Distinguished Career Contribution Award William A. Smith University of Utah
Dr. William Smith is the recipient of the 2023 Scholars of Color in Education Distinguished Career Contribution Award. Dr. Smith’s work examines the ways that emotional and psychological stressors around race and racism play in the success or failure of minoritized students. In 2003, Dr. Smith coined the theoretical concept “racial battle fatigue.” Dr. Smith’s research influences numerous fields including higher education policy, engineering, sociology, social psychology, and mental health. Dr. Smith’s colleagues note his commitment to manhood, scholarship, perseverance, and uplift, the cardinal principles of his beloved fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., where Dr. Smith is hailed as a leader, advocate, and mentor.
The Scholars of Color Distinguished Career Contribution Award is awarded to a senior-level scholar, usually 20 years or more after their receipt of the doctoral degree. Scholars of Color Mid-Career Contribution Award Thandeka K. Chapman University of California, San Diego
Dr. Thandeka K. Chapman is the 2023 recipient of the Scholars of Color in Education Mid-Career Contribution Award. Dr. Chapman grounds her work in Critical Race Theory (CRT) and social justice and explores issues of equity and justice regarding choice and charter schools, student experiences in mixed-race schools, and social justice education. Dr. Chapman’s work has extended to international contexts including the UK, Indonesia, Copenhagen, Norway, and Singapore. This international reach is important as justice work has become a global issue with which scholars of color must engage.
The Scholars of Color Mid-Career Contribution Award is awarded to a scholar who is beyond the first level of professional appointment and for whom at least 10 years have passed since receipt of the doctoral degree. Scholars of Color Early Career Contribution Award Mildred Boveda Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Mildred Boveda is the 2023 recipient of the Scholars of Color in Education Early Career Contribution Award. Dr. Boveda’s scholarship is interdisciplinary in nature as she attends to the complexities of teaching and learning across P-20+ general and special education contexts. She is committed to high-quality research centering Black feminist and intersectional frameworks. Dr. Boveda has published 19 peer-reviewed articles, 10 book chapters, and a co-edited book. Dr. Boveda continues to refine two tools she developed during her dissertation research: The Intersectional Competence Measure and the Intersectional Consciousness Collaboration Protocol. Dr. Boveda’s deep expertise and research using critical and anti-oppression frameworks is pushing forward the field of special education. The Scholars of Color Early Career Contribution Award is awarded to a scholar who is within the first ten (10) years of their career after receipt of the doctoral degree. These three awards are intended to recognize (1) scholars at different stages in their careers who have made significant contributions to the understanding of issues which disproportionately affect minority populations, and (2) minority scholars who have made a significant contribution to educational research and development. The AERA Committee on Scholars of Color in Education is charged by AERA Council with serving as the selection committee for these awards.
Distinguished Career Contribution Award 2022 - Alfredo J. Artiles 2021 - Zeus Leonardo 2020 - María Estela Brisk 2019 - Patricia A. Edwards 2018 - Rubén Donato 2017 - Antonia Darder 2016 - Walter R. Allen 2015 - Patricia C. Gándara 2014 - Award not given 2013 - Jo-ann Archibald 2012 - Celia S. Genishi 2011-Henry T. Frierson 2010 - Carol Camp Yeakey 2009 - Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner 2008 - James D. Anderson 2007 - Karen Swisher 2006 - Sonia Nieto 2005 - Donna Ford 2004 - Enrique "Henry" T. Trueba 2003 - Okhee Lee 2002 - Samuel S. Peng 2001 - Richard R. Valencia 2000 - Joyce King 1999 - Flora Rodriguez Brown 1998 - Walter G. Secada 1997 - Valerie Ooka Pang 1996 - James Banks 1995 - Ronald Takaki 1994 - Edmund Gordon 1993 - Carl Grant
Mid-Career Contribution Award 2022 - Sonya Douglass Horsford 2021 - Megan Bang 2020 - Adrienne Dixson 2019 - Karolyn Tyson 2018 - Kakali Bhattacharya 2017 - James L. Moore III 2016 - Sherick A. Hughes 2015 - Kevin K. Kumashiro 2014 - Janelle T. Scott 2013 - Sharon Nelson-Barber 2012 - Christine Jean Yeh 2011 - Jerlando F. L. Jackson 2010 - Dolores Delgado Bernal 2009 - Cynthia Hudley 2008 - Carol D. Lee and Francisco A. Rios 2007 - Kris Gutierrez 2006 - Madonna G. Constantine 2005 - Maria E. Franquiz 2004 - Michèle L. Foster 2003 - No award presented 2002 - No award presented 2001 - Christian J. Faltis 2000 - Lin Goodwin 1999 - Kofi Lomotey 1998 - Asa G. Hilliard III 1997 - Jacqueline Jordan Irvine 1996 - Celia Genishi 1995 - Christine Sleeter 1994 - Kenji Hakuta 1993 - Concepcion M. Valadez
Early Career Contribution Award 2022 - Krystal L. Williams 2021 - Bianca Baldridge 2020 - Jessica Harris 2019 - Aydin Bal 2018 - Nicole M. Joseph 2017 - María C. Ledesma 2016 - Roberto G. Gonzales 2015 - Ebony O. McGee 2014 - Dorinda Carter Andrews and Eve Tuck 2013 - Vichet Chhuon 2012 - Brendesha M. Tynes 2011 - Bic H. Ngo 2010 - Valerie Kinloch 2009 - Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy 2008 - Lamont A. Flowers 2007 - Tyrone C. Howard & Michele S. Moses 2006 - Rich Milner 2006 - Gregory Tanaka 2005 - Cornel D. Pewewardy 2004 - Linda C. Tillman 2003 - Xin Ma 2002 - M. Christopher Brown II 2001 - Alfredo J. Artiles 2000 - William F. Tate 1999 - John W. Young 1998 - Vivian L. Gadsden 1997 - Oscar Kawagley 1996 - Donna Yvette Ford 1995 - Gloria Ladson-Billings 1994 - Ana Maria Villegas 1993 - Violet Harris
Deadline to nominate: October 12, 2023