honors and awards

Aug 2, 2023

Article from Professor and Department Head Aaron Clark, Lecturer Erik Schettig and Assistant Professor Daniel Kelly Wins ITEAA Gerald Day Excellence in Authorship Award

An article co-authored by Professor and Department of STEM Education Head Aaron Clark, Lecturer Erik Schettig ‘’09, ’11MED, ’24EDD and incoming Assistant Professor Daniel Kelly ’17EDD has been recognized with the International Technology and Engineering Education Association (ITEAA) Gerald Day Excellence in Authorship Award. 

Jul 31, 2023

Meet Our 2022-2023 Award-Winning Alumni

The most promising new teachers in North Carolina. Counselors and educational leaders transforming their schools. Two of the nine regional teachers of the year. Meet the NC State College of Education alumni who are being honored for the excellence they demonstrate in the field of the education and the impact they make on the lives of their students. 

Jul 25, 2023

Hannah Watlington ’22 Named Caswell County Schools Beginning Teacher of the Year

When Hannah Watlington graduated from Bartlett Yancey High School, the only high school in Caswell County, she always knew she wanted to return there one day and teach. Now, after earning her bachelor's degree in mathematics education at the NC State College of Education, not only is she a math teacher at the high school, but she was also named the Caswell County Schools Beginning Teacher of the Year. 

Jul 25, 2023

Emily Pruckno ’23MED Named 2023 Chatham County Schools Teacher of the Year

Emily Pruckno's desire to transform the way her students view education was recognized when she was named the 2023 Chatham County Teacher of the Year. 

Jul 21, 2023

Assistant Teaching Professors Jordan Lukins, Carrol Warren Named 2023-2024 DELTA Grants Recipients

NC State College of Education Assistant Teaching Professors Jordan Lukins and Carrol Warren were among the 2023-23 DELTA Grants recipients. 

Jul 20, 2023

Stephanie Nelson ’20PHD Named 2023 Wake County Public School System School Counselor of the Year

Stephanie Nelson '20PHD has been recognized as the 2023 Wake County Public School System School Counselor of the Year. 

Jul 14, 2023

Dorothy Holley ’21PHD Named Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow

Dorothy Holley '21PHD, a graduate of the NC State College of Education's Ph.D. in Learning and Teaching in STEM: Science Education concentration and a science teacher at West Johnston High School, has been named an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow. 

Jun 20, 2023

Doctoral Student Jennifer Mann Receives Phi Kappa Phi Literacy Grant to Further Work Using Critical Literacy to Address Inequities Among Refugee Students

Jennifer Mann, a doctoral candidate in the NC State College of Education’s Ph.D. in Teacher Education and Learning Sciences’ literacy and English language arts concentration, has been selected as one of 12 students nationwide to receive the Phi Kappa Phi Literacy Grant. 

Jun 15, 2023

Baylor University: Celebrating Great Teaching: Department of Curriculum & Instruction Hosts Baylor Cherry Award Winner

Hollylynne Lee, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education at North Carolina State University, is the 2022 recipient of the prestigious national Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, awarded biennially by Baylor University to recognize exemplary teaching by university faculty. As the recipient, Lee has spent the spring semester of 2023 at Baylor University. 

May 25, 2023

Retired Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Terry Hennings ’15MAT Named 2023 Wake County Public School System Teacher of the Year

When Terry Hennings retired from the Air Force after serving for 25 years as a combat medic, he knew what he wanted to teach. Now, he has been named the Wake County Public County System 2023 Teacher of the Year