Congratulations to Dr. Medina and Dr. De La Garza!! So proud of our colleagues and community visionaries!! Lilliana Lilliana Patricia Saldaña, Ph.D. she/her/ella Associate Professor Mexican American Studies Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department University of Texas at San Antonio 501 W. César Chávez Boulevard San Antonio, Texas 78207 Mexican American Studies<https://education.utsa.edu/departments/race-ethnicity-gender-s...;, Program Coordinator MAS Teachers' Academy<http://education.utsa.edu/mas/social_studies_teachers_academy/>;, Co-Director Dreamers Resource Center<https://www.utsa.edu/dreamers/>;, Faculty Ally Esperanza Peace and Justice Center<http://esperanzacenter.org/>;, Board of Directors Mexican American Civil Rights Institute<https://www.somosmacri.org/?fbclid=IwAR2cl8gcDng-Muj1WvyDlMs...;, Board of Directors ________________________________ From: David Thompson <David.Thompson(a)utsa.edu&gt; Sent: Monday, September 19, 2022 10:40 AM To: Mariela Rodriguez <Mariela.Rodriguez(a)utsa.edu&gt;; coehd(a)lists.it.utsa.edu <coehd(a)lists.it.utsa.edu&gt; Subject: [Coehd] Re: More good news from TABE Great news for Dr. Medina and congrats to you Dr. Rodríguez for your fabulous mentorship! From: Mariela Rodriguez <Mariela.Rodriguez(a)utsa.edu&gt; Sent: Monday, September 19, 2022 8:56 AM To: coehd(a)lists.it.utsa.edu Subject: [Coehd] More good news from TABE Dear Colleagues, The UTSA COEHD will have lots to celebrate at the TABE 2022 Awards Luncheon. Last week we congratulated Dr. Sarah De La Garza for receiving the TABE 2022 Dissertation Award. I am happy to share that Dr. Monica Medina (ELPS M.Ed. & Ph.D. alumna) received Third Place for the TABE 2022 Dissertation Award. I was honored to have served as chairperson of her dissertation committee. Dr. Medina is a Dual Language Coordinator with SAISD. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mariela A. Rodríguez, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies The University of Texas at San Antonio AERA Division A Vice-President Editor-In-Chief, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership (JCEL)