Posts by dsaylor | Today at 黑料不打烊 | 黑料不打烊 /u/news Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:12:04 -0400 en-US hourly 1 School of Education welcomes new teaching candidates /u/news/2014/10/08/school-of-education-welcomes-new-teaching-candidates/ Wed, 08 Oct 2014 16:45:00 +0000 /u/news/2014/10/08/school-of-education-welcomes-new-teaching-candidates/

Deborah Long, interim dean of the School of Education, welcomed the inductees and introduced the faculty and staff. Long also led the new candidates in an activity to explain the conceptual framework. Taylor McKee ’12, a 3rd grade Elementary Ed teacher at Hillcrest Elementary School in Burlington, N.C. spoke to the candidates about what it takes to be a teacher. Richard Mihans, Education Department chair had the honor of reading the names while Laura Williams, director of the Curriculum Resource Center shook their hands and presented them with a special commemorative pin. A reception immediately followed the event. Below is a list of the teacher candidates who were inducted:

 

Ashley Abrams            

Melina Accarpio

Ashleigh Alexander

Nicole Ammerman

Abigail Bridge

Shirley Buono

Jamie Buren

Samuel Carrigan

Taylor Cesarski

Katherine Clark

Margaret Dunphy

Kelly Fawcett

Emily Franks

Taryn Gaffney

Rachel Gledhill

Robert Harper

Amy Heaton

Caroline Hoffman

Holly Holsopple

Kelsey Johnson

Maeve Kenney

Alyssa Lucas

Emma Luparello

Madeline Lynch

Daniel Martin

Elizabeth Meynardie

Jessica Mohr

Victoria Murphy

Erin O’Leary

Abigail Peel

Brittany Rathvon

Kelly Richard

Grace Robertson

Sydney Ryals

Kelly Schimmel

Amanda Shoenfelt

Jacqueline Spencer

Molly Sweeney

Isabelle Thibault

Megan Weissman

Dana Willson

Hannah Wilpon

 

]]> School of Education presents awards /u/news/2014/05/09/school-of-education-presents-awards/ Fri, 09 May 2014 18:40:00 +0000 /u/news/2014/05/09/school-of-education-presents-awards/ Four senior education majors with an outstanding academic record, superior student teaching performance, high level of professionalism, and potential for contributing to the field of education were presented with the Arnold Strauch award.

Honored were:

  • Jaclyn Montecallo – Elementary Ed
  • Lindy Terry – Special Ed/Elementary Ed
  • Hayley Rees – Middle Grades
  • Kendall Crouther – English Secondary Ed

The winners of the Faculty awards were:

  • Lynda Butler-Storsved – Excellence in Teaching
  • Richard Mihans – Excellence in Service
  • Joan Barnatt – Excellence in Scholarship
]]> Teacher Education Program Holds Induction Ceremony /u/news/2014/03/05/teacher-education-program-holds-induction-ceremony/ Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:20:00 +0000 /u/news/2014/03/05/teacher-education-program-holds-induction-ceremony/ The following students were welcomed into the Teacher Education Program during an induction ceremony on March 4:

  • Samantha Adams
  • Amber Bates
  • Courtney Brocato
  • Haley Cordeau
  • Emma Davis
  • Alison Doherty
  • Stephanie Gallagher
  • Christina Goodnough
  • Morgan Hilliker
  • Margaux Holly
  • Amanda Kane
  • Laura Koch
  • Anne Aurelia Lewis
  • Amy Livingston
  • Jenna Mason
  • Grace McDavid
  • Thomas McGuire
  • Patrick Merrill
  • Julie Merritt
  • Kanthima Pumhirun
  • Angelica Quetell
  • Allison Roteman
  • Jennifer Taylor
]]> Students participate in Teacher Education Induction Ceremony /u/news/2012/10/04/students-participate-in-teacher-education-induction-ceremony/ Fri, 05 Oct 2012 03:20:00 +0000 /u/news/2012/10/04/students-participate-in-teacher-education-induction-ceremony/

Forty-two teacher candidates in the School of Education participated in an induction ceremony Oct. 1 to mark their transition as student teachers.

Deborah Long, interim dean of the School of Education, welcomed the inductees and introduced the faculty and staff. Angela Ansah, associate dean and director of the Teacher Education Program, spoke to the new candidates about the School of Education’s new conceptual framework.

Kinsey Spencer ’11, a history teacher at Franklin Academy in Wake Forest, N.C., spoke candidly to the candidates about her first day as a student teacher. Richard Mihans, chair of the Department of Education, had the honor of reading the names while Cherrel Miller Dyce, assistant professor in education, and Bernard Curry, assistant professor in sociology and program coordinator for social studies and history, shook their hands and presented them with a special commemorative pin. A reception immediately followed the event.

The teacher candidates who were inducted included:

  • Lindsay Arnold
  • Hayley Austin
  • Jacob Baker
  • Courtney Beavan
  • Victoria Bell
  • Anna Brown
  • Fiona Bush
  • Shannen Cochraham
  • Tabitha Core
  • Mary Decker
  • Julie Dennen
  • Aimee Dickens
  • Angela Edwards
  • Caleigh Fidler
  • Julia Finneyfrock
  • Christine Fortner
  • Robin French
  • Mary Frias
  • Ashtin Gill
  • Rachel Gilman
  • Alexandra Glenn
  • Dana Gottdiener
  • Robin Gottlieb
  • Hannah Green
  • Ella Hirten
  • Katherine Hugus
  • Waverly Jackson
  • MacKenzie Kiger
  • Kerry Kurkjian
  • Krystal Lanclos
  • Kristin Leesman
  • Melissa Mallian
  • Aaron Marks
  • Erika Martin
  • Rachel Miller
  • Alexia Moore
  • Marguerite Rix
  • Sara Rosenthal
  • Hannah Stewart
  • Courtney Sullivan
  • Lynnelle Thompson
  • Rachel Yates
]]> Teacher Education Induction Ceremony recognizes students in School of Education /u/news/2009/10/21/teacher-education-induction-ceremony-recognizes-students-in-school-of-education/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:32:00 +0000 /u/news/2009/10/21/teacher-education-induction-ceremony-recognizes-students-in-school-of-education/ David Cooper, dean of the School of Education, welcomed the inductees and introduced the faculty and staff. Faculty members spoke to the new candidates about the School of Education’s conceptual framework and making the transition from student to professional.

The highlight of the ceremony was the talk given by Courtney Kennedy ’05, a kindergarten teacher at North Graham Elementary School. Kennedy was recently honored as the Alamance-Burlington Teacher of the Year, and she passed along to the candidates some of the things she had learned in her first years of teaching.

The following teacher candidates were inducted into the Teacher Education Program.

Heather Babb – Music Ed
Sophia Bauers – Spanish
Riley Beetner – SPE/English
Katherine Bosch – Elementary Ed
Ellen Boyle – Elementary Ed
Courtney Broocks – Elementary Ed
Kaitlin Brosnan – Elementary Ed
Britton Brown – History 9-12
Kathryn Cameron – SPE/ELEM
Zane Campen – Chemistry
Casey Collins – Music Ed
Courtney Corr – Elementary Ed
Elias Crowder – History 9-12
Rebecca Desnoyers – Elementary/MG
Jessica Dobyns – Elementary Ed
Christopher England – Physics
Kaitlin Fay – Music Ed
Leah Fulbright – Music Ed
Laura Gamble – Elementary Ed
Eric Hale – Elementary Ed
Brittany Hallberg – Elementary Ed
Angela Hannah – Music Ed
Joshua Hartzog – Biology
Danielle Hayduchok – Elementary Ed
Phyllis Jarrell – Spanish
Samuel Jennings – Math 9-12
Rachel Jobes – Elementary Ed
Megan Justice – English Ed
David Kay – History 9-12
Amanda Ketner – Math 9-12
Kristen Koenig – Math 9-12
Brenna Lakeson – Music Ed
Chelsey McElwee – Elementary Ed
Tara McFadden – Physical Ed
Kathryn McMullin – Elementary Ed
Jordan McNeill – SPE/ELEM
Madeleine Mejean – Elementary Ed
Katherine Molzon – Physical Ed
Kelsey Murphy – Music Ed
Kaitlin Perry – Elementary Ed
Stephenie Pruett – Elementary Ed
Kathryn Puckett – Elementary Ed
Jessica Richardson – Elementary Ed
Alexandra Riebel – Biology/Chemistry
Lauren Rodriguez-McCleary – Elementary Ed
Catherine Rossi – Middle Grades
Elizabeth Saffelle – Elementary Ed
Natalie Sayag – Elementary Ed
Amanda Shields – Elementary/Special
Maureen Skelly – Elementary Ed
Caroline Smith – Middle Grades
Jennifer Sorkin – Elementary Ed
Courtney Stallmann – Elementary Ed
Nathan Thomas – Music Ed
Christine Tompkins – Music Ed
Melissa Turowski – Math 9-12
Nicole Veator – Music Ed
Katie Ward – SPE/ELEM
Elizabeth West – Elementary Ed
Laura Wylie – SPE/ELEM
Christy Zimmerman – Elementary Ed

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