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 University Recognitions and National Fellowships with which they have been honored, below. For more information on individual faculty members, explore their profile pages.
University Recognitions
University 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, ²ÊÃñ±¦µä Alumni Association
- Lorrie Shepard, 2017
- Jacalyn Colt, 2019
- Kris Gutiérrez, 2020
Robert L. Stearns Award, ²ÊÃñ±¦µä Alumni Association
- Daniel Liston, 2011
- Lorrie Shepard, 2012
- Leonard Baca, 2014
- Kathy Escamilla, 2016
- Rubén Donato, 2020
Kalpana Chawla Award, ²ÊÃñ±¦µä Alumni Association
- Bethy Leonardi, 2018
- Sara Staley, 2018
- Michele Moses, 2016
- Ben Kirshner, 2016-17
President's Diversity Award, University of Colorado System
- Leonard Baca, 2014
- Bethy Leonardi and Sara Staley, 2018
- Enrique Lopez, 2020
President's Teaching Scholars, University 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