Excellence celebrated at 2025 Awards Ceremony

Three women and the woman in the middle is holding an award.
From left to right, Jennifer Fellabuam Toston, Senior Associate Dean, Student Success & Academic Affairs, Friend of the College Peg Stephens, and Sarah Diem, Interim Dean.

The 57th annual College of Education and Human Development Award Ceremony was held March 14, 2025 at the State Historical Society of Missouri. Recipients include:

Friend of the College: Peg Stephens

Alumni Achievement Lifetime: Cynthia MacGregor 

Alumni Achievement Professional: Dawn Teuscher 

Outstanding Student Leadership Graduate: Alaina Wilson Dooley 

Outstanding Student Leadership Undergraduate: Kelsey Cockrum

Outstanding Professional Staff: Kelly Benson

Outstanding College Teaching Graduate Student: Maria Stewart

Outstanding College Teaching Faculty: Rose Metro 

Outstanding College Teaching Faculty, Early Career: Kirsten Tivaringe

Outstanding College Teaching Faculty Advisor/Mentor: Angie Zapata

Outstanding Research and Scholarship Graduate Student: Jonie Welland

Outstanding Research and Scholarship Faculty: Chad Rose

Outstanding Research and Scholarship Faculty, Early Career: Noah Glaser

Outstanding Community Building and Engagement, Graduate Student: Sophia Piral Lee 

Outstanding Community Building and Engagement, Undergraduate Student: Tyra Gipson 

Outstanding Community Building and Engagement, Faculty: Gary Wright 

Outstanding Engagement and Outreach, Internal: Aileen Garcia

Outstanding Engagement and Outreach, External: Heart of Missouri CASA

Check out all the photos at https://mizzou.us/aac25.