College professors receive international distinguished educator honors
Two professors in the College of Education School of Teaching and Learning have been recognized as international distinguished educators for their work in advancing the globalization of the University of Florida campus and curriculum through teaching, research and service.
The senior faculty honor went to Associate Professor Linda Cronin-Jones for her contributions to research on environmental education in Africa and Latin America and to teaching both at UF and abroad. Richard Ferdig, assistant professor, received the junior faculty award for his efforts in building intercultural educational technology competence in doctoral researchers.
“It has always been a passion of mine to expose UF students to issues related to international education, especially in the areas of science and environmental education,” Cronin-Jones says on receiving the senior faculty award.
The awards, which were announced in November, were given out by the University of Florida International Center as part of ceremonies marking International Education Week. The University International Educator of the Year award also was presented at the ceremonies.
Initiated in 2004, the International Educator of the Year award was created to recognize outstanding international endeavors by UF faculty members. Thomas Oakland, professor in Educational Psychology, was the first recipient of the annual award for his work in more than 40 countries in establishing enduring professional relationships with colleagues abroad. For 2005, in addition to the University winners, individual college nominees were awarded international distinguished educator titles.
Nominations for the awards are made by departmental chairs in each college and endorsed by the deans. A Universitywide committee then judges the candidates based on several criteria including how their work raises UF’s profile as a major research university.
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