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Meet Our Award-Winning Faculty and Staff

Each year, faculty and staff in the NC State College of Education are recognized for their work and impact across NC State, North Carolina, the nation and the world, and they are honored at the highest levels of their fields for their teaching, research and engagement.

Recent highly prestigious awards include:

The Robert Foster Cherry Award For Great Teaching

AERA Fellowship

NC State’s Holladay Medal

UNC System’s Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award

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November 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.

November 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).

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November 06, 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.

October 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.

September 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).

September 04, 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.

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Resources for Faculty and Staff Awards

Faculty and staff can find resources applicable in applying for both internal NC State awards and various external awards, including application deadlines, writing support and application management, on the university’s Office of Faculty Excellence website. Additional resources can also be found specifically for College of Education faculty and staff on the college’s internal site.

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