Award of Excellence
The Alumni Award of Excellence recognizes CEHD alumni who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and leadership in their profession, served as mentors to others in their field, or shown exceptional volunteer service. Award recipients will be honored at the CEHD Exceptional Alumni Awards Celebration on Tuesday, April 29 at McNamara Alumni Center.
If you have any questions, please contact us at cehdas@umn.edu or 612-625-5963.
Congratulations to the 2025 Alumni Award of Excellence recipients
Patricia K. Kubow (MA ’94 and PhD ’96, educational policy & administration)
Patricia K. Kubow is Professor and Program Chair in International and Comparative Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Indiana University. As founding director of the Center for International Education, Development and Research, she received numerous federal grant awards that brought prestigious Fulbright teacher and international educator programs to the IU School of Education. Her comparative research focuses on global-local constructions of democracy, citizen identity, and formal and indigenous education in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. She has conducted research in 25 countries worldwide.
Brian Lozenski (PhD ’14, culture and teaching)
Brian Lozenski is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Educational Studies Department at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota (2014) where he studied the social and cultural contexts of teaching and learning. His research explores the intersections of critical participatory action research, black intellectual traditions in education, and cultural sustainability.
Past alumni award of excellence recipients:
2024: Amanda Harrington and Juleen Rodakowski
2023: Larry Johnson and Kristin J. Morris
2022: Ashley Landers and Abdul Omari
2021: Juliana Carlson and K. Giddings
2019: Chelsea Petree
2018: Candice Nadler and Catherine Rich
2017: Beth Bowman and Karen Filla
2015: Kenneth Dragseth, Amelia Franck Meyer
2014: Kenneth Mauer, Barbara Schmidt
2013: Marvin Davis, Peg Lonnquist