{"id":50244,"date":"2024-02-23T08:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T14:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=50244"},"modified":"2024-02-23T09:12:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T15:12:54","slug":"tarleton-waco-clinic-director-counseling-coordinator-receives-cate-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-waco-clinic-director-counseling-coordinator-receives-cate-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton-Waco Clinic Director, Counseling Coordinator Receives CATE Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University\u2019s Dr. Christopher R. Wilder has been honored with the individual Chancellor\u2019s Academy of Teacher Educators (CATE) award by The Texas A&M System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Christopher R. Wilder, Assistant Professor, Clinic Director and School Counseling Coordinator at Tarleton-Waco, has been honored with the individual Chancellor\u2019s Academy of Teacher Educators (CATE) award by The Texas A&M System.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The CATE award recognizes individuals and university teams for their contributions to quality, innovation and continuous improvement in teacher preparation. Each year up to three individuals and up to three university teams may be inducted into CATE. This year\u2019s recipients were recognized at the Chancellor\u2019s Century Council annual banquet Thursday, Feb. 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe training of professional counselors is a shared responsibility, and I work with colleagues who support, encourage and challenge one another,\u201d said Dr. Wilder, Assistant Professor, Clinic Director and School Counseling Coordinator at Tarleton-Waco. \u201cIt is a gift, and I\u2019m honored that my department colleagues valued my work enough to nominate me for this prestigious award.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Diane Stearns, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, said Dr. Wilder\u2019s experience and dedication to equipping future counselors is impressive and deserves recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHis selection for this award reflects Tarleton State\u2019s commitment to preparing students to be highly qualified professionals,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m pleased that we have someone of his caliber as part of our team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Wilder has worked at Tarleton State since summer 2017, specializing in clinical mental health and school counseling. He’s a Licensed Professional Counselor and Board-Approved Supervisor with over 30 years of professional counseling in outpatient clinics, college counseling centers, public high schools and faith-based settings, and he has worked with adults, adolescents and children. He earned his master\u2019s degree and doctorate in counseling from the University of North Texas in Denton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2010, The Texas A&M System Office of Academic Affairs partnered with the Chancellor\u2019s Century Council (CCC) to create a process to honor individual faculty for impactful teacher preparation. As of 2021, CATE had inducted 87 faculty for individual contributions to teacher preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each university may make one nomination per year in each category \u2014 individual and team. Each nominee (individual or team member) must work directly in preparing teachers. The award is not limited to any college or department \u2014 all teacher preparation pathways are included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to this year\u2019s individual award, team award recipients include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prairie View A&M University\u2019s Panther Teaching Academy and Residency<\/p>\n\n\n\n