Outstanding Service Award

Sponsored by AECT's Research & Theory Division

Purpose

This award recognizes outstanding service and commitment to the Research and Theory Division.  Awardees are nominated by the Research and Theory Immediate Past President and recognized at the Research and Theory Awards ceremony to be held during the AECT 2021 International Convention.

Nomination Procedures

Awardees are nominated by the Research and Theory President-Elect and President.

Nature of Award

Recognition at the Research and Theory Awards ceremony at the annual convention.

Past Recipients

2024

• Meina Zhu: For her service as RTD Professional Development Coordinator

• Royce Kimmons: For his 3-year service as RTD President-Elect, President, and Past-President

2023

• Yu-Ju (Sharon) Lin: For her 3-year service as Professional Development Coordinator Elect, Professional Development Coordinator, and Past Professional Development Coordinator (2020-2023)

• Heather Leary: For her 3-year service as President Elect, President, and Past President (2020-2023)

2022

• Ismahan Arslan-Ari

• Feng-Ru Sheu: For her 3-year service as President Elect, President, and Past President (2019-2022)

2020

• E-Ling Hsiao - For her 3-year service as Division Representative to the AECT Board (2017-2020); 3-year service as President-Elect, President, and Immediate Past-President (2014-2017); and 3-year service as Communication Officer (2008-2011); 

• Ginger Watson - For her 3-year service as President Elect, President, and Past President (2017-2020) and 2-year service as Professional Development Coordinator and Past Professional Development Coordinator (2015-2017)

• Heather Leary - For her 3-year service as Professional Development Coordinator Elect, Professional Development Coordinator, and Past Professional Development Coordinator (2017-2020)

2019

• Fei Gao - For her 3-year service as President Elect, President, and Past President. 

• Feng-Ru Sheu - For her 3-year service as Professional Development Coordinator Elect, Professional Development Coordinator, and Past Professional Development Coordinator. 

2018

• Jenny Wakefield - For her 2-year service as Professional Development, Coordinator and Past Professional Development Coordinator.

• Enilda Romero-Hall - For her 3-year  service as President-Elect, President, and Immediate Past-President. 

2017

• Ginger Watson - For her 2-year service as Professional Development Coordinator and Past Professional Development Coordinator.

• Zeni Colorado - For her 3-year service as Board Representative. 

• E-Ling Hsiao - For her 3-year service as President-Elect, President, and Immediate Past-President. 

2016

• Jonathan McKeown - For his 3-year service as President-Elect, President, and Immediate Past-President. 

• Wei Wang - For her 2-year service as Professional Development Coordinator and Past Professional Development Coordinator.

• Fei Gao - For her 2-year service as Professional Development Coordinator and Past Professional Development Coordinator.

2015

• George Veletsianos -  For his 3-year service as President-Elect, President, and Immediate Past-President. 

• Lina Metlevskiene - For her 4-year service as Communications Officer. 

2014

• (Need to update)

2013

• Jozenia Colorado - For her 3-year service as President-Elect, President, and Immediate Past-President. 

• David Richard Moore - For his 3-year service as Board Representative. 

2012

• Jozenia Colorado - For her service as President

2011

• E-Ling Hsiao - For her 3-year service as Communications Officer.

• Marcus D. Childress - For his 3-year service as Board Representative. 

• Lisa Yamagata-Lynch - For her 3-year service as President-Elect, President, and Immediate Past-President. 

• David Moore - For his 3-year service as President-Elect, President, and Immediate Past-President. 

• Jared Danielson - For his 3-year service as President-Elect, President, and Immediate Past-President.