Faculty Awards

The UF College of Education faculty bring distinction to the college through their outstanding commitment to teaching, research, service, collaboration, and other creative activity. University and college awards acknowledge the vital role of faculty and recognize their outstanding support of the core missions of the university and the college. UF College of Education faculty are among the best in the country, and the college is dedicated to their success. Join the college in applauding all faculty who are recipients of college- and university-level awards.

Awards List

Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars

2023

Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko

Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko

Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

2022

Kara Dawson

Kara Dawson

Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

2021

Nancy Dana

Nancy Dana

Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

2019

Elizabeth (Buffy) Bondy

Elizabeth (Buffy) Bondy

Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

B. O. Smith Professorship

2024-2025

Rob Moore

Rob Moore

Assistant Professor; Director, Institute for Advanced Learning Technologies

School of Teaching and Learning

2024-2025

Nigel Newbutt

Nigel Newbutt

Professor; Director, Equitable Learning Technology Lab

School of Teaching and Learning

2024-2025

Hannah Matthews

Hannah Matthews

Assistant Professor

School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies

2024-2025

Catherine Paolucci

Catherine Paolucci

Assistant Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

2024-2025

Chonika Coleman-King

Chonika Coleman-King

Assistant Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

2022-2023

Hannah Matthews

Hannah Matthews

Assistant Professor

School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies

2022-2023

Catherine Paolucci

Catherine Paolucci

Assistant Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

2022-2023

Chonika Coleman-King

Chonika Coleman-King

Assistant Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

2022-2023

Christopher Anthony

Christopher Anthony

Assistant Professor

School Psychology Program
School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies

2021-2022

Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko

Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko

Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

2022-2023

Hannah Bayne

Hannah Bayne

Assistant Professor

School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

2020-2021

Christopher Redding

Christopher Redding

Assistant Professor

Educational Leadership School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

2019-2020

Angela Kohnen

Angela Kohnen

Associate Professor

Literacy and English Education
School of Teaching and Learning

College Research Incentive Fund (CRIF)

2021

Pengfei Zhao

Pengfei Zhao

Assistant Professor

School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

2020

Catherine Paolucci

Catherine Paolucci

Assistant Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

2019

Mark Pacheco

Mark Pacheco

Assistant Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

2019-2020

Julie Brown

Julie Brown

Associate Professor

Literacy and English Education
School of Teaching and Learning

2020

Christopher Redding

Christopher Redding

Assistant Professor

Educational Leadership School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

Dennison Teacher Research Outstanding Manuscript Award

2021

Carla-Ann Brown

Carla-Ann Brown

Instructor, Secondary Social Studies

PK Yonge Developmental Research School

2019-2020

2020

Dennison Teacher Researcher Excellence Award

2021

Jon Mundorf

Jon Mundorf

Instructor, Secondary Language Arts

PK Yonge Developmental Research School

2019

Mickey MacDonald

Mickey MacDonald

9th Grade Learning Community Leader

PK Yonge Developmental Research School

2020

Diane E. Haines Teaching Excellence Award

2023

Hyunyi Jung

Hyunyi Jung

Associate Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

2022

F. Chris Curran

F. Chris Curran

Associate Professor

School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

2021

Christopher Anthony

Christopher Anthony

Assistant Professor

School Psychology Program
School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies

2020

Christopher Redding

Christopher Redding

Assistant Professor

Educational Leadership School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

2019

Jacqueline Swank

Jacqueline Swank

Associate Professor of Counselor Education

School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

2022

Excellence Awards for Assistant Professors

2019

Joni Williams Splett

Joni Williams Splett

Assistant Professor

School of Special Education, School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies

2018

Justin Ortagus

Justin Ortagus

Assistant Professor

School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Director, Institute of Higher Education

2017

Nicholas Gage

Nicholas Gage

Associate Professor

School of Special Education, School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies

Exemplary Online Awards

2020

Alyson Adams

Alyson Adams

Clinical Associate Professor Associate Director for Teaching and Teacher Education

School of Teaching and Learning

2018

Vivian Gonsalves

Vivian Gonsalves

Clinical Associate Professor

School of Special Education, School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies (SSESPECS)

2017

Nancy Dana

Nancy Dana

Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

International Educator of the Year Award

N/A

Irving and Rose Fien Endowed Professorship

2024-2025

F. Chris Curran

F. Chris Curran

Associate Professor

School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

2022

Justin Ortagus

Justin Ortagus

Assistant Professor

School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Director, Institute of Higher Education

2023-2024

F. Chris Curran

F. Chris Curran

Associate Professor

School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

2022

Justin Ortagus

Justin Ortagus

Assistant Professor

School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Director, Institute of Higher Education

2020

Joni Williams Splett

Joni Williams Splett

Assistant Professor

School of Special Education, School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies

2021

Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko

Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko

Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

2022-2023

Joni Williams Splett

Joni Williams Splett

Assistant Professor

School of Special Education, School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies

2021

Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko

Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko

Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

2022

Holly  Lane

Holly Lane

Associate Professor

Special Education Program School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies

2020

2021-2022

John Kranzler

John Kranzler

Professor Director, School Psychology Program School of Special Education

School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies

2022

Holly  Lane

Holly Lane

Associate Professor

Special Education Program School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies

2021

Walter Leite

Walter Leite

Professor, Research and Evaluation Methodology Program

School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

2020

2020-2021

Kent Crippen

Kent Crippen

Professor, STEM Education

School of Teaching and Learning

2019-2020

Zhihui Fang

Zhihui Fang

Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

2021

2020

Moonshot Program

2020

N/A

2019

N/A

2018

2020

Provost Travel and Development Funding Award

2019

Cliff Haynes

Cliff Haynes

Clinical Assistant Professor

School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

2022

Taryrn Brown

Taryrn Brown

Clinical Assistant Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

2022

Latoya Haynes-Thoby

Latoya Haynes-Thoby

Assistant Professor

School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

2022

Christopher Anthony

Christopher Anthony

Assistant Professor

School Psychology Program
School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies

Research Opportunity Seed Fund Award (ROF)

2021

Kathrin Maki

Kathrin Maki

Assistant Professor

School Psychology Program School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies

2018

Melissa Bright

Melissa Bright

Assistant Research Scientist

Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies

2017

Joni Williams Splett

Joni Williams Splett

Assistant Professor

School of Special Education, School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies

2022

Robert B. Primack Memorial Foundations of Education Faculty Award

2021

Sevan Terzian

Sevan Terzian

Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

2022

Rosser Educator Excellence Award

2023-2024

Helena Mawdsley

Helena Mawdsley

Clinical Assistant Professor

School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

2022

Kristi Cheyney-Collante

Kristi Cheyney-Collante

Clinical Assistant Professor

School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies

2021-2022

Timothy Vetere

Timothy Vetere

Clinical Assistant Professor

ESOL and Bilingual Education
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

2021

Hope Schuermann

Hope Schuermann

Clinical Assistant Professor

School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

2020-2021

Cliff Haynes

Cliff Haynes

Clinical Assistant Professor

School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

2022

Linda Searby

Linda Searby

Clinical Associate Professor

Educational Leadership School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

2019-2020

Swapna Kumar

Swapna Kumar

Clinical Associate Professor

Educational Technology School of Teaching and Learning

2021

Southeastern Conference (SEC) Academic Leadership Development Program (ALDP)

2019

Ester De Jong

Ester De Jong

Professor, ESOL/Bilingual Education Director

School of Teaching and Learning Director, Collaborative for Equity in Education School of Teaching and Learning

2022

2021

Teacher-Scholar of the Year Award

N/A

Travel Awards for Research Grant EnhancemenT (TARGET) Program

2019

Jacqueline Swank

Jacqueline Swank

Associate Professor of Counselor Education

School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

2022

Hannah Bayne

Hannah Bayne

Assistant Professor

School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

2019-2020

Julie Brown

Julie Brown

Associate Professor

Literacy and English Education
School of Teaching and Learning

2021

Nicholas Gage

Nicholas Gage

Associate Professor

School of Special Education, School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies

Mark Pacheco

Mark Pacheco

Assistant Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

Joni Williams Splett

Joni Williams Splett

Assistant Professor

School of Special Education, School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies

Kara Dawson

Kara Dawson

Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko

Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko

Professor

School of Teaching and Learning

Christopher Anthony

Christopher Anthony

Assistant Professor

School Psychology Program
School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies

Ashley MacSuga-Gage

Ashley MacSuga-Gage

Assistant Clinical Professor

Special Education and Special Education Program Area Leader
School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies

UF Distinguished Alumni Professor

N/A

UF Distinguished Professor

N/A

UF Foundation Term Professorship

N/A

UF Research Foundation Professorship

2024

Maya Israel

Maya Israel

Associate Professor Director, CSEveryone Center for Computer Science

School of Teaching and Learning

2020

Anne Corinne Huggins-Manley

Anne Corinne Huggins-Manley

Associate Professor of Research and Evaluation Methodology

School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

2019

Ester De Jong

Ester De Jong

Professor, ESOL/Bilingual Education Director

School of Teaching and Learning Director, Collaborative for Equity in Education School of Teaching and Learning

2018

Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko

Pavlo “Pasha” Antonenko

Professor

School of Teaching and Learning