John C. Weidman was honored by the government of Mongolia

John C. Weidman, a faculty member in higher and international development education in the School of Education’s Department of Administrative and Policy Studies, has received an Exemplary Educator Award from the government of Mongolia.

Weidman was nominated by colleagues at the National University of Mongolia in recognition of his contributions to the development of higher education in Mongolia through research, technical assistance and advising of Mongolian graduate students dating from 1992.  Two of Weidman’s Mongolian PhD students have received “Best Dissertation Awards” from the Comparative and International Education Society Higher Education special interest group.