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
2026-2027 Awards
B. O. Smith Professorship
Avery Closser
School of Teaching and Learning
Dennison Teacher Researcher Excellence Award
Sanil Nadar
PK Yonge Developmental Research School
Dennison Teacher Research Outstanding Manuscript Award
Sanil Nadar
PK Yonge Developmental Research School
Diane E. Haines Teaching Excellence Award
Jue Wu
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Rob Moore
School of Teaching and Learning
Excellence Awards for Assistant Professors
Rob Moore
School of Teaching and Learning
Hedges Endowed Research Fund
Richard Velasco
School of Teaching and Learning
Irving and Rose Fien Endowed Professorship
Anthony Botelho
School of Teaching and Learning
Wei Li
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Kubiak Endowed Term Professorship
Christopher Anthony
School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
Primack Memorial Award
Brady Nash
School of Teaching and Learning
2022
Rosser Family Faculty Award
Bojan Lazarevic
School of Teaching and Learning
Lori Dassa
School of Teaching and Learning
Rosser Family Term Professorship
Nigel Newbutt
School of Teaching and Learning
Kelly Whalon
School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
UFRF Research Professor
Chris Curran
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
2025-2026 Awards
B. O. Smith Professorship
Nelson Brunsting
School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
Ahmad Rahimi
School of Teaching and Learning
Dennison Teacher Researcher Excellence Award
Jon Mundorf
PK Yonge Developmental Research School
2019-2020
2020
Dennison Teacher Research Outstanding Manuscript Award
Jon Mundorf
PK Yonge Developmental Research School
2019-2020
2020
Diane E. Haines Teaching Excellence Award
Jinnie Shin
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
2019-2020
Excellence Awards for Assistant Professors
Jinnie Shin
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
2019-2020
Irving and Rose Fien Endowed Professorship
Hannah Mathews
School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
Kathrin Maki
School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
Kubiak Endowed Term Professorship
Joni Splett
School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
Primack Memorial Award
Chris Thomas
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Sevan Terzian
School of Teaching and Learning
Rosser Family Faculty Award
Mercedes Machado
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Vivian Gonsalves
School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
Rosser Family Term Professorship
Chris Redding
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
UFRF Research Professor
Wanli Xing
School of Teaching and Learning
2024-2025 Awards
B. O. Smith Professorship
Sara Smith
School of Teaching and Learning
Diane E. Haines Teaching Excellence Award
Hannah Mathews
School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
Ahmad Rahimi
School of Teaching and Learning
Irving and Rose Fien Endowed Professorship
Corinne Huggins-Manley
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Melinda Leko
School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
Kubiak Endowed Term Professorship
Wanli Xing
School of Teaching and Learning
Primack Memorial Award
Taryrn Brown
School of Teaching and Learning
ROSF
Walter Leite
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Rosser Family Faculty Award
Elyse Hambacher
School of Teaching and Learning
Anne Seraphine
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Rosser Family Term Professorship
Julie Brown
School of Teaching and Learning
UFRF Research Professor
Maya Israel
School of Teaching and Learning
2023-2024 Awards
Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars
Pavlo (Pasha) Antonenko
School of Teaching and Learning
B.O. Smith Professorship
Rob Moore
School of Teaching and Learning
Nigel Newbutt
School of Teaching and Learning
Dennison Teacher Researcher Excellence Award
Leigh Anne Brewster
P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School
Diane E. Haines Teaching Excellence Award
Chris Curran
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Hyunyi Jung
School of Teaching and Learning
Excellence Awards for Assistant Professors
Kathrin Maki
School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
Irving and Rose Fien Endowed Professorship
Chris Curran
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Justin Ortagus
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Primack Memorial Award
Sevan Terzian
School of Teaching and Learning
ROSF
Jinnie Shin
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Rosser Family Faculty Award
Kristi Cheyney-Collante
Lastinger Center for Learning
Helena Mawdsley
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
UFRF Research Professor
Joni Splett
School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
2022-2023 Awards
Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars
Kara Dawson
School of Teaching and Learning
B.O. Smith Professorship
Hannah Mathews
Catherine Paolucci
School of Teaching and Learning
Chonika Coleman-King
School of Teaching and Learning
Dennison Teacher Researcher Excellence Award
Jon Mundorf
P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School
Diane E. Haines Teaching Excellence Award
Kathrin Maki
School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
Irving and Rose Fien Endowed Professorship
Joni Splett
School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
Pavlo (Pasha) Antonenko
School of Teaching and Learning
ROSF
Wanli Xing
School of Teaching and Learning
Rosser Family Faculty Award
Taryrn Brown
School of Teaching and Learning
Lindsay Byron
School of Teaching and Learning
2021-2022 Awards
Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars
Nancy Dana
School of Teaching and Learning
B.O. Smith Professorship
Hannah Bayne
School of Teaching and Learning
Pavlo (Pasha) Antonenko
School of Teaching and Learning
Dennison Teacher Researcher Excellence Award
Mickey MacDonald
P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School
Dennison Teaching Research Outstanding Manuscript Award
Carla-Ann Brown
School of Teaching and Learning
Diane E. Haines Teaching Excellence Award
Christopher Anthony
School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
Irving and Rose Fien Endowed Professorship
Holly Lane
John Kranzler
School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
Walter Leite
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
ROSF
Kathrin Maki
School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
Rosser Family Faculty Award
Timothy Vetere
Hope Schuermann
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
2020-2021 Awards
B.O. Smith Professorship
Christopher Redding
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Diane E. Haines Teaching Excellence Award
Christopher Redding
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Irving and Rose Fien Endowed Professorship
Kent Crippen
School of Teaching and Learning
Rosser Family Faculty Award
Cliff Haynes
Linda Searby
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
UFRF Research Professor
Corrine Huggins-Manley
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Distinguished Professor Awards
2021
Mary Brownell
School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
2019
Patricia Snyder
School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
2015
Paul Sindelar
School of Special Education School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies