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Each year, faculty in the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) come together to select an outstanding student in their program to receive the honor of being named as their program award winner. Students selected for this award embody the very best of their program: they excel in their studies; they demonstrate leadership in classes and internships; and they have a genuine and tenacious passion for their discipline.
Read below to view the complete list of 2023 Outstanding Student Award recipients in the School of Education.
Doctor of Philosophy in Education Award
Outstanding Dissertation Award
Lauren Biscardi
Masters and Bachelors Awards
Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning
Kirsten Ellen Youngquist
Literacy
Ashleigh Tanis
Physical Education
Darlene J. Mojado-Ligan
STEM
Counseling
Mariam Ahmed Abdelwahab
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Teresa Elizabeth Mercedes Padgett
School Counseling
Early Childhood Education for Diverse Learners
Heather Lynn Patterson
Undergraduate
Gabriela Briseno-Delbosque
Graduate
Ausra Kauffman
Graduate
Early Childhood Special Education
Neryl Meg Tagle Marquez-Ascher
Education Leadership
Kate Adams
Educational Psychology
Haley McKeen
Assessment, Evaluation, and Testing
Carrie E. May
Learning, Cognition, and Motivation
Hope Elizabeth Bennett
Learning, Cognition, and Motivation
Sarah Marie Conley
Learning and Decision-Making in Leadership
Elementary Education
Sara Alyssa Switzer
Undergraduate
Anna Rose Welch
Graduate
John R. Linn Memorial Award for Outstanding Student Athlete
Jack Bolz
Learning Technologies
Benjamn James Hardin
Learning Design and Technology
Heather Shank-Givens
Learning Design and Technology
Literacy
Megan Cejka Pavelich
Mathematics Education Leadership
Amanda Lee Guzman
K–8 Math Specialist Program
Secondary Education
Yong-joon Park
Computer Science
Michaela Leann Fox
English
Yoosun Han
Mathematics
ErinGrace Drake
Science
Kyle I. Nathanson
Social Studies
Special Education
Erika Lynn Hanback
Undergraduate—Adapted Curriculum, K–12
Emily J. Bankson
Graduate—Adapted Curriculum Licensure, K–12
Arielle Damasco Morton
Applied Behavior Analysis
Sidney Elcan Birchfield
Assistive Technology
Alicia Brown
Autism Spectrum Disorders Certificate
Hannah Tori Geller
Graduate Blindness and Visual Impairments Licensure, K-12
Madison Thomas
Undergraduate —General Curriculum, K–12
Bryce Andrew Benson
Graduate—General Curriculum Licensure, K–12
Brooke Lee Johansen
Graduate
Diana Carolina Romero Guerrero
Undergraduate
Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and Exceptional Learners
Nicole Catherine Anderson (English as a Second Language)
Minhei Kang (Foreign Language)
Krystle Elise Perez (International Elementary)
Nicole Catherine Anderson
English as a Second Language
Minhei Kang
Foreign Language
Krystle Elise Perez
International Elementary
Tony DeGregorio Memorial Award for the Outstanding Student in Health and Physical Education
Dana Jeanjaquet Briosos
Transformative Teaching
The Program Award is given in honor of the Transformative Teaching (TT) graduating class of 2023, a learning community made up of critically reflective practitioners whose extensive knowledge, diverse experiences, multiple perspectives and enduring commitments to teaching and learning provide fertile ground for the personal and professional growth of all members of the community. The TT Class of 2023 has weathered unprecedented storms and managed to successfully complete the master’s degree program, in many cases with exceptional effort.