Members of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz Graduate School were recognized at UCSB’s 2015 Faculty Recognition Ceremony held on June 2, 2015 at UCSB’s Corwin Pavilion. UC Santa Barbara honored a distinguished group of UCSB faculty members across campus that were given awards and honors throughout the 2014-2015 academic year. The Gevirtz School prides itself in its renowned faculty who work from multiple disciplinary perspectives to research important issues that shape learning environments, respond to the needs of diverse learners, and lead to the development of disciplinary knowledge and educational policies.
The 2015 faculty awardees from Gevirtz Graduate School of Education:
Richard Durán, Professor in Education
Appointed to the committee on fostering school success for English Learners Directions in Policy, Practice, and Research by the National Academies Institute of Medicine and National Research Council
Linda Adler-Kassner, Professor and Director of the Writing Program (Affiliated Faculty)
Elected Assistant Chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
Tania Israel, Professor in Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology
Named Mid-career Shining Star by National Multicultural Summit
Shane Jimerson, Professor and Department Chair in Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology
Named 2014 Outstanding International Psychologist by International Psychology Division (Division 52) of the American Psychological Association (APA)
Mian Wang, Associate Professor in Education
2014-2016 US Fulbright Scholar Award
Heidi Zetzer, Lecturer with Security of Employment, Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology and Director of the Hosford Clinic
Named the 2015 Outstanding Counseling Supervisor, Supervision & Training by the Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17), American Psychological Association (APA)
Emeriti Faculty Recognized in 2014-2015
Merith Cosden, Professor in Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology
Russell Rumberger, Professor in Education
2014-2015 Academic Senate Awards
Linda Adler-Kassner
Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award
Mario Galicia Jr., Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Education
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award