On Friday, April 24, faculty, staff, and students of LMU School of Education (SOE) gathered at Sacred Heart Chapel for LMU’s annual Student Academic, Service, and Leadership Awards (SASLA) convocation to celebrate its 2026 awardees. A video of the convocation and a full list of awardees for the university is linked here. The honorees from SOE are listed below.
Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Programs
| Education and Learning Sciences | Megan Rene Chavira |
| Elementary Education | Giselle Angela Morales |
| Secondary Education | Jacob Christopher Walter |
| Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar of the Year | Megan Rene Chavira |
Graduate Programs
| Teacher Preparation: Transformative Education | Alexandria Pérez |
| Teacher Preparation: Special Education | Darian Renee White |
| Teacher Preparation: Catholic Programs (CAST and PLACE) | Sara Alejandra Rebolledo |
| Kenneth L. Moffett Bilingual Education Award | Javier Martinez-Velazquez |
| Educational Studies (two year) | Brandi J’oi Williams |
| Educational Studies (accelerated master’s program) | Megan Taylor Kobayashi |
| Educational Leadership | Jeremy Lee Hughes |
| School Administration | Samantha Rachel Kollar |
| School Psychology (On-Campus) | Kayleigh Rose Bullon |
| School Psychology (Online) | Angelica Marie Crawford |
| Guidance and Counseling | Estela Ruezga |
| College Counseling and Student Affairs | Felicia Madrigal |
| Counseling (LPCC) | Jennifer Gracian |
| Counseling (LPCC & PPS) | Charles Caleb Alvidrez |
| School Counseling | Antonio Enrique Lara |
| Arrupe Award for Inclusive Excellence and Social Justice | Jasmine Cherelle Davis |
| Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year | Angelica Marie Crawford |