College of Education honors professors, advisor, and student
The College of Education recognized professors, an academic advisor, and an Honors student during its annual Spring Celebration on May 5 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education.
Aderhold Distinguished Professor Award
Shawn Glynn, a professor with joint appointments in educational psychology and instructional technology, and mathematics and science education, was named the Aderhold Distinguished Professor for exemplary contributions in teaching, research, and service.
The awardee holds the title for one academic year and receives $4,000 in discretionary funds for one year, a one-time cash award, or a combination of the two. Only professors with five years or more on the UGA faculty are eligible.
In 1998, he was awarded the UGA Josiah Meigs Award for Excellence in Teaching and was appointed Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor in 2004. He has been a UGA Senior Teaching Fellow and is an inaugural member of the UGA Teaching Academy. Glynn has 74 publications and has been awarded a series of Improving Teacher Quality State Grants.
Ira E. Aaron Award for Teaching Excellence and Collegiality
Linda Labbo, a professor in language and literacy education, received the Ira E. Aaron Award for Teaching Excellence and Collegiality.
Full-time tenured faculty are eligible for the award. The recipient receives a $3,000 instructional grant.
In 2000, Labbo received a $5.6 million National Science Foundation to focus a study on effective pre-service and in-service teacher education called, Case Technologies to Enhance Literacy Learning. She travels nationally and internationally to present her research findings.
She received the American Library Association Award for an Outstanding Academic Book of the Year in 1998 f or Handbook of Literacy and Technology: Transformations in a Post-Typographic World, co-edited with David Reinking, Michael C. McKenna, and Ronald D. Kieffer.
Carl Glickman Faculty Fellow Award
Elizabeth St.Pierre, now a professor in language and literacy education, received the Carl Glickman Faculty Fellow Award.
This award, which includes a cash award of $1,000 and a $2,000 grant for professional development, recognizes distinguished accomplishments and potential for future contributions of faculty in fulfilling the mission of the University through teaching, research, and service. Faculty at the associate level, including academic and service professionals, are eligible.
In 2005, she received the American Educational Research Association's Outstanding Reviewer Award for Educational Researcher and the college's Outstanding Teaching Award for the University's Honors Day. She was awarded the college's Faculty Senate D. Keith Osborn Award for Teaching Excellence in 2000.
St.Pierre's work on scientifically based research has led to her writing refereed journal articles and invitations to present on the subject in conference sessions worldwide.
Russell H. Yeany, Jr., Research Award
Paula Schwanenflugel, a professor in educational psychology and instructional technology, received the Russell H. Yeany, Jr., Research Award.
The award recognizes a tenure-track faculty members' outstanding cumulative research. It includes a $1,000 cash award and a $2,000 grant for professional development.
In the past six years, Schwanenflugel's research on early reading has been funded by several major grants, including The Development of Fluent and Automatic Reading: Precursor to Learning from Text, an approximately $4.3 million grant from the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Education.
Donald O. Schneider Award for Mentoring
Patti McWhorter, English department chair at Cedar Shoals High School, received the Donald O. Schneider Award for Mentoring.
The award recognizes schools and community-based professionals and non-tenure, career-track faculty engaged in mentoring of graduate or undergraduate students in the college. It includes a $2,000 allowance for professional travel or development.
Faculty Senate D. Keith Osborn Award for Teaching Excellence
Malcolm Butler, an assistant professor in mathematics and science education, and Kathryn Roulston, an assistant professor in lifelong education, administration, and policy, received the Faculty Senate D. Keith Osborn Award for Teaching Excellence.
The award recognizes full-time assistant and associate professors and includes a $2,000 instructional grant. Recipients must have completed a minimum of three years of service to the University and are recognized at the University's Honors Day for outstanding teaching.
Outstanding Teaching Award
Richard Boon, an assistant professor in communication sciences and special education, received the Outstanding Teaching Award for the University's Honors Day on April 26.
All full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty are eligible.
COE Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advisor Award
Freida Thornton, of elementary and social studies education, received the COE's Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advisor Award. All undergraduate academic advisors are eligible, and the recipient receives $500.
Thornton also won the University's 2006 Outstanding Advisor/Mentor Award and has been selected as a 2006 National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Outstanding Advising Certificate of Merit recipient.
Outstanding Honors Student in the College of Education Award
Emily Davis, of Language and Literacy Education, received the Outstanding Honors Student in the College of Education Award. The award includes a membership to a professional organization or a journal subscription and a framed certificate presented at the Honors Banquet. Graduating Honors students in the College of Education are eligible.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
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