November 2024

Carrie Cutler, a clinical associate professor of mathematics education, was honored with the Teacher Educator of the Year Award by the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children. This award recognizes a higher education faculty member who has made a significant impact on their students through teaching and serves as a champion for young children and early childhood educators. 

Student Success Coach Laura Lee earned a 2024 UH President’s Excellence Award in the administrative professional category. Lee’s contributions include creating the first food pantry on campus and launching the Personal Early Educational Performance Support (PEEPS) program, which offers peer mentoring, tutoring, and workshops to support students’ academic and personal growth. 

September 2024

Seven faculty members earned promotions, effective September 2024: 

• Jeanette Alarcón to associate professor with tenure (Department of Curriculum & Instruction) 
• Toya Conston to clinical associate professor (Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences) 
• Duncan Klussmann to clinical associate professor (Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies) 
• Blake Allan to full professor (Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences) 
• Conra Gist to full professor (Department of Curriculum & Instruction) 
• Dave Louis to full professor (Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies) 
• Jie Zhang to full professor (Department of Curriculum & Instruction) 

July 2024

Kathyanne Sheffield, who earned an Ed.D. in professional leadership – special populations in 2022, was selected as a summer fellow for the Mathematics Potential Lab. The program, funded by the National Science Foundation through the University of Missouri and in collaboration with the Council for Exceptional Children, took place in July 2024.

Cindy Romero, program manager in the Department of Psychological, Health, & Learning Sciences, has been elected to the UH Staff Council as an at-large representative. She will serve a three-year term beginning July 1, 2024.