The President’s Award for Global Learning is the inaugural program of the International Board of Advisors and is administered through the collaborative efforts of the President’s Office, the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, and Texas Global.
2022-2023 Program Profiles
Literacy Development in Peru
Faculty team members:
- Desirée Pallais-Downing, PhD, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
- Patience Epps, PhD, Professor, Linguistics, College of Liberal Arts
International partner:
- Cayetano Heredia University, Lima, Peru
Student team members:
- Antonella Anderson – Plan II, Psychology, Madelyn Hajovsky – Linguistics, Caden Martin – English, History, Jenna Pipkin – Bilingual Education
- Paola Gon – Psychology, Meera Hatangadi – Plan II, Corporate Communication, Frances Parra – International Business, Karla Rojas – Bilingual Education
- Sabrina Chuan – Marketing, Saneeva George – Nutrition, Zaina Ghaffar – Speech-Language Pathology, Nutrition, Hanna Kang – International Relations and Global Studies
- Zofia Graham – Linguistics, Plan II, Gloriel Kazadi – Psychology, Youth and Community Studies, Nioni Ledzma – Religious Studies
Wound Care in Kenya
Faculty team members:
- Julie Zuniga, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, School of Nursing
- Janet Ellzey, PhD, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
International partner:
- Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
Student team members:
- Megha Bhatia – Plan II, Health and Society, Shawn Fan – Nursing, Austin Kayanan – Mechanical Engineering, Carolina Ponce – Mechanical Engineering
- Sweccha Guntamukkala – Neuroscience, Isabel Richards – Mechanical Engineering, Arielle Warren -Nursing
- Daniel Guerra – Architecture, Lauren Guerra-Flores – Plan II, Architecture, Mackenzie Noell – Plan II, Computational Biology, Meron Teferi – Public Health
- Reha Kakkar – Plan II, Neuroscience, Divine Kalu – Public Health, Britney Tran – International Relations and Global Studies, Government
Faculty Committees
Committees and working groups contribute to the structure and oversight of the program. These groups are appointed by the Offices of the President and Executive Vice President and Provost.Task Force
In late 2020, a task force was convened to review the President’s Award and recommend adjustments as necessary, based on the assessment data of previous cohorts and new considerations related to the pandemic. The re-envisioning of the program increases student access and faculty involvement, while continuing the foundational principle of being student-driven and interdisciplinary with strong faculty mentorship.- Dr. Sonia Feigenbaum, Senior Vice Provost for Global Engagement – Task Force Chair
- Dr. Marilyn Felkner, Clinical Assistant Professor, Public Health, College of Natural Sciences
- Dr. Carma Gorman, Associate Professor, School of Design and Creative Technologies, College of Fine Arts
- Dr. Steven Hoelscher, Associate Dean, Professor, American Studies, College of Liberal Arts
- Dr. Christine Julien, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
- Dr. Deirdre Mendez, Associate Director, Center for Global Business, Red McCombs School of Business
- Dr. David Springer, Interim Dean, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
- Dr. Luis Urrieta, Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, School of Education
- Jenn Wang, Senior Director of International Advancement and Principal Gifts
- Laurie Young, Director of Special Initiatives, Texas Global
- Dr. Luis Zayas, Dean, Steve Hicks School of Social Work
Program Administration
Sonia Feigenbaum, Ph.D.
Senior Vice Provost for Global Engagement and Chief International Officer
Margaret Rieley
Administrative Associate,
Texas Global