Each year, USDLA recognizes innovators and leaders within the distance/digital learning industry as part of our international Awards program. These highly coveted awards are presented annually to organizations and individuals who compete across several categories of excellence. The USDLA International Distance Learning Awards are created to acknowledge major accomplishments in distance/digital learning and to highlight those instructors, programs, and professionals who have achieved and demonstrated extraordinary achievements through the use of online learning techniques, innovation, and video delivery technologies globally.
This year, the following nominees were chosen by the review committee to receive awards in their respective categories:
2025 USDLA Dr. Janet McMahill Rising Star Award
Whitney Packer, Assistant Director of LC Online Teaching and Learning, Landmark College
2025 USDLA Trendsetter Award – GOLD
Dr. Farah Bennani, Chris Luchs, and Kae Novak
Project: Rapid Response: Designing to Not Only Respond to Change but For Social Justice Change
2025 USDLA Trendsetter Award - SILVER
WebCampus, Stevens Institute of Technology
2025 USDLA Trendsetter Award - BRONZE
Dr. Michael Everest and Owain Yeoman, edYOU Technologies
2025 USDLA Outstanding Leadership Award - GOLD
Dr. Rohan Jowallah, University of Central Florida
2025 USDLA Outstanding Leadership Award - SILVER
Dr. Jim Castleberry, Walden University
2025 USDLA Distance Learning Research Award - GOLD
Allyson Mitchell and Tami Moehring, Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC)
2025 USDLA Distance Learning Research Award - SILVER
Dr. Amy Sickel, Walden University
2025 USDLA Distance Learning Research Award - BRONZE
Dr. Meena Clowes, Walden University
2025 USDLA Distance Learning/Teaching Award - GOLD
Victoria S. Brown, Ed. D., Jillian R. Powers, Ph. D. & David Devraj Kumar, Ph. D., Florida Atlantic University
2025 USDLA Distance Learning/Teaching Award - SILVER
Dr. Brian Ward, Pensacola State College
2025 USDLA Distance Learning/Teaching Award - BRONZE
Karen J. Magruder, DSW, LCSW-S, University of Texas at Arlington
Award Questions
- Email Wendy Pate at wpate@usdla.org