Awards & Honors

Our faculty are locally and nationally renowned for their outstanding contributions to the fields of education. We are extremely proud to share with you some of the ³Ô¹ÏÍø Recognitions and National Fellowships with which they have been honored, below. For more information on individual faculty members, explore their profile pages.

³Ô¹ÏÍø Recognitions

³Ô¹ÏÍø Distinguished Professors

  • Kris Gutiérrez
  • Margaret Eisenhart
  • Robert Linn
  • Lorrie Shepard
  • Bill Penuel

Provost’s Award for Faculty Achievement

  • Michele Moses, 2011
  • Derek Briggs, 2012
  • Elizabeth Dutro, 2013
  • Victoria Hand, 2013
  • Erin M. Furtak, 2014
  • Ben Kirshner, 2017
  • Susan Jurow, 2019
  • Terrenda White, 2020
  • Allison Atteberry, 2020
  • Edd V. Taylor, 2022
  • Mimi Engel, 2022

George Norlin Award, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder Alumni Association

  • Lorrie Shepard, 2017
  • Jacalyn Colt, 2019
  • Kris Gutiérrez, 2020

Robert L. Stearns Award, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder Alumni Association

  • Daniel Liston, 2011
  • Lorrie Shepard, 2012
  • Leonard Baca, 2014
  • Kathy Escamilla, 2016
  • Rubén Donato, 2020

Kalpana Chawla Award, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder Alumni Association

  • Bethy Leonardi, 2018
  • Sara Staley, 2018

  • Michele Moses, 2016

  • Ben Kirshner, 2016-17

President's Diversity Award, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado System

  • Leonard Baca, 2014
  • Bethy Leonardi and Sara Staley, 2018
  • Enrique Lopez, 2020

President's Teaching Scholars, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado System

  • Shelby Wolf, 2006
  • Valerie Otero, 2015
  • Wendy Glenn, 2023

Distinguished Research Lecture

  • Margaret Eisenhart, 2003
  • Rubén Donato, 2022-23

Joanne Arnold Courage and Commitment Award

  • Bethy Leonardi, 2013

Marinus Smith Award

  • Rubén Donato, 2012
  • Karen Ramirez, 2021
  • Soraya Latiff, 2023
  • Elaina Verveer, 2023

Outstanding Faculty Graduate Advising Award

  • Ken Howe, 2000
  • Michele Moses, 2011

The Best Should Teach Gold Award

  • Rubén Donato, 2011
  • Daniel Liston, 2011
  • Kris Gutiérrez, 2012
  • Michele Moses, 2013
  • Kathy Escamilla, 2014
  • Elizabeth Dutro, 2015
  • Susan Jurow, 2016
  • William McGinley, 2017
  • Bethy Leonardi, 2018
  • Wendy Glenn, 2019
  • Allison Atteberry, 2020
  • Deborah Palmer, 2020
  • Julie Andrew, 2021
  • Melissa Braaten, 2022

National Fellowships

Members of the

  • Margaret Eisenhart
  • Kris Gutiérrez
  • Robert Linn
  • Lorrie Shepard (Past President)
  • Bill Penuel
  • Rubén Donato

  • Hilda Borko (Past President)
  • Rubén Donato
  • Margaret Eisenhart
  • Kathy Escamilla
  • Gene Glass (Past President)
  • Kris Gutiérrez (Past President)
  • Ken Howe
  • Margaret LeCompte
  • Robert Linn
  • Michele Moses
  • William Penuel
  • Kathy Schultz
  • Lorrie Shepard (Past President)
  • Kevin Welner
  • Derek Briggs