COEHD announces 2021-2022 outstanding student awards
Ethan Mathieu of Sanford, Maine and Tiana Bucknor of Milton, Ontario, Canada are the outstanding graduating student and outstanding graduating international student from the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development for the 2021-22 academic year.
Mathieu is a secondary education major with a concentration in physical science. His Honors thesis is 鈥淭he Effects of a Course in Multicultural Education on the Development of a Socio-Cultural Consciousness of Pre-Service Teachers.鈥 He did his student teaching at Orono High School and had field placements at John Bapst High School and Kennebunk High School.
Bucknor is a kinesiology and physical education major, with a concentration in exercise science. She is a Presidential Scholar and the senior captain of the 91福利 women鈥檚 soccer team. She鈥檚 also a teaching assistant in the School of Kinesiology, Physical Education and Athletic Training. In the fall, she will pursue a master鈥檚 degree in kinesiology and physical education.
The College of Education and Human Development also announced its annual outstanding students for each undergraduate major/concentration, as well as several graduate student awards. A page recognizing the awardees is available here.
Outstanding Undergraduate Students
- Meg Lander, Outstanding Student in Athletic Training
- Madeline Hanlon, Outstanding Student in Early Childhood Education
- Katherine Kohler, Outstanding Student in Individual and Family Studies
- Mikayla Palmer, Outstanding Student in Elementary Education
- Morgan Johnson, Outstanding Student in Secondary Education
- Alexandra Lessard, Outstanding Student in Exercise Science
- Patrick Downing, Outstanding Student in Outdoor Leadership
- Rebecca Batron, Outstanding Student in Teaching and Coaching
Outstanding Graduate Students
- Julia Van Steenberghe, Outstanding Student in Human Development
- Isabelle Rios Hern谩ndez-Col贸n, Social Justice in Higher Education Award
- Caitlin Galvin, Student Development in Higher Education Excellence Award
- David W. Davis, Outstanding Achievement in Instructional Technology
- Mitchell Daigle, Outstanding Achievement in Instructional Technology
- Day鈥橯uan Wallace, Outstanding Graduate Student in Kinesiology and Physical Education
- Michael Laverriere, Outstanding Graduate Assistant in Kinesiology and Physical Education
- Cristina Perez, Krissy Miner Memorial Award for Outstanding M.Ed./Ed.S. Student in Educational Leadership
- Susan Thibedeau, Outstanding Scholarly-Practitioner in Educational Leadership Ed.D. Student Award
- Bill Tracy, Outstanding Scholarly-Practitioner in Educational Leadership Ed.D. Student Award