Mark D. Vagle (Ph.D., curriculum and instruction, 2006), now assistant professor of elementary and social studies education at the University of Georgia, will be recognized at the University of Georgia's Honors Day program on Wednesday, April 7 for his excellence in teaching. Vagle was a graduate student at the University of Minnesota in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction from 2002 to 2006 and held positions as middle school coordinator and research associate.