The Paula Silver Case Award

The Paula Silver Case Award was instituted by UCEA in 1999 to memorialize the life and work of Paula Silver, a UCEA associate director and president-elect who made significant contributions to our program through excellence in scholarship, advocacy of women, and an inspired understanding of praxis. A sterling silver bowl is presented annually to the author(s) of the most outstanding case published during the last volume of the UCEA Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership.

Paula Silver

The deadline for nominations has been updated to May 27, 2022. Please email electronic copies of all nomination materials to ucea.org@gmail.com with the title of the award in the subject line.

Paula Silver Case Award Recipients

2021	Josué López, University of Pittsburgh Erica Fernández, Miami University
2020	Karen Stansberry Beard, Ohio State University Stanley E. Gates, II, Columbus City Council Providing a Passport to the Future for Foster Youth: A Case for Educational Leadership and Policy
2019	Jane Beese, Youngstown University Jennifer Martin, University of Illinois at Springfield The Bathroom Case: Creating a Supportive School Environment for Transgender and Gender Non-conforming Student
2018	Paula Magee, IUPUI Samantha M. Scribner, IUPUI Jada Phelps-Moultrie, Michigan State University Talk About a Racial Eclipse: Narratives of Institutional Evasion in an Urban School-University Partnership
2017	David S. Knight, University of Texas at El Paso Elena Izquierdo, University of Texas at El Paso David, E. DeMatthews, University of Texas at El Paso A Balancing act: School budgeting and resource allocation on a new dual language campus, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, vol. 19, 4: pp. 32-46. , First Published November 3, 2016.
2016	Dorothy Hines-Datiri, University of Kansas When Police Intervene: Race, Gender and Discipline of Black Male Students at an Urban High School
2015	Matthew M. Kaiser, Metropolitan School District of Washington Township, Indianapolis, IN Keshia M. Seitz – Five-Star Technology Solutions, IN Elizabeth A. Walters – Metropolitan School District of Perry Township, Indianapolis, IN Citation:Kaiser, M. M., Seitz, K. M., & Walters, E. A. (2014). Transgender Policy: What is Fair for All Students? Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 17 (1), 3–16.
2014	Sally J. Zepeda, University of Georgia R. Stewart Mayers of Southeastern Oklahoma State University citation: Zepeda, S. J., & Mayers, R. S. (2013). Communication and trust: Change at the onset of appointment to the superintendency. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 16, 14-30, first published on December 17, 2013 doi:10.1177/1555458913515986
2013	Carol Karpinski, Fairleigh Dickinson University
2012	Lisa Bass, University of Oklahoma Gregg Garn, University of Oklahoma Lisa Monroe, University of Oklahoma
2011	Donald Peurach, Michigan State University Gary E. Marx Eastern, Michigan University
2010	Enrique Aleman, University of Utah
2008	Kerry S. Kearney, Oklahoma State University Judith K. Mathers, Oklahoma State University
2007	Lorraine Miller, Duval County Public Schools David Strader, University of Texas-Arlington
2006	David Mayrowetz, University of Illinois at Chicago John Preston Price, Chicago Public Schools
2005	Donald Leech, Valdostg State University Lorraine Miller, Duval County Public School
2004	Duane Covrig, University of Akron Louis Trenta, University of Akron Sharon Kruse, University of Akron
2003	Sandra Lowrey, Stephen F. Austin State University Sandra Harris, Stephen F. Austin State University
2002	George White, Lehigh University Thomas Mayes, Lehigh University
2001	Stephen Davis, University of The Pacific
2000	Karen Seashore, University of Minnesota BetsAnn Smith, Michigan State University
1999	James S. Rinehart, University of Kentucky

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The Paula Silver Case Award

Paula Silver Case Award Recipients