Looking Toward the Future: An Interview With C. June Maker

C. June Maker is Professor Emerita at The University of Arizona in Tucson. She coordinated masters and doctoral programs in education of the gifted. Her awards include the International Research Award from the World Council for Gifted and Talented Students (WCGTS), an honorary Doctor of Letters Degree from Western Kentucky University, and induction into the Bridges Academy 2e Hall of Fame. She designed, field-tested, and conducted research on performance-based assessments of creative problem solving in different domains in the DISCOVER Projects. She has served in leadership positions in national and international organizations for gifted children and serves on Editorial Boards for national and international journals in education of the gifted such as Gifted Education International and The Gifted Child Quarterly. She is Associate Editor for Gifted and Talented International and Advisory Board Member for the Bulletin of Special Education in Taiwan. She has worked with children, teachers, and researchers in the United States and internationally, and has published over 100 scholarly books and monographs, chapters, and refereed journal articles. In the Global Cooperative Synergy Group (https://www. globalcooperativesynergygroup.org/) she and colleagues from around the world are connecting youth with passion and commitment to “think globally and act locally” to solve pressing problems to make our world a better place.