Alumni Council Award

2002 Alumni Council Award for Outstanding Contribution to Education

The Harvard Graduate School of Education Alumni Council was pleased to present the 2001 Alumni Council Award for Outstanding Contribution to Education to Jay P. Heubert, Ed.D.'82. The award was presented to Dr. Heubert on Wednesday, June 6 at 9 a.m. during HGSE's Pre-Commencement Ceremony in Radcliffe Yard, Appian Way, Cambridge, MA. Alumni Council Chair, Mario Peña presented the award.

Heubert is co-author of High Stakes: Testing for Tracking, Promotion, and Graduation (National Academy Press, 1999). This book was prominently cited throughout The Use of Tests When Making Decisions for Students: A Resource Guide for Educators and Policy-Makers, a publication by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (2000). Additionally, in May 2000, Heubert was named a Carnegie Scholar, one of twelve nationally, and one of only two in the field of education. Currently, Heubert teaches courses on law and educational policy at Teacher's College, Columbia, and chairs the School Law Institute, a national professional-education program for educators and lawyers.

About the Award

The HGSE Alumni Council first established the Alumni Award for Outstanding Contribution to Education in 1985 in order to recognize the significance of service to education by many alumni of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Each year, the Alumni Relations Office solicits nominations for the Award from the alumni body. Candidates must be graduates of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and have made a significant contribution to education during their professional careers.

For more information on this year's presentation of the Alumni Award or to nominate an HGSE alumna/us for next year, please contact the HGSE Alumni Relations Office.