Cato College of Education Distinguished Faculty Award

2025 Award Recipients

Dr. Kristin Davin

The Department of Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education

Dr. Shawnee Wakeman

Department of Special Education and Child Development (SPCD)

The Cato College of Education Distinguished Faculty Award is made possible by the generous gift of John Cato. The goal of this award is to honor the highly distinguished career of a faculty member in the Cato College of Education annually. To be eligible, the faculty member must hold the rank of Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor and have at least five-years of experience at UNC Charlotte. The recipient will receive a $5000 cash award.