by kaylasharp | May 2, 2016 | Alumni Accolades, Awards, Newsmakers, Press Releases, Spotlights
Henry R. Boekhoff (MEd ’70, PhD ’78, ed. leadership) is widely recognized as a leader in the field of school finance and for his dedication to improve the quality of public education across Florida. Now, after four decades working behind the scenes at many...
by kaylasharp | Feb 23, 2016 | Awards, Newsmakers, Press Releases
Valerie Mendez-Fariñas of the University of Florida Lastinger Center for Learning didn’t have to think twice about joining a vibrant national movement over the next three years to improve early learning opportunities and resources for our youngest children....
by kaylasharp | Feb 8, 2016 | Awards, Faculty Laurels, Newsmakers, Press Releases
Award-winning UF education technology researcher Albert Ritzhaupt received the Valencia College Distinguished Alumni Award for his contributions to the ed. tech field. Ritzhaupt, who received his associate’s degree from Valencia in 2001, is an associate professor and...
by kaylasharp | Feb 2, 2016 | Alumni Accolades, Alumni Notes, Awards, Newsmakers
A pair of College of Education alumni have been selected for prestigious national honors from the Council for Exceptional Children for their outstanding research. Brian Boyd won the 2016 Distinguished Early Career Research Award and recent graduate Elizabeth Bettini...
by kaylasharp | Jan 25, 2016 | Alumni Accolades, Awards, Newsmakers, Press Releases
A UF College of Education Ph.D. candidate is in the national education spotlight for leading a Pinellas County elementary school honored for having the nation’s top U.S. STEM program. Kristy Moody, principal of Jamerson Elementary in Pinellas County, accepted the STEM...
by kaylasharp | Jan 21, 2016 | Faculty Laurels, Newsmakers, Press Releases
University of Florida education scholar Rose Pringle has been recognized as one of the world’s top science teacher educators after receiving an international award as 2015 Outstanding Science Teacher Educator of the Year. The Association for Science Teacher Education...
