Alumni & Friends

Distinguished Alumni Awards

Each year the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息College of Education is proud to present three alumni awards to recognize the outstanding achievements of graduates who have made a positive impact in the field of education.

Alumni, staff, faculty, students and friends of the university are invited to nominate College of Education graduates from across all three 新澳门六合彩内幕信息campuses each year in early spring. Award winners are recognized at a ceremony in May in recognition of National Teacher Appreciation Week.

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Dean鈥檚 Lifetime Achievement Award

The Dean鈥檚 Lifetime Achievement Alumni Award recognizes an individual who has graduated from the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息College of Education and who has demonstrated long-term contributions, achievement, and service within Education or a related profession 鈥 locally, statewide, regionally, nationally, and/or globally.

Past Recipients
Recipient Award Year 新澳门六合彩内幕信息COE Graduation Year and Degree
Earl Lennard, Ph.D. 2014 鈥63 B.A. Special Education
鈥93 Ph.D. Vocational Education
Doris Ross Reddick 2015 鈥70 M.A. Special Education
Michael A. Grego, Ed.D. 2016 鈥89 M.Ed. Educational Leadership
鈥97 Ed.D. Educational Leadership
Joanna Fox 2017 鈥99 B.A. English Education
Joe Tomaino 2018 鈥71 M.A. Business Education
Mona Jain, Ph.D. 2020 鈥84 Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Education
Troy D. Sadler, Ph.D. 2021 鈥03 PhD. Science Education
Dominic 鈥淒ick鈥 J. Puglisi, Ph.D. 2022 鈥69 M.A. Social Science Education
Joyce Haines, Ph.D. 2023

BA 鈥68 Elementary Education
MA 鈥77 Reading Education
PhD 鈥89 Interdisciplinary Education


Spirit of Partnership Alumni Award

The Spirit of Partnership Alumni Award recognizes an individual who has graduated from the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息College of Education and who has created and sustained partnerships within the community, within the college, and/or between the community and the college to promote and advance the field of education.

Past Recipients
Recipient Award Year Graduation Year and Degree
Freda Abercrombie 2014 鈥88 M.A. English Education
Christopher S. Christoff 2015 鈥96 Special Education
Stephanie Holmquist Johnson, Ph.D. 2016 鈥05 M.A. Career & Technical Education
鈥14 Ph.D. Career & Workforce Education
Aracelis A. Rogers, Ph.D. 2017 鈥04 Ph.D. Adult Education
Erin Sapp Santiago 2018 鈥94 M.A. Exceptional Student Education
Sara Kay Bonti 2020 鈥88 B.S. English Education
鈥07 M.Ed Education Leadership
LaShawn Frost, Ed.D. 2021

鈥04 M.Ed Educational Leadership
鈥07 M.Ed Educational Leadership

LaSonya L. Moore , Ed.D. 2022

鈥03 B.A. Special Education
鈥07 M.Ed Educational Leadership 

Monica Ilse, Ed.D. 2023

鈥98 MA Counselor Education
鈥00 MEd Educational Leadership
鈥11 Ed.D. Educational Leadership

 

Young Educator Alumni Award

The Young Educator Alumni Award recognizes graduates of the College of Education who serve as exemplary leaders and role models in the field of education among their peers and in their communities. Nominees must have graduated from 新澳门六合彩内幕信息within the last 10 years and be 35 years old or younger.

Past Recipients
Recipient Award Year Graduation Year and Degree

Tyler Campbell

2017 鈥12 B.S. English Education
Alex LaSpina 2018 鈥09 B.A. Elementary Education

Francesca Perrone-Britt 

2020

鈥10 B.A. Elementary Education
鈥12 M.A. Reading Education
鈥20 Ed.S. Curriculum & Instruction

Edna Jones Miller, Ph.D.

2021

鈥12 Ph.D. Higher Education Administration

Caprice Edmond

2022

鈥15 M.A. Elementary Education
鈥17 M.Ed Educational Leadership

Brad Bernstein

2023

鈥10 BS Physical Education
鈥15 MEd Educational Leadership

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