Alumni Award Recipients
Distinguished Alumni Award
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Alice Wilder
M.A. ’93, Ed.D. ’98
Read MoreAlice Wilder (M.A. ’93, Ed.D. ’98) is a trailblazing leader in educational television for children, currently at the helm of the genre for a top streaming app. Previously, during her eight years with Amazon Studios, she worked on award-winning shows like Tumble Leaf, The Stink & Dirty Show, and more.
2022Distinguished Alumni AwardAlice WilderM.A. ’93, Ed.D. ’98Alice Wilder (M.A. ’93, Ed.D. ’98) is a trailblazing leader in educational television for children, currently at the helm of the genre for a top streaming app. Previously, during her eight years with Amazon Studios, she worked on award-winning shows like Tumble Leaf, The Stink & Dirty Show, and more. She is the co-creator and executive producer of Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids, hailed as the “School House Rock of financial literacy,” which airs in Asia on Cartoon Network. Wilder’s filmography also includes co-creator and head of research and education credits on PBS Kid’s Super WHY!, as well as producer and research credits on Nick Jr.’s Blue’s Clues — where she also headed the research and development of shows like Little Bill and Oswald.
Wilder serves as a senior fellow at the Fred Rogers Institute. Her work’s influence includes citations in The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell. She is also a former member of TC’s Alumni Council.
Early Career Award
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A. Brooks Bowden
A. Brooks Bowden
(M. Phil. ’13, Ph.D. ’14)
A. Brooks Bowden (M. Phil. ’13, Ph.D. ’14) is a leading education policy scholar focused on reducing barriers for student success by offering actionable insights through economic analysis to inform policy and practice. She is an associate professor at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, where she leads the Center for Benefit-Cost Studies of Education. A graduate of TC’s Education Policy program, Dr. Bowden serves as an editor of AERA’s Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis journal. Her numerous published titles include Economic Evaluation in Education: Cost-Effectiveness and Benefit-Cost Analysis.
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Vikash Reddy
Vikash Reddy
(M. Phil. ’15, Ph.D. ’16)
Vikash Reddy (M. Phil. ’15, Ph.D. ’16) serves as the vice president of research at the Campaign for College Opportunity, where he leads numerous research projects focusing on higher education policy issues, specifically equity reform at American community colleges. His entrance into the policy space followed time as a third-grade teacher. Dr. Reddy has conducted critical work at the California Policy Lab at UC Berkeley, as well as the Community College Research Center and the Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness at Teachers College. His numerous publications include the book Performance Funding in Higher Education, which he co-authored during his time at TC.
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Drew Stephen Fagan
Drew Stephen Fagan
(Ed.D. ’13)
A twenty-year teacher, teacher educator, and researcher, Dr. Fagan’s work through the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) field fosters inclusivity in the classroom and beyond, touching lives around the country and the world.
2023Early Career Award
Alumni Award for Outstanding Service
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Beverly Johnson
Beverly Elmyra Johnson
(Ed.M. ’83, Ed.D. ’86)
Beverly Elmyra Johnson (Ed.M. ’83, Ed.D. ’86) is a dedicated educator, social worker and champion of Teachers College. Her 40-year career in education included classroom teaching, teacher preparation at the higher education level, and time as a school counselor for elementary and middle school aged students. Dr. Johnson, a long-time member of the College’s Maxine Greene Society (which recognizes three or more consecutive years of giving to TC), has served TC in numerous capacities, with roles on the Alumni Council, the 125th Anniversary Gala Committee and the Where the Future Comes First campaign committee. In 2017, she established the Beverly Elmyra Johnson Scholarship, an endowed scholarship for students in the Art & Art Education program.
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Marion Boultbee
Marion Boultbee
(Ed.D. ’96)
Dr. Boultbee's tenure at Teachers College began in 1989 as a student and part-time employee in the International Student Office. Her career path eventually led to her serving as the Director of International Services from 2001-2009. After retiring, she became an active member of the Alumni Council, and President from 2017-2019. Her dedication to TC is palpable, and she can often be found on campus volunteering for student and alumni events.
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Maryalice “Ali” Mazzara
Ed.D. ’84
Read MoreMaryalice “Ali” Mazzara (Ed.D. ’84) is a highly recognized and regarded leader in designing and implementing globally focused educational, arts, and business programs and projects. Her work often includes partnerships with diplomats, business executives, and thought and cultural leaders. In 2021 she was selected to be a U.S. Department of State Fulbright Scholar to China.
2022Alumni Award for Outstanding ServiceMaryalice “Ali” MazzaraEd.D. ’84Maryalice “Ali” Mazzara (Ed.D. ’84) is a highly recognized and regarded leader in designing and implementing globally focused educational, arts, and business programs and projects. Her work often includes partnerships with diplomats, business executives, and thought and cultural leaders. In 2021 she was selected to be a U.S. Department of State Fulbright Scholar to China.
Mazzara is the Director of Global Leadership Programs for the State University of New York (SUNY) and is the founding director of the JFEW SUNY Global Affairs Leadership Program (the Program). The program empowers underrepresented and underserved young women to become global leaders thanks to generous support of the Jewish Foundation for the Education of Women (JFEW). At SUNY since 2005, Mazzara has also directed programs with and for educational institutions in Canada, China, and Turkey. Prior to SUNY, she has held leadership positions at the Global Film Initiative, the Government of Québec, and Columbia University’s Harriman Institute.
As the president of Geneva Global LLC, a consulting company specializing in global initiatives, Mazzara works with corporations and NGOs to develop and strengthen their global impact. She is also a former member of TC’s Alumni Council.
For a list of alumni award recipients before 2022, visit the archive here.