SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Distinguished Faculty and Staff Awards

Excellence in Advising Award - Office of the Provost

To recognize outstanding academic advising by a faculty member and to demonstrate the University of Mississippi's commitment to excellent advising.

• Crystal Armstrong Dunn - COORDINATOR OF ADVISING, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION (2014)
• Donna J Patterson - ACADEMIC COUNSELOR II (2012)

Staff Council Award - Overall

• Anne Dorsey McCauley - Assistant Director-Office of Sustainability (2017)

Staff Council Award - EEO1

• Marc K Showalter - CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LEADERSHIP & COUNSELOR EDUCATION (2000)
• Mary Ann Connell - UNIVERSITY ATTORNEY EMERITA AND INSTRUCTOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ADJUNCT PROFESSOR IN LEADERSHIP AND COUNSELOR EDUCATION (1995)

Outstanding Staff Award

A staff member of the School of Engineering who has demonstrated exemplary service, leadership, and commitment.

• Bethany Ferguson LaValley - Coordinator of Professional Development-CMSE (2010)

Frist Service Award

• Anne Dorsey McCauley - Assistant Director-Office of Sustainability (2015)
• Marc K Showalter - CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LEADERSHIP & COUNSELOR EDUCATION (2008)
• GLORIA J MCGREGOR - ASSISTANT TO THE DEAN (2006)
• Thomas J Reardon - Dean Emeritus of Students (1995)

Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award

The Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher of the Year for the University is selected from nominations submitted by students, alumni and faculty.

• Ann Elizabeth Monroe - ASSISTANT DEAN, DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT, AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF TEACHER EDUCATION (2018)

School of Education Outstanding Service Award

The Exemplary Service Award is presented to a faculty or staff member for exceptional service to the profession, the local or University community, region, state, or national and international scholarly communities during the academic year.

• Denise A Soares - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND ASSISTANT CHAIR OF TEACHER EDUCATION (2018)
• Matthew Blake Adams - PROGRAM COORDINATOR (2017)
• Stacy Ryan Niemeyer - CHAIR OF LEADERSHIP & COUNSELOR EDUCATION, DIRECTOR OF MISSISSIPPI EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING PROGRAM, AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LEADERSHIP & COUNSELOR EDUCATION (2016)
• Virginia J Moore - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (2015)
• Melissa Kim Chrestman - ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR I (2014)
• Whitney Thompson Webb - ASSISTANT DEAN FOR CERTIFICATION & ADVISING AND ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION (2013)
• Ann Elizabeth Monroe - ASSISTANT DEAN, DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT, AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF TEACHER EDUCATION (2012)
• Donna J Patterson - ACADEMIC COUNSELOR II (2011)

School of Education Outstanding Teacher of the Year

• Alicia Cooper Stapp - ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION (2018)
• Joel C Amidon - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (2017)
• Jerilou J Moore - PROFESSOR OF TEACHER EDUCATION (2016)
• Kerry B Melear - PROFESSOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION (2015)
• Allan Edward Bellman - PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION (2014)
• OTIS WESTBROOK PICKETT - ADJUNCT PROFESSOR (2013)
• Joel C Amidon - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (2012)
• Dennis A Bunch - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LEADERSHIP & COUNSELOR EDUCATION AND PROGRAM COORDINATOR (2011)
• Ann Elizabeth Monroe - ASSISTANT DEAN, DIRECTOR OF ASSESSMENT, AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF TEACHER EDUCATION (2010)
• Nichelle Catrice Robinson - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND SCHOOL OF EDUCATION DIVERSITY OFFICER (2009)
• LORI A WOLFF - PROFESSOR OF LEADERSHIP AND COUNSELOR EDUCATION, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND EVALUATION AND PROGRAM EVALUATION CERTIFICATE COORDINATOR (2009)
• KEVIN B STOLTZ - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LEADERSHIP & COUNSELOR EDUCATION (2008)
• Jerilou J Moore - PROFESSOR OF TEACHER EDUCATION (2007)
• Angela Sykes Rutherford - PROFESSOR OF TEACHER EDUCATION, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN LITERACY INSTRUCTION AND DIRECTOR OF THE MISSISSIPPI CAMPAIGN FOR GRADE-LEVEL READING (2006)
• LUCINDA M LEIGH - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (2005)
• ANN G WEBSTER - ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF LEADERSHIP AND COUNSELOR EDUCATION (2004)
• SARAH E BLACKWELL - ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR IN TEACHER EDUCATION (2003)
• SONJA C BURNHAM - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND PROGRAM COORDINATOR (2002)
• Sidney T Rowland - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITA OF TEACHER EDUCATION (2001)
• BOBBIE SMOTHERS JONES - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION (2000)
• MARTHA S CHAMBLESS - Professor Emerita of Elementary Education (1999)
• PEGGY EMERSON - Chair Emerita and Professor Emerita of Curriculum (1998)

School of Education Researcher of the Year

• Burhanettin Keskin - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (2018)
• Kerry P Holmes - Professor Emerita of Elementary Education (2017)
• Denise A Soares - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND ASSISTANT CHAIR OF TEACHER EDUCATION (2016)
• Joel C Amidon - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (2015)
• Allan Edward Bellman - PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION (2014)
• Kerry B Melear - PROFESSOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION (2013)
• KEVIN B STOLTZ - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LEADERSHIP & COUNSELOR EDUCATION (2012)
• ANGELA TILL BARLOW - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION (2011)
• Kerry B Melear - PROFESSOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION (2010)
• BARBARA J DOUGHERTY - PROFESSOR OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION (2009)
• Rosusan D Bartee - PROFESSOR OF LEADERSHIP & COUNSELOR EDUCATION (2008)
• Kerry B Melear - PROFESSOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION (2007)
• MARILYN S SNOW - Associate Professor Emerita of Counselor Education (2006)
• DEBORAH A CHESSIN - Professor Emerita of Curriculum and Instruction (2005)
• Kerry P Holmes - Professor Emerita of Elementary Education (2004)
• MICHAEL K PONTON - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LEADERSHIP & COUNSELOR EDUCATION (2003)
• William Joseph Sumrall - PROFESSOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (2002)
• David Rock - DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND PROFESSOR OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION (2001)
• JEAN M SHAW - Professor Emerita of Curriculum and Instruction (2000)