Alumni Update

Asheville City Schools names 2025 beginning teacher of the year Oct 28, 2025

Asheville City Schools is proud to announce that Lyndsi Devito, a 5th Grade Teacher at Isaac Dickson Elementary School, has been selected as the district’s Beginning Teacher of the Year for

Alumni Update, In the Media, Elementary Education, Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum

New Leadership for Enrollment, Veterans and Student Support Oct 21, 2025

Scarlet Edwards has been named the new associate vice president for Enrollment Services, which oversees Admissions and Outreach, Financial Aid, Registration and Records and Educational Pathways... Alumni Update, In the Media, Department of Counseling, Family Therapy, and Higher Education, Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Teacher of the Week: Katie Pennington Mayo Oct 21, 2025

Katie teaches second grade at North East Carolina Preparatory School in Tarboro in Edgecombe County. Katie began her teaching career in 2021 after she graduated from Appalachian State University... Alumni Update, In the Media, Elementary Education, Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum

Algie Gatewood

ACC president Dr. Algie Gatewood to retire May 18, 2023

Dr. Algie Gatewood is ending his 10-year run as president of Alamance Community College on June 30.

In the Media, Alumni Update, Higher Education
Dr. Jeff Cox

Dr. Jeff Cox, Wilkes Community College president, named new leader of North Carolina Community College System May 2, 2023

Congratulations to English secondary education and school administration alum, Dr. Cox '92 '98!

In the Media, Alumni Update, English Education, School Administration
Baylee Hale

PFE's Baylee Hale named county's Teacher of the Year Apr 25, 2023

Congratulations to elementary education and Spanish alumna Baylee Hale '14 on being named the Transylvania County Schools' Teacher of the Yea

In the Media, Alumni Update, Elementary Education
Photos from the science lesson

Teaming Up for Lessons Under the Sea Apr 25, 2023

“I love when I can bring in App State folks for my students to learn from,” said alumna Amy Atkins ’16, a middle grades science

Features, Middle Grades Education, Alumni Update, Teacher Education
Rhneea Riddle

Alumni Update: Rhneea Riddle ’20 Apr 25, 2023

Rhneea Riddle graduated with a B.S. in middle grades education with a concentration in mathematics and social studies in 2020.

Features, Alumni Update, Middle Grades Education

For CTE Teacher of the Year, teaching runs in the family Apr 20, 2023

Love, 33, was recently notified that she was the 2022-2023 Stanly County CTE Teacher of the Year.

Alumni Update, In the Media, Career and Technical Education
Adina Watkins

Veterans named top teacher, principal Apr 11, 2023

Congratulations to middle grades education and library science alumna Adina Watkins '93 '99! 

In the Media, Alumni Update, Middle Grades Education, Library Science