Fall 2025 College of Education Awards: Recognizing Outstanding Achievement

On behalf of the University of Arizona College of Education, we are proud to celebrate and congratulate our Fall 2025 student, faculty, and staff award winners.


Each of these individuals has demonstrated exceptional commitment, leadership, and care in advancing our mission, and we are honored to recognize their contributions to our community.

Fall 2025 Student, Faculty, and Staff Award Winners

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• Outstanding Graduate Student – Taylor Roloff (Ph.D., Educational Psychology)
• Outstanding Senior – Emily Villazon (B.S., Rehabilitation Studies and Services)
• Staff Award for Excellence for Managers and Leaders – Erica Travassos, Director of Development, Office of the Dean
• Staff Award for Excellence for Organizational and Professional Contributors – Julie Abrams, Administrative Support Assistant III, Department of Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies

DISABILITY AND PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL STUDIES

• Outstanding Senior, Rehabilitation Studies and Services – Emily Villazon

TEACHING, LEARNING AND SOCIOCULTURAL STUDIES

• Outstanding Senior, Leadership and Learning Innovation – Rosa Rojas Franco
• Outstanding Student Teacher, Elementary Education – Olivia Bednarek

STAFF ADVISORY COUNCIL – STUDENT EMPLOYEE FOR EXCELLENCE

• Jennitza Barreras, TRIO, Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies
• Luke Tenney, Office of the Dean

We look forward to celebrating each award winner during our official Fall 2025 Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, December 16^th. Their achievements inspire us all, and we are grateful for the impact they bring to the College of Education and beyond.