56th Annual Awards Ceremony

The College of Education and Human Development is proud to recognize the achievements of faculty, staff, students, and alumni who have made outstanding contributions to the College. The 56th annual awards ceremony was held on March 8, 2024, at the State Historical Society of Missouri.

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  • Outstanding Professional Staff Award – Steve Adams, Director, Strategic Communications
  • Commitment to IDE – Melissa Hauber-Özer, Assistant Professor, Department of Learning, Teaching and Curriculum.
  • Outstanding College Teaching ward – Early Career Jessica Rodrigues, Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education
  • Outstanding College Teaching Award – Lisa Goran (BHS `97, MHS `99, PhD `12), Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Special Education
  • Outstanding Graduate Advisor/Mentor – Danielle Oprean, Assistant Professor, School of Information Science & Learning Technologies
  • Commitment to IDE – Undergraduate Student, Alexandra Hart, Senior, Human Development and Family Science
  • Commitment to IDE – Graduate Student Adrianna González Ybarra, Doctoral Student Department of Learning, Teaching and Curriculum
  • Commitment to IDE – Staff Jackie Schneller, Director of Academic Advising
  • Outstanding Leadership – Undergraduate Lucy Barber, Senior, Department of Learning, Teaching and Curriculum.
  • Outstanding Leadership – Graduate Student Katherine Graves (BS’18, MEd’19), Doctoral Student, Department of Special Education
  • Outstanding College Teaching – Graduate Student Shannon Dier, Doctoral Student, Human Development and Family Science
  • Outstanding Research & Scholarship – Graduate Student Avelina Rivero, Doctoral Student, Human Development and Family Science
  • Outstanding Research & Scholarship – Early Career Tyler Smith, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational, School and Counseling Psychology
  • Outstanding Research & Scholarship Melissa Stormont, Professor, Department of Special Education
  • Outstanding Engagement & Outreach – Internal Award Stephanie Walter (BS Ed `94), Director of Teaching and Learning, Mizzou Academy
  • Alumni Outstanding Early Career Madeline Licocci, (BS Ed `19)
  • Alumni Professional Achievement Christine Koerner, (BS Ed `08)
  • Honorary Alumni Award Mike Alden, Retired Mizzou Athletic Director
  • Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award Kyung Ae Park, (M Ed `85, PhD `90)
  • Friends of the College John (BS `70) and Deborah Bradley
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