Carolyn Eggleston Named Phi Kappa Phi Scholar

Dr. Carolyn Eggleston, professor of education at California State University, San Bernardino, has been selected by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi—the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline honor society—as the 2014-2016 Phi Kappa Phi Scholar for her achievements in research, teaching, service, and leadership.

Eggleston has been a leader and pioneer for the advancement of correctional education for more than 35 years. She is the founder and director of the Center for the Study of Correctional Education (CSCE) at Cal State San Bernardino. The center, founded in 1991, provides teachers and administrators who work in local, state, federal, and private correctional institutions with support services, resources, education, and training for teaching in confinement institutions and alternative settings.

In 2010, after years of planning and advocacy, Eggleston also developed the Cal State San Bernardino Reentry Initiative (CSRI), which she currently serves as executive director. The breakthrough program is an innovative partnership between the university and California Department of Corrections that aims to transform the post-incarceration experience of former inmates through an educationally-based rehabilitation program.

“Dr. Eggleston has established a most impressive national/international profile throughout her professional career,” said Dr. David Northington, chair of the Phi Kappa Phi Scholar selection committee. “Most extraordinary is the unique community/university partnership that she has fostered through her dedicated mentoring system for parolees in the California Correctional System. This innovative work has been the basis for many of Dr. Eggleston’s research presentations and publications.”

Eggleston has published scholarly articles at the regional, national, and international levels with a focus on the intersection of education and corrections. In addition to a variety of academic and community leadership roles, Eggleston has served as president of the International Correctional Education Association and editor and publisher of the Journal of Correctional Education.

Eggleston has served at Cal State San Bernardino since 1991 as faculty in the special education credential and master’s program. She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from Tennessee Technological University and a Ph.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University.

First presented in 1974, the Phi Kappa Phi Scholar Award recognizes excellence in teaching, research and public service. The award is given once every two years. Recipients receive a $1,000 honorarium, a life membership, and a trip to present at the Society’s biennial convention.