College of Education and Human Development announces annual student, faculty-staff awards

April 27, 2021 News, School of Educational Leadership, Higher Education and Human Development, School of Kinesiology, Physical Education and Athletic Training, School of Learning and Teaching

Miranda Snyder of Brimfield, Massachusetts, a secondary education major with a concentration in English, is the 2021 Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Education and Human Development. The college also honored Blanca Millán-Modia of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, a kinesiology and physical education major with a concentration in exercise science, as this year’s Outstanding Graduating International Student, and Jamie Jones of Bangor, Maine, a child development and family relations major with a concentration in early childhood education, with the Dean’s Award.

The outstanding graduating students for each undergraduate program are:

Courtney Pearson, Elementary Education
Miranda Snyder, Secondary Education
Jamie Jones, Child Development and Family Relations (Early Childhood Education)
Jessie Anderson, Child Development and Family Relations (Individual and Family Studies)
Josh Palmeter, Kinesiology and Physical Education (Exercise Science)
Walker Thomas, Kinesiology and Physical Education (Teaching and Coaching)
Mitchell Jameson, Athletic Training

The college also announced graduate student awards:

Kittiya Reeves, Outstanding Student in Human Development
Sydni Cosgrove, Student Development in Higher Education Excellence Award
Hilary-Lynn McCabe, Social Justice in Higher Education Award
Jillian Baker and Emily Boutin, Outstanding MAT Students
Danielle Gabrielli, Outstanding Literacy Graduate Student
Nick Scott, Outstanding Achievement in Instructional Technology
Finn Ducker, Outstanding Graduate Student/Graduate Assistant in Kinesiology and Physical Education
Angela E. Domina, Krissy Miner Memorial Award for Outstanding M.Ed. Student in Educational Leadership
Katie Truesdale and Mia Morrision, Outstanding Scholarly-Practitioner in Educational Leadership Ed.D. Student Award

And three faculty/staff awards:

Sherrie Weeks, instructor and program coordinator for athletic training, Teaching Excellence Award
William Dee Nichols, professor of literacy, Faculty Service Award
Amy Cates, fiscal coordinator, Staff Service Award

Profiles of the outstanding graduating students and more celebrations Class of 2021 are available on our graduate recognition page.