Human Development & Family Studies

Faculty and Graduate Student

Honors & Awards

Susan Maude, HDFS Associate Professor, has been awarded the 2009 Miller Faculty Fellowship to address content, practica, and program practices of the Early Childhood Education program as it infuses culture, linguistic, and ability diversity. For more information and access to resources developed, go to http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~scpp/crosswalks/index.cfm.

Sedahlia Crase, HDFS Professor, has been awarded the 2008 Margaret Ellen White Graduate Faculty Award.

Susan Hegland, HDFS Associate Professor, has been awarded the 2008 Regents Award for Faculty Excellence.

Lesia Oesterreich, HDFS Extension Program Specialist in Family Life, has been awarded the 2008 Regents Award for Staff Excellence.

Mary Yearns, HDFS Professor of Extension, received a national award for advancing housing for seniors. Yearns has been recognized for improving housing for the elderly. Yearns was presented with the National Institute of Senior Housing's Sid Spector Memorial Award on Mar. 29, 2008 at the annual joint National Council on Aging-American Society on Aging conference.

Markie Blumer, HDFS Ph.D. candidate, received the 2007 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Student Award. This prestigious award is given to an NCFR graduate student member who has demonstrated excellence as a student with high potential for contribution to the field of family studies. Blumer's major professor is Dr. Megan Murphy.

Kimberly Greder, HDFS Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, received the 2007 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Early Achievement Award for her contributions to the field of parent education. The Early Achievement Award is given on an annual basis to a Family Life Extension Specialist who has demonstrated the impact of their work outside of their home state and provides solid evidence of impact on people's lives. Greder is the primary author and leader of a campus-field team that developed an 11 module comprehensive peer reviewed training curriculum for parenting educators titled, Partnering with Parents: Walking the Journey Together (www.extension.iastate.edu/pwp).

Lesia Oesterreich, HDFS Extension Program Specialist in Family Life, received the 2007 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Career Achievement Award for her contributions to improving child care in Iowa. During her career, Lesia has developed educational programs to help child care professionals improve the care they provide and conducted research that has guided public policy to improve child care.