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Awards
AWARD
Our most prestigious honor in the Department of Teacher Education is the Dr. Karen L. Parker Future Educator Excellence Award. This award is established in honor of Dr. Karen L. Parker, Dean Emeritus, who served for over 30 years in the School of Education in various roles, including faculty member, Chair of the Teacher Education Department, Dean, and Coordinator of Accreditation. The recipient is chosen for his or her academic excellence, Christian testimony, exemplary leadership and work ethic, organizational and instructional skills, and outstanding service to the Teacher Education Department.
For the 2021/22 academic year, Hallie Chewning was chosen for this award. Hallie graduated in May of 2022 with a B.Ed. in Elementary Education. Hallie served as president of the Pi Sigma chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, an International Honors Society in Education. Under Hallie’s leadership, the Pi Sigma chapter achieved the highest accolade – The Dr. Florence B. Stratemeyer Award for Chapter Excellence! This fall, she will be teaching 5th grade reading and social studies at Burlington Elementary School in Roanoke County, Va., and she is excited to take the skills she acquired at Liberty and put them into practice in the classroom.
Teacher Education Award
The School of Education faculty chose the recipients of the Teacher Education Award on the basis of academic excellence, service to the Teacher Education Department, Christian testimony, and outstanding performance in student teaching. The winners are listed below: • The Elementary Teacher Education Award — Breea Amundson and Tamira Weaver • The Secondary Teacher Education Award — Zachary Kauffman • The Special Education Teacher Award — Anna Alden and Katherine Eto
Delta Kappa Gamma
The 2022 Delta Kappa Gamma Society/Virginia Scholars Award went to Hallie Chewning at the May School of Education Commencement ceremonies.
