Kathy DiRanna, WestEd’s K–12 Alliance Statewide Director, recently received the 2015 Outstanding Leadership in Science Education Award from the National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA).

This award recognizes and honors an NSELA member, who, through his or her professional work, has demonstrated outstanding leadership in science education at the school, district, county, regional, and/or national level.

The California Science Teachers Association (CSTA) shared the announcement of DiRanna’s award in its California Classroom Science publication:

“Kathy DiRanna is a lifetime member of CSTA and is well known in the science education community both here in California and nationwide. She has educated and inspired many science teachers throughout her career. CSTA is very pleased to share the news of this honor bestowed upon one of the great minds in science education in this state.”

Read more in this WestEd.org News & Events blog post, “WestEd’s Kathy DiRranna Receives Outstanding Leadership in Science Education Award.”