{"id":12473,"date":"2025-12-16T17:20:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T17:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/alumni\/?p=12473"},"modified":"2026-02-25T20:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:14:36","slug":"the-conference-on-english-leadership-award-is-the-latest-accolade-for-p-k-yonge-faculty-jon-mundorf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/alumni\/2025\/12\/16\/the-conference-on-english-leadership-award-is-the-latest-accolade-for-p-k-yonge-faculty-jon-mundorf\/","title":{"rendered":"The Conference on English Leadership Award is the latest accolade for P.K. 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I\u2019m grateful to be among people who are just as committed to creating spaces where every learner can grow and succeed.\u201d <\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2013<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>Jon Mundorf (Ed.D., &#8217;14) <\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_hr  column-top-margin\">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section\">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section\">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_hr  column-top-margin\">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section\">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock \">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">P.K. Yonge teacher and Lastinger Center Affiliate Faculty<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pkyonge.ufl.edu\/directory\/jon-mundorf\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Jon Mundorf (Ed.D., &#8217;14)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> receives 2025 CEL Innovative Leadership Award.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The CEL Innovative Leadership Award is presented to a member of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) who is a mid-career literacy leader demonstrating innovative leadership that impacts the local, regional and\/or national level.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Mundorf feels humbled by this recognition, as his work reflects not only his own efforts but also the values of his community. He is thankful for this community and is reminded that \u201cmeaningful change in education is always collective work. I\u2019m grateful to be among people who are just as committed to creating spaces where every learner can grow and succeed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Through his work at P.K. Yonge Mundorf has helped to foster connectedness and innovation. His work in universal design for learning has been recognized nationally. UDL is a teaching framework to support flexible learning environments for all students. His collaborations with UF faculty have allowed him to contribute meaningfully to ongoing conversations about implementing UDL across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His advice to his students would be to \u201cTake risks with your thinking and your writing. Your perspective matters, it\u2019s needed, and it\u2019s worth sharing. Remember that you are cared about and that you don\u2019t have to do it alone. 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