We have come through a lot in past few years, with the most unexpected challenges having come from COVID and the college merger. In recognition of the many extra efforts that faculty and staff put forth, we would like to recognize our colleagues who have demonstrated exemplary productivity, leadership or innovation in the face of COVID-19 challenges or to the new college’s formation process.

Jacquelynn Doyon-Martin, School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies

Sean Lancaster, formerly with Literacy, Educational Foundations, and Technology

Jamie Langlois, School of Social Work

Elizabeth Stolle, Literacy, Educational Foundations, and Technology

Greg Warsen, Educational Leadership and Counseling
 

College Personnel Committee
David Bair, Literacy, Educational Foundations, and Technology

Rick Geisel, Educational Leadership and Counseling

Erica Hamilton, formerly with Literacy, Educational Foundations, and Technology

Priscilla Kimboko, School of Community Leadership and Development 

Sherie Klee, Teaching and Learning

Cray Mulder, School of Social Work

Scott Rood, School of Community Leadership and Development

Cindi Smith, Educational Leadership and Counseling

Melissa Villarreal, School of Social Work

Mary Bair, Literacy, Educational Foundations, and Technology

Scott Berlin, School of Social Work

Joshua Bishop, School of Social Work

Carrie Buist, School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies

Lisa Campione, School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies

Megan Freudigmann, Teaching and Learning

Patrick Gerkin, School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies

Gabriela Gui, Educational Leadership and Counseling

Raymond Higbea, School of Community Leadership and Development

Veda Hodges, Center of Educational Partnerships

Kristy Jack, School of Community Leadership and Development

Naoki Kanaboshi, School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies

Jina Lee, School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies

Breeann Mann, CECI Undergraduate Advising Center

Jennifer Marson-Reed, School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies

Cathy Meyer-Looze, Educational Leadership and Counseling

Kathryn Ohle, Teaching and Learning

Clay Pelon, Center for Educational Partnerships

Karyn Rabourn, Educational Leadership and Counseling

Lynnea Santoyo, Literacy, Educational Foundations, and Technology

Ellen Schiller, Teaching and Learning

Annukka Thelen, Office of Certification and Accreditation

Lorie Tuma, School of Community Leadership and Development

Sheryl Vlietstra, Teaching and Learning

Heather Walker, CECI Dean’s Office

Williamson (Billy) Wallace, School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies

Judy Williams, Educational Leadership and Counseling

Pew Teaching Excellence Award for Adjunct Faculty

Gerald Brown, M.A.
Adjunct Instructor of Literacy, Educational Foundations, and Technology
Joined Grand Valley State University in 2015

Gerald Brown consistently exemplifies a deep commitment to teaching excellence, throughout many courses taught at GVSU. In EDH - 182, for those on academic probation, student centered pedagogy creates the opportunity to grapple with factors that may have led to academic struggles. Employing a growth mindset, creating a supportive learning environment where students can share vulnerabilities, and coaching them to a sense of self-efficacy, students thrive in new ways. In the words of a student, “If it were not for him, I probably would not be back at school this semester; he believed in me, and he made me believe in myself.”

Pew Teaching with Technology Award

Beomkyu Choi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Literacy, Educational Foundations, and Technology
Joined Grand Valley State University in 2017

Beomkyu Choi, professor of educational technology, embraces and innovates with technology in his teaching. In his work, pedagogy drives the use of technology. Examples include scenario-based reasoning and harnessing communication and collaboration tools to better facilitate a practice team-based project. Likewise, Project Technologia transforms a discussion board into the basis for a narrative role-playing game, in which students manifest and practice what they have learned throughout the semester.

Distinguished Early-Career Scholar Award

Daisy Fredricks, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning
Joined Grand Valley State University in 2017

As a former bilingual elementary and middle school teacher in Michigan and elsewhere, Fredricks’ scholarship seeks to disrupt inequitable schooling experiences for multilingual students and improve teacher preparation though instruction grounded in research. Fredricks is a leader in the “Voices from the Field” research team, a working group of teacher educators and novice teachers who have identified a set of Core Practices for teaching multilingual students, and will publish a book on this work in 2022 (Teachers College Press). She maintains an active program of scholarship — often centered on teacher and student experiences, in an effort to humanize both research practice and classroom instruction — with 11 peer-reviewed publications, six since arriving at Grand Valley.

Glenn A. Niemeyer Award

Amy Schelling, Ed.D.
Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning
Joined Grand Valley State University in 2007

Amy Schelling’s colleagues share that she is a student advocate in every sense of the word. She is not only student-centered in her teaching and leadership; she is, first and foremost, relationship centered. Each student’s education, and every faculty member’s growth, matters to her. She has served on numerous university committees and as a student organization faculty advisor. Her professional service includes serving on two Michigan Department of Education advisory committees, as an auditor for the Council for Exceptional Children Program, and as Camp Sunshine board member. Schelling is published in the Field Experience Journal, Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, and the Journal of Intellectual Disabilities. In 2018, Schelling was selected by the university to attend the HERS Institute of Leadership Development for Women in Higher Education. She exemplifies servant leadership a commitment to student advocacy, and maintains a clear vision for the future of teacher preparation.

Internship Advocate of the Year

Quincy Williams, M.A.
Public, Nonprofit and Health Administration Undergraduate and Internship Coordinator
School of Community Leadership and Development

Quincy was chosen for this award for his amazing advocacy for his students and his dedication to working with employers and community partners to create meaningful internships. He is always an educator, helping supervisors grow as internship sites, working with students to navigate the sometimes complicated world of work, and as a mentor and resource to our internship coordinators. He is always willing to engage in career work and support the work of the GVSU Career Center.