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, University of Colorado Boulder Alumni Association

  • Lorrie Shepard, 2017
  • Jacalyn Colt, 2019
  • Kris Gutiérrez, 2020

Robert L. Stearns Award, University of Colorado Boulder Alumni Association

  • Daniel Liston, 2011
  • Lorrie Shepard, 2012
  • Leonard Baca, 2014
  • Kathy Escamilla, 2016
  • Rubén Donato, 2020

Kalpana Chawla Award, University of Colorado Boulder Alumni Association

  • Bethy Leonardi, 2018
  • Sara Staley, 2018

Hazel Barnes Prize, CU Boulder Office of the Chancellor

  • Michele Moses, 2016

Chase Faculty Community Service Award, CU System

  • 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 National Academy of Education (NAEd)

  • Margaret Eisenhart
  • Kris Gutiérrez
  • Robert Linn
  • Lorrie Shepard (Past President)
  • Bill Penuel
  • Rubén Donato

Fellows of the American Educational Research Association (AERA)

  • 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