Each spring, the School recognizes some of its most outstanding individuals with Faculty and Staff Distinguished Achievement Awards. On Thursday evening, this year’s award-winners were honored during a reception and short ceremony in the Education Building’s Wisconsin Idea room.

To view photos of Thursday’s reception, visit the School’s Facebook Page.

The 2019 award winners are:

Ann Wallace Academic Staff Distinguished Achievement

• Todd Finkelmeyer, Communications and Advancement
• Jason Ruhl, Tandem Press

University Staff Distinguished Achievement

• Jeff Wunderlin, Education Academic Services
• Mary Hegge (Claire Shaffer Award), Wisconsin Center for Education Research

Faculty Distinguished Achievement

• Ruth Benedict, Kinesiology (occupational therapy program)
• Kate Corby, Dance

Dick & Julie Daly Education Student Staff Achievement

• Nasitta Keita, Morgridge Center for Public Service

Community-Engaged Scholarship

• Erica Halverson, Curriculum and Instruction

Excellence in Diversity

• Stephanie Graham, Counseling Psychology

The School would like to thank the following alumni and friends for making this event possible. The Ann Wallace Academic Staff Distinguished Achievement awards are sponsored by Ann Wallace. The Claire Shaffer Award is made possible by a generous gift from Claire and Ron Shaffer. The Faculty Achievement awards are supported by the Charles Read Recognition Fund. The Student Staff Award is made possible by a gift from Jo Ann Carr. The Excellence in Diversity Award and Community-Engaged Scholarship Award are supported by gifts from the Luvern and Marguerite Kopp Fund.