Catherine Case, Steven Foti, and Douglas Whitaker were selected to receive the University of Florida’s Icubed Graduate Student Mentoring Award for the work they did with AP Statistics at PK Yonge in the 2013-2014 academic year. The Graduate Student Mentoring Award recognizes graduate students at the University of Florida who take time to help others succeed as graduate or undergraduate students or in K-12 classrooms (i.e., working with K-12 students and/or teachers). The award is particularly designed to acknowledge the mentoring contribution from the graduate students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) disciplines, including SBE (Social, Behavioral and Economic) sciences.

Catherine, Steven, and Douglas are doctoral students specializing in Statistics Education under the mentorship of Dr. Tim Jacobbe. They will receive this award on October 28th at UF’s Graduate Student Research Day, where they will also be presenting.

Natalie King, a doctoral student in the School of Teaching & Learning, has received a 2013 Graduate Student Mentoring Award from the University of Florida Graduate School and the Innovation through Institutional Integration, or I-Cubed.  The award was established in 2012 to recognize graduate students at UF who take time to help others succeed as graduate or undergraduate students or in K-12 classrooms. The award is particularly designed to acknowledge the mentoring contribution from the graduate students in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines, including SBE (social, behavioral and economic) sciences.  Congratulations, Natalie!

 

 

Lauren Tripp, a doctoral candidate in curriculum, teaching and teacher education, was recently honored by the Association for Academic Women as an emerging scholar for her dissertation research.  The association named Tripp as a finalist in its Emerging Scholar competition and will reward her with a $1,000 cash award. The award was created to honor outstanding female graduate students.

Dr. Kathryn Kennedy, a 2010 graduate from the Ph.D. program with a specialization in Educational Technology, received the 2011 Division K Outstanding Dissertation Award from the American Educational Research Association.  Dr. Kennedy’s dissertation is titled, The Essence of the Virtual School Practicum:  A Phenomenological Study of Preservice Teachers’ Experience in a Virtual School.

Jessica Clawson, who is specializing in Social Foundations of Education, has received a University of Florida Graduate Student Teaching Award for 2011.  Congratulations, Jess!

Rachel Wokenhauer, a PhD student in Curriculum, Teaching, & Teacher Education (CTTE), has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the Robert J. Stevenson Scholarship from the Association of Teacher Educators.  This national award was established to assist teachers in working towards an advanced academic degree to enhance teacher leadership skills through the study of teaching.  Congratulations, Rachel!

Stephanie Dodman, a 2011 PhD graduate in Curriculum, Teaching, & Teacher Education (CTTE), has received a Special Interest Group (SIG) Scholarly Award by the American Research Association (AERA) for presenting one of the highest quality papers at this year’s conference.  Dr. Dodman’s research paper is based on her dissertation, School Reform in a High Poverty Elementary School:  A Grounded Theory Case Study of Capacity Building.  She is currently an Assistant Professor at George Mason University.  Congratulations, Stephanie!

Sam Kunkle, an EdD student in Curriculum, Teaching, & Teacher Education, has been awarded the H.B. Plant High School Parent Teacher Student Association Teacher Scholarship for 2012.  The award is given to a teacher seeking a graduate degree in education who has demonstrated the benefits of graduate study for students and faculty at H.B. Plant High School.  Kunkle has also received a Bench to Bedside Fellowship from the Center for Precollegiate Education and Training for the summer of 2012.  Congratulations. Sam!

Chu-Chuan Chiu, a PhD candidate in Reading Education, has received the 2012 International K-12 Teacher of the Year Award (Third Place) from the University of Florida International Center (UFIC) in recognition of her contributions to the internationalization of the students of Alachua County.  Congratulations, Chu-Chuan!