Company-Hosted Awards

The Cognella Innovation in Teaching Awards for Family Science is an annual award that recognizes outstanding instructors in the Family Science who introduce cutting-edge teaching practices to their courses to better engage students and advance scholarship in the discipline. We’re proud to partner with the National Council on Family Relations to present this award each year.

Submissions for the 2023 awards are closed. Winners will be notified by September 15, and the awards will be presented at the NCFR Annual Conference, November 8 – 11, 2023, in Orlando, Florida and/or as part of the conference’s virtual program.

Thank you to all who submitted!

The Cognella Cares Student Scholarship Program awards students with academic scholarships for writing personal essays on timely and relevant topics, including college life, politics, social justice issues, and more. The program was designed to provide students with a platform to share their unique thoughts, experiences, and ideas for change. We’re proud to highlight the innovative voices of tomorrow and to recognize students for their creativity, vulnerability, and thought leadership.

We’re proud to announce the winners for Fall 2022: Mai-Brie Conklin of the University of Florida; Maria Kelley of the University of Connecticut; and Diana Alldredge of California State University, Los Angeles. Read their award-winning personal essays HERE.