Lisa Dorsey (Ph.D. ’06) is associate academic vice president for undergraduate education at Saint Louis University.

Joe Karlgaard (Ph.D. ’05) is director of athletics for Rice University

Willie Winston III (Ph.D. ’03) received the Community Partners Star Award from the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health.

Doobie Kurus (M.Ed. ’03), special education teacher with Minneapolis Public Schools, was honored with the University of Minnesota Alumni Service Award, for his outstanding work as a CEHD Alumni Society leader and advocate for the University in greater Twin Cities schools and communities.

Marsha Baisch (Ed.D. ’03) is assistant superintendent of teaching, learning and leading for St. Paul Public Schools

Emma Adam (Ph.D. ’98), professor of education and social policy at Northwestern University, received the 2013 Curt Richter Award from the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology.

Jim Davnie (M.Ed. ’96), representative in the Minnesota House, received the Association of Metro School Districts’ Friend of Public Education Award.

Angele Passe (M.A. ’94) published Dual Language Learners Birth to Grade 3, Strategies for Teaching English.

Richard Cash (B.S. ’88) co-authored the book Differentiation for Gifted Learners: Going Beyond the Basics.

Craig Seibert (M.Ed. ’84), retired teacher, was elected board president for the Friends of Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Naples, Florida.

Mark Shinn (Ph.D. ’81), professor at National Louis University, received the School Psychology Distinguished Alumni Award from the Department of Educational Psychology. Prior to returning to the Midwest, he spent almost 20 years helping lead the University of Oregon’s school psychology program. Mark’s former advisees now work in more than 20 states in school districts, universities, and other leadership positions.

Lois Vosika-Weir (A.A. ’79), assistant principal at the American Indian Magnet School in St. Paul, was honored with a national TRiO Achiever Award.

Karen Rowley (M.S.W. ’79), who had a long career at Hopkins West Junior High School, passed away October 1.

Nancy Peterson (M.Ed. ’79), special education pre-school teacher in Minneapolis for 30 years, passed away August 17.

Gregg Iverson (M.Ed. ’75) ran for mayor of Minneapolis.

Sandra Ahlberg (B.S. ’73) retired after 39 years of teaching, most recently in Worthington, MN.

James Stordahl (A.A. ’70) published his first book, Bipolar Dad.

Andrea Hjelm (B.S. ’65) was grand marshal of the University of Minnesota homecoming parade.

Robert Yawson (Ph.D. ’13) is assistant professor of organizational leadership at Quinnipiac University.

Caitlin Tharaldson (M.S.W. ’13) is an in-home therapist for Face to Face in Saint Paul.