2023/24 Honors & Awards Ceremony

2024 COE Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award

Sara Kosches, Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Research Methodology

Sara Kosches, Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Research Methodology

Dissertation Title: Principals build trusting relationships with novice and experienced teachers and strengthen teacher retention in low performing, underserved urban schools.

From left, Dr. Paul Peluso, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean, presents the 2024 COE Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award to Sara Kosches, Ph.D., who earned her doctoral degree from the Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology in Florida Atlantic University’s College of Education, as Pat-Maslin Ostrowski, Ed.D., ELRM Professor, who was Kosches’ dissertation committee chair and Ira Bogotch, Ph.D., who served on the dissertation committee, look on.


2024 COE Distinguished Mentor of the Year

Maria D. Vasquez-Colina, Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Research Methodology

Maria D. Vasquez-Colina, Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Research Methodology


2024 COE Outstanding Graduate Student Award

From right to left, Dr. Robert Shockley, Ph.D., Chair and Professor, presents the 2024 COE Outstanding Graduate Student Award to Daniel Cornely.

Daniel Cornely, Educational Leadership and Research Methodology

From right to left, Dr. Robert Shockley, Ph.D., Chair and Professor, presents the 2024 COE Outstanding Graduate Student Award to Daniel Cornely.


Dr. Stephen Silverman, Dean

Dr. Stephen Silverman, Dean


Dr. Deborah Shepherd, Associate Dean

Dr. Deborah Shepherd, Associate Dean


From left to right, Dr. Paul Peluso, Dr. Robert Shockley and Dr. Justin Faulkner

From left to right, Dr. Paul Peluso, Dr. Robert Shockley and Dr. Justin Faulkner