Celebration of Excellence

Celebration of Excellence 2023

Students, staff and faculty gathered this week for the Celebration of Excellence, an annual tradition where we honor the outstanding achievements from across the School of Education. Whether through accomplishments in research, diversity or international engagement, we are so proud of the work done at the SOE during this academic year.

See a full list of the winner's below, and view the full program for more information about the awards.

You can watch the entire event here, visit our Facebook page to see more photos from the event, and also enjoy this School of Education Year-in-Review Slideshow which contains many more great photos from this academic year.


Award Categories


Award for Outstanding Research

Dubravka Svetina Valdivia

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Martha Dawson Award for Outstanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Marcus Croom

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Award for Outstanding Partnership and Collaboration

Kyungbin Kwon

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Award for Outstanding International Engagement

Patricia Kubow

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Provost’s Award for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity

Wisdom Ibikunle & Tennisha Riley

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IACTE Outstanding Future Educators

Anthony Frencl
Kierstin Horlacher
Josie Pace

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Case Challenge

1st: Amy Weilhammer & Zayn Karim
2nd: Olivia Wood & Jenna Milosh
3rd: Ainsley Epperson &Claire Ashcraft

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M. Jane Kaho Staff Recognition Awards

Brianna Zia-Borhan, Admissions Credentialing Representative, Graduate Studies Office
Katherine Cierniak, Director, INSPIRE Living Learning Center,
Office of Undergraduate and Teacher Education
Kathrine Harder, IT User Support Specialist, Education Technology Services

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Student Academic Center Award

Suok Kwon

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Outstanding Associate Instructor Award (AI) Awardees 2022-2023

Lin Chu, Instructional Systems Technology
Katheryn Purcell, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Elizabeth Melfi & Jonathan Kang, Counseling and Educational Psychology
Desiree Ippolito & Javier Cardona Otero, Curriculum and Instruction

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Outstanding Adjunct Instructor Award

Francesca Williamson

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Award for Excellence in Mentoring

Jessica Lester, Counseling and Educational Psychology

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Student Choice Award

Janet Decker, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

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Trustees Teaching Award

Sharon Daley, Curriculum and Instruction
Alycia Elfreich, Curriculum and Instruction
Gus Weltsek, Curriculum and Instruction
Jennifer Rippner, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Ellen Vaughan, Counseling and Educational Psychology

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Holmes Scholars

Year

Scholar

Ph.D. Program

Mentor

2022-2023

Cintia Alaniz

Counseling Psychology

Enrique Galindo

2022-2023

Jac’lyn Bera

School Psychology

Dave Shriberg

2022-2023

Alexis Briggins

Counseling Psychology

Vivek Vellanki

2022-2023

Jazlyn Rowan

School Psychology

Dubravka Svetina

2022-2023

Ja’Toria Palmer

School Psychology

Hannah Schertz

2022-2023

Swasti Singh

Education Policy Studies

Peg Sutton

2022-2023

Karina Mojica

School Psychology

Sylvia Martinez

2022-2023

Tyus Roanhorse

School Psychology

Jessica Lester

2022-2023

Carissa Serratos

School Psychology

Katie Cierniak

2022-2023

Karen Smith

Instructional Systems Technology

Rob Kunzman

2022-2023

Taiwo Ogundapo

Science Education

Molly Stewart

2021-2022

Chandler Hawkins

Higher Education and Student Affairs

Oscar Patrón

2021-2022

Alyse C. Harris

Instructional Systems Technology

Dan Hickey

2021-2022

Jackie (Yvette) Paiz

Counseling Psychology

Ellen Vaughan

2021-2022

Da'Ja Askew

Higher Education and Student Affairs

Jeff Anderson

2021-2022

Mariah Pol

Social Studies Education

Keith Barton

2021-2022

Albertha Sabree

Mathematics Education

Sarah Lubienski

2021-2022

Jesus Navarro

Counseling Psychology

Kathryn Engebretson

2021-2022

Ciara Thomas

School Psychology

Charlotte Agger

2021-2022

Vanessa Johnson

Instructional Systems Technology

Dan Hickey

2021-2022

Tamika Smith

Higher Education and Student Affairs

Danielle DeSawal

2020-2021

Donté Miller

Higher Education and Student Affairs

Carl Darnell / Jeff Anderson

2020-2021

Jessica Staten

Higher Education and Student Affairs

Andrea Walton

2020-2021

Karyn Housh

Learning Sciences

Adam Maltese

2020-2021

Aaminah Long

Higher Education and Student Affairs

Julius Hanks

2020-2021

Loukisha Anderson

Higher Education and Student Affairs

Vasti Torres

2020-2021

Nayah Boucaud

Learning Sciences

Quentin Wheeler-Bell

2020-2021

Courtney Orr

Special Education

Gus Weltsek

2020-2021

Chelsea Brinda

Social Studies Education

Alex Cuenca

2020-2021

Brandi Loving

History, Philosophy, and Policy in Education

Sylvia Martinez

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Burton W. Gorman Distinguished Teaching Award

Karen Wohlwend, Curriculum and Instruction

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Armstrong Teacher Educators 2023-24 Cohort

Tim Baker, Language Arts, White River Valley High School
Stephanie Barnes, Language Arts, Creekside Middle School
Aaron Gilmore, Business, Northwestern High School
Jené Hartman, Social Studies, South Bend Clay High School
Jena Hudson, Music Reading, Edgewood Primary School
Tammy Josephson, 1st grade, Pope John XXIII Elementary School
Cortnaye Love, Science, Indiana Connections Academy
Kirstin Milks, Science, Bloomington High School South
Farahana Shama, 3rd grade, International Leadership School
Katelyn Snack, Reading Specialist, Ernie Pyle Elemetary School
Brooke Stewart, Science, South Central Jr Sr High School
Andrew Todd, 6th grade, Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary School

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Jacobs Educators 2023 Cohort

Tim Arnold, District eLearning Specialist, Richmond Community Schools
Erin Brown, 5th grade, Sugar Grove Elementary School
Allison Coulter, 5th grade, Avon Intermediate School
Catherine (Katie) Jones, 4th grade, Maple Grove Elementary School
Kasey Oetting, Instructional Technology Coach, Yorktown Elementary School
Hannah Rhoades, 2nd grade, Edgewood Primary School
Karissa Schwanekamp, 4th grade, Guilford Elementary School

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