Achievement Practitioner Award
- Leo Twiggs
Lifetime Achievement Researcher Award
- Bonnie Cramond
Outstanding Service Award
- Inez Tenenbaum
Early Career Practitioner Award
- Chelsea Sexton
Early Career Researcher Award
- Cristalís Capielo Rosario
Mid-Career Practitioner Award
- Julio Rojas
Mid-Career Researcher Award
- Mariana Souto-Manning
- Kakali Bhattacharya
Lifetime Achievement Practitioner Award
- Ann Levett Polite
Lifetime Achievement Researcher Award
- Joyce Alexander
Outstanding Service Award
- Carl Glickman
Early Career Practitioner Award
- Jamie Scheidt
Early Career Researcher Award
- Colin Muething
Mid-Career Practitioner Award
- Kim Osborne
Mid-Career Researcher Award
- Ashraf Gorgey
Lifetime Achievement Practitioner Award
- Tim Brown
Lifetime Achievement Researcher Award
- Earl Ginter
Outstanding Service Award
- Jimmy DeLoach
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Matt Arthur
Outstanding Educator
- Marc Grimmett
Outstanding Service Award
- Johnny and Rubye Sanders
Outstanding Young Alumni
- Candice Hargons
Professional Achievement Award
- Rebecca Miller
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Delbert S. Carpenter (Stan)
- Grady F. Shumake (Franklin)
Outstanding Educator
- Cindy R. Quinlan
- Sheila O. Kahrs
Outstanding Service Award
- Lois Shortt
- Ruth Langevin
Outstanding Young Alumni
- Dionne Cross Francis
- Philip Young
Professional Achievement Award
- Gail Nemec
- Mary R. Marlino
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Cindy A. Darden
- James A. Wilbanks (Alvin)
Outstanding Educator Award
- Kimberly S. Bearden
- Jessica DeCuir-Gunby
Outstanding Service Award
- Philip Lanoue (Phil)
Outstanding Young Alumni
- Christopher Ryan Akers (Ryan)
- Timothy W. Puetz (Tim)
Professional Achievement Award
- Catherine P. Bradshaw
- Erin L. Hames
Crystal Apple Award
- Ian Altman
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Whitney Myers
Professional Achievement Award
- Kimber Shelton
- Tonya Harris Cornileus
Service Award
- Mark Slonaker
Crystal Apple Award
- Mary Elizabeth “Libby” Womack
- Merrianne Dyer
- Timothy Dixon
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Jovita Ross-Gordon
- Stephen Gordon
Professional Achievement Award
- Rebecca Fatima Sta. Maria
- Tena B. Crews
Crystal Apple Award
- Nicole Pfleger
- Vicki Tarleton
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Bruce Bracken
Professional Achievement Award
- William Schofield
Crystal Apple Award
- Pamelia Carsillo
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Robert Fore
Professional Achievement Award
- Betsy Bockman
- Emily Lembeck
Alumni Service Award
- Mary Frances Early
Crystal Apple Award
- Debbie Clark
- Janis Stephens
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Patti Harrison
Professional Achievement Award
- Evan Glazer
Crystal Apple Award
- Barbara Michalove
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Paul Cobb
Professional Achievement Award
- Wei-Ming Luh
- Xue Lan Rong
Crystal Apple Award
- Jacqueline Huffman
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Kathleen Davis
- Randy Kamphaus
- Sherman Day
Professional Achievement Award
- Kathryn Shreve
Alumni Service Award
- Joan Berryman
Crystal Apple Award
- David Ragsdale
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Glenda Lappan
Professional Achievement Award
- Kris Beisginer
- Vasti Torres
Alumni Service Award
- Rachael Burton Dillon
Crystal Apple Award
- Kathleen Thompson
- Lisa A. Sheehy
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Julia V. Clark
- Lawrence Gerstein
Professional Achievement Award
- Carol Kasworm
- Craig Weidemann
- Patrick Thompson
Alumni Service Award
- Sylvia McCoy Hutchinson
Crystal Apple Award
- Kimberly S. Halstead
- Michael R. Gwatney
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Cecil R. Reynolds
- Marc E. Fey
Professional Achievement Award
- Damon M. Evans
Crystal Apple Award
- Karen L. Rutter
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Wally W. Bassett
- Deborah Dillon
- Sharon Webber
- Roger Winston
Professional Achievement Award
- Sally Krisel
Outstanding Service Award
- Cecile C. Waronker