EHA Faculty Recognized at 2017 University Awards Convocation

Monday, December 11, 2017

Outstanding faculty members in the College of Education, Health and Aviation (EHA) were recently recognized during the Oklahoma State University’s annual University Awards Convocation on December 6.

Doug Smith, Professor and Head of the School of Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation, received the Regents Distinguished Research Award. The award recognizes facultywho have shown unusually significant achievement in their field of research.

Sue Parsons, Associate Professor in the School of Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences, received the Regents Distinguished Teaching Award. This award recognizes faculty who have shown unusually significant achievement in the instruction of students for an extended number of years. Parsons has been a member of the OSU faculty since Fall of 1999.

 

Sheri Vasinda, Associate Professor in the School of Teaching, Learning and Educational Sciences, was honored with the Advising Excellence Award. This award recognizes outstanding academic advising.

Additionally, Ed Harris and team were awarded third place for the President’s Cup for Creative Interdisciplinary for their project, Using Virtual Reality to Advance STEM Education in Oklahoma. The President’s Cup team competition recognizes and rewards creative interdisciplinary instruction, research and service.

Faculty members from programs across the College of Education, Health and Aviation are partnering with the ANGARI Foundation and PK-12 classroom teachers to advance science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in Oklahoma via virtual reality (VR) technologies and engaging, authentic classroom experiences. The purpose of the interdisciplinary project is to bring VR technologies to Oklahoma public school classrooms and EHA to equip pre-service and practicing educators to effectively use this technology. This project expands learning opportunities for Oklahoma students, promotes undergraduate research, prepares students for advanced coursework and increases access to innovative teaching strategies for Oklahoma educators. Ultimately, the project provides an opportunity for OSU faculty to engage in interdisciplinary professional development and research productivity that will benefit the university in outside funding and research publications. The OSU/ANGARI project will be used as a model for future partnerships in other universities across the United States.

Project team members include:

Dr. Ed Harris (EHA, School of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Aviation)
Dr. Kathy Curry (EHA School of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation)
Dr. Jackie Mania-Singer (EHA School of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation)
Dr. Tutaleni Asino (EHA, School of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation)
Dr. Penny Thompson (EHA, School of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation)
Dr. Adrienne Sanogo (EHA, School of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Sciences)
Dr. Amy Olson (EHA, School of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Sciences)
President Angela Rosenberg (ANGARI Foundation and RNANGARI Captain)
Dr. Amanda Waite (ANGARI Foundation, Director of Science Education and Advancement)
Dr. Shawna Richardson (Edmond Public Schools, teacher)

A full list of award recipients can be found here.