The California Educational Research Association Lifetime Achievement Award honors members who, in the course of their professional careers, have made genuine contributions to the field of education in the areas of research, assessment, practice and/or policy.

​Congratulations to our 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Gavin Payne

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Past Award Recipients:

2019 - John Oswald
2018 - Deborah Sigman  
2017 - Sue Burr
2016 - Carl Cohn
2015 - Dr. Mark Wilson
2014 - Kenji Hakuta
2013 - Michael Kirst
2012 - Brian Stecher
2011 - Linda Darling Hammond
2010 - Pat McCabe
2009 - Wendy Yen
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2008 - Jamal Abedi
​2007 - Edward Haertel 
2006 - Jeannie Oakes
2005 - Bill Padia
2004 - Richard Shavelson
2003 - Dale Carson
2002 - Ted Bartell
2001 - Tej Pandy
2000 - John Martois
1999 - Alex Law
1998 - Eva Baker