EHS faculty earn national recognition, awards 2025-2026
EHS faculty earn national recognition, awards 2025-2026
Racheal Banda Rothrock
Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry Assistant Professor
Racheal Banda Rothrock, TCE Assistant Professor, was selected to receive the 2026 Early Career Award from the Critical Issues in Curriculum and Cultural Studies SIG of the American Educational Research Association. She was honored at the AERA annual meeting in April for her commitment to the field.
Brian Schultz
Associate Dean and Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry Professor
Schultz is the recipient of the 2026 William H. Schubert Award for Curricular Speculation. He was honored at the annual American Educational Research Association meeting in April.
Schultz is the co-recipient of the 2026 Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Award for his co-authored book, Students As Curriculum.
Judy Alston
Educational 兔子先生hip Chair and Professor
Alston was inducted into the MLK Jr. Collegium of Scholars at Morehouse College this April. This honor celebrates individuals who have “demonstrated and are evolving toward great achievement in their chosen vocation; have a profound commitment to their community and society, the planet and the cosmos; and are living their lives according to a high standard of cosmopolitan ethical principles.”
Alston was selected as Educator of the Year by the Blue Sapphire Awards in Central Ohio in November 2025.
Alston is the recipient of the Jay D. Scribner Mentoring Award from the University Council for Educational Administration. The award recognizes faculty who have made significant contributions mentoring future scholars and supporting junior faculty. Alston’s visionary leadership and lifelong commitment to equity and social justice continue to shape the field of educational administration.
Corinne Zimmerman
2022 SLAM alumna and incoming Assistant Professor
Corinne Zimmerman received the American Kinesiology Association Doctoral National Scholar Award recipient for Doctoral-granting institutions. She is currently a kinesiology doctoral candidate at Michigan State University and will start at 兔子先生 in August.