Awards & Honors
Grants, Honors, Awards, and Recognitions
2012-2017 ¡Profes!: Preparing Teachers and Administrators to Better Serve English Learners in Bilingual, ESL, and STEM Classrooms. Funded by the Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education, Role: Designing survey instruments and interview questions, collecting and analyzing data, and writing report
Department Faculty Development Travel Grant, Educational Leadership for $1,500, Texas A&M University-Commerce, 2015
Department Faculty Development Travel Grant, Educational Leadership for $1,500, Texas A&M University-Commerce, 2014
Provost Faculty Development Grant recipient, Provost Office for $800, Texas A&M University-Commerce, 2013 (Proposal: Learning more and Serving better)
Department Faculty Development Travel Grant, Educational Leadership for $1,000, Texas A&M University-Commerce, 2013
Rupert Evans Award recipient, Annual award to a doctoral student achieving high standards of excellence in scholarship, research, and service from Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002
Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship recipient for $20,000, a merit-based award to foreign students who will study in U.S. covering full tuition, fees, room & board, and allowance (1997-1998)
A merit-based scholarship, SookMyung Women’s University, 1991, 1994, 1995
Professional Service
Editorial Board (appointed, 2013-2016) Journal of The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Reviewer (2012-Present) Higher Education Research & Development
Reviewer (2012-Present) Research in Higher Education
Reviewer (2012-Present) The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher
Reviewer (2013-Present) Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (AERA)
Manuscript Reviewer (2012-Present) Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference Papers
Manuscript Reviewer (2012-Present) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference Papers
Manuscript Reviewer (2010-Present) Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) Conference Papers
Steering Committee (2007-2008) Illinois Association for Institutional Research
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Program Coordinator (2014-Present) Masters of Science-Higher Education (MS-HIED) and Masters of Science-Higher Education Online
Member (2014-Present) Faculty Senate Academic Practices Committee
Member (2013-Present) University International Student Services Committee
Member (2013-Present) University International Education Fee Scholarship Awards Committee
Faculty Mentor (2014-Prese WILL (Women in Learning Leadership)
Member (2013) College of Education Virtual Advisory Committee
Member (2015-Present) Ed Leadership Curriculum Committee
Member (2012-2015) Ed Leadership Scholarship Committee
Member (2013) Ed Leadership Website Ad hoc Committee
Western Illinois University – University Committee
Member (2011-2012) President’s Recruitment and Retention Task Force
Member (2008-2012) Diversity Committee
Member (2008-2012) Workforce Diversity Initiative Council
Member (2008-2012) Voluntary Systems of Accountability (VSA) Student Learning Assessment Committee
Member (2007-2012) Web Accessibility Committee
Member (2006-2012) Facility Conditions Assessment Committee
Member (2008-2010) North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) Accreditation Committee
Member (2008-2010) NCA Accreditation Support Team
Member (2008-2009) Council of Administrative Personnel Executive Board
Chair (2008) Assistant Director of Institutional Research and Planning Search Committee
Member (2008) Administrative Information Management Director Search Committee
Member (2006-2007) First Year Experience (FYE) improvement dimension subcommittee
Member (2006-2007) Community College Task Force Committee
Member (2006-2007) Enrollment Network Committee
Member (2007) Chief Technology Officer Search Committee
