alumni awards
![Anna Turner standing next to a second grade student.](https://ced.ncsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/06/Untitled-design8.png)
Anna Turner ’21 Named Richmond Public Schools 2024 New Teacher of the Year
![Peyton Pugh in her classroom, being honored as Diane Kent-Parker First-Year Teacher of the Year.](https://ced.ncsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/03/photos-1.jpg)
Peyton Pugh ’23 Named Wake County Diane Kent-Parker First-Year Teacher of the Year
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Marvin Connelly Jr. ’97MED, ’00MED Named A. Craig Phillips 2024 North Carolina Superintendent of the Year
![Anona Smith Williams and Paola Sztajn](https://ced.ncsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/11/Untitled-design-41.png)
Anona Smith Williams ’91MS, ‘02EDD Receives NC State College of Education’s 2023 Distinguished Alumna Award
![Headshot of Mike James](https://ced.ncsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/11/Untitled-design-69.png)
Mike James ’17 Named Duplin County Schools Counselor, Support Staff of the Year
![Shannon Carney receiving the 2023 North Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Student Teacher of the Year Award.](https://ced.ncsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/10/Untitled-design-37.png)
Shannon Carney ’23 Named 2023 North Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Student Teacher of the Year
![John Lassiter being awarded the northeast regional principal of the year.](https://ced.ncsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/08/Discover-Why-Extraordinary-Educators-Prepare-Here-9.png)
John Lassiter ’09 Named 2022-2023 Wells Fargo Northeast Regional Principal of the Year
![Photo of Hannah Watlington in front of a brick wall.](https://ced.ncsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/07/1.png)
Hannah Watlington ’22 Named Caswell County Schools Beginning Teacher of the Year
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Emily Pruckno ’23MED Named 2023 Chatham County Schools Teacher of the Year
![Photo of Samaria Warsaw with quote: 'Education Has Helped Me See the World in Different Ways'](https://ced.ncsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/07/samaria-warsaw-graphic.png)