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Nine Graduate Students Honored with K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Awards
Students Recognized for Commitment to Academic and Civic Responsibility and Promise as Future Leaders of Higher Education
Washington, DC—January 12, 2010—The Association of American Colleges and Universities announced today the 2010 recipients of the annual K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Awards. These awards recognize graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education; who demonstrate a commitment to developing academic and civic responsibility in themselves and others; and whose work reflects a strong emphasis on teaching and learning. The award is named in honor of K. Patricia Cross, Professor of Higher Education, Emerita, at the University of California, Berkeley.
The 2010 recipients are:
Netta Avineri, Applied Linguistics, University of California, Los Angeles
Shauna K. Carlisle, Social Welfare, University of Washington
Judith Flores Carmona, Sociology of Education, University of Utah
Elizabeth Hoover, Anthropology, Brown University
Ilana Kramer, Clinical Psychology, Long Island University
Jonathan P. Rossing, Rhetoric and Public Culture, Indiana University
Jentery Sayers, English, University of Washington
Wendy Wagner, College Student Personnel Administration, University of Maryland
Holly F. West, Higher and Postsecondary Education, New York University
These individuals were chosen from a pool of more than 200 nominations through a rigorous nomination process through which they demonstrated their leadership ability or potential for exercising leadership in teaching and learning, and their strong commitment to academic and civic responsibility.
“The Cross Scholars represent the finest in the new generation of faculty who will be leading higher education in the next decades,” said AAC&U President Carol Geary Schneider. “Clearly, higher education is facing today some of its most difficult challenges. It is heartening, indeed, to see in this group of future leaders, a level of commitment, passion, and skill that will serve them well as they help reinvent higher education in the coming years. At a time when things may look bleak, these students give me hope.”
“This is another stellar year for the future of faculty leadership,” said K. Patricia Cross. “Of more than 200 doctoral students nominated by 110 research universities across a wide range of academic disciplines, the nine award recipients include an impressive number of Outstanding Teaching Awards, a wide variety of experiences serving local and worldwide communities, and a demonstrated concern for the development of others. It is heartwarming to see these impressive and dedicated teachers join the faculties of our colleges and universities, and we are so pleased to provide both praise and publicity for their extraordinary contributions.”
“The nine scholars selected for the K. Patricia Cross Award are diverse in disciplines, personal backgrounds, and academic goals, but all share a passionate commitment to effective teaching and learning in practice and as a part of their ongoing scholarship,” said L. Lee Knefelkamp, AAC&U Senior Scholar and a member of the award selection committee. “Every year the selection committee comments on how difficult it is to select only nine from the hundreds of nominees,” she noted. “This year was no different, and we are extraordinarily proud of our choices.”
The 2010 Cross Scholars will be introduced to the AAC&U community at its 2010 Annual Meeting, THE WIT, THE WILL ... AND THE WALLET: Supporting Educational Innovation, Shaping Our Global Futures, to be held in Washington, DC, from January 20-23, 2010. The 2010 Cross Scholars will be honored at the Opening Plenary. They will also be presenters in the session, “Faculty of the Future: Voices from the Next Generation – A Conversation with the K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders.” The Cross awardees will participate in other sessions and meetings throughout the conference.
For more information about AAC&U, its annual meeting, or the K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award, visit www.aacu.org.
About AAC&U
AAC&U is the leading national association concerned with the quality, vitality, and public standing of undergraduate liberal education. Its members are committed to extending the advantages of a liberal education to all students, regardless of academic specialization or intended career. Founded in 1915, AAC&U now comprises 1,200 member institutions—including accredited public and private colleges and universities of every type and size.
AAC&U functions as a catalyst and facilitator, forging links among presidents, administrators, and faculty members who are engaged in institutional and curricular planning. Its mission is to reinforce the collective commitment to liberal education at both the national and local levels and to help individual institutions keep the quality of student learning at the core of their work as they evolve to meet new economic and social challenges.
Information about AAC&U membership, programs, and publications can be found at www.aacu.org.
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