Michael E. Martinez

Professor of Education
School of Education

May 1, 2012

“A Lifetime of Scholarship, Teaching, and Service”

On June 8, friends, fellow educators, community representatives, and family members gathered in the Pacific Ballroom to honor the life and work of Professor Michael E. Martinez, who passed away on April 5. The afternoon included tributes from fellow professors, university administrators, current and former students, and representatives from outside educational institutions. Professor Martinez was remembered as a colleague, mentor, advisor, teacher, administrator, researcher, and friend. (The family has requested that those who wish to honor Professor Martinez’s memory can contribute to the Michael E. Martinez Prize for Outstanding Education Research by a Doctoral Student at the University of California Irvine: http://www.uadv.uci.edu/MichaelEMartinezMemorialFund. Donations may also be sent to: Michael E. Martinez Prize, c/o Carolyn Canning-White, UCI Advancement, 100 Theory, Suite 250, Irvine, CA 92617.)

Program: “Honoring the Life and Work of Michael E. Martinez”

“Opening Remarks”
Deborah Lowe Vandell, Professor and Chair
UC Irvine Department of Education

“Foreshadowing Michael’s Future Contributions” 
Robert Calfee, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University

“Envisioning and Building Education at UC Irvine”
Professor Mark Warschauer, Department of Education

“Advising and Mentoring Doctoral Students”
Janice Hansen, Current Ph.D. in Education Student

“Serving the Broader University”
Craig Martens, Chair, UC Irvine Academic Senate

“Fostering Leaders in Education”
Jeneen Graham, Ed.D. Graduate

“Bringing Education Research to the Community”
Gavin Huntley-Fenner, Member
Irvine Unified School District Board of Education

“Closing Remarks”
Deborah Lowe Vandell, Professor and Chair
UC Irvine Department of Education

Michael E. Martinez: A Lifetime of Scholarship, Teaching, and Service

  • Professor of Education and Vice Chair of the Department of Education
  • Author
    • Future Bright: A Transforming View of Human Intelligence (Oxford University Press)
    • Learning and Cognition: The Design of the Mind (Merrill)
    • Education as the Cultivation of Intelligence (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates)
  • Program Director, CSU/UCI Joint Ed.D. in Educational Administration and Leadership
  • Member, UC Irvine Graduate Council
  • Research Scientist, Educational Testing Service
  • Program Manager, National Science Foundation
  • Fulbright Scholar, University of the South Pacific, Fiji
  • Visiting Scholar, Mellon Foundation, Columbia University
  • Visiting Scholar, Cambridge University
  • Presidential Commendation for Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association

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