Thomas Hébert, a professor of educational psychology, won a 2011 Legacy Book Award from the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented for his book, Understanding the Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Students.
The award honors outstanding books published in the U.S. that have long-term potential for positively influencing the lives of gifted children and/or youth and contributing to the understanding, well being, education and success of students with gifts and/or talents. The winning books are selected by a national panel of reviewers and are categorized by parents, educators and scholars. Hébert’s book won in the scholar category.