Recognized for academic achievements, contributions and service, please join us in congratulating faculty members and students from the College of Community Innovation and Education who received awards at the 2019 Founders’ Day Honors Convocation. Held annually since 1990, this celebration serves as an opportunity for the university to recognize outstanding faculty, staff and student accomplishments.
View the full list of award recipients from our college below:
Pegasus Professor Award
Naim Kapucu, Ph.D.
Professor and School Director, School of Public Administration
Reach for the Stars Award
Megan Nickels, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Teacher Education
College Excellence Awards
College Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Regina “Gina” Gresham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Teacher Education
Marni Kay, M.Ed.
Instructor, School of Teacher Education
Alice Noblin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Health Management and Informatics
College Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching
Enrique Ortiz, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, School of Teacher Education
College Award for Excellence in Research
Dalena Dillman Taylor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology
Student Founders’ Award
Mariah Creech
Legal Studies
Service Awards
20-Year Service Awards
Nancy Brasel, M.Ed.
Associate Instructor, School of Teacher Education
Gillian Eriksson, Ph.D.
Associate Lecturer, Department of Learning Science and Educational Research
Rebecca Hines, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Teacher Education
Dawn Oetjen, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Health Management and Informatics
Gordon Taub, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology
Ross Wolf, Ed.D.
Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Department of Criminal Justice
Vassilki "Vicky” Zygouris-Coe, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Teacher Education
30-Year Service Awards
Enrique Ortiz, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, School of Teacher Education
Martha Lue Stewart, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Teacher Education
Emeritus and Emerita Awards
Valerie Storey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education
Mark Young, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology
See photos from the 2019 Founders’ Day.