Congratulations to our College of Education faculty members for their excellence in scholarly/creative activities, teaching, and service!
2025 Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities
Dr. Khalid Arar
Professor
Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology
2025 Presidential Award for Excellence in Service
Dr. Jennifer N. Ahrens
Clinical Professor
Health and Human Performance
2025 Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. S. Anthony Deringer
Associate Professor
Health and Human Performance
Dr. Jane M. Saunders
Professor
Curriculum and Instruction
Dr. Mitchell D. Ingram
Assistant Professor
Curriculum and Instruction
Dr. Cindy F. Miller
Assistant Professor
Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology
2025 College Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Jennifer H. Greene-Rooks
Associate Professor
Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology
Dr. Lindsay E. Kipp
Associate Professor
Health and Human Performance
Dr. Megan B. Haynes
Clinical Assistant Professor
Health and Human Performance
Jessica Grace Robinson
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Curriculum and Instruction
2025 Part-Time Faculty Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Jan A. Adversario
Lecturer
Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology
2025 Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities
Dr. Duane Knudson
Regent's Professor
Health and Human Performance
Dr. Jeremy W. Bohonos
Assistant Professor
Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology
Dr. T. Brad Robinson
Assistant Professor
Curriculum and Instruction
2025 College Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities
Dr. Lisa M. Baumgartner
Professor
Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology
Dr. Matt McAllister
Associate Professor
Health and Human Performance
Dr. Kathleen M. Randolph
Assistant Professor
Curriculum and Instruction
Dr. Tracy Raulston
Assistant Professor
Curriculum and Instruction
2025 Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Service
Dr. Jo An M. Zimmermann-Somoza
Associate Professor
Health and Human Performance
Dr. Rachel M. Rolfe
Assistant Professor
Health and Human Performance
Dr. Shelby M. Sharpe
Clinical Assistant Professor
Health and Human Performance
2025 College Achievement Award for Excellence in Service
Dr. Melissa A. Martinez
Professor
Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology
Dr. Joni A. Mettler
Associate Professor
Health and Human Performance
Dr. Yun-Wen Chan
Assistant Professor
Curriculum and Instruction
Past Awardees
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2024 Awardees
2024 Presidential Award for Excellence
in Teaching
Dr. Jeremy Bohonos
Dr. Charise Pimentel
2024 Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Matthew J. McAllister
Dr. Paul D. Mencke
2024 College Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Gwynne Ellen Ash
Dr. Shannon Dean-Scott
Dr. Allie Thomas
Jessica Grace Robinson
2024 Part-Time Faculty Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Celeste Monforton
2024 Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities
Dr. Stephen Ciullo
Dr. Duane Knudson
Dr. Yun-Wen Chan
Dr. John W. Farrell III
2024 College Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities
Dr. Julie K. Jackson
2024 Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Service
Dr. Paige Haber-Curran
Dr. Joni A. Mettler
Dr. Megan Haynes
Dr. José Martínez Hinestroza
2024 College Achievement Award for Excellence in Service
Dr. Alyson Collins
Dr. Kevin Miller
Dr. Anthony Deringer
Dr. Ellen L. Duchaine
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2023 Awardees
2023 Presidential Award for Excellence
in Scholarly/Creative Activities
Dr. Carlton Fong
2023 Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Elizabeth Hartwig
Dr. Kiyomi Sanchez-Suzuki Colegrove
Dr. Emily Suh
Dr. Jennifer Porterfield
2023 College Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Matthew McAllister
Dr. Kevin McCurdy
Dr. Marcus Johnson
Dr. Daphne Everman
2023 Part-Time Faculty Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Mary Helen Pavia-Martinez
2023 Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities
Dr. Khalid Arar
Dr. Carlton Fong
Dr. Maria Haiyasoso
Dr. José Martínez Hinestroza
2023 College Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities
Dr. Alyson Collins
Dr. Kristina Collins
Dr. Jeremy Bohonos
Dr. Rachel Rolfe
2023 Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Service
Dr. Jennifer Ahrens
Dr. Kathy Ybanez-Llorente
Dr. Megan Haynes
Dr. Anthony Deringer
2023 College Achievement Award for Excellence in Service
Britney Webb
Dr. Carla Heffner
Dr. Stephen Ciullo
Dr. Shannon Dean
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2022 Awardees
Category Rank College Achievement Presidential Distinction Presidential Excellence Academic/Creative
Associate/Full Professor
Dr. Matt McAllister, HHP
Dr. Jim Van Overschelde, C&I
Dr. Khalid Arar, CLAS
Dr. Alyson Collins, C&I
Dr. Laura Mahalingappa, C&I
Lecturer/Assistant Professor
Dr. Stacy Hunter, HHP
Dr. Emily Suh, C&I
Service
Associate/Full Professor
Dr. Clarena Larrotta, CLAS
Dr. Melissa Martinez, CLAS
Dr. Kathy Ybañez-Llorente, CLAS
Dr. Jo An Zimmermann-Somaza, HHP
Lecturer/Assistant Professor
Dr. Carlton Fong, C&I
Dr. Carla Heffner, HHP
Katy Davenport, C&I
Britney Webb, HHP
Teaching
Associate/Full Professor
Dr. Charise Pimentel, C&I
Dr. Kent Griffin, HHP
Dr. Paige Haber-Curran, CLAS
Lecturer/Assistant Professor
Dr. Juanita Silva, C&I Dr. José Martínez Hinestroz, C&I
Dr. Stacey Bender, HHP
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2021 Awardees
Category Rank College Achievement Presidential Distinction Presidential Excellence Academic/Creative
Associate/Full Professor
Dr. Lori Assaf, C&I
Dr. Clarena Larrotta,CLAS
Dr. Kiyomi Sánchez-Suzuki Colegrove, C&I
Dr. Stephen Ciullo, C&I
Dr. Jon Lasser, CLAS
Lecturer/Assistant Professor
Dr. Matt McAllister, HHP
Dr. Paulina Flasch, CLAS
Dr. Carlton Fong, C&I
Service
Associate/Full Professor
Dr. Sonya Armstrong, C&I
Dr. Ron Williams, HHP
Dr. Minda López, C&I
Dr. Duane Knudson
University Distinguished Professor, HHPLecturer/Assistant Professor
Dr. Michelle Forsythe, C&I
Dr. Mary Odum, HHP
Dr. Anthony Deringer, HHP
Dr. Carlton Fong, C&I
Teaching
Associate/Full Professor
Dr. Charise Pimentel, C&I
Dr. Kathy Ybañez-Llorente, CLAS
Dr. Ron Williams, HHP
Dr. Shannon Dean, CLAS
Lecturer/Assistant Professor
Dr. Rolf Straubhaar, CLAS
Allie Thomas, HHP
Dr. Mary Odum, HHP
Dr. Tara Newman, C&I
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2020 Awardees
Category Rank College Achievement Presidential Distinction Presidential Excellence Scholarly/Creative
Associate/Full Professor
Dr. Cheryl Fulton, CLAS
Dr. Charise Pimentel, C&I
Dr. Ting Liu, HHP
Dr. Stephen Ciullo, C&I
Lecturer/Assistant Professor
Dr. Paulina Flasch, CLAS
Dr. Rolf Straubhaar, CLAS
Dr. Carlton Fong, C&I
Service
Associate/Full Professor
Dr. Sonya Armstrong, C&I
Dr. Duane Knudson, HHP
Dr. Shannon Dean, CLAS
Dr. Glenda Billingsley, C&I
Dr. Jeff Housman, HHP
Lecturer/Assistant Professor
Dr. Michelle Forsythe, C&I
Dr. Anthony Deringer, HHP
Dr. Mary Odum, HHP
Teaching
Associate/Full Professor
Dr. Jeff Housman, C&I
Dr. Ting Liu, HHP
Dr. Minda Lopez, C&I
Dr. Clarena Larrotta, CLAS
Lecturer/Assistant Professor
Dr. Mary Odum, HHP
Teresa L. Zapp, C&I
Dr. Carlton Fong, C&I
Dr. Laura Duhon, C&I