U.S. Distance Learning Association Names College Hall of Fame Winner

The Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice (FCE&SCJ) received a new honor. The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) named the Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice as its 2022 Hall of Fame Award winner.

“The Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice was honored for its pioneering and current efforts to promote and legitimize the field of distance education,” the organization said in an announcement. “The Association also recognized the college’s thousands of graduates who have made a positive impact on the evolution of the field of education.”

Also honored was the late Dr. Abraham Fischler, the college’s namesake and a former president and president emeritus of NSU.

The nomination was made possible by the efforts of adjunct faculty member and alumna Erika Weiss, Ph.D., along with the support of other faculty, alumni, and FCE&SCJ community members.

“I am so very proud of our college and our colleagues, who supported our nomination with a collective voice that advocated for FCE&SCJ. It was with alumni-pride that I say that this work was just a way to pay gratitude forward,” Weiss said.

Some of the accomplishments eiss highlighted about the college include delivering the first distance education doctoral program in the United States, the development of the Fischler Academy, and the contribution to the scholarly foundations for the field of distance education.

The Hall of Fame Award is set to be presented at the USDLA’s annual convention in Nashville in July. Faculty member, Michael Simonson, Ph.D., will be in attendance to accept it on behalf of the Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice.

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Posted 07/03/22