The director of WSU’s Distance Degree Programs has won a top award from the University Continuing Education Association Region West.
Janet Ross Kendall received the Professional Contributions to Continuing Education award.
“I was thrilled,” Kendall said. “It’s wonderful to be included in the group of very talented people who have won this award.”
Kendall has coordinated program development and student services for 22 years at DDP. She also initiated the Northwest eTutoring Consortium and built partnerships with academic and administrative units across WSU and with partner institutions, said Muriel Oaks, dean of the Center for Distance and Professional Education, which includes DDP.
“Janet is seen by our colleagues everywhere as one of the leaders in our field,” Oaks said.
“I view Janet as the continuing education ‘Boy Scout’ for the West region,” said Laird M. Hartman, dean of Continuing Education of Weber State University, in a letter supporting Kendall’s nomination. “She is so courteous, kind, trustworthy, punctual, informative, thoughtful, insightful and energetic.”
Kendall is the author of numerous publications and previously received the UCEA Elizabeth Powell Award for contributions to research in distance education. She has been the chair of UCEA Region West, and she led various committees and task forces for the organization.
Kendall received her A.B. degree from Occidental College and her Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Iowa. She taught undergraduate and graduate reading courses at several universities in Canada and the U.S. before coming to WSU.
The award will be presented in October at the UCEA West conference in Santa Fe, N.M.
