Hernandez was selected as a protégé for the Class of 2014 Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI) Institute. The Institute is co-sponsored by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).

Mark Gooden, Associate Professor at University of Texas-Austin, is serving as the current president of the Executive Committee of the University Council for Educational Administration.

Jane Clark Lindle was named Routledge's Education author of the month in February for her book, Political Contexts of Educational Leadership.