Faculty Member Receives NSEE Distinguished Service Award
Martha M. Snyder, Ph.D., PMP, SPHR
Martha M. Snyder, Ph.D., PMP, SPHR, received the Michael Steuerman Distinguished Service Award on Tuesday, September 28, at the awards luncheon of the 50th National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) Annual Conference at the Renaissance Hotel at SeaWorld, Orlando, Florida.
This award recognizes an NSEE member who exemplifies the values and mission of the society and who has made critical contributions to NSEE’s success. Snyder has served on the NSEE conference planning committee since 2017 and chaired the 2020 conference where she managed to shift a fully on-site experience to a virtual event during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the summer of 2020, Snyder facilitated online webinars to support professional development efforts and community-building.
In preparation for NSEE’s 50th conference, Snyder organized conference activities that brought NSEE past presidents and leaders together to share their experiences and visions for the future. She also serves on the faculty of NSEE’s Experiential Education Academy (EEA) where she facilitates workshops on assessment, reflection, teaching and learning experientially, and online learning and experiential education. In 2021, Snyder joined the NSEE Board of Directors. She will focus her efforts on professional development for the Society and its membership.
Snyder is the director of faculty professional development in NSU’s Learning and Educational Center and a professor in the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice. She also teaches undergraduate and master’s courses in the Farquhar Honors College and Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine respectively.
The National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) is a nonprofit membership organization composed of educators, businesses, and community leaders founded in 1971 that strives to cultivate educators who effectively use experiential education as an integral part of personal, professional, civic, and global learning.