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Fordham Graduate School of Education faculty member, Margaret “Terry” Orr, Ph.D., has recently been recognized with the 2024 David G. Imig Distinguished Service Award. Presented by the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED), this award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the vision, mission, and values of CPED, as well as to the advancement of the Ed.D. as the highest quality professional practice doctorate in education.
Orr serves as division chair and director of the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, Administration and Policy (ELAP) program at Fordham. With over 30 years of leadership and more than 9,000 citations to her name, Orr consistently advocates for bridging the gap between research and practice to improve educational leadership.
Under Orr’s guidance, Fordham’s Ed.D. program has largely impacted local schools through Carnegie Foundation’s Improvement Leadership Education and Development (iLEAD) initiative. This initiative incorporates equity-focused improvement science principles into leadership preparation and development. Through these efforts, Orr led the ELAP division in redesigning its Ed.D. program to align with these principles. She has also facilitated assistant professional development through networked improvement communities focused on math instruction, and established Bronx Ed.D. cohorts of school district leaders. Additionally, Orr contributed to the development of the national 2015 Professional Standards for Educational Leaders and set national quality standards for leadership preparation programs. Her work has been instrumental in the success of the Ed.D. program at Fordham, and in fostering the growth of scholarly practitioners nationwide.
Her work continues to facilitate the success of Fordham’s Ed.D. program and fosters the growth of scholarly practitioners nationwide.
This article was contributed by Leah McKirgan.
