Glen Earthman Outstanding Dissertation Award

In 2015, the International Society for Educational Planning named the Outstanding Dissertation Award in honor of the late Dr. Glen Earthman. This award recognizes outstanding dissertations related to all aspects of educational planning.

Dissertations that deal with planning and program implementation on the international, state/provincial, regional, local and individual school or building levels are welcomed. Individuals who have earned their doctoral degree in 2024 or 2025 may individually submit their dissertation for consideration. The chairperson of the dissertation committee or any member of the committee also may recommend a dissertation for consideration.

Individuals who are chosen for recognition will be asked to make a presentation of their findings at the annual meeting. In addition, these individuals will be asked to submit a manuscript to the Society’s journal, Educational Planning.

Submission Information

Interested candidates or nominees are encouraged to submit the form below to facilitate distribution to the committee for a double-blind review, with all identifying information removed from the title page, Acknowledgements, and other sections.

Deadline for submission is August 1, 2025.

Recipients will be notified no later than August 29, 2025.

Questions or concerns can be directed to:

Robert C. Johnson, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

Ethnic, Gender and Women’s Studies

St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud, MN 56301 

USA

robjohn@stcloudstate.edu

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Recent Award Recipients

  • 2025: Francis Arthur

    University of Cape Coast, Ghana

    “Economics Students’ Motivational Orientations, Self-Regulated Learning and Academic Engagement in Higher Education: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach“

  • 2024: Sarah K. Warnick

    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA

    “Leadership Experiences of Community in Six State-Level Supplemental Virtual School Programs: A Qualitative Case Analysis”

  • 2023: Kelisha B. Graves

    Virginia State University, USA

    “The Next Hundred Years of HBCUs: An Exploratory Study of HBCU Sustainability and Internationalization With Africa and the African Diaspora”

  • 2022: Diana Adela Martin

    Technological University Dublin, Ireland

    “Towards a Sociotechnical Reconfiguration of Engineering and an Education for Ethics: A Critical Realist Investigation into the Patterns of Education and Accreditation of Ethics in Engineering Programmes in Ireland”

  • 2020: Caitlin Riegel

    Niagara University, USA

    “The Development of the Teacher Preparation Technology Inventory (TPTI): An Instrument Designed to Measure How Often Teacher Candidates Model and Apply the 2017 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards for Educators in Teacher Preparation Programs”

  • 2019: Carolina Coelho

    University of Coimbra, Portugal

    “Life Within Architecture from Design Process to Space Use Adaptability in School Buildings Today – A Methodological Approach”

  • 2018: Chris D. Hewitt

    Virginia Tech, USA

    “An Analytic Synthesis of Research Studies Dealing with the Relationship between Building Condition and Student Academic Achievement”

  • 2017: David Veres

    Niagara University, USA

    “A phenomenological understanding of the experience of academic administrators motivation, satisfaction, retention, and succession planning”

  • 2016: Maria Bacharel

    Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

    “In-Between Formality and Informality: Learning Spaces in University Context”

  • 2015: Maartje Van den Bogaard

    Technische Universiteit Delft, Netherlands

    “Towards an Action-Oriented Model for First Year Engineering Students Success: A Mixed-Methods Approach”

  • 2014: Steve Marable

    Virginia Tech

    “Green Schools – The Implementation and Practices of Environmental Education in LEED and USED Green Ribbon Public Schools in Virginia”

  • 2013: James Wright

    Kennesaw State University

    “Planning and Implementing Instructional technology in higher education: Case Study of One University”

  • 2010: Shannon Chance

    The College of William and Mary in Virginia, USA

    “University Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design: How Postsecondary Institutions Use the LEED® Green Building Rating System”

  • 2000: Kenneth V. Jantz

    Wichita State University

    “The Assessment Process of A professional Development School Evaluation Process: Explaining, Describing, and Analyzing John Marshall Middle School and Wichita State University’s Professional Development School Evaluation Process”

  • 1997: Howard Pitler

    Wichita State University

    “Elementary Teacher Planning Time: Current Practices and Recommendations”