DISTINCTIONS: Celebrating Faculty Awards and External Appointments in 2024-2025
Awards The Florida School of Professional Psychology was doubly honored with awards for two faculty members. • Dr. Christina Brown received the 2024 Distinguished Psychologist Award from the Florida Psychological Association. • Dr. Gary Howell was honored with the 2024 Equality Florida Voice for Equality Award. Dr. Carla Sparks of the National College of Education received the Distinguished Teaching Award from the Florida Association of Professors of Educational Leadership. The award celebrates outstanding teaching and commitment to developing future educational leaders. Dr. Steve Curda of the National College of Education and Special Advisor on Veterans Education was awarded a prestigious Fulbright Specialist Scholarship . This fall, he will collaborate with scholars at Busitema University in Uganda, contributing to short-term international educational initiatives supported by the U.S. Department of State.
Dr. Carla Sparks, NCE, receiving the Distinguished Teaching Award from the Florida Association of Professors of Educational Leadership
Keynote and Invited Addresses This year, NLU faculty gave 23 invited addresses, including:
Dr. Geri Chesner of the National College of Education gave the keynote address at the 8th Annual Illinois Teacher Leadership Summit held in Bloomington, IL. Dr. Ebony Wilkins of the Undergraduate College gave a keynote address to an audience of more than 500 students and community members at the 51st Battle of the Books event, hosted by Gail Borden, Bartlett, and Popular Creek Public Libraries, and Illinois School District U-46. Dr. Tiffeny Jiménez of the College of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences gave the invited address Rooted as Rhizome: Collective Methods of Becoming the Global Village, as part of the Public Lecture on Social Psychology series coordinated in Indonesia.
Dr. Ebony Wilkins of the Undergraduate College gave the keynote address at the 51st Battle of the Books event
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