Honors & Award News

William (Bill) Lewis, associate professor in the School of Education, has been named the 2020 University of Delaware Study Abroad Faculty Director of the Year. “Of the nearly 80 UD faculty who directed or co-directed domestic and international programs in the 2019-20 academic year, students nominated 28 of them for this …

The Ratledge Family Award for Delaware Public Service has been presented to Allison Ouellette-Karpyn for her contributions to the well-being of the people of the state of Delaware. Karpyn is interim director of the Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP) and associate professor of Human Development and …

UD’s National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities has announced that Steven M. Eidelmanv, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Human Development and Family Science, and Nancy Weiss, director, have been selected for recognition in The National Historic Recognition Project: 2000-2020 for their significant contributions to nationally significant research, practice, public policy and advocacy initiatives that …

For the second year in a row, the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the largest national interdisciplinary education research organization, has recognized University of Delaware faculty with its most prestigious honor. Of the 12 renowned researchers named as 2020 AERA Fellows, two are faculty members in UD’s School of Education (SOE). Nancy …

Elizabeth Soslau, associate professor in the School of Education, and Christine Carrino Gorowara, Senior Associate Director at UD’s Delaware Center for Teacher Education, have been elected 2020 Clinical Practice Fellows by the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE). As part of this fellowship, Soslau and Gorowara were invited to join a …

The joys of counting often begin during the toddler years as children sing along to “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” or laugh with The Count on Sesame Street. But what happens when a child struggles to match those numbers with quantities? Many children, especially those with learning difficulties and …

The University of Delaware’s Francis Alison Society has selected Jason Gleghorn, assistant professor in the College of Engineering, and Joshua Wilson, assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Development, as the winners of the 2019 Gerard J. Mangone Young Scholars Awards. The award recognizes promising and accomplished young …

Three alumni and one graduate student from the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development have been named as finalists for the 2020 State Teacher of the Year Award. The following teachers will represent their districts in the competition’s final round, with the winner named at a ceremony …

Four members of the University of Delaware faculty have been recognized for outstanding work in teaching and two for excellence in advisement and mentoring. In addition, four doctoral students also have been honored for excellence in teaching. The honors were announced at the May 13 Faculty Senate meeting. Selected by …

On Friday, May 3, 2019, the College of Education and Human Development recognized our undergraduate and graduate students for their academic excellence, research, leadership, and outstanding potential as professionals in the fields of education and human services. The departments of Human Development and Family Sciences and the School of Education …