leadership team

Oct 20, 2023

Auburn Magazine: The Teacher’s Coach

Sometimes even college professors have questions. As the new head of the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development at North Carolina State University, Joy Gaston Gayles ’98 leads the faculty and staff to create an impactful education program for the department’s students. A career educator, as well as a researcher on intercollegiate athletics in higher education and women and people of color in STEM, Gayles is focused on making positive changes for both faculty and students. 

Jul 7, 2020

Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Karen Hollebrands ’95MED Named Interim Associate Dean for Research and Innovation 

Professor of Mathematics Education and Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Karen Hollebrands '95MED will serve as the NC State College of Education’s interim associate dean for research and innovation, effective July 15.  

Jun 26, 2020

Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs Lee V. Stiff ’78PHD to Retire July 1 After 44-year Career in Education 

Lee V. Stiff, Ph.D. -- a nationally-recognized thought-leader and scholar on equity and mathematics education -- will retire from NC State University’s College of Education on July 1, 2020, as associate dean for faculty and academic affairs and professor of mathematics education after a 44-year career in education. 

Jun 15, 2020

Erin Thomas Horne ’10PHD Named Assistant Dean for Assessment and Professional Education 

RALEIGH, N.C. — Erin Thomas Horne ’10PHD will be the NC State College of Education’s assistant dean for assessment and professional education, effective July 1, 2020. “Given Dr. Horne’s experience, relationships,… 

Jun 9, 2020

A Message to the Community

We are gripped with outrage at the injustice and violence surrounding George Floyd’s murder and so many other Black men and women whose lives were taken unjustly. As a land-grant college of education, we have a unique responsibility to speak up and use our voice to call for justice. 

Apr 9, 2019

Associate Dean Lee V. Stiff ’78PHD Receives NCTM Lifetime Achievement Award

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) awarded Lee V. Stiff ’78PHD with the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award last week at its annual conference. The award honors NCTM members who have exhibited a lifetime of achievement in mathematics education at the national level.  

Jan 23, 2019

Associate Dean Lee V. Stiff ’78 PHD Receives NCTM Lifetime Achievement Award

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) named Lee V. Stiff ’78PHD a 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. The award honors NCTM members who have exhibited a lifetime of achievement in mathematics education at the national level. 

Jan 7, 2019

Dr. Carla C. Johnson Named Executive Director of Friday Institute and Associate Dean

Currently a special advisor to the dean of the Purdue Polytechnic Institute on P16 STEM, executive director of Indiana GEAR UP and professor of science education at Purdue University, Dr. Carla C. Johnson will begin as executive director of the Friday Institute and associate dean at the NC State College of Education July 1. 

May 3, 2018

Lee V. Stiff ’78 PHD Named Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs

As associate dean for faculty and academic affairs, effective May 4, 2018, Lee V. Stiff will oversee curriculum and academic programs, as well as faculty matters. “In addition to being a gifted researcher, communicator, and problem solver, Dr. Stiff has an institutional knowledge of NC State and the college matched by few," said Dean Mary Ann Danowitz.