Originally published May 4, 2016
The University of Texas at El Paso’s College of Education congratulates its latest professors emeriti: L. Antonio Gonzalez, Ph.D.; Don P. Schulte, Ph.D.; and Richard D. Sorenson, Ph.D.
University President Diana Natalicio announced the designations during the annual Honors Convocation ceremony April 17, 2016, in UTEP’s Memorial Gym. Schulte and Sorenson currently are part-time lecturers within the college.
President Natalicio congratulated the professors emeriti during the ceremony, and thanked them for all they have done for UTEP and the students it serves. The title of professor emeritus is bestowed on retiring faculty members who have demonstrated exceptional and meritorious service to the University through their teaching or by their contributions to their field, to the community and/or to student life.
“Our three emeriti faculty served the college with distinction as demonstrated by their commitment and dedication to student learning, leadership abilities and collegial spirit,” said Cyndi Giorgis, Ph.D., dean of the College of Education.
Gonzalez, associate professor emeritus of teacher education, has worked at UTEP since 1990. The specialist in literacy development and bilingual education received the College of Education’s Excellence in Community Service Award in 1992. He is well published in his field and worked in the public schools for 10 years before joining UTEP.
Schulte, Ph.D., associate professor emeritus of educational leadership and foundations, is a longtime educator who earned his academic degrees and teaching and principal certificates at UTEP, which hired him in 2006. He earned the College of Education’s Gold Nugget Award in 1990 for exceptional work as an educator in the region.
Sorenson, Ph.D., is a former chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations. He joined the UTEP faculty in 2002 and was named the college’s Professor of the Year in 2005. He retired in 2015. Sorenson previously served the Texas public schools for 24 years. He continues to write about his field and leads workshops at the state and national levels.
