The Council of Learning, Assistance and Developmental Education Association (CLADEA) Fellows formally recognizes the excellence of the best practitioners, policymakers, researchers, teachers and administrators within postsecondary learning assistance, developmental education and tutoring.
“Selection as a fellow represents the highest honor conferred upon our professionals,” CLADEA Chair Dr. Jenny Haley said.
Missouri State University’s very own, Michael Frizell, director of student learning services, Bear CLAW (Center for Learning and Writing), has been elected as a CLADEA Fellow. He will be inducted at the Association for the Coaching and Tutoring Professions annual conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, on March 18.
Frizell’s accomplishments
At MSU, Frizell helped lead a team that developed the Bear CLAW. The center has grown from a standalone writing center to a dynamic modern learning center.
He is an International College Learning Center Association (ICLCA) certified learning center professional, level 4 (lifetime).
Frizell is on the editorial team for the CLADEA publication RiLADE and serves as CLADEA vice chair. Formerly, he has been ICLCA’s corresponding secretary and served as president for two terms.
Since 2012, he has been the editor of The Learning Assistance Review, the peer-reviewed journal of the National College Learning Center Association, and their book, “Learning Centers in the 21st Century.”
Frizell has collected the stories of learning center leaders across the country during the height of the COVID-19 crisis to form the book, “Rising to the Challenge: Navigating COVID-19 as Higher Education Learning Center Leaders.”
He holds MAs in theatre and creative writing from Missouri State and an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of Arkansas at Monticello. His work has been published in the National Gallery of Writing, Red Ink Journal, the Moon City Review, Saddlebag Dispatches, The Good Men Project and more.
Frizell said being chosen as a fellow is a great honor and he is grateful to be acknowledged alongside esteemed colleagues.
“This recognition among leading figures in learning assistance, tutoring and developmental education affirms my unwavering commitment to student service and academic excellence. It underscores my continuous dedication to advancing standards within the field, motivating me to persevere in improving educational support and opportunities for every student,” he added.
More about the CLADEA Fellows Program
Distinguished scholar Dr. Marsha Maxwell founded the CLADEA Fellows Program in the late 1990s. There are around 100,000 educators within the field, and only 69 individuals have received this most impressive accolade, including Frizell.
“Michael Frizell has not only done what was required; he has contributed far beyond what was asked of him,” Haley said. “His research, practice and contributions to our field make him worthy of the distinction of CLADEA Fellow.”