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Official account for the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Ill

10/28/2026

Congratulations to Ashley Negangard, who won the graduate college excellence award for graduate contacts. It’s a highly competitive honor; a testament to Ashley’s amazing work

10/07/2026

09/15/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 College of ACES and Paul A. Funk award recipients in HDFS!

✨ Jennifer Hardesty – Runge Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award
✨ Brian Ogolsky – Senior Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
✨ Shardé Smith – Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
✨ Kelly Tu – Karl E. Gardner Outstanding Undergraduate Adviser Award
✨ Elissa Thomann Mitchell – John Clyde and Henrietta Downey Spitler Teaching Award
✨ Emily Hurth – Specialized Faculty Teaching Award
✨ Maya Carter – Luis V. Logeman Graduate Student Teaching Award

These awards reflect the dedication, passion, and commitment our HDFS community brings to teaching, mentoring, research, and service every day. We are grateful for all that these individuals do to support our students, strengthen our department, and make a lasting impact on the lives of others.

Please join us in congratulating these outstanding members of the HDFS family on their well-deserved recognition! 💙🧡

05/18/2026

We celebrated the achievements of our HDFS graduate students at our annual Graduate Student Recognition Luncheon on Thursday, May 7th!

Congratulations to Noah Larsen on receiving the Outstanding Graduate Student Award and to Dr. Jacinda Dariotis on receiving the Outstanding Faculty Award.

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Urbana, IL
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http://www.hdfs.illinois.edu/

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