National Awards
Susan Assouline
Former director of the Belin-Blank Center and Professor Emerita
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
2024 NAGC Ann F. Issacs Founder’s Memorial Award
Belin-Blank Center director emerita receives prestigious award
Allison Levine
Rehabilitation Counseling Assistant Professor
National Career Development Association (NCDA)
Career Convergence Recognition Award
Pamela Wesely
Associate Dean for Faculty and Graduate Education and Multilingual Education Professor
National Association for World Language Teachers
New York State Association for Language Teachers (NYSAFLT) Anthony Papalia Award for Excellence in
Teacher Education
Wesely awarded for excellence in world language teacher education
State Awards
Noel Estrada-Hernández
Departmental Executive Officer of Counselor Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Professor
2024 Inductee to the Iowa Academy of Education
Estrada-Hernández inducted into Iowa Academy of Education
Jeffrey Nordine
Science Education Associate Professor
2024 State of Iowa Science Standards Revision and Review Team Member
Maia Sheppard
Social Studies Assistant Professor
2025 State of Iowa Social Studies Standards Revision and Review Team Member
Dave Tingwald
Licensure and Standards Coordinator, Office of Student Services
2025 Iowa Board of Regents Staff Excellence Award
Tingwald wins staff excellence award
Nicholas Colangelo
Founder, former director of the Belin-Blank Center and College of Education Dean Emeritus
2024 Iowa Talented and Gifted Association (ITAG) Legacy Award
Susan Assouline
Former director of the Belin-Blank Center and Professor Emerita
2024 Iowa Talented and Gifted Association (ITAG) Legacy Award
Laurie Croft
Former associate director for professional development at the Belin-Blank Center and Retired clinical professor
2024 Iowa Talented and Gifted Association (ITAG) Legacy Award
Belin-Blank Center leaders honored with Iowa Talented and Gifted Association awards
Erin Lane
School Counseling and Counselor Education and Supervision Clinical Assistant Professor
Iowa School Counselor Association (ISCA)
2024 School Counselor Advocate of the Year Award
Lane named 2024 iowa School Counselor Advocate of the Year
University of Iowa Awards
Chris Annicella
Director of Human Resources
2025 Outstanding Strategic HR Business Partner Award recipient
Annicella wins Outstanding HR award
Erin Barnes
Rehabilitation Counseling Clinical Associate Professor
Fellow for Faculty Development
Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
Barnes selected to serve as Fellow for Faculty Development
Betsy Justis
Education Licensure and Standards Specialist, Office of Student Services
University of Iowa Staff Council Welcoming and Respectful Environment Award
Kay Ramey
Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology Assistant Professor
Division of Student Life’s 2025 James N. Murray Faculty Award
Ramey wins prestigious UI faculty award
Saba Rasheed Ali
Counseling Psychology Professor and Associate Dean for Research
2025 University of Iowa Distinguished Chair
Ali selected as UI Distinguished Chair
Kathy Schuh
Director of Education Studies and Human Relations and Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology Professor
2025 Hancher-Finkbine Faculty Award
Schuh wins Hancher-Finkbine award
Chris Ogren
Higher Education and Student Affairs Professor
2025 Graduate College Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
Ogren recognized with Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
Edwin West
Devlin Family Café Manager in the Lindquist Center
UI Staff Council’s Richard E. Gibson Merit Staff Award for Innovation and Excellence in Customer Service
College Awards
Katharine “Katie” Broton
Higher Education and Student Affairs Associate Professor
Allison Rowe
Art Education Assistant Professor
2025 Collegiate Teaching Award Recipients
Rowe, Broton receive Collegiate Teaching Award for excellence in education
Kunjal Harwani
Services Administrator
Bettina (Tina) Hass Excellence in Commitment and Dedication Award
Kat Krtnick Wilson
Communications and Strategic Initiatives Manager
Scanlan Center for School Mental Health
Staff Council Early Impact Award
Harwani, Wilson honored with staff awards for excellence
Student Awards
Ahmed Bediwy
PhD candidate in Educational Measurement and Statistics
2025 Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology (SMEP) Dissertation Grant recipient
Olga Colmenero Carrillo
Student in Elementary Education
Josie Mbaye
Master of Science in Teaching student in Science Education
Gilman Alumni Changemaker Grant Recipients
Eddie Etsey
EdD student in Educational Policy and Leadership Studies and associate athletics director, technology & data analytics and Women’s Tennis administrator
Hancher Finkbine Staff Medallion
Amanda Randolph
Doctoral student in Educational Leadership
2025 David L. Clark Scholar, American Education Research Association
Doctoral student selected as a 2025 David L. Clark Scholar
Mairen Thompson
Graduate student in World Language Education
2025 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship recipient
Bing Gao
Graduate student in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education
Alison Warren
Student in Science Education
Department of Teaching and Learning Student Research Award Winners
Colleen Kollasch
Graduate student in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education
Li Zhu
Graduate student in Math Education
Department of Teaching and Learning Student Research Award Runners Up