Superior Service

Nominees are evaluated based on a balance of their accomplishments for service within the past year to the college and university, the profession and field, and to the community.

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 — Josh McGee, Associate Professor of Education Reform and 21st Century Endowed Chair in Accountability and Transparency
  • 2024-25 — Kevin Brady, Professor of Educational Leadership
  • 2023-24 — Brent T. Williams, Associate Professor of Counselor Education and Supervision
  • 2022-23 — Rhett Hutchins, Associate Teaching Professor of Educational Studies
  • 2021-22 — No award presented
  • 2020-21 — Leslie Jo Shelton, Assistant Professor of Higher Education
  • 2019-20 — Michelle Gray, Associate Professor of Exercise Science
  • 2018-19 — Marcia Imbeau, Professor of Special Education
  • 2017-18 — Peggy Schaefer-Whitby, Associate Professor of Special Education
  • 2016-17 — Leslie Jo Shelton, Assistant Professor of Higher Education
  • 2015-16 — Kenda Grover, Assistant Professor of Adult and Lifelong Learning
  • 2014-15 — Chris Goering, Associate Professor of English Education
  • 2013-14 — Kathleen Barta, Associate Professor of Nursing
  • 2012-13 — Cheryl Murphy, Associate Professor of Educational Technology
  • 2011-12
    • Christian Goering, Assistant Professor of Secondary Education
    • Gary Ritter, Twenty-First Century Chair of Education Policy
  • 2010-11 — Susan Riggs, Instructor of Childhood Education
  • 2009-10 — LaVonne Kirkpatrick, Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
  • 2008-09 — Inza Fort, Professor of Kinesiology
  • 2007-08 — Cheryl Murphy, Associate Professor of Educational Technology
  • 2006-07 — Charles Riggs, Professor of Kinesiology
  • 2005-06 — Inza Fort, Professor of Kinesiology
  • 2004-05 — Linda Morrow
  • 2003-04 — Christy McGee
  • 2002-03 — Jean Hughes
  • 2001-02 — Ro DiBrezzo, Professor of Kinesiology

☞ 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. ☜