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Honors and Awards

Oscar Miranda Tapia headshot

Nov 18, 2024

Doctoral Student Oscar Miranda Tapia Named Russell Edgerton Innovation Fellow

Oscar Miranda Tapia, a student in the Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development higher education opportunity, equity, and justice concentration has been named a Russell Edgerton Innovation Fellow.
Jackie Eunjung Relyea

Nov 13, 2024

Assistant Professor of Literacy Education Jackie Relyea Receives Jerry Johns Promising Researcher Award from the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers

Jackie Relyea, an assistant professor of literacy education in NC State’s College of Education, has received the Jerry Johns Promising Researcher Award from the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (ALER).
A photo of Jayla Moody Marshall, smiling

Nov 6, 2024

Doctoral Student Jayla Moody Marshall Receives 2024 Melvin C. Terrell Scholarship

Jayla Moody Marshall, a student in the Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development higher education opportunity, equity, and justice concentration, has been named a 2024 Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Scholarship recipient.

Oct 31, 2024

Longtime Museum of the Cherokee People President Bob Blankenship ’60 Named NC State College of Education Alumnus of the Year

In recognition of the profound educational impact longtime Museum of the Cherokee People President Bob Blankenship '60 has made over the course of his lifetime, he has been named the NC State College of Education’s 2024 Distinguished Alumnus.

Sep 13, 2024

Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Early Literacy Devin Kearns Joins National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Advisory Board

Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Early Literacy Devin Kearns has been invited to join an advisory committee for the National Center for Education Statistics’ National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

Sep 4, 2024

Award-winning Paper from Assistant Professor of Learning, Design and Technology Ela Castellanos-Reyes Aims to Make Social Learning Analytics More Accessible to Researchers

NC State College of Education Assistant Professor of Learning, Design and Technology Ela Castellanos-Reyes has received the Outstanding Theoretical Journal Article Award from the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Research and Theory Division for a paper she authored related to social presence and network analysis.

Carrie Jones in the classroom.

Aug 27, 2024

Carrie Jones ’09PHD Recognized as 2024 American Association of Chemistry Teachers’ Teacher of the Year

This summer, in recognition of her success in the classroom, Carrie Jones '09PHD, was named a 2024 American Association of Chemistry Teachers (AACT) Teacher of the Year.

Jul 26, 2024

Teresa Merchan and Adrianna Maria Suarez Named Inaugural Recipients of Bilingual/Multilingual Student Scholarship

Teresa Merchan, a doctoral student earning her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development with a concentration in counseling and counselor education, and Adrianna Maria Suarez, an undergraduate elementary education major, are the inaugural recipients of the Bilingual/Multilingual Student Scholarship.
Maria Pitre-Martin

Jul 24, 2024

2024 Friday Medal Awarded to SERVE Center Executive Director Maria Pitre-Martin

Jul 3, 2024

U.S. News’ 2024-2025 Best Global Universities: NC State #60 in the World, #1 in NC in Education and Educational Research Category 

NC State University has been ranked No. 60 in the world in the education and educational research category in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-2025 Best Global Universities Subject Rankings, making it the top globally ranked university for this field of study in North Carolina. Among universities just in the U.S., NC State ranked #21.