Alumni

Dec 21, 2023

10 Highlights from the College of Education in 2023

From awards for our alumni, students, faculty and staff to the creation of a new strategic plan and a record-breaking year in research, NC State’s College of Education had another extraordinary year in 2023. Take a look at 10 things the college did in the past year. 

Dec 12, 2023

Meet Our December Class of 2023

A school counselor who persevered through the pandemic. The director of NC State’s African American Cultural Center. Nonprofit founders and future teachers. These are just some of the 149 new alumni the NC State College of Education will celebrate during our December 2023 Graduation Ceremony on Dec. 15 in Reynolds Coliseum. 

Nov 29, 2023

Stephanie Nelson ’20PHD Named 2023 North Carolina School Counselor Association School Counselor of The Year

Stephanie Nelson '20PHD has been named the 2023 North Carolina School Counselor Association School Counselor of The Year. 

Nov 29, 2023

#WhyIChoseEducation: ‘I’ve Personally Always Viewed Myself as a Teacher Educator’ Says Jerianne Taylor ’04EDD

Enrolling in drafting classes as a high school student paved the way for Jerianne Taylor '04EDD to become an educator. Now, she prepares future technology education teachers as a professor and director of the Career and Technical Education program at Appalachian State University. 

Nov 15, 2023

Wolfpack Alumni Lead North Johnston High School’s Administrative Team

All three administrators at North Johnston High School — Belinda Proctor '16MSA, Tim Chartrand '16MSA and Deric Nunoz '23MSA — are alumni of NC State's principal preparation programs. Together, they are working to have a positive impact on teachers and students at the school. 

Nov 8, 2023

Anona Smith Williams ’91MS, ‘02EDD Receives NC State College of Education’s 2023 Distinguished Alumna Award

Anona Smith Williams '91MS, ‘02EDD has received the NC State College of Education’s 2023 Distinguished Alumna Award. She's the associate dean for student success and strategic community engagement with NC State's College of Education. 

Oct 18, 2023

Lauren Lampron ’14MSA, ’19EDD Named Director of North Carolina Principal Fellows Program

This October, Lauren Lampron '14MSA, '19EDD will become the new director of the North Carolina Principal Fellows Program, a state-supported, forgivable loan program that prepares future public school leaders. 

Oct 18, 2023

The News-Gazette: Short on Teachers, Not on Long-term Solutions

To solve a teacher shortage crisis that has affected public schools at all levels, in all states, it will take much more than a paycheck, experts say. For potential solutions, The (Illinois) News-Gazette Editor Jeff D'Alessio convened a panel of 21 deans of highly ranked schools of education across the nation, including NC State College of Education Dean Paola Sztjan. 

Oct 16, 2023

Dean Sztajn in The N&O: The Value of Teachers

The verb “to value” is often defined in two ways: to estimate the monetary worth, or to consider someone or something to be important or beneficial. Recent discussions about teacher pay, and the recent release of the North Carolina state budget, have focused our attention on the first definition of value when talking about teachers. But there is the second definition of value, and we need to give it more attention when considering the worth and importance of teachers. 

Oct 5, 2023

Bill Cowher ’79 Comes Home for Ring of Honor Induction 

Bill Cowher ’79, Super Bowl-winning coach and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, became the 12th member of NC State’s Ring of Honor last weekend. Completing a degree in education was just as important to his post-playing career as his time on the NC State football field. “Coaching is teaching,” he said. “I learned so much from . . . my time in the College of Education. The 4 1/2 years I spent here shaped everything that followed.”