Friday Medal

Sep 11, 2023

2023 Friday Medal Awarded to North Carolina Educational Leader Tom Williams

he Friday Institute for Educational Innovation has selected Tom Williams, president of Strategic Educational Alliances, Inc., to receive its 2023 Friday Medal award. 

Nov 18, 2022

Friday Medal Ceremony Celebrates Two Educators Advancing Equity Through Research and Teaching

Nov 17, 2022

EdNC: Two Friday Medals for 2022 celebrate equity in research and practice

For the first time since 2017, the William & Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at N.C. State’s College of Education recognized multiple honorees. 

Oct 15, 2022

Friday Medal Ceremony

Nov 22, 2021

EdNC Editor-in-chief, CEO Mebane Rash Awarded Friday Medal

On Nov. 18, education leaders from across the state joined together virtually to celebrate this year’s Friday Medal recipient, Mebane Rash, CEO and editor-in-chief at EducationNC (EdNC). Also during the ceremony, the Friday Institute named its graduate student fellow winners — Pamela Huff, Madeline Hinkle and Julianna Nieuwsma — who will receive $2,000 to support their dissertation research. 

Oct 18, 2021

2021 Friday Medal Ceremony Honoring Mebane Rash

This year’s Friday Medal recipient is Mebane Rash, CEO and editor-in-chief at EducationNC. In addition to her leadership role at EducationNC, Rash is the immediate past president of the national… 

Aug 25, 2021

2021 Friday Medal Will Honor EducationNC CEO and Editor-in-Chief Mebane Rash

The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation has selected Mebane Rash, CEO and editor-in-chief at EducationNC, to receive its 2021 Friday Medal award. In addition to her leadership role at EducationNC, Rash is the immediate past president of the national Governmental Research Association and has won national awards for most distinguished research, outstanding policy achievement and most effective education of the public.