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Elizabeth Crawford Appointed to CE International Board

Elizabeth Crawford has been appointed to Childhood Educational International’s Board of Directors. Dr. Crawford is a professor of elementary...

Amy Blessing Receives Roy E. Harkin Award

Amy Blessing, PDS partnership teacher and kindergarten teacher at Rachel Freeman School of Engineering, is the recipient of the spring 2024 Roy E....

Nicole Adam Recognized at UNCW Commencement

UNCW Chancellor Aswani Volety recognized the accomplishments of Nicole Adam ’24 at the WCE/CSB commencement ceremony on May 11. Nicole...

WCE Alums Named NHCS Educators of the Year

Latasha Howard-Mott ’11 is New Hanover County Schools’ Middle School Educator of the Year, Hannah Moon ’08M is High School and...

Madi Sutton Receives Grace Burton Award

Madi Sutton ’24 is the recipient of the Grace M. Burton Promise of Excellence for Diversity and Inclusion in Teaching Award. Madi...

Zoey Willis Honored with Hoggard Medal for Achievement

Zoey Willis ’24 has received UNCW’s Hoggard Medal for Achievement. Zoey graduated in May with a degree in the Education of Young...

Katie Riley Recognized as Exemplary Intern

Katie Riley ’24 is the recipient of the Exemplary Intern Award for an intern in an undergraduate degree program. Katie earned her...

Savannah Everhart Receives Exemplary Intern Award for MAT

Savannah Everhart ’24M is the recipient of the Exemplary Intern Award for an intern in a Master of Arts in Teaching graduate...

PDS Partnership Celebration

On April 30, WCE hosted an event to celebrate the re-signing of PDS school-university agreements, the national recognition recently received for...

Christine Liao Receives Online Education Award

Christine Liao has received UNCW’s Excellence in Online Education Award. Dr. Liao is an associate professor and coordinator of WCE’s...

Jeremy Hilburn Recognized for Excellence in Teaching

Jeremy Hilburn is the WCE recipient of the 2024 Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Award. Dr. Hilburn is a professor and coordinator of...

Congratulations to May 2024 Graduates

In May, the Watson College of Education celebrated the achievements of our most recent graduates who earned bachelor’s, master’s and...

Madison Reid, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Madison Reid, Elementary Education, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Megan Brown, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Megan Brown, Elementary Education, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

IBEC Wins NHCS Battle of the Books

Congratulations to the Battle of the Books team at Isaac Bear Early College High School! The IBEC team won the high school division of the New...

Rilee Seering, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Rilee Seering, MAT in Elementary Education, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Savannah Everhart, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Savannah Everhart , MAT in Elementary Education, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Taylor Stanley, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Taylor Stanley, MAT in Secondary Education, Spring 2024 Hattie M. Strong Scholarship Recipient

Kimberly Walrod Receives STEM Educator Award

Kimberly Walrod ’23 has received the STEM/STEAM Educator of the Year Award from Bell Fork Elementary School in Jacksonville, NC.

Jenn Hatch Knight Receives NASUP Boundary Spanner Award

Jenn Hatch Knight has received NASUP’s PK20 Boundary Spanner Award for her outstanding work with UNCW’s partnership schools and school...

Congratulations to December 2023 Graduates

In December, the Watson College of Education celebrated the achievements of our most recent graduates!

Ray Pastore Named to Editorial Team

Watson College Professor Ray Pastore has joined the Editorial Team for Verizon’s Parenting in a Digital World.

WCE Alumni Named NCCAT BTOY Finalists

Madison Ayers ’22 and Katie Adams ’22 are finalists the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) 2024 Empower NC...

Isabel Garcia Named National STEM Champion

Isaac Bear sophomore Isabel Garcia has been named a National STEM Champion. She also took top honors at the Regional Science and Engineering Fair,...

Devin Pierce is NHCS 2024 Rookie of the Year

Devin Pierce ’21, a third-year special education teacher at the International School at Gregory has been named New Hanover County...

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