This award recognizes persons who have made recent outstanding and sustained contributions to educational research. Only members of FERA are eligible to receive this award. Nominations are accepted from FERA members, and a committee of at least three FERA members reviews the nominations and selects the winner. The committee chair is appointed by the President with the approval of the Executive Committee. The award winner is announced at the business luncheon of the FERA annual meeting.
Partial List of Past Educational Researchers of the Year
| Year | Awardee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | María D. Vásquez-Colina |
| 2024 | Jennifer Wolgemuth |
| 2023 | Craig Mertler |
| 2022 | Russell Almond |
| 2021 | A. Corinne Huggins-Manley |
| 2019 | Albert D. Ritzhaupt |
| 2018 | Walter L. Leite |
| 2017 | Eun-sook Kim |
| 2016 | Betsy Becker |
| 2015 | Bonnie Swan |
| 2014 | Yaacov Petscher |
| 2013 | Debbie Hahs-Vaughn |
| 2012 | Mirka Koro-Ljungberg |
| 2006 | John Ferron |
| 2005 | Richard Tate |
| 1999 | Freeman Coney |
| 1997 | Jeffrey D. Kromrey |
| 1996 | Charles “Chuck” Dziuban |