Committed to using his ASL skills, Mark Lineberger chose to major in deaf education, but unlike his classmates, he did not plan to teach. While on campus, he interpreted for other students in their classes and expanded his experience working with people with hearing disabilities.
Kids need heroes at home, at school, and in their communities, says Cathy Tisdale ’75. She believes philanthropy can help. With the establishment of the Cathy Tisdale Class of 1975 Teacher Education Endowed Scholarship, she hopes to encourage future educators to join the profession.
With at least 1,500 deaf students throughout North Carolina, Virginia Madorin ‘11 serves the Deaf community in her role with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Madorin is currently an IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) consultant in the Office of Exceptional Children and co-director of the North Carolina DeafBlind Project.
Guilford County Schools recently held its annual Celebration of Excellence Awards where numerous UNC Greensboro School of Education alumni were honored for their performances. Awards were handed out for Rookie Teacher of the Year, Teacher of the Year, Principal of the Year, Assistant Principal of the Year, Mentor of the Year, Social Worker of the Year, School Psychologist of the Year, School Counselor of the Year, and School Library Media Coordinator of the Year.
After spending five years as a student at UNC Greensboro earning first her master’s in community counseling (2009) and then a Ph.D. in Counseling and Counselor Education (2012), Dr. Amanda Giordano continues to feel a deep connection to the school and especially the Department of Counseling and Educational Development (CED) and its Vacc Counseling and Consulting Clinic.
Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations alum Dr. Darrell Harris was recognized as the Guilford County Schools Principal of the Year.
Among the 10 recipients of the Governor’s Educator Discovery Award, which provides grants for educators to participate in professional development, was a trio of Spartans – Rong Zhang, Jessamyn Bailey, and Ameriki Somers.
Jason Johnson began his career in education as a business ed teacher in Chatham County in 1997. Now, as the principal of Orange High School in Orange County, Johnson is the 2025 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year.
Storytelling has long been used as a tool to educate and entertain. At the Greensboro Central Library, that tradition is embraced and practiced daily by Peter Turner – who has served as the branch’s children’s librarian for going on 10 years.