Impactful Scholarship

This award for Impactful Scholarship recognizes a faculty member for the single most important research endeavor completed within a two-year period of the current term. The award prior to 2023 was titled ‘Significant Research.”

The College of Education and Health Professions honors faculty and staff members each year for their teaching, research and service to the college and the University of Arkansas. The 2026 winners have been announced.

  • 2025-26 — Christine Holyfield, Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • 2024-25 — Albert Cheng, Associate Professor of Education Reform
  • 2023-24 — Kevin Murach, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
  • 2022-23 — Jonathan Wai, Assistant Professor of Education Reform and Endowed Chair in Education Policy
  • 2021-22 — Gema Zamarro, Professor of Economics and Education Reform
  • 2020-21 — Tingting Liu, Assistant Professor of Nursing
  • 2019-20 — Xinya Liang, Assistant Professor of Educational Statistics and Research Methods
  • 2018-19 — Kristen Jozkowski, Associate Professor of Community Health Promotion
  • 2017-18 — Nicholas Greene, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
  • 2016-17
    • Jay Greene, Distinguished Professor of Education Reform
    • Lynn Koch, Professor of Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders
  • 2015-16
    • Jason Endacott, Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education
    • Gema Zamarro, Twenty-First Century Endowed Chair of Advising and Research
  • 2014-15 — Hayriye Kayi-Aydar, Assistant Professor of TESOL/Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Education
  • 2013-14 — Peggy Schaefer Whitby, Assistant Professor of Special Education
  • 2012-13 — Claretha Hughes, Associate Professor of Workforce Development
  • 2011-12 — Jay Greene, Twenty-First Century Chair of Education Reform
  • 2010-11
    • Brent Williams, Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Education
    • Patrick Wolf, Twenty-First Century Endowed Chair of School Choice
  • 2009-10
    • George Denny, Professor of Educational Statistics and Research Methods
    • Gary Ritter, Twenty-First Century Chair of Education Policy
  • 2008-09 — Robert Costrell, Twenty-First Century Chair of Education Accountability
  • 2007-08 — Jay Greene, Professor of Education Reform
  • 2006-07
    • George Denny, Professor of Educational Foundations
    • Michael Young, Professor of Health Science
  • 2005-06 — Marianne Neighbors
  • 2004-05 — Merry Moiseichik
  • 2003-04 — Charles Riggs, Professor of Kinesiology
  • 2002-03 — Gary Ritter, Endowed Chair of Education Policy
  • 2001-02 — Lori Turner, Assistant Professor of Health Science

☞ Nominations for 2027 will open in January. Find the 2026  instructions on the cover sheet form (PDF). For more information, write to cs098@uark.edu. ☜