Brenda being congratulated by General Tommy Franks (USA Ret.), keynote speaker at the Great Communicators luncheon where she received her award for being the Great Communicator of 2006.
Grants, Honors and Awards
This sections outlines grants I have received, teaching honors, and various other awards for scholarship, service, leadership, and research.
Grants (since 2000)
- "Disability Rights in Kenya: Networks, Practices, and Resources," Kirwan Institute ($10,000) and Arts & Humanities Seed Grant ($10,000). Download Kenya Project Description in PDF form.
- "Research on Research," Technology Enhanced Learning and Research (TELR), Ohio State University with Karla Kmetz for "A Multimedia History of Disability and Disability Studies at Ohio State University." ($5,000)
- College of Arts and Science Research Grant for Exemplary Service, Ohio State University, January 2005 for "Modern Deaf Commonplaces: Identities, Institutions, and Arguments" ($2,000)
- DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and the Einstein Forum at the University of Potsdam, Fellowship, Summer 2004 Interdisciplinary Summer Seminar: Disability Studies and the Legacies of Eugenics. July 5-30, 2004, Potsdam, Germany. ($3200)
- Office of International Affairs, Ohio State University, "Global Sign Language Literature and Performance," 2004-05 ($1,500)
- Battelle Endowment for Technology and Human Affairs (BETHA), The American Sign Language Digital Media Project (ASL-DMP), 2004-05. ($60,000)
- "The Deaf-Write Project," OSU Cares Grant ($10,000), with Dr. Mindy Wright and Dr. Carolyn Wulfhorst, Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing.
- OSU Faculty Innovator Grants on Disabilities (FIGD), "The Accessible Writing Center," April 2000 ($5,000)
Selected Awards
- Great Communicator Award, 2006, Columbus Speeach and Hearing Center.
- President and Provost's Leadership Institute for Women, 2005-06. Ohio State University.
- Dick Maxwell Award, Outstanding Contribution to Students with Disabilities, Ohio State University, 2002.
- Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award 2000, The Ohio State University, Office of Academic Affairs.
- Kathryn T. Schoen Award (for Women in Administrative Leadership), "OSU Disability Studies Initiative," Office of Academic Affairs, Ohio State University, June 2000.
- Oticon Corporation, "Focus on People," Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Advocacy Award, 1999
Teaching Honors
- Faculty and TA Development (FTAD), The Ohio State University, First-Year Experience Faculty Fellow, Fall 2002.
- OSU Arts and Sciences Student Council, Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Education, 1999.
- Graduate Professor of the Year Award, 1996-97, English Department Graduate Organization, The Ohio State University
- President's Salute to Outstanding OSU Seniors, Senior-Selected Outstanding Faculty, 1995