Faculty, student, and staff employees work for the Washington State University College of Education at the Pullman campus as well as the campuses at Tri-Cities, Spokane, and Vancouver.
Work for a world-class research institution. Whether you like a small-town collegial environment, or the amenties of a city, you may find a personal and academic home on one of our campuses, in one of our communities.
Graduate Advisor/Instructor Student Positions
The WSU ROAR Graduate Advisor/Instructor Assistantship, under the direction of the WSU ROAR program director, is responsible for coordinating activities, advising and providing support related to vocational skills, career guidance, social skills, life skills, and community involvement for WSU ROAR students. Spring 2022. Please contact kristi.tippett@wsu.edu for more information.
Tom Salsbury – Faculty Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Shenghai Dai – Faculty Excellence in Research
Jane Kelley – Faculty Excellence in Service
Jessica Masterson – Faculty Excellence in Teaching
Angie Hammond – Staff Excellence in Service
Genna Kieper – Staff Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Tammy Crawford – Faculty Excellence in Teaching Kim Holmstrom – Faculty Excellence in Service Sara Ullrich-French – Faculty Excellence in Research Eric Johnson – Faculty Excellence in Diversity
Darcy Miller – Meritorious Service
Cedric Price – Staff Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Ashley Herridge – Staff Excellence in Service
Nominator Phyllis Erdman with winner Kelly McGovern.
Dean Mike Trevisan, winner Chris Sodorff, and nominator Tariq Akmal.
Chris Sodorff became just the fourth individual to win the award for meritorious service.
2018
Pam Bettis – Faculty Excellence in Diversity Kira Carbonneau – Faculty Excellence in Teaching
Brenda Barrio – Faculty Excellence in Research Tom Salsbury – Faculty Excellence in Service Matthew Vaughn – Staff Excellence
2017
Paula Groves Price – Faculty Excellence in Diversity Katy Pietz – Faculty Excellence in Teaching
Kelly Ward – Faculty Excellence in Research Jonah Firestone – Faculty Excellence in Service Bev Rhoades – Staff Excellence
2016
Sarah Newcomer – Faculty Excellence in Teaching
Rich Lamb – Faculty Excellence in Research
Gordon Gates – Faculty Excellence in Service Kelly LaGrutta – Staff Excellence
Paul Mencke – Faculty Excellence in Teaching Susan Banks – Faculty Excellence in Diversity Amy Roth McDuffie – Faculty Excellence in Research Stacy Mohondro – Staff Excellence
2012
Susan Finley – Faculty Excellence in Research
Debra Pastore – Faculty Excellence in Service
Barbara Ward – Faculty Excellence in Teaching Nedra Murray – Staff Excellence
Laurie ‘Lali’ McCubbin – Faculty Excellence in Diversity David Slavit – Faculty Excellence in Research
Steve Price and Karen O’Keefe – Staff Excellence
2009
Susan Finley – Faculty Excellence in Service
Kim Holapa – Staff Excellence
Michael Pavel – Faculty Excellence in Teaching
2008
Joy Egbert – Faculty Excellence in Research
Krenny Hammer – Staff Excellence
Michael Pavel – Faculty Excellence in Diversity
2007
Staci Bickelhaupt – Staff Excellence
Mary F. Roe – Faculty Excellence in Service
Kelly Ward – Faculty Excellence in Teaching
2006
Ruby Latham – Staff Excellence Brian W. McNeill – Faculty Award for Excellence in Diversity
David A. Gruenewald – Faculty Award for Excellence in Research
2005
Linda Holloway – Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching
Cathy Claussen – Faculty Excellence Award for Service
Helen Berry – Staff Excellence Award
Ed Helmstetter – Meritorious Faculty Award
2004
Tim Church – Faculty Excellence in Diversity Mike Trevisan – Faculty Excellence in Research
Donna Kallaher – Staff Excellence
2003
Amy Roth McDuffie – Faculty Excellence in Teaching
Michael Pavel – Faculty Excellence in Research
Stephanie Bauman – Faculty Excellence in Service Lynn Buckley – Staff Excellence
2002
Terrell Young – Faculty Excellence in Teaching Gisela Ernst-Slavit – Faculty Excellence in Research
Susan Banks – Faculty Excellence in Service
Bill London – Staff Excellence
2001
Lynda Hatch – Faculty Excellence in Teaching
Mimi Wolverton – Faculty Excellence in Research
Dawn Shinew – Faculty Excellence in Service
Jerry Maring – Faculty Excellence in Service Tariq Akmal – Faculty Excellence in Service
Merrill Oaks – Faculty Excellence in Service
Michael Pavel – Faculty Excellence in Service
Barbara Smith – Staff Excellence
2000
Sally Blank – Faculty Excellence in Teaching
Gail Furman – Faculty Excellence in Research Michael Trevisan – Faculty Excellence in Service
Helen Leguis – Staff Excellence
Joanne Washburn – Faculty Excellence in Teaching
Dennis Warner – Faculty Excellence in Research
Edwin Helmstetter – Faculty Excellence in Service
Linda Chaplin – Staff Excellence
1997
Marilyn Mowatt – Faculty Excellence in Teaching
Marianne Barabasz – Faculty Excellence in Research
Dennis Warner – Faculty Excellence in Service
Juanita Fewkes – Staff Excellence
1996
Thomas Ruff – Faculty Excellence in Teaching Tim Church – Faculty Excellence in Research Chris Sodorff – Faculty Excellence in Service
Sherry Vaughan – Faculty Meritorious Award
1995
Deanne McCullough – Faculty Excellence in Teaching
Charles Peck – Faculty Excellence in Research
1994
Mary Henry – Teaching Arreed Barabasz – Research
Donald Reed – Service
1993
Grazyna G. Goc-Karp – Teaching
Walter H. Gmelch – Research
Toshio Akamine – Service
The college leadership team met for its semi-annual retreat on August 23, 2018.
Michael S. Trevisan is the dean of the College of Education, and focuses upon maintaining and building upon its strengths and integrating its efforts with those of the University. His assistant is Alanna Ellis.
The College of Education’s Strategic Plan and Guiding Principles includes its vision, mission, values, and strategic priorities.
Vision
We will be one of the nation’s preeminent colleges of education through innovation in research and discovery, teaching and learning, and responsive engagement.
Mission
We’re committed to our land-grant heritage and tradition of service to society. Our mission supports the larger WSU mission and is three-fold:
Advance knowledge through scholarly and applied research.
Develop globally-aware and culturally-competent students, leaders, educators, and scholars.
Enhance education, thus contributing to quality of life for individuals, families, and communities.
Values
Integrity, Trust, and Respect: We are committed to an environment built on trust, respect, honesty, professional integrity, high expectations, courtesy, and compassion for others. We will do this by embracing inclusive and non-discriminatory practices in all we do.
Diversity: We are committed to fostering critical perspectives about social justice and diversity. This includes the genuine attempt of each of us individually to understand how diversity manifests itself.
Quality and Excellence: We are committed to providing quality and excellence in all our endeavors.
Stewardship and Accountability: We are committed to serving as ethical and responsible stewards of university resources. We own our goals and fulfill our commitments. We take responsibility for our actions and results.
Strategic Priorities
Global Perspective: We are committed to developing cultural competence, and understanding perspectives other than our own, through respectful communication and interaction with others.
Research: We are committed to conducting quality research, developing innovative research protocols, publishing in premier journals, and preparing students to engage in research.
Leadership Development: We are committed to developing professional and responsible future leaders.
Science Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM): We are committed to developing improved STEM student and faculty pipelines, as well as conducting research in STEM areas.
