2 Doctoral Students Selected to Join NC State College of Education’s Holmes Scholars Program

NC State’s College of Education has selected two new doctoral students to participate in the NC State Holmes Scholars Program chapter:

• Patricia Ambrosio: Ph.D. in Teacher Education and Learning Sciences with a Concentration in Educational Equity
• Zacchaeus Martin: Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development with a Concentration in Counseling and Counselor Education

Run through the American Association of College and Teacher Education (AACTE), the Holmes Program is designed to enhance the education profession by recruiting, preparing and sustaining scholar-leaders who reflect and understand the implications of diverse perspectives in the nation’s learning communities.

Established in fall 2022, the NC State Holmes Scholars welcomed 12 doctoral students in its inaugural cohort. Two Holmes Scholars graduated in May 2023: Jerome Amedu and Michael Hoyes. Ambrosio and Martin join 10 other doctoral students from the inaugural cohort to comprise the 2023-24 Holmes Scholars.

NC State Holmes Scholars receive financial support to attend the Annual AACTE Meeting and Holmes Scholars Preconference meeting, as well as one-time support to attend the AACTE Summer Policy Institute and Holmes Dissertation Retreat and Research Symposium. The faculty program coordinator for the NC State chapter is Assistant Professor Ruby Ellis. Senior Director of Student Services Alex Kappus provides administrative support as the Holmes Scholars program manager.