Professor Cheryl Ellerbrock recently won the National Association of Professors of Middle Level Education (NAPOMLE) Outstanding Professor of Middle Level Education Award. It was presented at the Association for Middle Level Education Conference. This is one of the highest awards given in this area of expertise.
Ellerbrock successfully met the following criteria:
- Taught successfully at the university level for at least five years
- Made a significant impact/contribution to middle level education
- Longstanding record of participating in program improvement
- Established a successful and longstanding result with teacher candidates
- Advocates for young adolescents through leadership opportunities at the local, state, and national levels as well as in the university classroom
- Member of AMLE; BOE or SPA Reviewer; or State Program Reviewer
- Member in good standing of NAPOMLE