![a bilingual classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/news/bilingual-ed-web.jpg?itok=okI8IWEY)
The Gevirtz School and the Santa Barbara County Education Office awarded a $230K grant to enhance Special Education and Bilingual Authorization in Spanish programs
GGSE News > Alumni, Contracts and Grants, Teacher Education Program
![Sonia Aguila-Gonzales](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/news/aguila-gonzalez-cabe-toy-web.png?itok=e2oopAlr)
Alumna Sonia Águila-González selected as California Bilingual Teacher of the Year 2022
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![Tyler Renshaw and cover of his co-edited book](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/news/renshaw-school-psych-cover-web.jpg?itok=AQUQ0gqy)
Alumnus Tyler Renshaw co-edits “School Psychology for the 21st Century”
GGSE News > Alumni, Dept. of Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology
![Michelle Iwasaki](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/news/michelle-iwasaki-web.jpg?itok=RTJW-SOC)
Teacher Education Program alumna Michelle Iwasaki receives the prestigious Milken Educator Award
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![Danielle Whitaker](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/news/danielle-whitaker-web.jpg?itok=YFiJC4PK)
Danielle Whitaker selected as a recipient of the 2021-22 Distinguished Teaching Award by UC Santa Barbara’s Academic Senate
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![Jill Sharkey](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/news/sharkey-web.jpg?itok=RJhHCIJC)
Jill Sharkey selected as a recipient of the 2021-22 Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award by UC Santa Barbara’s Academic Senate
GGSE News > Alumni, Dept. of Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology
![banner from California Center for School Climate website](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/news/furlong-west-ed-web.png?itok=QBEs41RF)
Michael Furlong presents as part of WestEd mental health and wellness webinar
GGSE News > Alumni, Dept. of Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology
![Caitlin Lepore](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/news/cailtin-lepore-web.jpg?itok=s8dyPVQM)
Alumna Caitlin Lepore to co-present Virtual Psychiatric Grand Rounds talk “COVID-19 Impact Community Mental Health Assessment and Findings” on March 22
GGSE News > Alumni, Dept. of Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology
![Michelle Iwasaki with prop Milken check](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/news/iwasaki-milken-web.png?itok=QmM2DVSI)
Alumna Michelle Iwasaki wins a Milken Educator Award
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![Sheila Modir, Jeff Kashou, and the book The Proudest Color](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/news/modir-kashou-proudest-color-web.jpg?itok=feIPocXD)
Alumna Sheila Modir co-authors children’s book “The Proudest Color”
GGSE News > Alumni, Dept. of Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology
![cover of Handbook of Positive Psychology in Schools](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/news/handbook-pos-psych-3rd.jpg?itok=5pG4dBGW)
Michael Furlong co-edits the third edition of the “Handbook of Positive Psychology in Schools”
GGSE News > Alumni, Dept. of Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology
![Tim Dewar](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/news/timdewar.jpg?itok=1M1XoJRL)
Tim Dewar of the Department of Education a panelist for “Teaching the UCSB Reads Book” webinar on February 16
GGSE News > Alumni, Dept. of Education, Teacher Education Program
![Pa Vue](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/news/pa-vue-web.jpg?itok=xWg7zL-v)
Department of Education alumna Pa Vue discusses her journey to a Ph.D. on her podcast “on becoming educated”
GGSE News > Alumni, Dept. of Education
![John Cano](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/news/john-cano-web.jpg?itok=QGvijI-4)
Alumnus John Cano named University-Community Links Associate Director
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![cover Garey book, "Theater, Drama, and Reading"](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/news/garey-theater-book-cover-web.jpg?itok=t4GRikIv)
Alumna Judith Freeman Garey publishes “Theater, Drama, and Reading: Transforming the Rehearsal Process into a Reading Process”
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![Levi Maaia](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/news/levi-maaia-orig.jpeg?itok=-3e64IL0)
Alumnus Levi C. Maaia appointed to Santa Barbara Airport Commission
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![Tina McEnroe and Chancellor Henry Yang](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/news/tina-mcenroe-yang-16-web.jpg?itok=4uvOfjR2)
Tina McEnroe appointed to UC Santa Barbara Foundation Board of Trustees
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![Paul M. Rogers](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/news/paul-rogers-web.jpg?itok=TxscZWjp)
Alumnus Paul M. Rogers joins the UC Santa Barbara Writing Program faculty
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![Jay Plasman](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images/news/plasman-jay-web.jpg?itok=btnsc8dt)
Alumnus Jay Plasman wins ACTER Outstanding Beginning Scholar Award
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